Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-09
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/ gathered on the terrace, all up ana down
the slope Of Il, before the door OK tneir
Kromno's house. waiting to behold tne son
of him they all obeyed, OF MIN VINO "a'
their law.
Allan took the child and bore II to the
doorway; and in the presence Of all he held
Il up and In the yellow moonlight oeoi-
GATED II to their service and the servlco
of the world.
"Idsten, o folk of the MerucaansT ne
cried. II show you and I give you, now
into your keeping and protection Forever
this first-born child OF oursl
This Is the first American. the first OF
the ancient race that once was. the same
race whence you, too. have descended, 10
be born in the upper world HIS name
shall be my name-Allan. To him shall
be taught all good and useful things OF
body and of mind. He shall be your mas
ter, but more than master; he snail % your
friend your teacher, your strength. your
guide in the days yet to come! TO you
his life Is given. Not for himself shall he
live, not for power or oppression, but ior
service in the good OF all!
ITO you and your children Is he given,
TO those who shall come after, TO tne new
and better time. When we, MS paren.s
and when you, too shall all be gone from
here this man-child shall carry on tno
work with your descendants. HIS race
for your welfare, his every thought anu
labor for the common good. -, .
''Thus do I consecrate and give MN 10
YOU, o my Folk? And from this hour OF
his naming I give you, too, name no
longer shall you be Merucaans. but now
Americans again The ancient name shail
live once more. He, an American, salutes
YOU, Americans! You are his elder BROTH
ers and between you the bond shall never
loosen till the end.
"I have spoken unto you. This is the
law"
In silence they received It. in silence made
obeisance and, as Allan once moro carried
the child back to its mother, silently they
all departed to their homes and labors
From that moment Allan believed his
rule established now by stronger bonds OF
love than any force could be- And through
all the intoxication of success and consum-
mated power he felt a love for Beatrice
who had rendered all this possible, such as
no human words could ever say.
Allan Junior, grew Justify. waxed strong
and filed the colony with Joy. new spirit
pervaded Settlement Cliffs. The vital fact
OF new life born there, an augury OF
strength and increase and world-dominance
once more, cemented all the social bonds.
An esprit de corps an admirable and
powerful cooperative sense developed. and
the work of reconstruction. of learning, OF
progress went on more rapidly than ever.
Beatrice seated at the door of Cliff Villa
with the child upon her knee, made veri-
table heart and center for all thought and
labor. She and Allan, Jr., became objects
almost of worship for the simple folk
1t was heart-touching to see the eager
interest, the love and vencration of the
people, the hestant yet fascinated way in
which they contemplated this strange boy,
blue-eyed and with yellow hair beginning
to grow already; this, the first child they
-. .ha tla,,, .Iot thn obi
dren of their one-time ancestors had been.
The hunters, now growing very expert in
the use of firearms, fairly overloaded the
larder of the villa with rare game birds
and venison. The fishers outdd themselves
to catch choice fish for their masters fam
lily. And every morning fruits and flowers
were piled at the doorway for their rulers
pleasure.
Even then, when so much still remained
to do, 1t seemed as though the Golden Age
of Allan's dreams already was beginning TO
take form. These were by far the happiest
days Beta and he had ever lived. Love,
work. hopes and plans filled their waking
hours
Put far away were all dscouragements
and fears. All dangers seemed forever to
have vanished. Even the portent of the
signal-hre from time to time seen on the
northern or eastern horizons, were ignored.
And for a while all was peace and joy.
How little they foresaw the future; how
little realized the terrible, the inevitable
events now already closing down about
them!
Allan made no further trips into the
Abyss for about two months and a half
Before bringing any more of the people to
the surface, he preferred to put all things
in readiness for their reception.
He now had working force of fifty-four
men and twelve women. Including his
own son. there were some seven children
ar Settlement Cliffs. The labor of civilza-
ton waxed apace.
With large plans in view, he damned the
rapids and set up a small mill and power
plant, the precursor of far larger one IN
the future. Various short flights to the
ruins Of neighboring towns put him in