Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1922-02-24
SECOND INSTALLMENT OF
"ISLAND OF CONTENT"
An "Old Timer" Will Conclude the Tale Next
Week With Some Local Applications"

possible desire pr MS SUBJECTS
and when he had to refuse, it
was in persuasive way which,
aided by his magnetic personal
ity, almost invariably carried the
people with him.
Another Influence perhaps, had
been the great sorrows that at
different cimes had befallen the
royal household. Six sons had
been born to the King and Queen
and all were dead. Three di' d
in infancy, two in childhood,
when terrible epidemic spread
over the island. The remaining
nc, their first-born son, strong,
handsome, the idol Of the people,
was drowned at the age of sew
enteen. This last was the moSt
crushing blow of all, and every
one in the kingdom grieved with
the royal parents. Envy and
Jealousy were forgotten IN SYM
Ipathy and loving effort TO cheer
their stricken sovereigns. Two
years later it became known that
again the stork was to visit the
palace. Great was the rejoicing,
not unmixed with apprehension
and again with one accord east,
west, north and south united in
the endeavor to keep the Queen
| physically fit, and her mind
serene, and to this end it was
tacitly agreed that nothing Of a
Earring, disagreeable nature was
TO be considered during this time.
1t was something of shock
when, in due time, it was an
nounced to the waiting throng at
the palace gates that a little
Princess had just arrived. Some
way the public mind had taken
for granted that the longed-for
stranger would be a Prince. But
,lmost at once the feeling grew
that the coming of the Princess
was good omen; an old tradl-
ton was remembered by some Of
them that at The christening of
foretold that in the years to
come Princess would be horn,
the seventh child, through whom
wonderful changes and great
prosperity would come to- pass.
So the Princess was welcomed
by every possible demonstration
OF JOY, and as the child grew and
FAXED strong, SO did she grow
in the hearts of tn: people Alas !!
| that anything so innocent and
lovely should ca.Isc that ugly
eyed old monster % come slip
ping back among them Both
sides had claimed her for their
own, and she, sweet and smiling,
claimed both sides, She was
twenty now, and the people were
beginning to wonder who Of her
many suitors would be the lucky
one. The west earnestly hoped
before anything of this nature
should occur that the seat of
government might be changed
from the east to the western
coast. They had been hammer
ing along these lines for many
years, and today they were to
appear before their sovereign to
make the supreme effort to bring
about this end.
As the monarch of all the
realm sat waiting in his council
chamber he thought YEARLY n
these things. Yes, the King WAS
tired of his job, he believed, he
would rather dig CLANS for a
living. He could hear them com
ing, and tried hard to stitfcn his
upper lip and brace himself for
the coming contest. What was
his surprise, when the body Of
men was ushercd in, to see the
east as well as the west repre-
sented. What was more surpris-
ing, they looked peaceful and
friendly. They approached, and
falling on one knee, bowed low
as was the custom. Then rising.
their spokesman, a western man
thus addressed their monarch:
"Doth His gracious Majesty
remember that the Queens birth.
day is close at handY"
The King remembered.
1--WE, thy people, have laid
aside all other business and have
come hither to take council Will
thee concerning the good and