The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-04-04
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FLOYD Clark Seattle artist Is nuE-
rlfd over lhu visits ~ a myfierloes
woman ia black 10 an abandoned Old
house On beacon I'm az midnight
ae fellows her. enters the place. ana
there IN a flash of ltght from pass
Ing autos sees her standing on me
stafrS She smiles. he pursurA AZ
~ tor n the stairs 10 clasps her in
his arms when a ilEht swings thru
she old house again. he sees 90 hie
horror. that Instead % the beautiful
woman he had followed ne holds an
ugly old has The light goes out.
Ife tries 20 break away, hu& arms 81
iron bind him 90 her withcred body.
lie screams and faints- When he
aWakcs clark finds himself on an
Island In the care % eeauuful
raalden. She Is unable 20 speak Eng
lish or tell him where he Is or how
he got there other maldens join
them. and when one manlfests an
interest in clark the first maiden
attacks her They battle on the
sand. and when Clark attempts %
Interfere he Is attacked By all lie
ia rescued by the maiden who dis
severed him; lie finds no - on an
island ruled By Amazonic women and
Is hailed before their queen with
weird tribal rites. clark rovolts
against the love % this old queen
and she fiogs him In sight Of her
SAVAGE court Under the lash of her
whip. writing IA IA. torture % her
blows. he sees red and strikes out
The blow lands on the old queen. =
chin. she goes down and out Clark
assumes a new role on an Island
ruled by women. a country where
men are the slaves % women.
The long suffering men on the
island rise In revolt aEainS, the
women. CLARK leads them. They
carry him In triumph % tho beach.
There he seeks 20 erEaniEs them.
but cannot speak their language.
Then he discovers Ia their midst an
old white man. a shipwrcck. who has
man tells him that the penalty OF
love on the island IL death. that the
tradition OF the tribe Is that women
siay the men they marry on their
bridal night In the belief that by
dolns so they viii prepare n way IN
after life for them. lie and the
other men are alive. he says. because
they have remained bachelors and
resisted the wiles OF the sirens To-
gather they plan 20 lead tho men
in battle against the women.
Clark delivers an imprisoned ap-
peal to tho men. He rouses them
70 the Ire OF battle. He organizes
them into a miniature army. They
are attacked by tho women. Under
a rain OF cocoanuts they break and
run. He rallies them with the aid
Of Smith and then suddenly tho fire
Of the women ceases and they with
draw.
NOW GO on WITH THE STORY
CHAPTER VII.
OZARK was astonlshed AZ the sud
" den lull in hos,inucs. The battle
Of cocoanuts had ended as quick as
Il had begun. Was il possible. he
reasoned. that these women. too.
werc weak willed and weak heartfelt
Had he won his victory 20 ehsily7
He glanced at Smith. Tho old
professor appeared alarmed.
Clark looked about among the
natives and saw that they were
. far from confident. that the very
fact tho women had ceased their
bombarsiment presaged some
new form Of attack.
What else VIII these women DOR
he asked Smith. Smith glanced
nervously up at him under bushy
brows.
There Is ono other weapon they
employ" he said slowly. 1T Is the
thing these men are afraid Of now.
II was the thing ! have been afraid
OF all along. but did not care 10 bring
II TO your attention until absolutely
necessary"
Clark laughed uneasiiy. Wen,
what r. it?' he asked
Smith hesitated.
Il don't want you TO think
that my long residence on this
island has unseated my reason,
made me queer or superstitious.
like these natives" no said,
but"
Yes. go ahead" said Clark In
patiently. They were standing In