The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-04-11
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Fioyd Clark seattle artist. IL lures
into an abandoned oid house on heA-
con Hll ~ a mysterious woman "
black lie loses CONSEQUENCES ane
awakes en- an unChartcd islsai 10
the south Pacific where AmaAops. 81
great strength ana beauty rule :
race 81 puny nen. The penalty az
love on this ISLAND Is death, the
women believing that BY saefifscing
their husbands 10 the SOD OF fire in
the pit 81 a volcano fire they prepare
q way for them both in Paradise
Toba. beautiful native sirl, falls
N love with CLARK, bat her Old sasss,
when clark repulses the old woman
she floss him.
Under the iAsh % her whip he 80
far forEets himself as % knock her
down The puny men. ruled all these
wears BY the women. rise In revolt
and name him their king.
He Is unerowned by foba's wilss.
who az the same time hides him
from the wrath % her queen In q
csve a. night overlooking the trepie
sea There Teha declares her love
Tor Clark. but knowledge that she
would siay him as a sacrifice leads
him 60 escape from her and take hts
chances With prehistoric monster
rcaming the iungles OF the ISLAND.
He IL % terrified BY this beast
that no returns 20 TobA and she
takes him before her queen. who Is
about 60 consent 60 their marriage
when Meia. another native Eirl. de-
rnAnds Clark's hand and life In we'd
lock.
Toha ana Mola fight q duel on the
sand before the tribe and TobA wins,
Amid tropic pomp and savage rite
CLARK becomes the husband Of Toha
and Il slated 60 die on the morrow
now GO on wTru THE STORY
"Married." quavered Clark. and
the old professor nodded. Clark
stared about him. lie was married.
married 10 an Amazon In whose
blood raced the mad supers,ltions OF
n primitive people.
He was married and was 70 be sac.
riflced 20 the god Of fire on the NOR.
row OF this. his wedding night.
Clark would have laughed az the
inconEruity OF hts situation. had Il
not forebode tragedy.
lie, n Goth century American.
from Seattle. Wash. who had
never before been out Of his own
country. here on this unchartod
isle and married to n Jungle
woman who believed that by slay.
Ing the man she loved they both
would meet In paradise.
Even now hope did not die en-
fireiy within him. He felt a strange
confidence. Toba had fought for
him. wept over him. showed BY her
every action that she was madly IN
love with him.
The women Of his own country did
not slay the men they loved. II was
inherent in human beings TO cove,
and TO keep that which was dear to
them. Why. then. he reasoned. was
Y not possible 90 make love. now
ruler In this Wild creatures heart,
ailsy the mad custom?
In their cave, the ocean roar
inx in the distance. the professor
acting as interpreter, could he
not tell Toba what was In his
heart and mind. win another and
greater love bind him TO her
with ties that would override this
superstition Of her racer
Could he not make her understand
that By carrying out tho wishes OF
her queen and her people she would
stain her hands with the blood OF the
man who by all the laws OF nature
should protect and care for herr
Surely beneath her smooth, bronze
breast was heart like other won
EMS. women Of his own race: surely
there must be an instinct there that
fought and hated death and strug.
gled 10 1--we.
Perhaps. thru Smith. he might
explain these things and give her
a new philosophy and bring her
TO the point where sho would
want him to live.
Thus reasoning. Clark, ths bride.
groom. bided his time TIL the ccre-
mony should end. Smith stood at his
side. budding close to him. II seemed.
for protection.
During lull. when the flesh Of