The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-04-17
Hill Mystery

utclnk a husband after they haf
married him.
Z I'm afraid you'll have 20 give M
The Idea OF reforming this Island ant
Of eivlllEing tho people" said Smith
AZ last.
They don't understand you.
Tho women arc stubborn. tho
men wcak.willed. They won't
stand up for themselves. Why.
I only the other day I caught two
Of them cooking for tho women"
This had been In diaohcdleuce o.
an imperial decree from tho throne
and Clark FOR tho first time learned
Il was pmctieed quietly without bis
knowledge.
Toha was very happy In her new
role Of queen and oousort 20 the
white ruler Thru her Clark set him,
iself 70 learn the language OF the
island, and gradually progressed 60
Tint he could speak II fairiy well.
Under careful tuiciaEo Tpha ap.
pcarcd 10 absorb a civilized view OF
things and confessed 10 her prince
u the clouds that she had given up
wouhiplng the fire god.
Clark. comfortably safe, yct
yearned for deiiyerance from this
island. with smiths help no
erected great signals on several
parts Of the island. tiags 10 NJ.
tract attention from ships that
might pass Ia the day. and fires
kept alive during the night.
Tho natives were cruloua about
these signals. clark told them that
he was but acknowledging by them
authority 10 the great white tather
who lived on the thousand Islands
across the sea
Weeks. months passed. Clark's
skin became hronzed. 10 became
strong aud supple.
Toba and hsr lord moved 20 n new
cave higher. bigger than tho one In
which they Ind spent their wedding
night. Soft mats were woven from
foliage. Upon these they slept ~
night or loungcd by day. Tho rarcst
fruits and flowers were brough,
them.
smith occupied n cave b. him.
self nearby and remained ever
within calling distance. Thirty
years he had lived as a slave
under the win OF tyranulc won.
en-. Now he stretched his old
limbs In peace and smiled In con-
tent.
Life Is not 80 bad now that you
have come 70 make men equal" he
said.
One night after Toha and clar,
retired 70 their cave. he noticed that
she was building barricade before
the entrance.
Why do sou do that7" he asked.
She pointed across the sea.
"a great storm Is coming" she
said. The heavens win ba angry.
They will cry in their rnge. And
weep great tears. The winds will
curse and tear down the trees. Three
days we must remain within this
cave. / am afraid. too. OF tho fire
that comes from tho sky"
Clark looked out over the sea.
All was placid, serene, tho sky
clear, the waters smooth save
where they broke in gentle rip
pies on the long white sand.
The sun went down. The island
was wrapped in shadows. Far off
on the horizon Of the ocean, Clark
spied a great black line. Toba nod.
ded her head.
THE storm Is here" she said.
They went into their cave and
touched lightly Of food. Clark felt n
sense Of impending catastrophe.
Toba, too. seemed depressed.
Rapidly the atmosphere changed,
From a tropic dampncss the mir be.
came vibrant with an unexplainable
something which strangely affected
both Toba and Clark.
From afar sounded faint hiss
ing that grew TO u roar. Clark
| went to the mouth Of the cave
and peered out from behind
TOBIAS barricade. Below, tho
trees were rocking, tho sand fly
Ing. the waves lashing high.
Almost In tho twinkling of an oyc
change had come over tho island.
Tho wind rose 10 a shrill shrek. tho
ocean doomed high up the beach. The
SKY was black. Tho clouds seemed
heavy and low.
! Toba, the brave. and strong.
slirank at Clark's feet. She was
frightened. Her arms clasped his
knees.
Protect me, lord,p she cried. "savc
me from the angry heavens"
Clark was not any too steady him.
self, but he remembered the role he
must play.
DO Of no fear, child" he said.
"Umbtila VIII caro- for thee"
One moment tho cave was light
like day. From the heavens bnJ
streaked forks OF lightning TINT
blinded both Of them. Toba
screamed. Following u came n
crash OF thunder that seemed 10
tear into the very bowels OF the
IsiaIId.
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