The Cheyenne Star. (Cheyenne, Okla.), Vol. 10, No. 20, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 1, 1910 Page: 3 of 8
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SYNOPSIS
Capt Nathaniel Plum of the sloop
Typhoon lands secretly on Beaver Island
stronghold of the Mormons He Is sud-
denly confronted by Obadiah Price an
eccentric old man and a member or the
' Mormon council who tells him that he Is
expected Price ignores Nat's protesta-
tions that he has got the wrong man and
bargains for the ammunition aboard the
sloop He binds Nat by a solemn oath to
deliver a package to Franklin Pierce
president of the United States Near
Price’s cabin Nat sees the frightened face
of a young woman who disappears In the
darkness leaving an odor of lilacs It
develops that Plum's vlBlt to the Island
Is to demand settlement from the king
Strang for the looting of his ship some
time previously' supposedly by Mormons
Casey the mate has been left In charge
of the sloop with orders to bombard St
James If Nat does not return within a
- certain time Price takes Nat In the
darkness to the king's home and
through a window he sees the king and
'ls wives among whom Is the lady of
the lilacs whom Price says Is the sev-
enth wife Plum calls at the king’s of-
fice where he is warned by a young
woman that his life Is In danger Strang
receives Plum cordially professes Indig-
nation when he hears the captain’s griev-
ance and promises to punish the guilty
Plum again receives warning of his dan-
ger He rescues Nell who is being pub-
licly whipped The king orders Arbor
Croche the sheriff and father of Wlnn-
some the girl who named Nat to pur-
sue and kill the two men Plum and Nell
f)lan to escape on the Typhoon Plum
earns that Marlon the girl of the lilacs
la Nell’s slater 8he Is not yet married
to Strang Plum suggests carrying her
off on the ship
(CHAPTER V— Continued)
"I am beginning to understand— a
little" he said “Obadiah had planned
that T should meet Marion but I was
a fool and spoiled his scheme ’ It I
had done as he told me I should have
- seen her Uils morning” - ' ’
in a few words he reviewed the
events of the preceding evening and
of that morning — of his coming to the
island his meeting with Obadiah and
'of the singular way in which he had
become interested in Marlon He
omitted the oaths but told of Winn
some’s warning and of his interview
with the Mormon king When he
spoke of the girl as he had seen her
through the king’s window and of her
appealing face turned toward him at
the Jail his voice trembled with an
excitement that deepened the flush in
Neil’s cheeks "
"Captain Plum I thank God that
you Uke Marlon" he said simply “Aft-
er I kill Strang will you help her?”
“Yes" ' - ’
“You are willing to risk — " -
"My life — my men— my ship!! :
Nathaniel spoke like one to whom
there had been suddenly opened the
portals to a great joy He sprang to
his feet and stood before Nell his
whole being throbbing with the emo-
tions which had been awakened within
him
“Good God why don’t you tell me
what her peril is?” he cried no longer
1 restraining himself “Why are you
going to kill Strang? Has he — has he
— ” His face flushed with the ques-
tion which he dared not finish
"No — not that!" Interrupted Neil
"He has never laid a hand on Marion
She hates him as she hates the snakes
in this swamp nd yet— next Sunday
she is to become his seventh wife!"
Nathaniel started as if be had been
threatened by a blow
"You mean— he is forcing her Into
hit harem?" he asked -“No
he can not do that!" exclaimed
'Nell the hatred bursting out anew
in his face "He can not force her
into marrying him and yet—’’ He
flung hiB arms above his head in sud-
den passionate despair "As there is a
God in heaven I would give 10 years
of my life for the secret of the
prophet’s power over Marlon!" he
groaned "Three months ago her ha-
tred of him was terrible She loathed
tuw sight of him I have seen her
Bhiver at the sound of his voice When
he asked her to become his wife she
refused him in words that I had be-
lieved no person In the kingdom would
have dared to use - Then — less than
a month ago— the change came and
one day she told me that she had
made up her mind to become Strang's
wife From that day her heart was
broken I was dumbfounded I raged
and cursed and even threatened Once
I accused her of a shameful thing and
though 1 Implored her forgiveness a
thousand timeB I know that she weeps
over my brutal words still But notb-
' ing could change her On my knees
1 have pleaded wltn her and once she
flung her arms round my shoulders
and said ‘Nell 1 can not tell you why
I am marrying Strang But ! must
1 went to Strang and demanded an ex
planatlon I told him that my sister
hated him that the sight of hts face
and the sound of his voice filled her
with abhorrence but he only laughed
at ma and asked me why I objected to
lecomlng the brother-in-law of
fropbeu Day by day I have seen
Marion's soul dylog within her Some
terrible secret Is gnawing at her
heart robbing her of the very life
which a few weeks ago made her the
moBt beautiful thing on this island
some dreadful Influence is shadowing
her every step and as the day draws
neai1 when she is to join the king's
harem 1 see in her eyec at times a
look that frightens me There Is only
one salvation Tomorrow I shall kill
Strang!"
"And then?”
Neil shrugged his shoulders
”1 will shoot him through the ab-
domen so that he will live to tell his
wives who did the deed After that
I will try to make my escape to the
mainland"
"And Marlon — " 1 ’
"Will not marry Strang! Isn’t that
plain?” -
“You have-guessed nothlng-no
cause for the prophet's power over
your sister?’’ asked Nathaniel
“Absolutely And yet that Influence
is such that at times the thought of
It freezes the blood In my veins It
is so great that Strang did not hesi
tato to throw me into jail on the pre-
text that I bad threatened his life
Marlon Implored him to spare me the
disgrace of a public whipping and he
replied by reading to her the com-
mandments of the kingdom That was
last night — when you saw her through
the window Strang' is madly Jnfatu
ated with her beauty and yet he dares
to go any length without fear of losing
her She has become his slave She
“Marlon id not a Mormon!” he said
“She bates Mormonism as she hates
Strang I have tried to get her to
leave the Island with me but she In-
sists on staying because of the old
folk They are very old Captain
Plfim and they believe In the prophet
end his heaven as you and I believe
in that blue sky up there The day
before I was arrested I begged my
sister to flee to the mainland with
me but she refused with the words
that she had said to me a hundred
times before — ‘Neil I must marry the
prophet!’ Don’t you see there is noth-
ing to do — but to kill Strang?”
Nathaniel thrust his hand into a
pocket of the coat he had loaned Neil
and drew forth his pipe and tobacco
pouch As he loaded the pipe he
looked squarely into the other's eyes
and smiled
"Nell" he said softly "Do you know
that you would have made an awful
fool of yourself if I hadn’t hove in
sight just when I did?”
He lighted his pipe with exaspera-
ting coolness still smiling over its
bowl -
“You are not going to kill Strang
tomorrow” he added throwing away
the match and placing both hands on
Neil's shoulders His eyes were
laughing with the joy that shone In
them "Neil I am ashamed of you!
You have worried a devilish lot over
a very simple matter See here—"
He blew a cloud of smoke over the
other's head ‘T've learned to demand
some sort of pay for my services since
I landed on this island Will you
promise to be — a sort of brother— to
me-if 1 steal Marion and sail away
with her tonight?”
CHAPTER VI
- Marion
At Nathaniel's astonishing words
Nell stood as though struck suddenly
dumb
“Don't you see what a very simple
"it couldn’t be belter situated for
our work” he said “Does the forest
run down to the lake on ObadLh'f
Bide of the island?”
“Clear to the-beach” '
Nell’s face betrayed a sudden flash
of doubt
‘I believe that our place has been
watched for some time” he explained
"I am sure that it is especially
guarded at night and that no person
leaves or enters it without the knowl-
edge of Strang L am certain that
Marlon Is aware of this surveillance
although she professes to be wholly
ignorant of it It may cause us trou-
ble" ’Can you reach the house without
being observed?"
’After midnight — yeB"
“Then there is no cause for alarm"
declared Nathaniel ’’If necessary I
can bring 10 men into the edge of
the woods Two can approach the
house as quietly as one and 1 will go
with -you Once there you can tell
Marlon that your life depends on her
accompanying you to Obadiah's I be-
lieve she will go If Bhe won't—” He
stretched out bis arms as If in antici-
pation ofhe burden they might hold
"If she wont— I’ll help you carry her!"
‘And meanwhile" said Neil "Arbor
Croche's'lnen — "
“Will be as deaJl as herring floaters
if they show up!” he cried leaping
two feet off the ground In his enthu-
slam' ’T’ve got 12 of the damnedest
fighters aboard my ship that ever
lived and 10 of them will he In the
edge of the woods!”
Neil’s eyes were shining with some-
thing that made Nathaniel turn his
own to the loading of his pipe
"Captain Plum I hope I will be able
to repay you for this" he said There
was a trembling break in his voice
and for a moment Nathaniel did not
look up His own heart waB near
bursting with the new life that
throbbed within it When he raised
his eyes to hid companion's face again
there was a light in them that spoke
almost as plainly as words ’
“You haven accepted my price yet
‘Nell’’ he replied quietly "I asked you
if you'd — be— a sort of brother — ”
Nell sprang to his side with a fervor
that knocked the pipe out of his hand
“I swear that! And if Marion
doesn’t—’’ - ' ’
Suddenly he jerked himself Into a
listening attitude
“Hark!” - s
For a moment the two ceased to
breathe- The sound had come to them
both low distant After it there fell
a brief hush Then again - as they
stared questioningly into each other’s
eyes it rolled faintly into the swamp
— the deep far baying of a hound
"Ah!” exclaimed Nell drawing back
with a deep breath 1 "I thought they
would do it!” '
VTbe bloodhounds!”
(TO BE CONTINUED)
LEVJM "SINGLE BINDER
A band-made 'cigar fresh from ths '
table wrapped In foil thus keeping r
fresh until smoked A fresh cigar
madd of good tobacco is the ideal
smoke The old well cured tobaccos
used are so rich in quality that many
who formerly smoked 10c cigars now
smoke Lewis’ Single Binder Straight
Be Lewis’ Single Binder costs the
dealer some more than other Ec cigars
but the higher price enables this fac-
tory to use extra quality tobacco
There are many Imitations don’t b
fooled There is no substitute! Tell
the dealer yon want a Lewis “Single
Binder"
Where He Fell Down
Mr Crlmsonbeak— I see Budapest
ias a school where the students are
taught the art of eating
Mrs Crlmsonbeak— You ought to ar-
range to go there John
“What for?”
“And take a course in spaghetti eat-
ing”— Yonkers Statesman
There are times when the still
small voice of conscience seems
tongue-tied
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is as completely in his power as
though bound in iron chains And the
most terrible thing about it all is that
she has constantly urged me to leave
the Island — to go and never return
Great God what does It all mean? I
love her more than anything else on
earth we have been Inseparable since
tbe day she was able to toddle alone
— and yet she would have me leave
her! No power on earth can reveal the
secret that Is torturing her No power
can make Strang divulge it’’
“And Obadiah Price!” cried Na-
thaniel sudden excitement flashing in
his eyes “Does he know?”
”1 believe that he does!” replied
Nell pacing back and forth In his agi-
tation “Captain Plum II there is a
man on this island who loves Marlon
with all of a father’s devotion It Is
Obadiah Price and yet he swears that
he knows nothing of the terrible In-
fluence which has so suddenly en-
slaved her to the prophet! He sug-
gests that it may be mesmerism but
I—” He interrupted hlmaelf with a
harsh mirthless laugh "Mesmerism
be damned! It's not that!”
"Your sister— la— a Mormon” ven-
tured Nathaniel rememberlnlf what
the prophet had said to him that
morning “Could It be her faith?— a
message revealed through Strang
from — ”
Neil stopped him almost fiercely
case it is?” he continued enjoying the
other’s surprised silence “You plan
to kill Strang to keep Marion from
marrying him Well I will hunt up
Marion put her in a bag if necessary
and carry her to my ship Isn't that
better and safer and just as sure as
murder?”
The excitement had gone out of
Neil’s face The flush slowly faded
from his cheeks and in his eyes there
gleamed something besides the ma-
levolence of a few moments before As
Nathaniel stepped back from him half
laughing and puffing clouds of 6moke
from his pipe Marion's brother thrust
bis hands into his pockets with an ex-
clamation that forcefully expressed
bis appreciation of Captain Plum’s
scheme
"I never thought of that” he added
after a moment "By heaven It will
be easy — "
“So easy that I tell you again I am
ashamed of you for not having thought
of it!" cried Nathaniel ’ "The first
thing Is to get safely aboard my ship”
“We can do that within an hour"
"And tonight — where will we flrxi
Marion?” - ‘ ’
“At home" 6aid NeiL “We live
near Obadiah You must have seen
the bouse as you came Into the clear-
ing this morning from the forest”
Nathaniel smiled as he thought ot
hts suspicions of the old councilor
Child a Train Dispatcher
Frankie McClure is only eleven
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as cleverly as her foster father who
has been in the business for mor
than a score of years “She Is the
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said her foster father George Moore
of Gabbettsville Ga Frankie passes
much of her spare time with her fa-
ther every day Telegraphy provides
as much amusement for her as her
dolls She learned telegraphy when
she was six years old and her pro-
ficiency has been ’ increasing ever
since
The first dose often astonishes the tnvslid
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GOOD DIGESTION
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