[Romance Island by Zona Gale]@TWC D-Link bookRomance Island CHAPTER IV 15/22
And there the race has remained without taint of admixture, down to the present day. Of what was wrought on the island I can tell you little, though the time will come when the eyes of the whole world will be turned upon Yaque as the forerunner of mighty things.
Ruled over by the descendants of Abibaal, the islanders have dwelt in peace and plenty for nearly three thousand years--until, in fact, less than a year ago.
Then the line thus traceable to King Hiram himself abruptly terminated with the death of King Chelbes, without issue." Again Mr.Frothingham attempted to speak, and again he collapsed softly, without expression, according to his custom.
As for St. George, he was remembering how, when he first went to the paper, he had invariably been sent to the anteroom to listen to the daily tales of invention, oppression and projects for which a continual procession of the more or less mentally deficient wished the _Sentinel_ to stand sponsor.
St.George remembered in particular one young student who soberly claimed to have invented wireless telegraphy and who molested the staff for months.
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