"TABU A story of the south seas" "Only native-born south sea islanders... appear in this picture with a few half-castes and chinese." "First chapter PARADISE" "A LAND OF ENCHANTMENT REMORE IN THE SOUTH SEAS..." "THE ISLAND OF BORA-BORA STILL UNTOUCHED BY THE HAND OF CIVILIZATION." "GREETING FROM THE CHIEF OF FANUMA LORD OF ALL THE ISLANDS TO THE CHIEF OF BORA BORA" "UPON YOU AND YOUR PEOPLE I CONFER THE HIGHEST HONOR KNOWN TO OUR ISLANDS" "THE MAIDEN SACRED TO OUR GODS HAS PASSED AWAY AND I DECREE THAT FROM YOUR ISLAND SHALL COME HER SUCCESSOR" "ONE I HAVE CHOSEN FOR HER BEAUTY, FOR HER VIRTUE, FOR HER ROYAL BLOOD, SHE WHO IS NAMED RERI" "NO LAW OF THE GODS IS MORE TO BE FEARED THAN THAT WHICH GUARDS THE CHOSEN ONE MAN MUST NOT TOUCH HER..." "OR CAST UPON HER THE EYE OF DESIRE FOR IN HER HONOR RESTS THE HONOR OF ALL HER PEOPLE" "SACRED IS RERI FROM THIS TIME FORTH SHE IS TABU TO BREAK THIS TABU MEANS DEATH" "HITU:" "WORTHIEST OF MY SUBJECTS BEARS THIS MESSAGE AND WILL BRING THE MAID TO ME..." "FOR HER SAFETY HE WILL ANSWER WUTH HIS LIFE" "7 p.m. The whole Island is still in an uproar." "The girl Reri has been stolen." "Whatever has happened, according to their law she is still the "Chosen one"..." "Unless she is returned the Tabu means death..." "She will be hunted down and sacrificed, Matahari will be killed old Hitu himself will die." "I shall not leave until I learn what the island is going to do." "NO LAW OF THE GODS IS MORE TO BE FEARED THAN THAT WHICH GUARDS THE CHOSEN MAID MAN MUST NOT TOUCH HER..." "OR CAST UPON HER THE EYE OF DESIRE TO BREAK THIS TABU MEANS DEATH" "Second chapter PARADISE LOST" "FLEEING THE VENGEANCE OF THE TABU THE GUILTY LOVERS FOUGHT THEIR WAY..." "OVER LEAGUES OF OPEN SEA SEEKING SOME ISLAND OF THE PEARL TRADE..." "WHERE THE WHITE MAN RULES AND THE OLD GODS ARE FORGOTTEN" "IN THEIR FRAIL CANOE THROUGH STORMS UNDER A BURNING SKY THIRST-CRAZED AND STARVING..." "ALWAYS DRIVEN ON BY FEAR..." "FEAR OF THE AVENGING TABU." "The couple found in their wrecked canoe, as already reported, recovered quickly." "The boy, it develops, is born diver, the best we have ever had on the island." "But it seems only play to him." "He evidently does not yet realize what money means." "But the girl was stolen before the ship left Bora-Bora" "As the Government desires above all things to avoid conflict between the islands under its rule,... it demands the arrest of this man and woman wherever found." "For their arrest, the Government ofers a reward of Five Hundred Frans." "Et." "Cadoustal ." "A most unfortunate accident happened today on the Lagoon." "It occured while most of the people were ashore at one of their native peasts." "There is a spot in the lagoon, the richest in pearl beds of any in the South Seas." "But this spot is Tabu." "Natives shun it." "Today, one of our old divers defying the superstition." "An enormous man-eating shark guards these pearls the native believe..." "Today's tragedy proves this is no superstition: the shark is there." "I trust I have the Government's approval in putting up a sign forbidding further diving in this place." "TABU THREE DAYS I GIVE YOU YOU RETURN WITH ME OR MATAHI DIES THREE DAYS HITU" "SHIPS AGENT" " TICKETS SOLD TO ALL ISLAND PORTS The schooner Hinano is due June 24h bound for Papeete." "SCHOONER HINANO ARRIVES IN TWO DAYS (JUNE 24th) AND LEAVES FOR PAPEETE THE FOLLOWING MORNING PRICE OF TWO TICKETS: 130 Frans" "MATAHI OWES KONG AH" " BILL RENDERED (WINES, CHAMPAGNE, Etc." " SERVED VILLAGERS AT FEAST) 3.200 francs" "TO MATAHI MY LOVE" "I MUST GO HITU IS HERE AND WAITS FOR ME YOU WILL DIE IF I DO NOT OBEY I WILL GO SO THAT YOU MAY LIVE THE TABU IS UPON US" "I HAVE BEEN SO HAPPY WITH YOU FAR MORE THAN I DESERVED THE LOVE YOU HAVE GIVEN ME I WILL KEEP TO THE LAST BEAT OF MY HEART" "ACROSS THE GREAT WATTERS I WILL COME TO YOU IN YOUR DREAMS WHEN THE MOON SPREADS ITS PATH ON THE SEA FAREWELL" "TABU"