The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-06-11
FOR HIMSELF ALONE.
An Interesting Tale of Reversed Identities.
EY T. W. sPEIGHT.
CHAPTER VIII.


Clunie and Captain Dyson were quite
content to find themselves out of sight
and hearing Of the rest OF the party.
Never before had the Captain had a
listener at once so attentive and so ap-
preciative. Really. Miss Hebworth wa,
a most superior young woman, with III
telligencc and tastes far beyond the
ordinary run of her sex.
They had been scrambling uphill.
and conversation had been an impossi
bility for the last few minutes; but now,
having reached the summit, they sal
down TO rest on some large powders,
and the Captain sumed the thread o.
his broken narrative.
"When / again came to my senses,
he said, 81 found that the natives hail
bound me fast TO the trunk OF u large
tree about dozen yards from their en-
campment. | knew but too well the
fate in store for me. On the morrow /
should be tortured; at sunset / should
be killed outright; and after that !
should be roasted and served up hot sor
supper :.
80, Captain Dyson, how dread .ull
how very dreadful
"Shall defer the rest OF my nara
tive till another dayp"
"Please, no. i am dying to know
how you escaped; for you did escape,
of course, or else you could not be here
TO tell me"
al did escape, Miss Pebworih; but
you would never guess by what
means"
ado not keep me in suspense, Captain
DYSON"
THE sun sot. the camp-fircs were
lighted, and still / remained fast bound
TO the tree. I thought of many things
men do think of many things at such
times. thought with q pang that
should never agqip see my native land
my dear old England. And, rs
thought thus, my patriotic feelings
awoke within me and would not he con
trolled, and | began to sing "RulC
Britannia" at the top OF my voice. In
those days was considered to have
rather fine tenor voice. l lost II sub
sequently when laid up with aguC
among the African swamps."
81 should dearly love to have hearC
you singing on that memorable night.
Before / had reached the end Of the
first verse, there was n general move
ment among the savages. They spranl
to their feet, and with loud guttura
cries they came trooping toward me -
men, women and children. They sur
rounded me; and as / went on singing
there was the deepest silence among
them. Even the babes in arms hnshet
their prattle. They had never heart
anything like my singing before"
"Ah, no; can quite believe that"
''By the time had reached the enI
of the second verse, they were all II
tears" l
"Your sweet tenor voice. Happ.
cannibalsV' l
IL was In the middle Of the thir'
verse, when the old chief came up Il
me. He was sobbing. He relied M
by the shoulder, and rubbed his nos
violently against mine, which is thei
way OF making friends. Then his tw,
head-men came and rubbed their nose
with me. / was released, and carrie'
III W VIC CHlCt huL Il bouk v
him all that night and all next day
then he said that he had had enougl
for little while, and offered me hi
daughter In marriage"
20 Captain Dysonl But you did no
marry herp"
"Could you believe in the possbilit,
of an English gentleman marrying tn
daughter Of an African King"
Suddenly Clunie started to her feet
IL declare II there isn't that odiou
Mr.. Drummond coming this wayP' sh
exclaimed, in tone OF vexation. u
looks as II he had followed us on pur
pose"
To return to Miss Deene. Mr.. Demp
sey had not been gone more than
couple Of minutes when she was startle
by seeing stranger coming towar'
her through the trees. As he dre'
nearer, she saw that he was a burly
middle-aged man with homely features
that were set In q tangled maze G
grizzled beard and mustache. He wa
dressed ina suit OF gray tweed that ha'
evidently seen better days; he wore
soft slouched hat; his thick soled shoe
were white with tho dust Of countr
roads. and he carried a stout walkinp