New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-04-01

to see who was there. Next moment hoWeNrr
a shudder went through my BODY as l leiL ooiAi
clammy hand touch my naked, aching BACK.
could not move and with dlHcuIty suPpresscu
q startled Ejaculation
Lybon, IT'S I-Sekin. DO not speak come
10 save YOU" said low feminine voice. from the
darkness and which / recognized to be the girl
who had first touched me n the morning
lay speeches. half overcome with the Thought
Of new lsas. Of lite. partly sceptlcaI rnrtly
unable on the instant in my supplied condition
70 realize in It's fulness The meaning OF her words
But though ] was then m mcntarily priy5ra.
the girl was all prompttude ana action nFcu'y
and vet carefully she severed my bonds. ana IN
n short time my heart was thr0bbing with eA-
element and renewed s"nsr OF liberty as WIN
sigh of satisfaction, stretched out my cramped
limbs
Ouck-drink this milk" added the girl. I" We
must los no time Fevcrshly grasped the
calabash in the darkness and CUPID down tn9
refr shing draught. All! then how. much |
felt the glory and the desrabeness OF life, though
so lately had been unable 10 realize what INC
extinction Of IL implied The girl with admiral
foresight, had prepared everything that was nee
essary to insure my escape Mas was S SSOn nv doR
ming a monley-sSin or lSaross or ronc,
which covered my body. while my
legs wer made unrecognizable by the rolllns up
Of nv pyjamahs above the knees and the au-
dition of coating 0, clay 20 modify tfeir corr,
I was now ready for fight, but before leaving
the hut / sufficiently gathered my wdnueIh,nns s
senses together TO express my gracIuuHTi " her
!
and ii she herself was not running q very sreaO
risk To my profound amazement and pefp roear.
she declared she was going win me an the idea
| I could make no reply. To tell hrr INA, snc
conld not be my wife to insure my death;
while it stuck in my throat to say tnat Woua o
make her my wife, when | knew that thst was
impossible and would only mean her marriage VT az
| to one of nv men. Before venturlng out OF me
hut Sekira looked carefully round TO see Dna'
the coast was clear Nobody was to be seen
/ tha was
| bright and clear. Our first object was TO crawl
on hands and knees away from the hut IN dllec ,
ton opposite to the gate Inns s was Torr non S
| unpleasant business, and entaed some very pun n
| full priclIs from thorns. AT one or Two nu I
we heard the voices Of warriors, but fortunately
| no was outside -,
When well away from the vicinity or my prison
SckIra ceased crawling and stood u. dlu
| likewise The dangerous part of our enterprise
now commenced My role was to appear TO De
one of the guard that of Seras to attract awy
the girl commenced very free illrtation, WINE 1
wandered round slowly and with frequent stops;
if to see that all was hight n 1Ge S.
| hood NJ the gate. while directed my steps TN her
! With feversh energy but as quietly rs p0ssi.pIe'
moved the logs aside till made hole suihcIh 1S
| light I felt myself outside and free: For snGle
moment had a strong desire TO- take 10 my hecls
needless Of my rescuer only ihnRg %, E o" Of
| the problem what to do with her. Happily LOT
NV peace Of mind I reprcssed the dishonorabie
thought and waited feverishly for the girl aV
| conspicuous tree previously agreed on.
| I had not waited many minutes when a terrlnc
cry burst upon the quiet night air; and told me
| that nv escape was discovered. The cry gave
birth to a hundred others in every possible Key
| Again I felt prompted to fly. An inner trmnta-
ton urged that Sekira could not JON me now VINE
every moment wasted would only add tenfold to
nv danger Still | had sufficient com nand over
| myself not to give way to such feelings though
the uncertainty of the whole thing made my pc
| sition maddening
| The warriors now began to spread themselves
out to sweep the country in the direction OF my
camp They were rapidly nearing the tree
underneath which | stood II seemed certain
| death to wait longer Surely could now honor
ably fvl Desrairinglv / looked round; dared
not call No Nasal maiden, was to be seen. but
| already tho vaguely defined forms of warriors
| wore Ioomiro ont nortcntouslv in the darkroSS.
7 turned TO fy. but lust then The yoice Of Sellra
reached my ear, and the next moment she was
beside me. -
:" This wavl this way" she whisnerinQlv called,
as she struck of in narticnar direction Win I'm;
lghtness Of foot not Otter i"hnm 9D D,Sd With
| boavv iron leo ornaments In Sckira's case
however, Ind my work cnt ont Tor me 10 10y
| For some time our wav lav through omen hush
whore we got ourselves badly scratched and torn;
| Int in orr excitement we wore hardly aware ot
orr wounds: IL was enough that the bushes ma
| us from the eyes Of orr rursuers. In an honr'
| however we emerged urOn on omen grassy pam.
| which extended. Sellira told mo. right to NV
| Damn Thinking ourselves safe. we now pro
| ceedod leisnrclv in order 10 regain breath. NV
| THOUGHTS thus relieved from an Immediate senS1
| Of dancer reverted oncc moro r. S"klra. coul1
! NOT holm wondrrinc in nv mind how il cam" that
this savage girl should have run these terrlp'c
risks 70 oin herself TO nerson 50 allrn IN every
| respcct so incom nrchensihlo and TO the most ~
| her conntrvwomnn awful and phenomenal
II srcmrd ridiculous to think That love was AZ
the bottom Of II. The one thing certain, how,
! roscurd mo on thc understanding IN her own m'nf
that she was TO be ny wife Wh 1.tt on carr ar
rlox'tv It really is deuccdly awkward and
pu-!ng!"
NV cogitatons wore here aaTminqlv dis
turbod nv sudden onthurst Of oxctod cries from
nv immodiatn neiGhhOrhOOd. Looldn" round IN
dsmav. 7 n nartv Of warriors hoarlng doWn
mon me in full crv. had not tr1yotSd cnnnlf
daily in vain Nv muscles were like iron. though
felt somewhat done IN nv nv previous DAYS
eXrosurc. and was still stiff and sore from the
nights binding M.
Spkira required no aid She spcd along like
IN antclone. Still the nursucrs were per'iouSY
near: trim over bush or stone would no
Quito sufficient m nlacc mo at their morcv. For
time neither Of MS gained or lost though with
onprehNrsion I bccan 70 feel my wind failing mo
and n HORRIBLE fcar began r. come over mo That
after all I was. going TO fall into The bands ~
tho Nnsai In looking round to see + they were
gaining slightly tripncd Pro nearly fll with
difficulty retained nv footing. hut 7 knew that
I had lost ground. and that the warriors were
ONLY few wards hohird mo.
The case WIS becoming desperate, when wild
thrill Of hope ran through nv ms dis
tingu'shrd some 200 wards ahead n me- the en-
coura 2ing blaze Of nv camp fircs. Next moment.
however I was in dc"ror dcsnair than before 7
could not pcsSih'v hold ont sufficiently long
The stems Of nv hloodthirstv pursuers sounded
IN nv cars: 7 cond even hear thor breathing.
They were urdouhtcdv within striking distance.
the camp was at lenSt fftv vardr distant 8nd T
was at nv lest gaSr. BIT who can resign himsol If
10 what s"ems the inevitable when life is at
stake while ther' is life thcrc is always hope.
great determination not 10 d." suddenly farod
! In Ury 1nN rlnp OF art
got command If my breathing for q single mo-
inent without s'opnirg nv mace 7 gathered Ill
nv vocal STRENGTH together. and concentrating il
in one grand effort raised great cry of
Someone Songoro"
Even as the last svlab'r rang trough the
| sharn morning air and over that silent scene nv
l | fnnt in, nnt n,ifh hidhnn