Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-31

| Kreta at once questioned him, and lon,
conversation took place between them.
"What is he saying, Chief? What is h,
saying?" Ronald broke in impatiently sew
| eral times; but IL was not until the man haC
finished that the chief translated.
"White girl alive, incos, the other two
women alive, but not live long, torture then
bad. Going to take the girl to Macomo."
"Thank God for that, Ronald exclaimed
fervently, for he had all day been tornented
with the fear that Mary Armstrong might
have met with her fate directly she was car.
ried away.
"When are they going to take her?"
"a lot of them go off tonight; go straight
| to Amatolas; take her with them"
"How many, Kreta; will there be any
chance of attacking them on the way?"
| The chief asked q question OF his messen-
ger.
"Heaps of them," he said to Ronald, for
the natives are incapable Of counting be-
yond very low figures. "Too many; no
chance to attack them; must follow behind.
They show us the way"
'sBut how do we know whereabouts they
will come out of the wood, Kreta? It's
miles long; while we are watching at one
place, they may be off in another"
''That's so, incos; no use to watch the
wood. We must go on to the Great Fish
river. Only two places where they can ford
it. Double Drift and Cornetjies Drift, one
hours walk apart Put half one place,
half the other; then when they pass, follow
after and send messengers to fetch up 9TH
ers."
"That will do very we'll, Chief; that's a
capital idea of yours. You are sure that
there's no other way they can go?"
"Heaps of ways" the chief said, "but
those shortest ways-sure to 60 short ways,
so as to pass over ground quickly"
'What are they going back for?"
"No bullock in bush, incos, eaten mp all
the things round, want to 60 home to kraals;
besides hear that many white soldiers come
over sea to go to Amatolas to fight"
"How far is it to these fords?"
"Three hours march. We lust start
now. Kafirs set out soon. Get on horse
again."
Ronald was not sorry to do so, for he felt
that in the dark he should run consider
BILE risk of laming himself against stones or
stumps, and in any case he would scratch
himself very severely with the thorns.
'Tell me. chief" he said, when they
this, and what has become OF your other
man?"
Mot know about other man, the chief
said, perhaps they caught him and killed
him; perhaps be is hiding among them and
dare not venture out. This man tell be 60
into forest and creep and crawl for long
time, then at last he saw some Kafirs come
along and so he followed them; SO at last
they came to the place in the bush where
was q heap of their fellows. They were all
gathered round something, and he heard
women crying very loud. Presently some
Of the mea went away, and he could see
what 1t was-two white women tied to trees.
The Kafirs had stripped them and cut
their flesh in many places. They die very
soon, perhaps tonight or tomorrow morn
ing. Then he crawl up and lay in the
bushes. very close, and listen to talk. He
heard that tonight heap party 60 away to
Amatolas and take white woman as present
for Macomo; and other Kafirs come and lie
down all about, and he did not dare move
out till the light 60 away. Then he crawl
through the bushes good piece; then he
got up and ran to bring the news. -
"He has done very WE'LL" Ronald said;
"tell him be shall be we'll rewarded. Now
/ think he might as well go to the camp and
tell the officer there from me that two Of the
white women have been killed; but that
the other has been taken away, as hoped
she would be. and that I am going after
her."
Message no use," the chief said, after
moments Thought; "better take him with