Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-11-06
THE LOST HEIRESS.
i. ofr>oxye,. Battle and Adventure.
GRANVILLE
Author of Amonq Kars The Fosscker Etc. and Edward napier
EARNEST GRANVILLE,
COPYRIGHTED 1890. |


London merchant deep. willy and unscr aIOsv
OF enarset tb IS pi of CO. left him by Mr.
John Blaine Nicholson on conoi'tny william
narries Kate, only daughter , Si 10 the
Dalston brother of Mr.. - ". Dslstoh. 80,
latter Mr. Nicholson has insultlnggg ,,eaci6c
bottle of bay rum for his badness anu {tb his
GOV tbe oouf He holds . conference win IA
LAWYER M Smooth and they arrange 70 scaS
out a Yankee sharper, Dir. COB Rove q nUeT
49, of W. bo is engaged lighting in Zululand,
from meeting with Kate DaIsIoh. my NJ starts
undertakes to e1ec9te ms 9t m 10 sent on dan
syerous errand and meets n Zulu WIN Wn H ,te
has hand to hand fight, the GanEee ee't LINZ the
worst OF it. Thu Zulu Is soout 10 sls .Ln.. are
com de grace with his bowie knife when they dIe
attacked by famished dogs from deserted AlAN,'
CHAPTERS " AND T--Rowe manages ny
means NJ his horse to escape from the deVoui-
inc dogs and at last finds hlmseH near a n 49,
where he is discovered by girl, Mary h .,ta,
who lives with her fatner, as lido 10 the
has been called upon TO act as e -iue W and
colonel OF his regiment in reconnaissance, anu an
IL troubled At the idea OF having 10 ie1 NsnEee
daughter with the rough-Iooklng ~
stranger Rowe. During his temporary ~
sence stranger appears, who turns OUT y, ,,oT T
Cant Dalston. howe overheais nliA i
love to Mary Bath, who repuIses NM
Cu.pTEg VI. AND vII.-Capt. Dalston, as ne
IL about TO advance towards Mary, is 1gnoLniii-
ousiy rolled over by the n"unu' ,riS ~ calls
sword but Rowe, who steps ioIwaIG, ,, in
shame on his Cowardlce. In supsefu 49, a.
terview Rowe explains that he mas Le !i 10 10
him and presents Il to him. AFTER reduIhS ~
o.t'onGs .rIsfon becomes more friendly, and
offers to secure a place for him IN Capt. blahn SIAM
Troop ~ I've ives him a difhcult horse to ride
Rowe discovers the animal 10 be ms o"il liTas az
washing. on. He msnipuates the anlthai
,r'Jifahiy Meanwhile the great Zulu warrior,
Siravo Rowe's recent enemy, IS 9Isc1 ~. - y,
and fierce attempt at Capture Is maze, p ~, NC
ultimately effects his escape. At the nome
atead a band of Zulu warriors IS advancing On
the defenseless Mary and her maid, Pala' tney
heinz under the impression that their ChleL,
SiraSo. is dead killed by Rowe, whom Mary
last befriended.
Cu.prves VIII. AND IX.-Suddenly Sirayo
.,nsars and Mary Rath does her best to save me
hII,pptsl rhiey He leaves her saying he VIII be
founa at he Mex. Blaine and Daistoh WI W
their forces arrive on the scene IA sen go @
The chief Inadvertently, Mary tells tE2l ne
ma l,one to the Mex. When she hnds that 'hG
goldiers are in search OF the chief she uegs o.
them not tc use the Information she mas I'M
nnrtad sgainst the CHIEF. They are however,
deaf TO her entreaties and Miss hath' mourning
horse, rides precipltately 20 the 80 her Init
when they discover that IL Is MISS main ''ie9
cease firing.
warning Slravo, the Zulu chief, Just as 6laine
AND Dnlston ride up. Blaine CongraLul2Les VI !ss
Rath upon having done noble deeu, DaiS .I, u
offers here his horse, which she accepts, anu
rides away Dalston fred the village OF the
ZnIrs and Slrsvo, noting the conhagrauo' ,.
twe,rs tina. tine hand that fired the kraal ma = It
re " 70 death. Col. Redvers Butler and the
prince imperial of France note the presence OF
the Zulu hero in the mdSt OF MS loIioWeLs
tbeir homes The prince leaped over the ourh-
ing fence OF a cattle kraal eager to show that no
faint of fear in his blood.
CHAPTER XH.-A SNAKE II THE GRASS
Guided by the colouel's unerring in
stinct, the troop covered miles OF the ue-
serted country without halt.
what is it that guides the elephant on
a bee live at dead of night from one
feediug place TO another, distance
maybe of thirty miles, or keeps the whale
m his true course through the trackless
ocean for thousands OF miles, or the
frigate bird on its unresting Hight, CT d.
reefs the hunter across the nathless prai-
rie? Who shall say:
Some delicate sense not yet accounted
for. of p7 essence so subtle that Il sur
passes the wit of man to explain.
The colonel could lead the guides them
selves. He found his line by the treno
of the water, the dip of the land, and by
q dozen natural sign posts wnlch escape
ordinary observation.
That night the men OivOuacked under
the shelter of rocky hill, but It was
cheerless bivouao without fires, since tht
lipht might have attracted the attention
OF the enemy The horses stood Will
their backs to the cold wind, their hind
Quarters drawn in and then heads droop-
ing.
The men crowded together for COM
fort using heir saddles for pillows
RnG The horsecloths to cover their legs
sleep for most was impossible, but th'
old staGers remained quiet and kept thel
warmth. The inexperienced tossed aDou
ANA let the wind circulate shout then
with chilling effect.
Ever and anon q man would get up
stamp his feet, blow upon his fingers
TOOL discousolateiy around into the dark
ness and up to the clear, bright stars
then with q sigh stretch himself agaiI
upon the ground.
The prince was one Of these unfoTtu
mates, but bore his discomfort IN pa
thence like a soldier.
,sHere - said Blaine, who mad beef
disturbed by the noise of stamping feet
s.oray wrap yourself up IN this blan
ket.
''No. certainly not. l have only my
self TO blame, and l must learn. III
sun WAS SO bright when we started that
could not believe the night would be s
cold -
''Do take it, have slept and will re
lieve the guard. He must be almOs
solid with cold.
The prince thus pressed, rolled himsel
up in the heavy military blanket and wa
soon at rest one or two men lifted thel
heads 10 see what had happened and the
drew their knees up 10 their chlns IN
renewed attempt to get snug.
Blaine relieved the sentry, and stoo
listening to the drowsy grumbling of
trooper, and TO The occasional sIghing c
tired horse. Then as these sound
uuieted, his ear was alert TO the melan
choly voices of the night; TO the moanin
OF the wind, 20 the cry of the gos
quicker, and TO the far-off wall of
iackal. Then the bushes near him too
on fantastic shapes as they were shake
by the wind, aud he had to strain his ey
TO detect that they were really only in
animate objects,
The post of sentry in the country {
night !. one that might well try q
nerves OF the strongest, for the strainin
ear gives warning 10 the brain of the aI
nroach of steRlthy enemy ct ever
sound that strikes upon il, and II
watchful eyes see moving persons vine
none exist.
Blaine moved hriskly up and down,
shake off q feeling of sadness that sts
upon him, and as he walked he though
for comfort upon The sweet face of Nal
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