Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-10-19
THE LOST HEIRESS.
EARNEST GRANVILLE
author K The Fossker Etc., and Edward Raper
COPYRIGHTED 1901
sYNoPsIs or PKEvIoUs cHAPTERs.

london merchant. deep. willy and interruptions
OF character, rs plotting TO rob a Mr. Sir, by NJ
John Blaine Nicholson on condition that he
marries Kate, ouly daughter OF M. w VIII Am
Delston, brother of Mr.. }. NJ. Daiston. - 81 'uo
latter Mr. Nicholson has insultingly leit
hottie Of bav rum for his badness and specihc
for the govt. He holds conference with his
lawyer, Mr.. Smooth, and they arrange 10 SEM
ont Yankee sharper, Mr.. Cob Rowe. noted
shot with revolver, to endeavor 70 preese11'
Blaine, who is engaged fighting IN Luialana,
from meeting With Kate Dalston. The fhnkee
undertakes to execute his commission and starts
for Africa At Porke's Drift he is sent on o dan
gerous Grand. and meets Z9lu WIN wnuin ~, be
has hand to hand fight, the Yankee getung me
worst of it TIL Zulu Is about TO give him tne
coup de grace with his bowie knife when they are
attacked by fsnished dogs from deserted Krsai H.
CUhPTERs " AND V.-Rowe manages by
means OF his horse to escape from the oeVouI-
ing dogs and at last finds himself near kraal,
where he is discovered BIZ girl. Mary heth,
who lives with her father. Peter. the iatter
has been called upon to act as guide 10 tne
is troubled at the idea OF having 10 leaye nls
daughter with the rough-looking YANKEE
stranger, Rowe. During his temporary ap
Eence a stranger appears, who turns OUT 70 DC
Cant. Dalston. Howe overhears him make
love to Mary Bath, who repulses him.
CHAPTER VI AND vII.-Capt. Dalston, as ne
is about to advance towards Mary, is ignomin,-
ously rolled yer by the hound de Grew ms
sword, but Rove, who steps forward, caiIs
shame on his cowardice. In a subsequent IN
feryiew Rowe e1 plains that he has letter LOT
him and presents it to him. After reading Its
contents Dalston becomes more trlenuy, anu
offers % secure place for him in Capt. Blaine.s
troop. He is init oduced to Commandment
D'Arcy who gives him difhcult horse to ride
Rowe discovers the animal to be MS own morse
s'Wsshiug.on.'' he manipulates the animal
creditably Meanwhile the great Zulu warrior,
Sirayo, Rowe's recent enemy, is dlsc3Vered,
and a fierce attempt at capture is made, but he
ultimately effects his escape. At the home
stead band OF Zulu warriors is advancing on
the defenseless Mary and her maid, Pala, they
being under the impression that their chief,
sirayo, is dead, killed by Rowe, whom Mary
last befriended.
CHAPTER VuI-AN ANXIOUS TIME.
sThere is yet time to fly, my mis-
tress, u ged Pala. "Your horse is In
the kraal.'
HAnd whittier shall l fly!'
"To the camp where your friends
are"
HMy friends; one woman among 3OOo
men. No. And what would become OF
you.
"what Is life to me, that / should
want to liver My sun has gone down,
and / am ready TO follow. The Zulu
girl fixed her eyes on the broad disc
setting blood-red behind the Isandlana
ridge.
The level rays struck across the coun-
try, glanced along the blades of the
assegeis CLEANED on the line OF oX-hide
shields, which the advancing warriors
carried on their left, then flooded the
doorway with a rosy hue. The Zulu
GIRLS SON bre eyes caught tie glow, and
Mary's wavy tresses framed her pale
face as with a cloud of gold. Surely nc
men would use violence against them.
s'Thev will not harm us, Pala; why
should they?'
s.Oh, white girl, we are already In
the shadow of death. Because you have
been kind you think they will spare
you. tell you tigress robbed or heI
young is not more terrible than THESE
men robbed of their chief. Blood is IL
their eyes and they see red.
For the flrst time Mary realized hei
danger, and her composure gave way, tC
action. Her training had fortunately
ft,ed her to an emergency of this kind
and after the first wave of fear, eht
braced herself up.
''You are right, we must fly, Paia.
"'Of what use Is it now when they Or
already upon usl' But the Zulu CIR
nevertheless shook off the apathy tina
had been stealing over her.
ssCome =" said Mary, ave Will hid,
among the rocks of Kopje Alleen. -
Pala shrddsred and hung back. 9TH
place is bewitched.
Mary pulled her in by sheer force
locked the door and together they slipped
through the back door, which Mary ais
locked. Away they flew, hidden by tn
homestead from the Zulus, and reaching
the foot of the hill as fierce shout au
nounced the attack on the house. From
rock TO rock they passed, crouching low
until they were half way up, then The.
waited, trembling and breathless.
The Zulus about the house shouted Il
afnn0apd inside Il
come out and meet their fate. The.
then broke the windows and battered tn
door, and after an interval, their yell
disappointment warned the fugitives tina
a search would now be made.
MARY, secure from detection owing {
the dark shadow on the hill looked owe
the rock. She saw q knot of Zulus on
of whom was violently gesticulating an
pointing in her direction.
The others evidently did not agre
with him, or else the dread of the Lionel
Hill was too great, for they tvrned away
The other man, however, came on alone
right up to the base of the rocks an
even ysntured to ascend few feet, bu
the gloom of the place, the darl
shadows among the huge rocks, op
pressed him, and he halted A sig
wrung from Mary In the suspense OF tn
moment cOmpleteu MS toikoi unu no Ae
from the accused spot.
Scarcely had he disappeared, however
when another source OF alarm arose. !
sudden wild hubbuh broke out. Th
Zulus called to one another eagerly
follow "the dog.
Mary, through the gathering gloom
saw Carlo tear round TO the back of tn
house. A Zulu raised his spear agains
the hound, but another man warded th
weapon off and the warriors gathere
round to see IL the dog would take u
she scent.
The great hound growled menacingl
at the men, glaring from one to another
and a movement on their part woul
have led HIM on, but they RENAME
still.
Mary's heart beat fast. ''Com
Pala,'' she said with suppressed emC
ton, s'we must climb higher III
Zulu girl, more terrified at the shadow
than because of the warriors, crept aftt
Mary until they reached the very tor
most rock, and crouohed there in
natural hollow scooped out by the win
and rain through hundreds of years.
Peering over, Mary saw the dog fin
up its head as it detected the scent, an