Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-10-09

fell. overcome by a second spell of weak
ness.
.swhat is it, father" another voice
sounded dreamily in Rowe's ears, as ne
lay stretched on the ground, tired OUT
beyond the power of movement.
81 don't know child. step ID out OIL
the light. Some mission Zulu perhaps
with a smattering of English; tney are
worse than the others.
cit sounded to me like man III
trouble - said the same sweet voice
again. "Here, Carlo-search.
Rowe heard the dog approaching, lol-
lowed by silence; then cold nose
touched his face, and with an EFFORT ne
raised his hand to the dogs head. DE
heard the steps retreating, and theh the
gentle voice again:
lit is all right, father, see-Carlo
beckons us TO follow.
"Stay here then, while l go. There
may be treachery.
Rowe was picked up and soon founo
himself on a couch in a small, plainly
furnished room, where he was subjected
to a brief but searching inspection from
the man who carried him in and from
girl whose presence at that frontier out
post seemed out of place.
anu ds tuo1 CfiuoHs'-
were, did not waste any time IN idle
speculation about this torn and battered
stranger. The case was one for action,
and with only a whispered word of dlrec-
ton or inquiry they. set about preparing
remedies. They gave him first warm {,
strong drink TO restore his strength, then
the girl with a white face that betokened
| pity, but without any nervous trembling
hair from
about the edges of the Jagged wound.
"He must have some leaves of the
onion root, father, - she whispered, and
taking the lantern she went out into the
night Through the open door Rowe, by
turning his head, could trace her course
by the twInkling of the swinging lamp.
He pointed after her.
"Coyotes, - he muttered, feebly, fix
ing his feverish eyes upon the man.
.Coyotes-call her back. -
The words and accent seemed to strike
the rescurer. ;,
alt is all right, Carlo is with her,
the other answered, after long pause
in which he looked curiously at Rowe
| He leaut forward and felt the latter I
| deer-skin coat.
81 see," he said in explanation of hi
movement, "you are from America
was en- the PLAINS myself once ther
he busted himself about his patient will
the same silence and gravity as before.
By and by the moving point of ligh
in the pitchy darkness without increased
IN brightness, and the girl stepped int
the room, bearing in her hand a hesh,
bulb as large as Spanish onion, In
coatiugs of which she peeled off while he
father placed them upon the variou
wounds.
"That will draw all the poison out o
those bites. He must have strayed int
some occupied kraal and been attacks
by women and dogs.
A ghost of smile fiickered for mo
ment over Rowe's thin lips.
eff the critter that whopped me was
woman, l guess I'll quit before ma
comes along.
With that he closed his eyes and fe
into the profound sleep of exhaustion.
CHAPTER v-THE SOLITARY PEAK.
The occupants of this lonely house e
dangerously near to the Zulu border the
from the doorway one could trace tn
smoke rising from the kraals, wei
Peter and Mary Rath. Not much WI
known about them bv the few Dutc
, farmers in the neighborhood. for tt
father he'd Stunned all inter
course since he settled thel
, under the shelter of Kopje Alice
= rhe lonely hilD. and moreover, fe
men. white or black, cared to entt
, into the dark shadow of that lonely peak
A crime had been committed there, an
, the place was haunted.
> The legend rau that two young Boer
| lr;lr W
= girl. Cert had the most sheep, Her
. dirk had the best riding horse and Il
= best looks. The sheep had all the be
- of the running until the last day, whe
= the damsel capriciously decided in fav'
. of the .smooi raai paarde,' Qhe fiji
. riding horse) and the pleasant face
a Hendrix.
The two brothers soon after this d.
> oision-but before Cert was aware of b
bad luck-went out after Gland. The
/, hunt led them to Kopje Alleen, whe
:, Hendrix must needs go Boosting of
:. good fortune. A herd boy after strayil
= cattle saw the brothers approaching, al
= watched them from among the rocks
= the hill. He saw Cert lift his hal
Overwhelmingly as if to strike, but instei
y dropped 1t heavily to his side, where
= Hendrix laughed mockingly. AS tn
= came on Cert stopped to fur
70 BILE with the thong of his vel
- schoens, then while still kneeling
y steadied his long roer and shot
brother in the back as the latter reach
- the shadow of the hill, shouting as he
SO. "Hendrik GRAF, gil ziit naar u
a graf" (Hendrik Graaf, you are at 20
grave.) The murderer arose and le
urely advanced towards the dying ma
AS the heavy footballs came near, He
>. dirk staggered to his feet shot his brott
= dead, and with terrible cry fell on
PROSTATE body. This was the avn
tragedy that had given bad reputati
to the pillar of rocks, and made the ma
a of Kopje Alleen, reproach and wal
~ ing to Jealous lovers and Eighty maids,
- Under the shelter of the grim hill +
~ ing abruptly out of the plain, Peter Ra
had built his homestead, and thither
taken his little daughter, ten years
fore this story begins. He had gone
"A way, after his own manner, respect
- by the Zulus as an umtagati, or W
Ia man, and by the Beers, themselves
- a serious and heavy people, for his gre
Ia and upright bearing.
1t was not proper place TO brin!
ah;Id ,nd eoretinas Rafh would