Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-08-07

beleaGuered men must be saved. Mile
after mile galloped over hill and plain,
through jungle and meadow land, all the
while keeping sharp lookout for the
expected camp fires. Little did dream
of the long distance that separated Sill
Evelyn Wood from the camp at Isandula.
was needless of time in my excite
ment, and 1t was o tremendous shock
when the first halo of dawn lighted uT
s:e eie Sast; morning alreaoy! Where waS
ou HVe,yn' anu what was TAKING Piaoe
a' tsanoula.
9rew rem on snali Iluee overlook'
ing 'he iurro"ea plain TOT III .ne us
lanGe shone a aim SlinHieI Vi water ana
Oh ,he rignt lay one Vi 'hose irreSuial
ioch @ i9rmaSIonS 'uao rnoo. are lnee WIN only
in Aqlulanura - giea1 neap Oh STONES
'omeiinE St,t,n * ,;ou nOn @ sn' pan l,m ,;.
I.lI5 ny ,,eta not - was iuii " pIlpteAl'y.
loouit .tI ~ nan W iSy linu e mhy.nei "
~ w IT, ". hopo =, iuuths fi ICY ~,
t.;oaa Jazz M aIu .aho sao oIo' WI tI
~ AvIso, noau ii.o, iia'
E 70 nS" u;.a aOgn 'r' saUpSi aba tbat Suum Vns
r;AA;n, w my hsu,Pi,'e u Saadonad rnd' aon'n ma'
nno,sd ig Uoto nro an d tba aOhoo of tbo
Sros tho onaeos @ "GLo whore ~ tba % tents had
nie stoed WY ~ op'rU arl,s ~ tho ommmn;t;on
1rOo,ons $50, nd rnrinns comn ref,,sa scattered
ah6St
Tbo+ Il wos the camn of Sir Evelvn 7
had NO 6orbt Rnt the ashes were cold
and dea5 and tbe traces of tbe march
showed that he had retreated toward the
ITmvolosi nrobablv on the nrevions morn
mo
r. t.,,. a1
~ ~ iI,iUm pnot INN WA; uSe1oSs anI hoi Iao .o
W tie Hasty CONCLUSION W rus pach W
isaniu'e az ruPiuiy as possible.
put uestiny nao other views lor me.
uiunclng up from tle 9Iouhu ny oyes
~eilcouuteIel ~ on to Ihe iel. sienI 'na1
actually leit me lncapaple OF motion lor
pIiei Perioa: ~ ,,
a horoe ol uusky Auiu warriors was
swarhlng .,n over 'ue crest ., sloPinS
fioge, nlty yafus alstant' ana IN tne oln,
lignt couI9 see their OK niue slieies anu
asseSais' anu Jug S"ar1ny CREAM ol their
orawny arms anu breasts. W.,
h,e ulscoEety was mutual WIN
Sihgle shout eney came pounoihg Gown the
sloPe anu were perliously near oeioIe l
rtail1eo my oaheer. ! was OH llHe d
stteaN' heaoihg straight lor isahauia,
wnou t nan )" ~, uoLeh & iii'te VI Ihe nenos
purse OUT oi lhe pusn IN lront OF me, ana
! ooose4 ooMh oh my noIse hech Just
sirio y esVape ivy vi 'hiee asseSa's
'hq' went hurtllng past
ure" my reVolVer ana snoI tne lore
most man ana then maze a dash through
vndnr INV borsS onS 7 rodo ouar - h;,a
baord b;S nrv of ,,ain onJ tbon NV bors1
snddenir % ooyo =, a mod d % ni,nao n any tJ ahot ~
beodforem9ost to tbo orpnnd
An assegai had nierced the moor ami.
NAL in the aonIr ana of be want ot q o,ai
Ion leaving me decidedlv in the lurcR
was on INV feet instantly and before
the astonishcd Zulus rcol;1ed II 7 was
bounding with great strides STRAIGHT
across the bush toward the towerino mass
of rocks They swent ON behind IN full
crv and the larger force that 7 had seen
frst made a break To emf me off from the
rocks
am at all times a oood runner but On
this particular occasion heat ali nrevi-
ous records, left the f,eet-footed Zulus
behind, dodqinr from side TO side TO
avoid the flying assepais, and dashed nm
to the rocks some Yards ahead of the
other marty. who were sweenino along at
the ton Of their speed 7 tnTned side.
ways as ran and took snap shot at the
leader. who was waving two assepais in
a most vicious manner, and then in fran
tic haste scrambled up the face of the
cliff.
u ,ro, s,,,i+ o,,a ,oor,od NTH o.o,,;oo
ord ;a~cod with looso borIdors %io ol0tiTo b,,t -,
bidin~ Mace anneared iii I came "r noa, 10,
tbe 6 t6r p'''1 Tia 7 cow ~ oron;oa 80 dnw, @
on,o,c, tbo rnoLs i,,st bi,, ono,,o,l, g..
n,op - o,ot | in and in Won't IN 3 trion,
Tho +9n Of # The cIif nroiectod ort " 'CT, ovo,
INV beod and had a bi% io%aed rocL u,J,
in in front Of me 7 drew down We into tb'
ora,,ioo lilo +orto;ee ,nto b;e obol1 ond
woitad in deem susnense
IF bad ep+ertdined ony bono of ro
mainline nndiscovorod wss soon nndo
ceivod T heard tbn sconndrels cba++orinr =,
oyoIrdown nj tbc foot of tbe rocLs ana
nresentlv two or three asseoois shiyered
tbeir noints AGAINST tbe stone within n
| foot of INV hcod Maid littIe attention
to thom ot FIRST hnt tried to comnroee
mvself into a sfiII smaller snace I law
n,;iot y ,,,on,on+ or +w,o ond tbo,, - al
denly flashed into my MUD that those
assegais must have been hurled from a
point part way up the cliff instead of
from the ground below, as l had at first
supposed! This supposition was imme-
diatcly confirmed, for, as | peeped up
aver the ledge very cautiously, | discov-
cred half dozen Zulus advancing stead
lily up the rocks. The foremost was a
hiq. stalwart man. and ouick ms light-