Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-11-02

Yes said the colonel III reply
"you can go back, bat keep a sharI
lookout, for Zulus always follow ouI
track. -
Now, skiu-jacket, you see why lef
dat IRAN, - said Dick a. he rode by.
'Good niger boy, I'll 60 back with
you"
They rode away briskly, with the
cheers of their comrades to encourage
them, but they had not gone far when
TO the annoyance of Rove, Capt. Delston
overlook them
al think my presence is necessary,
he said briefly, 'to keep my friend Capt.
Blame from further Injury IL he is still
alive
what's the cuss driving at" NUT
tered Rowe.
The three rode On in silence, the Basuto
leading and picking up the trail easily by
the little balls of chewed cane which he
had elected froi-. his mouth.
Must first go to last nights sleep
place, - he said, in reply to DaIston.
As the troop had only traversrd the
country ut walk, and rs the three
horsenen went back on the trail at q
! gallop, they soon reached the scene of
the bivouac.
Rowe and the Basuto dismounted and
cast around like pointers in search of
partridge. Soon Rowe discovered signs
where the long grass had been pressed
down heavy body, and he called TO
the Basuto.
Dick, with his nostriis wide open,
| seemed TO scent the trail, and after 4
few yards he pointed 10 a splash of blood
on blade of grass. III few moments
he parted the thick scrub among the
! rocks and gave an explanation OF sur
| priss.
| Somebody had lain there; there were
! STAINS of blood about; but now there was
nothing.
Rowe looked at the Basuto inquiringly.
! But Capt. DaIston said impstiently-
Glow do you know Capt. Blaine was
theref lie may have gone off on his
horse.''
"No co. said Dick, decisively, "he
was knocked down, put here. See!"
He picked up small object, which he
examined, and then passed it to Capt.
Dalston.
'What is thls?''
"Zulu SNUFF box. No good look more,
| mus go back camps Dick mounted his
horse.
"Whv, what ia the matter?'
'Nu!tings, only captain hes been
taken by Zu!us. Dead jus now, sure-ef
not gone TO CetywayO.'i
CHAPTER xIu.-CAPTURED.
When the column, with the colonel
leading had left the nights camping
ground-it filed by maize garden-with
the inevitable huts and cattle kraal ad-
joining. Owing 10 the circumstances
under which the departure was made the
hUts had escaped observation.
When the sun rose with sudden
bound, characteristic of his burning en-
ersy in Southern ATTITUDES, his broad
shafts of light fell upon al apparently
deserted village.
Soon. however, the genial warmth
stirred the hidden lite into activity. A
lizard came out from the dark recesses OF
Il hut ana summed himself in the door
way. He had always found free quar-
tiers there, for Was not his glitteriug body
the home of departed Zulu warrior,
and was not his every movement an omen
of good or Ill?
Then q gaunt yellow cur came sneak
ing out from another hut, with his sharp
nose shutting the air for the faint of the
dreaded white man.
After this some living thing moved in
the kraal. The cow chips which covered |
the surface to q depth of several inches |
were upheaved ut one quarter, fiat |
mass of woven grass was thrown back !
and a woody head cautiously appeared 10 !
the level of the eyes, which rolled about |
suspiciously. There being nothing i'll |
view except a yellow dog, whose pres
ence was itself sign of safety. the head |
aud shoulders followed, until ut last the |
whole body appeared and q Zulu stood
up and stretched himself.
He had taken shelter in q maize pit,
which the Zulus sink TO depth of sew
eral feet in their cattle kraels for the
safe storage of grain. The inside OF the
pit they smear with wet cow dung, which
forms when dry protection against in
sects and damp, while tine narrow bottle
shaped opening they Dramatically seal.
The warrior, with his accustomed stab
bing assegai, stole softly out of the krsal
and looked under the shade of his hand
across the veldt. With their backs to
him he marked the mounted men moving
over distant rise. He watched them
out of sight. then went down to the
scene of the bivouac to see II there was
anything worth picking up.
He was in luck g way, for the men, in
their alarm when the pistol shot was
fired, had left several things in the grass.
A bag of coffee, stick of tobacco n
junk of biltong (jerked venison) a tin of
jam-these were treasures indeed, and
he began 10 sample them straight away,
alternating chew of tobacco with O !
of jam.
Whilst thus pleasantly engaged his
log was also nosing about, and soon came
across something which needed prompt
attention. He looked back at his master,
but that worthy. for once. paid no heed,
,ud he determined to follow up the ad-
venture himself.
With his nose to the ground and his
zig ears erect he loaped along. guided by
he strong scent of fresh blood, until he
tood among g tumbled mass of rocks.
Should he go Ill or should he not? 1t
vas evident that there was something
among the bushes, but the question was
whether the something was dangerous.
Caution was the best policy; aud after
nhaling the powerful scent. with his
yes shut and his mouth watering, he {
an back to his master aud wugged his !
hin tail until il nearly snapped off.
His master was half way into the jam t
,ot, and ndmonished the dog with q kick
hat his presence was not needed. Ac- I