Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-01-11
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"How on earth did you do that. In. daba-zimbi?" asked, in amazement
 Don't ask me, Macumazahn," he gasped. "You white men are very clever, but you don't know every thing. There arc men in the world who can make people believe they see things which they do not see. Let us be going while we may, for when these Umtetwas have got over their fright they will come back to loot the wagons, and then per haps thfy will begin to ask questions that can't answer"
 And here I may as we'll state that never got any further information on this matter from old Indaba-zimbi. But have my theory, and here it is, for whatever it may be worth: believe that 1nda aba-zimbi nesmerised the whole crowd of onlookers, making them be- lieve that they saw the assegai in my heart and the blood upon the blade. Tho reader may smile and say: 'sIm- possible!' but I would ask him how the Indian jugglers do their tricks unless 1t is by mesmerism. The spectators seem to see the boy go under the basket, and there, pierced with daggers, they seen, to see women in a trance supported in mid air upon the point of a single sword. In themselves these things are not possible; they violate the laws of nature, and therefore must be illusions. And so. through the glamor thrown upon them by Indaba-zimbi's will, the Zulu Impi seemed to see me transfxed with an assegai that never touched me. At least that Is my theory; if any one has better, let him adopt it. The explanation lies be- tween illusion and magic of a most inn posing character, and l prefer to accept the first alternative.
 CHAPTER VI.
 l was not slow to take Indaba-zimbi's hint. About hundred and fifty yards to the left of the laager was a little dell where had hidden my horse, together my saddle and bridle. Thither we went, I carrying the swooning Tota in my arms. To our joy we found the horses safe, for the Zulus had not seen them. Now, of course, they were our only means of locomotion, for the oxen had been sent away, and even had they been there we could not have found time to inspan them. laid Tota down, caught my horse, undid his knee halter and sadjied up. As was doing so thought struck me, and I told Indaba-zimbi to run to the laager and see If he could find my double-barreled gun and some powder and shot, for had only my ele- phant 'roer" and few charges of pow der and ball with me.
 He went, and while he was away poor little Tota came to herself and began to cry, till she saw my face.
 "Ah, have had such bad dream" she said, in Dutch; 'T dreamed that the black Kaffirs were going to kill me. Where is my papa?"
 winced at the question. "Your papa has gone on journey. dear," l said, land left me to look after you. We shall find him one day, You don't mind go- ing with Hcer Allan, do you?"
 "No," she said, little doubtfu!ly, and began to cry again. Presently sho remembered that she was thirsty, and asked for water. I led her to tho river and she drank. "Why is my hand rcd Heer Allan?' shc asked, pointing to tho smear of Bombyane's blood-stained fingers.
 At that moment felt very glad that had killed Bombyane.
 1U IS Ouly pdluU, OcdT, l StlOS ooS, we will wash it and your face." As was doing this Indaba-zimbi re- turned. The guns were all gone; hc said the Zulus had taken them and the powder. But he had found some things and brought them in a sack. There was thick blanket, about twenty pounds weight of biltong or sun-dried meat, 8 few double-handfuls of ships biscuits, two water bottles, q tin pannilzin, some matches and sundries.
 | "And now, Macumazahn," he said, two had best be going, for those Umtetwas arc coming back I saw one of them on the brow of the rise."
 That was enough for me. I lifted little Tota on to the bow of my saddle, climbed into it and rode off, holding her in front of me. Indaba-zimbi slipped a rein into the mouth of the best of the Boer horses, threw the sack of sundries on to its back and mounted also, hold 1 ing the elephant gun in his hand. We went eight or nine hundred yards in silence till we wero quito out of range of sight from the wagons which were in 1 hollow. Then I pulled up, with such 8 feeling of thankfulness in my heart as can not be told in words; for now I knew that, mounted as we were, those black demons could never catch us. But where were we to steer for? I put the question to Indaba-zimbi, asking him if he thought we had better try and follow the oxen that we had sent away with the Kaffirs and women on the preceding night. He shook his head.
 'Tho Umtetwas will go after the oxen presently" he answered, "and we have seen enough of them."
 Quite enough" 1 answered, with en- thusiasm; II never want to see another; but where are we to go? Here we are with enc gun and little girl In the vast and lonely veldt. Which way shall we turn?"
 "Our faces were toward the north be- fore we met the Zulus," answered Indaba-zimbi; .let us still keep them to: