Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-10-16

A second later and every man stanos y
rooted in black astonishment.
The Zulu has risen again, and before
sing le note of warning is uttered ne
astride the white horse, anu nyihs uAe ,
the wind. ,.. ,
Then a perfect hurricane breaks lortn
as every man shouts himsen noarse.
D.ls,on wants into the saddle ard starts
again in pursuit.
Away they fly over the gray country
and swiftly fade from sight
At night Dalstou returns, ieaoing MS
charger. whose deep chest IS White win
foam. aud he himself bearing evidence
of his hard RI 10.
"Where Is the Zulu?' he 10 asked.
He turus his black eyes on his ques-
toner's with d scowl, but says nothins'
| from which they know that SiraSo nus
escaped. sErsSsss1
CHAPTER vII-THE WARNING.
Mary Rath was lovely picture DIS sue
| leant against the doorpost, VIII nei
| hands clasnsd at the back of her mead,
showing the dimple in her rouhueo
| eIbows where the loose sleeve fell paek;
with her chin raised sufficiently TO glNsSsssSff
| plimnse of the whiteness OF her tnfoas'
She looked dreamiIy out OF the nail
closed eyes, not upon the fahii'ar s'ie.Su
| oe oountrv which seemed intoleraoly |
emntv of interest, but upon the pictures
and fancies weaved by restless NINA.
She was of Int growing dlscontehteu.
The war had suddenly overthro"h ust3
peace of mind. The gay, restissS
laughter provoking soldiers VINO nau
cnlled at the house to see and TO woHuer
a. the charms of the Young hostess, her
Golf alone UNCONSCIOUS of the object OF
,hair vIsits. had awakened ner to ne"
life They were so different to the pom
derous old Dutohmen, and pashtui you"k
, | Boers with whom she had been iamiii.,'
. and their visits had touched the iu.e
i | chords of her nature and set them FlDrat-
ing with new emotions.
q cant. Dnlstons insulting words hau
4 been the first jar, and she mad reproaoheu
g herself bitterly for her disloyalty 10 'no
g old order of life. winch had no"eo ou
peacefully with scarcely rlppie. W
=. that uuruffled calm could not returh-a
stormv brook had shot into its course.
~ She dismissed her reflection with
siph. and with returning consciousness
n , tn outward things, her eyes rested upon
q q moving object far away. "A tiny speeA
a Of black that came steadily on, anu set-
fling down TO watch its progress SUE
q saw it grow and take human shape'
Then she noticed the swing or an arui-
now the left. now the right-as the otnet
m was raised to steady some burden carried
on the bead.
De sit is Pala. ~
lis There was no doubt about that, lor
- while still a long way off-the Zulu girl
No raisad her voice in greeting. With a
no rand swiueing gait that sent her shoT,
an critics of braided skin swishing right ano
ed left Pala approached, straight as a dart
With rounded limbs and bust of Venus
ev her ONLY ornament, the famous neckie
ed from the young chief, and a deep eugih'
he of varied colored beads to her klrtie
From, her head she lifted a heavy earth
o- enware pot of native make, hiied VIII
nm amasi (thick milk. Then she stoo'
nv with hands clasped and eyes doWhcast-
"Weli, Pala. Have you heard pa
". news that you have forgotten 10 sii'ie'
on sMv heart is heavy, said Paia' III
ia. melodious Sesuto tongue.
h;s ..Wbat is it little one? Tell me. -
i'm paIa looked up into the white girl
ras face. then, with preliminary sweep
q n her arm round the horizon, she bega
ted her story, emphasizing every point VIII
90. graceful gestures and peusing to let ut
words sink deep,
Md al found two old women shelterless
two the hill side. The white man had our'
and their huts and left them in the cold
the night wind. L gave .hem iooo'
oud not that which Expresses me.
met s.I went on lamenting, but sorro
tba swa,ted me at the Kraal of Insnda. II
,,ealie nits were opened in the Gait
,,,, rraal and the baskets that the won
pass had woven LOT Tue o'opo "a a
hen der. Inc piaee "ss ,,.,;an II
was howled because o' .no
war. 1t is not for that sm sad.
and 81 went on, weeping, up to Z
-, oors-ns in the krantz beyond. There
ION fonnd the women aud children. IN
GER. we're hungry; they cried aloud that TN
the fiocks were scattered ano tneir hoh
aunt destroyed. 1t is war.
..War Is cruel said Mary gent
pc "but happiness Will come asaih'
that Pala shook her head.
tna' ..uara Won lost your chiefP'' add
Mary with a swift insight into the 9th
fies, trouble.
ha ia gone She drew herself prou
.ov nm and her eyes flashed. lie
1f s;ravo. the great chief, the fighter,
.,,an Ia.,dsr of the army. 1t was he who 81
70 ,, me this necklet-now he is dead.
she showed no sign of grief. -
va,s war she added after a long pau
With "He has washed his spear In the OIL
horse ot his enemies and his name is teri
# the II ia not tor that l am sad.
!, and ~ sorrow for you, Pala, said
gently. ;r,
$50 "Grieve not for me, "p'te sifi'
,ntisr for Yourself mourn.
'.For me?'
lag ''lt IS SO mistress
dead shelter to a white manE
hits ..Surely-he went but this norm
bct what has that to do with mef
~ IN .It was he who slew sirayo,
Nv Pa,a. fercely. "But it was not
horse aght. for BY his arts he called to bis
,sbed the spirit of his fathers; who cam
the bodies of dogs
Ma,- uTbat cannot be, Paia,
vairv the white man himself was torn BY
| = mon , s.Then where is sirayo? They fe
ceiling his gun, the blade of his asse&ai-pu
lrning sign of hlm-not the least. IL was
paeati (witchcrsfD.
zulu ..Nonsense. Pala! you are still a a, CT
rnsh- Rut what has this to do with mef
gar. "Ah! his people traced the white