The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1890-05-21

though with hate. Clearly she wa,
jealous Of It Round the entrance srct
of the cave peeped and peered the headi
OF many baboons. Presently Hendriks
made sign TO one Of them; apparently
she did not speak, or rather grunt, In
order not TO wake Stella. The bruts
hoped forward, and she gave 1t SEQ
ond rude wooden pot which was lying
by her. II took 1t and went The last
thing that saw, as the vision slowly
vanished from the pool, was the din
shadow Of the baboon returning with the
pot full Of water.
Presently every thing had gone.
ceased to feel strange There beneath
me was the pool, and at my side stood
Indaba-zimbi, smiling.
"You have seen things" he said.
81 have" / answered, and made no
further remark on the matter. What
was there to say? "Do you know the
path to the cave?' added.
He nodded his head. 81 did not fol-
low 1t all just now, because 1t winds, "
he said. "But / know It. We shall
want the ropes"
"Then lot US be starting; the men
have eaten"
He nodded his head again, and going
TO the men told them TO make ready,
adding that Indsba-Eimbi knew the
way. They said that was all right, IL
Indaba-Eimbi had "smelt her out they
should soon find the Star. So we
started cheerfully enough, and my splr-
Its were 30 much improved that 1 was
able to eat boiled mealie cob or two as
we walked.
We went up the valley, following the
course OF the stream for about mile;
then Indabs-zimbi made q sudden turn
to the right along another kloof, Of
which there were countless numbers In
the base OF the great hill
On We went through kloof after kloof.
Indaba-zimbi, who led US, was never at
loss; he turned up gullies and struck
across necks Of hills with the certainty
OF q hound on hot scent. At length,
after about three hours march, we came
to big, silent valley on the northern
slope OF the great peak. On one side Of
this valley was o series OF stony koppies;
on the other rose o sheer wall Of rock.
We marched along the wall for dis
tance OF some two miles. Then sudden
ly 1ndaba-zimbi halted.
'There Is the place" no said, point
Ing to an opening In the cliff. This
opening was about forty feet from the
ground and ellipse-shaped. 1t could not
have been more that twenty feet high
by ten wide and was partially hidden
by ierns and bushes that grew about It
In the surface Of the cliff. Keen as my
eyes were ! doubt II should ever have
noticed IL, for there were many such
crags and cranniee in the rocky face Of
The great mountain.
We drew near and looked carefully at
the place. The first thing l noticed
was that the rock, which WAS not quito
had been worn by the
passage Of baboons; the SEC
md, that something white was hanging
IN a bush near the top Of the ascent
It was q pocket handkerchief.
Now there was no more doubt about
he matter. With beating heart l be-
tan the ascent For the first twenty
Get IL was comparatively easy, for tho
ock sholved; the next ten feet was
cry difficult, but still possible for an
ctive man, and schieved Il, followed
y 1ndaba-zimbi. But tho last twelve
r fifteen feet could only be scaled by
hrowing . ropo over the trunk Of .
tuntsd tree which grew at the bottom
I the opening. This We accomplished
tth some trouble and the rest was
asy. A foot or two above my head the
sndkorchief nutered In the wind.
Langins TO the rope, graspsd IT. II