Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1890-02-15

ing speechless. At first thought that
he was dying, but this was not SOL
On the contrary, within four days heI
recovered his speech and some power of
movement But he never recovered his
memory, though he still knew Stella
and sometimes myself. Curiously enough
he remembered little Tota best Of al
three, though occasionally he thought
that she was his own daughter in her
childhood. and would ask her where her
mother was. This state of affairs lasted
for some seven months. The old man
gradually grew weaker, but he did not
die. OF course his condition quite pre-
cluded the idea of our leaving Babyan
Kraal till all was over. This was the
more distressing to me because had a
nervous presentiment that Stella was in
curing danger by staying there, and
also because the state of her health rem.
dered II desirable that we should reach
civilized region as soon as possible.
At length the end came very suddenly.
We were sitting one evening by Mr..
Carson's bedside in his hut, when TO our
astonishment he sat up and spoke.
II hear you," he said. eyes, yes, !
forgive you. Poor woman! you too have
suffered" and he fell back dead.
have little doubt that he was address
ing his lost wife, some vision of whom
had flashed across his dying senses.
Stella, of course, was overwhelmed with
grief at her loss Till came her father
had been her sole companion, and there
fore, as may be imagined, the tie be-
tween them was much closer than IL
usual even in the case of father and
daughter. So deeply did she mourn that
began TO fear for tho effect upon her
health. Nor were we the only ones to
grieve; all the natives ON the settlement
called Mr.. Carson "father," and as a
father they lamented him. The air re-
sounded with the wailing Of women.
and the men went about with bowed
heads, saying that "the sun had set in
the heavens, now only the Star (Stella)
remained" Indaba- zimbi alone did not
mourn. He said that it was best that
tho Inkoos should die, for what was life
worth wher ore lay like q log?-more.
over, that it would have been well for all
II ho had died sooner.
On the following day we buried him
fall. II was sad business and Stella
cried very much, In spite of all could
do to comfort her.
That night as I sat outside the hut
smoking-for the weather was hot and
Stella was lying down inside -old Indaha-
zimbi came up, salutcd and squatted Mt
my feet.
"What is it, Indaba-zimbil' said.
"This, Macumazahn. When are you
going to trek towards the COAST"
81 don't know" I answered. "The Star
is not fit to travel now; we must wait
awhile"
"No, Macumazahn, you must not wait;
you must go, aud the Star must take her
chance. She is strong. 1t is nothing.
All will he we'll"
"Why do you say SO? Why must we
go?'
"For this reason, Macumazahn," and
he looked cautiously round and spoke
low. "The balloons have come back in
thousands. All the mountain is full OF
them"
IL did not know that they had gone,"
said.
"Yes." he answered. "they went after
the marriage, all but one or two; now
they are back, all the balloons In the
world, ! think. ] saw whole cliff
black with them"
sis that all?" said, for saw that he
had something behind II am not afraid
of pack of baboons."
"No, Macumaaahn, it is not all. Tho
babyan-frau, lIcndrika, is with them
Now, nothing had been heard or seen
of lendrika since her expulsion, and
! though ut first she and her threats had
haunted me somewhat, by degrees she
had 10 great extent passed out of my
mind, which was fully preoccupied with
Stella and my father rin-laws illness. !
started violently. "How do you know
! this?" asked.
II know IL because saw her, Macu.
mazahn. She is disguised she is dressed
up in baboon skins, and her face is stain.
ed dark. But though she was long
way off knew her by her size, and
saw the white flesh of her arm when the
skins slipped aside. She has come back
Macumazahn, with all the balloons in
the world, and she has come back to dc
evil Now do you understand why you
should trck?"
"Yes," said, "though don't see how
she and the balloons can harm us.
think that it will be better to go. II nee
essary we can camp tho wagons some
where for a while on the journey. IIcark
en-, lndaba-zimbi; say nothing Of this I,
the Star; / will not have her frightened
And hearken again. Speak to the hcat
men, and see that watchers are set al
around the huts and gardens, and keep
there night and day. Tomorrow wewil
get the wagons ready, and the next day
we will trek"
He nodded his white lock and went Il
do my bidding, leaving me not II littl'
disturbed --unreasonably SO, indeed. i
was "A strange story. That this woman
had the power of conyersing with ba
boons i knew. That was not SO very
wonderful, seeing that the Bushmel
claim to be able To do the same thing, an,
she had been nurtured by them. Blu
that she had been able to muster them
and 10y the strength of her human vii
and intelligence muster them in order /,
forward her ends of revenge, seemed t,
me SO incredible that after reflection ms
fears grew light. Still i determined tt
trek.
So went into Stella, and without say
ing a word to her of the baboon story
told her l had been thinking matter!
over, and had come TO the conclusion
that it was our duty 10 follow her father
instructions TO the letter, and leave Bah
yam kraals at once. Into all our talk
need not enter, but the end of il was thai