Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-12-18

spent From chin to brow the lovely
face was snffused with bushes, then the
color faded leaving the face white and
cold.
"Father,'' she said, "hsre is Cept.
Blaine who was captured by the Zulus
and has marvellously escaped
Blaine approached and greeted the old
farmer, while Pala with sly look at
Mary withdrew hurriedly and ran to-
wards the house with many look back
over her shoulder TO see IL she was fol-
lowed. When out OF sight she stopped
quickly, took something from q bag of
monkey skin at her side and placed it
under large fiat stone.
This done she went on to the kitchen +,
swuying her body to q dancing step and
clapping her hands.
Dick had watched the performance
from the stable, but he gave little
thought TO the stone and its hidden
secret. Here was an opportunity for
love-making, and Dick was not the man
to let il clip.
He carefully arranged his woody locks.
cooked bis smasher iauntily on one side,
and staggered towards Pala with an
exaggerated imitation of the cavalry
roll, rubbing his cords together as he
went to make a swishing noise.
Pala observed his approach with a
broad stare, then busted herself with
the fire.
"Mornin' - said Dick. crossing his
legs and leaning gracefully against q
tree, fine dey dis mornin'. -
"It's afternoon said Pala, with a
toss OF her head.
$50 it are, " answered Dick. looking
anxiously up at the sky-''mIght a
known dat from the state of my stum-
mick. Somefin nice for dinnah,' he
continued with an insiduous smile.
Psla glanced at him out of the
corners of her eyes. &. Tain t dinner
its tea
"soh-doan't keer. sIong as it's
sumfn etyou'll jes eat outn de same
pot. -
Pala laughed scornfully.
My, you es plump said Dick,
driving his approaches nearer. "Now,
should say your arm were bigger as
mime He unlinked his legs and
spanned Pala' 3 rounded arm with both
of his hands. A sounding slap from her
dlsengaged hand sent him Keeling.
Dick laughed, felt he was indeed get
ting on with his courtship. II ne could
venture to give her return salute of
the same hearty description he would
feel safe.
Not too plump to work, - he OBJ
served; "got a mighty strong arm.
Spect now you could hoe de corn we'll in
Inygearden.
Pala Strengthened herself, and Dick IS
eyes glistened rs they dwelt upon her
fine figure and proud bearing. He him.
self was a handsome fellow, with roll
licking glance, and no doubt had played
havoc in msnv q kraal, so that he had
much confidence i'll his power of con-
quest.
"You re my wife? Got plenty of cat
tle-plenty milk. Eth, what say?'
Pala looked him up and down. "I'm
q Zulu she said proudly-"you, q
dog-go,'
Dick S pride was wounded at its most
tender part. He went at once, with his
head up, and before he knew where he
was, he found himself at the base of the
awful Kopje Alleen.
His first impulse was to run, but the
sting of Pala's contem ptuous rejection
had .nnoculated him with rsckiessness.
He resolved TO explore the peak, even
if he were to come in contact with the
spirit of the flaming. eye.
lie went up at frs: with clatter. the
noise of. rafting stones giving him cour-
age as the shrill whistling of boy IN
lonely place gives him feeling of secu-
rity, but when in the shadow of the
larger rocks halfway up, the dull echo
of the stones oppressed him, and he
moved cautiously.
Turning large rock ne came suddenly
upon grinning skull perched on ledge
level with his face. and at the same in
slant binding shaft of light struck
aslant from above and shone through the
hollow eyes.
Dick stood paralyzed, his eyes stand
ing ut and his lower jaw falling away.
W hie a gurgling noise came out of his
throat.
He had no power to fly from the awful
thing, and would in few seconds have
gone off in a fit had not the flame sud-
denly died away. He continued to glare
at the spectre in azed way, when
noise from above attracted his attention.
1t sounded like aughter-diabolical
it WAS true, but still something
be could understand.
Withdrawing his glance by painful
effort from IDe eRull, ne lOOkeu up TO see
W hat matter of spook 1t was. The first
thing that struck him was that the spirit
had a white face, singular thing at the
outset, because as he understood, all
spirits were shadowy and dark. The
next strange thing about the spirit was
its voice.
"Hulloa, you black niger, - it cried
out, "have you got any tobacco about
you?''
"Yoh. - cried Dick, "et's ole Skin
jacket - He gave whoop and Skinned
up the remaining distance like channels.
With the help of skins and rushes
Rowe had made himself snug sleeping
place beneath a shelving rock and from
that safe retreat he could see all who
approached the farm house. Dick was
soon at ease, though it was some time
before his face recovered its usual hue of
polished mahogany.
His attention was given to curious
which Rowe was working
upon.
49," he observed with awe, "dot
was de ting made suoh a fire true de dead
Zulu 5 head
Eyes, that was spirit g eye that scared
you, Dick; you watch me- throw o line of
light TO the bottom of the HILL