Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-10-23
THE LOST HEIRESS.
a Tale OF Love. Battle and Adventure.
SYNOPSIS OF PREVIOUS CHAPTERS.
TCoPYRIGHTED 1897

of character, IS plotting TO ROB a Mr.. Sydney
Blaine of the sum of t55, QUO, left him DT Nj.
John Blaine Nicholson on condition that he
narries Kate, ouly daughter Of NJ william
Dalston broth er of Mr.. j. ". Dalston. 70 the
latter, Mr.. Nicholson has iusultlngly lett q
bottle of bay rum for his badness and speciiIic
for the govt. He holds conference with ms
lawyer, Mir. Smooth, and they arrange TO sen9
out a Yankee sharper, Mr.. Coo Rowe. hoteu
shot with a revolver, TO endeayor 70 prevent
Blaine, who is engaged fighting IN ZuIulahu
from meeting With Kate Dalston. The YANKEE
undertakes to execute his commission and starts
for Africa. At Rorke's Drift he il sent on q dan
geTous errand. and meets n Zulu with whon ne
has 4 hand to hand light. the YANKEE gettlns tte
worst of <. The Zulu IS about to give MN the
coup de grace with his bowie knife when they are
attacked by fsmished dogs from deserted kEaais.
CHAPTERS ". AND N.-Rowe manages by
means Of MS horse TO escape from the devour-
ing dogs, an at last finds himself near EraaI,
where ne is discovered by girl, Mary Rath,
who lives with her father, Peter. The latter
has been called upon to act as guide TO the
colonel OF his regiment in reconnaissance, anu
is troubled at the idea OF having to leave MS
daughter with the rough looking YANKEE
stranger, Rowe. During his temporary abb
sencc stranger appears, who turns out 10 be
Cant. Dalston. Eoge OveThears him MAKE
love to Mary Rath, who repulses him.
CHAPTER VI. AND vII.-Capt. Dalston, as he
ia about TO advance towards Mary, is ignomin-
ouslv Tollet ov er by the hound. He drew his
sword but Rowe, who steps forward calls
shame on his cowardice. In a subsequent IN
tervew Rowe explains that he has letter for
him and presents it to him. After reading ats
contents Dalston becomes more friendly, and
offers to secure place for him in Capt Blaine
troop He Is init reduced 10 Commandant
Darcy, who gives him dlffcult horse TO ride.
Rowe discovers the animal to be his own horse
sWashing,ou.'' he manipulates the animal
creditabiy. Meanwhile the great Zulu warrior,
Sirayo, EJ,ve's recent enemy, is discovered,
and fierce attempt at capture is made, but he
stead 2 band of Zulu warriors is advancing on
the defenseless Mary and her maid, Pala, they
being under the impression that their chlei,
Sirayo, is dead. killed by Rowe, whom Mary
last befricnded.
CHAPTER VIII-AN ANXIOUS TINE.
''There is yet time to fly, my mis-
tress, - urged Pala. Your horse is in
the kraal.
"And whittier shall l fy!"
ITO the camp where your friends
are.''
"'My friends; one woman among 5000
men. No. And what would become OF
you.
''What is lie TO me, that / should
want to live? My sun has gone down,
and am ready to follow. - The Zulu
girl fixed her eyes on the broad disc
setting blood-red behind the Isaudlana
ridge.
The level rays struck across the coun-
try, glanced along the blades of the
assegais, cleaned on the line of oX-hide
shields, which the advancing warriors
carried Oh In6lE lelly Lu6u lOphou LAC
doorway with u rosy hue. The Zulu
girls sombre eyes caught the glow, and
Mary's wavy tresses framed her pale
face as with cloud of gold. Surely no
men would use violence against them.
.'They will not harm US, Pala; why
should they?'.
"Oh, white girl, we are already In
the shadow of death. Because you have
been kind you think they will spare
you. / tell you tigress robbed of her
young is not more terrible than these
men robbed of their chief. Blood is in
their eyes and they see red.
For the first time Mary realized her
danger, and her composure gave way to
action. Her training had fortunately
fitted her to an emergency of this kind,
and after the first wave of fear, she
braced herself up.
~ o. are right, we must fly, Pala. ~
'Of what use is it now when they are
already upon usl'' But the Zulu girl
nevertheless shook off the apathy that
had been stealing over her.
Come, - said Mary, 1--WE will hide
among the rocks of Kopje Alleen.''
Pala shuddered and hung back. "The
place is bewitched.'
Mary pulled her in by sheer force,
locked the door and together they slipped
through the back door, which Mary also
locked Away they few, hidden by the
homestead from the Zulus, and reaching
the foot of the hill as fierce shout an
nounced the attack on the house. From
rock to rock taey passed, crouching low,
until they were half way up, then they
waited, trembling and breathless.
The Zulus about the house. shouted to
those whom they supposed were inside to
come out and meet their fate. They
then broke the windows and battered the
door, and afteran interval, their yell of
disa ppointment warned the fugitives that
e search would now be made.
Mary, secure from detection owing to
the dark shadow on the hill, looked over
the rock. She saw knot of Zulus one
of whom was violently gesticulating aud
pointing in her direction.
The others evidently did not agree
with him, or else the dread of the Lonely
Hill was too great, for they tvrned away.
The other man, however, came on alone,
right up to the base of the rocks and
even ventured TO ascend q few feet, but
the gloop, of the place, the dark
shadows among the huge rocks, OPP
pressed him, and he halted. A sigh
wrung from Mary IN the suspense of the
moment completed MS terror, ana he lied
from the accursed spot.
Scarcely had he disappeared, however,
when another source OF alarm arose. A
sudden wild hubbuh broke out. The
Zulus called to one another eagerly to
follow ''the dog
Mary, through the gathering gloom,
saw Carlo tear round to the back of the
house. il Zulu raised his spear against
the hound, but another man warded the
weapon off, and the warriors gathered
round TO see IL the dog would take up
the scent.
The great hound growled menacingly |
at the men, glaring from one to another,
and a movement on their part would |
have led HIM on, but they remained |
still.
Mary's heart beat fast. "Come |
Pals,' she said with suppressed emo /
ton. "we must climb higher The |
Zulu girl, more terrified at the shadows |
than because of tine warriors, crept after
Mary until they reached the very top
most rock, and crouched there in q |
natural hollow scooped out by the wind |
and rain through hundreds of years.
Peering over, Mary saw the dog fling |
up its head as it detected the scent, and |
then watched II rush towards the hill |