Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-01-11
THE STRANGE STORY
 or Allan QuateTmain' Wife
BY IT. RIDER HAGGARD,

dren are blind with folly, and think thee mortal because thou hast dealt death upon a mortal who dared to stand against thee. Deign to kneel before me and let me pierce thy heart with this speart, then when I call upon thee arise unhurt."
 1 knelt down, not because I wished to, but because I must. I had not over much faith in Indaba-zimbi, and thought it proba ble that he was in truth about to make an end of me. But really I was so worn with fears, and the horrors of the night and day had so shaken my nerves, that did not greatly care what befell me. When I had been kneeling thus for about half a minute Indaba-zimbi spoke.
 People of tho Umtetwa children of TChaka," he said, draw back a little space, lest an evil fall on you, for now the air is thick with ghosts"
 They drew back space, leaving us in circle about twelve yards in diameter.
 Look on him who kneels before you," went on 1ndaba-zimbi, land listen to my words, to the words of the witch finder, the words of the rain maker, Indaba-zimbi, whose fame Is known to you. He seems to be man, does he not? I tell you, children of the Umtetwa, he is no man. He Is the spirit who gives victory to the white men, he 1t is who gave them assegais that thunder and taught them how to slay. Why were the Impis of Dingaan rolled back at the Blood river. Because he was there. Why did the Amaboona slay the people of Mosilikaayye by the thousand? Because M was there. Aid so say to you that, had I not drawn him from the laager by my magic but three hours ago, you would have been conquered-yes, you would have been blown away like the dust before the wind; you would have been burnt up like tho dry grass in the winter when the fire is awake among 1t. Ay, be- cause he had but been there many of your braves were slain in overcoming few-a pinch of men who could be, counted on the fingers. But because l. loved you, because your chief, Sususa, is my half brother-for had we not ono. father?-I came to you, warned you. Then you prayed mo and 1 drew the spirit forth. But you were not satisfied when the victory was yours, when the spirit of all you had taken asked but ono littlo thing-a white child to take away and sacrifice to himself, to mako the medicine of his magic of-"
 Hero could hardly restrain myself from interrupting, but thought better of 1t.
 ''You said him nay; you said: Let him fight with our bravest man, let him fight with Bombyane the giars for the child. And he deigned to slay Bom by ane as you have seen, and now you say: 'Slay him; he is no spirit Now I will show you if ho Is a spirit, for will slay him hetore your eyes, and call him to life again. But you have brought this upon yourselves. Had you believed, had you offered no insult to the spirit, he would have stayed with you, and you should have become uncoIquerable. Now he will arise and leave you, and woe be on you if you try to stay him.; Now, all men, he went on. Hook for a space upon this assegai that I hold up, y" and he lifted the bangwan of the de- ceased Bombyane high above his head so that all tho multitude could see it.. Every eye was fixed upon the broad bright spear. For awhile he held 1t still, then hc moved it round and round in a circle, muttering as he did so, and still their gaze followed itl For my part, followed his movements with tho greatest anxiety. That assegai had al- ready been noarer my person than l found at all pleasant, and I had no de- sire to make further acquaintance with it. Nor, indeed, was sure that Indaba- zimbi was not really going to kill me. could not understand his proceedings | at all, and at the best did not relish playing the corpus uile to his magical OK | periments.
 "Look! Look! lookr' he screamed. Then suddenly the great spear flashed down towards my breast, felt nothing. but 1t seemed as though 1t passed through m~.
 "Seer -oared the Zulus. "Indaba- zimbi he. speared him; the red assegai stands out behind his back"
 "Rou over, Macumazahn," Indaba- zimh. h.a.ed !n my ear. ''roll over and ! pretend 60 die-quickl quickW I icsr TO time in following these strane. instructions. but falling on my side, threw my arms wide. kicked my legs about and died as arttstically as and lay sstll.
 ''ee~. said the Zulus, "he is dead, the spirit Is a.ed. Look at the blood upon the assegai."
 Stand back! stand backT cried In. dahA-strb1 ''or the ghost will haunt you Ye~, he is dead, and now I will call him back to life again. Look" and putting down his hand, he pluckod the spear from wherever 1t was fixed, and held 1t aloft. "The spear is red, is il
 not? Watch, men, watchl It grows
 white!'
 "ves, it grows white," they said. "Oh
 1t grows whiteT
 '1t grows white because the blood re-
 turns to whence it came," said Indaba
 zimbi. "Eow, great spirit, hear me
 Thou art dead, the breath has gone ou'
 of thy mouth. Yet hear me and arise
 Awake, white spirit, awake and show
 thy power. Awake! arise unhurt!" | began to respond cheerfully to thil