Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1892-09-02

sHl..u.' tm.iI.a,a." aud that
vnt 300
th,rau,r mn,ln,-- came upan NADIA,
u' itu.iitf ar.l -ho laN "a the cave
g.. dtta sul ui.ht-. Aud with her mad
t,.. .It.r ,I.i.ua
Arl i.' t.f mrdn's- l,n h.r. aud she
av,l, O., tu.v uat -hr.vas diving and
th1t ,.i,, ,h. loved sp,ko without tho
hul, saving BOO hollow accents.
NtIn' p.t.u N,t i've. Nplas"
Yea. sho answered huar.,l, Wa
ter cas-, iuo Ntt,r'
Ih.u ,nm, q tuusl ~ Il a great snake
dr.rint u.,lf along painfully Awhile
tt..,i tt,u trembling hand thrust u
mt'. r.uil Il water through the hole.
$50, dttuk atl now she could speak,
though thr. wal,l seemed e. fuw through
h,' veins like an,
81 81 ul'ri ,"u. Um-lopoRaaS| she
snii .uf Az yuu dead and do dream Of
iuu.'
.lti-l Ntla. sad thu voice "IIcark-
en- Have l"u drawn the rock hume?'
'Ala4. ,rs." che answered, Per
chance II th' two Il US strive at 1t 1t Will
move
A,sd our strength wrrr ~ h., It was,
bui paw' suil. 1T us try."
a, the, sttu,e With the rock. but tho
vH q them together had not the
vrrrth - a girl and u would not
mrtr
'un,c over. rmslopngaas." said NADIA.
w Be- boat waste the time that Is left
! o. mr let us talk
~ awhile thorn was no answer. for
I 'usiutuEaas hal tainted, and Nadia
lsat he breasts. thinking that he was
dral
Presently he fp'ke. however saying:
"a may me- be- We must perish here,
uuo un either side 1T the stunr, not see
b. each uth,f. race. for my might is as
Vsi,t. uar IAN stand upon my feet TO
o. seek f,u.d
"Afr ,uu wounded Umslopogaas?"
ash,l Ntda
Ave N1la. | am pierced Ia the brain
with tho i.aut II an Ak 10 fair stroke
iho captain - bingham hurled il Mt
+ I know not how hong nave Ian yondcr
unj,r iho shadow ~ the rotk, hut it
muat lr hong, ~ my limbs ate wasted
ani th.se Who ioll IA the FRAY are picked
clean hy the vulturrs all except Galazi,
~ the old wolf Duathgrip lies ON his
/ breast diving. hat not dead. licking my
hfuthof'H wounds aud soaring tho fowls
away II was the lcak 81 vulturo
who had smcllcl me out at last that
woke me from my sleep beneath tho
siune. NADIA aud crcpt hithci Would
that bee had not Weakened me. would
that I had died a. ! lay rather than
/ lived . little while tll You perish thus.
like a trapped fox. NADIA. and presently
follow Sou
IA BE- htrl g. lilo 80. Umslopogaas."
shr answered Il who am vet Young
and fair. who love you AMI hoped To
give yuu children Uut 49, Il has come
al.uut sud u may not be put away. |
an wei nigh sped. husband Horror
Hnd fraf have slain the. my strength
fahs tui | suifcr little let IA talk no
muru ~ death lot Us rather talk Of our
childhood. when We wandered hand in
hand lrt us talk alao # our love and II
thr harry hours we have spent since tho
great az rang upon the rock In the Tala-
kasi caves and my fear told you the So
crct ~ my wunanhoul. Sec. | thrust
my hand through the hole: can you not
kias ", mslupngaasy'
Now tmsluIngass stopped his shat
tered head aud kissed the lily's little
hani Then ha held II Ia his own, and
~ thsy at till The end. he without. rest
Ing his back against the rock. she with
Ia. lying on her side. her arm stretched
through the little hole. They spoke Of
their love and tried Co forget their sor-
NV IN A. Ito told her also Of tho fray
that had t'ren aud how u went.
All" shs said, that was Zinita's
wofk Kniia. who hatrl me. and justly.
nuuh,less she set Dingaan ON this path. "
"A little while gone, quoth Umslopo-
Raas, "ani hopcsi that your last breath
and mine might pass together, NADIA,
and thn, together We might 20 10 seek
great ualaEi, my brother, where he il.
Now huIn that help may find mo and
that may live little while because Of
certain vengeance | would wrcak."
Speak not ~ vengeance. love-" she
answered d would die with love and
lnve only IN my heart. and your name
ani yours mnly on my lips. so that IL
anYw here we live again II shall bc ready
g. spring furih Ia greet you. Yet. hus-
hani ~ u in my heart that YOU shall
net lite with me. that You shall live on
o. die the greatest ~ deaths far away
ffum here. II seems that saw II as
lay la the dark ~ this cave you, I'm
slHlsEaas a great man. Raunt and gray,
sifit krn a. the death, and the Ak Groan-
maker wavefing aloft. and many n man
, dead uIsln n white aud shining way,
and aluut you the fair faces Of white
Wumen Aud you hal a hole In your
forehead husband. and on the left side. "
That u like o. lie true. II live" he
answered "foF the bone ~ my temple
u shattered
! Nov NADIA ceased speaking and for n
J hong whle was silent Umslopogaas
was aiai silent Alasi he who had done
maus dro,ls. hu might not save her now;
hr could sCarcely hold himself agait Il
She Fost lle thought ~ It and the tears
flowed down his face aud fell onto the
hani II the Lily She felt them fall
atd spike
Weep not. my husband" she said
have l-sn all tno ~ u wifs 10 you.
W~p nj iuf me. Yet reInem Der that
lowed yun we'll Aud again sho was
sllsu, ful long space Then 'ho spoke
&C. the last time II all. and her voice
eane IN little gushing whisper through
Z ihs hplo in the rnck
Farewell. mslotogaas. my husband
b aui ~ brother | thank You for your
hove Al diu'"
Now msloIogaas could make no an
awrt. uuly he watched the it'll, hand ht
bill Twice ~ uIsne1, twice Il closed
uiau hia own then " upcncd for tht
ihlfi iiiur turned gray. uuivtrcd and