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he was well nigh hidden by their forms.
Yet no fang pierced him, for as they
leaped they smelled the smell of the
skin upon him and dropped down at his
feet, fawning and licking him. Then
Umslopogaas saw that the wolves leaped
at him no more, but the she wolves gath
cred around him who wore the she VOLTS
skin. They were great and gaunt and
hungry, and their number was so many
that he could not count them. Umslopo-
gaas, looking on their red eyes, felt his
heart become as the heart of a wolf, and
he, too, lifted up his head and howled,
and the she wolves howled in answer
"The pack is gathered; now for the
hunt" cried Galazi. make your feet
swift, my brother, for we shall journey
far tonight. Ho, Blackfang! Ho, Gray
snout! Ho, my people, black and gray,
away, away!
He spoke and bounded forward, and
with him Went Umslopogaas and after
them streamed the ghost wolves. Pres
emily they stood by a kloof that was
thick with wood. Galazi stopped, hold
ing up the Watcher, and with him
stopped the wolves.
81 smell a quarry" he cried. "In, my
people, inr'
Then the wolves plunged silently into
the great kloof but Galazi and Umslopo-
gaas drew to the foot of it and waited.
Presently there came n sound of break
ing boughs, and 10. before them stood
buffalo, Il bull, who lowed fercely and
shifted the air.
This one will give us good chase,
my brother"
AS GalaZi spoke the first of the wolves
drew from the covert and saw the buff
falo; then, giving tongue, they sprang
toward it. The bull saw also, and
dashed down the hill, and after him
rame Gala2i and Umslopogaas, and with
them all their company. On rushed the
bull, mad with fear He rushed so
swiftly that the wolves We're left behind,
since here for a space the ground was
| level to his feet. Galazi looked on UNI
slopogaas at his side and grinned.
You do not run so i'll, my brother,
| who have been sick Of late See now if
| you can outrun me! Who shall touch
| the quarry first:'
Now the null was ahead by two spear
throws Unslopogaas looked and grin
ned back at Galazl. Good he cried.
| "Awayw
They sped forward with a bound, and
Tor awhile 1t seemed to Omslopogaas as
though they stood side by side, only the
| bull grew nearer and nearer. Then he
| put out MS strength and the swlttness
OF his feet and 10. when hc looked again
he was alone, and the bull was very
near. Never We're feet so swift as those
OF CmslopoGaas' Now he reached the
bull as ne laDored on. OmslopogaaS
! placed ms hands upon the back of the
bull ana leaped; he was on him; he sat
nm as you white men SIT horse. Then
he lifted the spear III his hand and drove
1t down between the shoulders to the
spine, ana OF sudden the great buffalo
staggered stopped and fell dead
Then GalaN came up, WHO, now,
IS the sWiftest, Galazl,' cried Umslopo-
gaaS' Il, or You OF your wolf host:'
. on are the swittest, mslopogaas,'
said GalaA, gasplns tor his breath.
Newer did man run as you run, nor
ever shall again"
Now the wolves came up and would
have torn the carcass, but GalaZi beat
them back. Then Galazi said, Let US
cut meat from the bull with spear"
SO they cut meat, and when they had
finished, GaIaZl motioned to the wolves
and they fell upon the carcass. In a
! little while nothln" was left except the
larger bones, and yet each wolf had but
little.
Then they went back to the cave and
slept.
Afterward UmSlopogaas told Galazi
ali his tale, and Galazi asked him if he
would abide with him and be his broth
er, and rule with him over the wolf kind,
on seek his father Mopo at the kraal of
Chaka.
UmslOpOgaas said it was rather in his
mind to seek his sister NADIA, for he was
weary of the kraal Of Chaka, but he
thought on NADIA day and night.
"Whcre, then, is NADIA, your sister,
asked Galazi.
"Shc tarries in the caves of Your PEG.