The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-02-07

screams as length attracted the atten-
ton of several Of Osmani's followers
to his tent, but still the girl fought
and struggled for freedom.
Osmani's brow lowered, and, turning
30 one of his satellites, he said. grufay:
go! bring her father"
In few moments TInela's father,
bruised, battered and blood-stained,
was dragged forward from the crowd
Of captives.
Strengthening his head, and folding
his arms, the savage chieftain cast
defiant look upon his prosecutors, but
when his glance fell upon his daughter
Tinela he scowled and ground his
teeth. There was dignity OF mien
about the wounded savage that attrac-
| ted even the admiration of his heart
less captors, among whom physical
courage was esteemed the highest vir-
tue
In response to Osmani's brief COM
mand two of the Manyema raiders
shouldered and aimed their guns al the
| chieftain's breast. The savage remained
unmoved; he merely shrugged his
| shoulders and glanced scernfully at the
guns.
Tinela's eyes distended with terror.
"Khalifan, tell the girl to look
well upon her fatherl She chooses life
or death for him. Another sound or
struggle, and that frowning savage
yonder will be shot Does she consent
to behave with peace?"
/ After the negro had interpreted Os-
mani's speech the unhappy girl stifed
sob, then turned and cast flashing
/ glance upon the Arab chief, and bowed
, her head in sullen submission.
"Ha! The savage is tanned? Lead
her to my tent, and take that ugly
| M'shenzi away" Then, turning TO tho
bystanders. Osmani added; ''Bassi!
| You can GO"
AS the night hours passed the scene
| in the Arabs camp grew wilder. The
| victorious raiders gave themselves up
! to an Unbridled carousal The moro
sober of the party danced and sang un-
! til their bodies were bathed in per-
spiration, and they fell to the ground
exhausted
About midnight the jewellers were
| startled by a stified groan which ap-
! peared TO emanate from the direction
/ of Osmsni's tent, but treasured by the
subsequent silence they S aid laughing
! ly:
"Ha! Our masters vixen shows her
.eeth again" Merrily the dance and
song continued, the deep bass voices of
the singers blending with the incessant
booming of the drums. filing the still
night air with reverberations
Muddled with potent palm Juice,
careless and stupefed, the drunken
raiders were too absorbed in their
carousal to notice Tinela's 1.-THE figure
glide from beneath the canvas of Os-
mani's tent, and disappear in the
shadow and darkness.
The night grew far advanced, and
the singing and dancing ceased. The
log fires burned low, casting lurid
glow upon the forms of the raiders,
who, overcome with drink. now lay
sleeping in all manner of grotesque at
titudes- Deep black shadows euveloped
the crowd of native captives, who were
huddled together in the center of the
zereba. But they slept not.
The darkness increased; II was the
hour before the dawn. The wind
rustled through the tree tops in the
forest, and the heavy breathing of the
sleepers became more sonorous and
regular and the frogs in the adjacent
swamps croaked dismally at intervals.
Occasionally one of the wood fires
burst into ftful fa me, revealing the
squattirg for n of a dozing sentinel
Then shower OF sparks would arise
from another fire, where half-burnt
log had rolled aside.
A watchful sentinel glancing towards
the forest would have seen the glitter
ing of keen eyes. But the palm juice
had proved too potent. The Arabs
sentries slept.
Dark figures, led by the native girl
Tinela, climbed noiselessly over the
stockade, and swarmed like ants into
shady corner of the camp. If one OF
the sentries had but raised his head he
would have seen the CLEAN of murder
Gus knives and spears
There was silent movement among
the captives, One by one they arose,
freed from their bonds. Then they
crouched like leopards, ready to spring
upon their prey.
shout. a rush Of footsteps, and the
Arab camp was doomed
Dazed and surprised In their drunken
stun bers, the Manyena staggered and
fell before the revengeful natives
Deft and alert the natives swarmcd
upon them, hacking and hewing with
their keen-edged weapons; until, panic
stricken, the surviving manyema
rushed towards Osnanrs tent There
they found Khaldsn with a flaming
fire brand. Holding the canvas aside,
the negro entered Osmani .bn Seyf
was stabbed in the heart with his own
dagger. Tinela had revengeI herself
This discovery completed the dis
order of the ManyemA marauders, not
one OF whom lived 70 see the approach /
Jag dawn.
The last to Fall was Khslifan, and /
the spear that pierced his body was
hurled bv a female hand.-IIerbert
Ward, in Pail Mall Budget
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