Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-12-26
The PEOPLE
OF THE MIST.
Copyright, 1875, by the Author.l
CHAPTER V
By H. RIDER HAGGARD.

From the earliest dawn Leonard had been
experimenting the transport across the
river Of the hundreds of slaves whom they
had released. There they Were put ashore
by the settlement men, provided with n
store of meal and left To shift for them
selves, it being found utterly impossible
TO take them any farther.
There, JlIcy are gone" said Otter as
the last bOItlusd Sc: cut under the charge
OF Peter. Well, let them go, the silly
sheep 30 much the less trouble for us,
who, although we have a ShepherdcSS, can
scarcely lead 50 large a flock. Well, VIC
have pulled the missile yondCr out of the
slave nest, and nc Yellow Devil-ah, We
have talked with him and all his crew!
And row are we To go en- to win the gold,
the real yellow devil, baas:''
81 suppose so, Otter" answered Leon
ard. THAT is, if old Soa keeps her word.
But it isn't gold, it is rubies. At any
rate, we must make for the settlement be-
low Sena to take these men back and sec
if we can hear anything of Mavoom.'
$50" said Otter after pause. well,
the ShephcrIcSS, as these settlement peo-
pie call her, will want to find her father.
Say, haas, she is proud, is she not? She
looks over our heads and speaks little
Ives, Otter, she is proud
And she is beautiful No woman was
ever so beautiful.
Yes, Otter. she is beautiful
And she is cold, baas. Sho does not
shy thank YOU nicely for all that you
have done"
Perhaps she thinks it the more, Otter. -
Perhaps she thinks it the more. Still
she might say thank you to YOU, baas,
who ere hCr-husband.
what do you mean by that,''
II mean, baas, that yen bought her
first, according TO our custom, and mar
riCd her afterward, according to your
own, and il that does not make her your
wife nothing cam
stop that FOOLS talk said Leonard
angriIy, and never let me hear you speak
so again"
Juanna looked up and saw him stand
ing before her proud and handsome, an
air OF command upon his thoughtful face,
deep chestcd, bearded, vigorous, n man
among men She saw the admiration in
his eyes and blushed, knowing that, do
what she would to prevent IL, it was re-
Elected from her own. Another moment,
and she was holding out her hand TO him
and smiling pleasantly.
Good morning she said. II hope
that YOU have slept we'll, and that you
have no had news
II spent eight hours in N state of alb
sOlute stupOr,'' he answ, Ied, laughing,
and l have no news at all to speak Of cx-
cept that ! have got rid of those slaves,
poor creatures. l fancy that our friends
the slave dealers yOnder have had enough
Of our company and arc scarcely likely TO
follow us
Juanna turned shade paler and an
swcrcd:
II trust so. At least have had enough
of them. BY the way, Mr.. Outram, IL
u,
her eyes caught the glcam of the gold cir
cICt on the third finger of her left hand.
This ring belongs to you. l will return
it ut once
Miss ROdd, ;" said Leonard gravcly, I'VE
have passed through a very strange adven-
turc together. Will you not keep the ring
in remembrance of it,
Her strong impulse was to refuse. While
she wore this ring the thought of that hate
full scene and still more hateful mockery
of marriage would be always with her.
And yet the words of prompt refusal
were ON her lips feeling, an instinct al
most a superstition, caused them to remain
unspoken. You are very kind, she said,
but this is your signet ring. Is not that
what you call it: You cannot wish to
give it to n chance acquaintance"
Yes, it is my signet ring, and if you
VIII iOoA Ut the crest All" hio''o S"u "4it
sec thae theS arc lio1 llapPLoPfi",e- anu Anu
90 wish 10 give IL even 10 chahce ''c-
quaintancc,' if you will allow me no more
intimate term
II have looked at them" she answered
as she examined the ring curiously. 1t
was of plain and sOmewha massive gold
ana oeepIy cut INTO inc snlclu iace oe%ei
was the OutIah cr's1-a manu- noiuins "
drawn sworu-oenea'h whlcn inc motto (,
was eheraEeo. hat Is tne las' "oiu u,
the motto: she went on 1t Is SO ruoOeu
that cannot reau 1t TOT h"iho nun
or
And heart said Leonard
Juanha pIushed' thougn why the worn
heart shoulu make her olush she hhe"
not
Wen, Will wear the ring II you WISH
IL, Mr. Outram- IN memory Oh our adNen-
ture-that Is, until you ask Ii back again.
she said confusedly; then added, with 4
change of tone, them Is one detail of that
| adventure that hope you will not alludC
TO more than you can avoid, for the recol-
lection of it is most painful to me, proba'
bly, more SO than even to YOU
II suppose you mean the ceremony oil
marriage, MISS hodu'
mean the wicked and aoominahie
farce In which we were maze TO play
part, she answered passlonateIy. Mos'
of the witnesses OF that shameful scene
are dead and cannot speak OF 1t, and Il
You will Keep your servant, the dwarf 81
lent VIII do the same by Francisco Lev
IL be forgotten by Doth OF US
Certainly, Miss hodd, said Leonard
| Ihat Is, IL anything SO strange can De lot
gotten And now VIII you come 10 preak
last!
| She bowed her head In assent and sweep
| past him, the red lilies in her hand.
Il wonder what hold she has got Owe
that priest, thought Leonard to himself
that she talked of being able TO keep hin
silent
When he reached the camp, Leonar'
FOUND the priest taking cohhoehtlali! u
| Juanna-