Evening star., 1895-10-31
TWENTY-SECOND INSTALLMENT.
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1T will be worse for you if YOU don't keen
quiet he said, as he let her GO
lie was kneeling beside her and he kept
his arms raised and his fingers extended
prepared to overpower her again should she
try to break away. Seeing this and hoping
Tor better opportunity, Elsie sat mot ion-
less. The black man, observing her inten-
ton settled back and thrust mis- hand into
the inside pocket of his Jacket A look of
CONSERVATION came over him.
llmwa is Eone!' he exclaimed in a low
voice.
He looked all around him upon the ground
and at the stream behind. Elsie made a
quick start and regained her feet. The
black man was at her side like flash, or
rather like the tiger who springs irresistibly
upon his prey.
He laughed cruelty as he pjnioned ber
arms to her side and held ner as in a wise.
Elsie gave piercing scream.
THAT is useless he said. savagely but
III near no more of it," and holding her
with one arm, he took her handkerchief
from her belt and orammed ii into her
mouth.
''llmwa will have to wait" he then said
but he'll rot go far ard in two hours
can come back to get him."
He again picked Elsie up in his arms and
started with long, rapid strides into the
brush He seen ed to take great pains that
she should not come to harm holding her
h!Gh over the brambles when they lay in
his course, and bending he passed under
low-banging boughs that they might not
scratch her face.
Perhaps it was not so much a desire to
keep his hostage from ill that actuated
Nanga as fear that the least shred torn
from her clothing or the tinest drop or
blood from a scratch might betray her
Wherea bouts to the pursuers whom he
knew would some time set forth to find
her. There was certainly no human kind
ness at the hack of his action. Proud as
Wansa was of his cur ming and shrewdness
it was not until they We're far along on the
mountain that he noticed that Elsies hat
was missing. That and the loss of his rep
tile troubled him. and he redoubied his eX-
ertions to leave no trace.
Now and again he paused for breath, but
the stops were brief. His muscles seemed
tirelesS.
At last he set her down just within the
mouth of the Wilkins mine. Elsie had
never Leen there in all her rambling about
the woods but she knew the place from the
description of it, and she wondered at the
black mans audacity in choosing it for q
refuge.
IF he only leaves me here" she thought
somebody will be sure to find me-"
Nanga was gazing thoughtfuly at he:
ard she pointed to her mouth. He rose
without any sign of interest in her discom-
fort and removed the gag.
IF your friends come near" he said 81
shall put it back. 1 shall carry you nc
further. Come
Constrained to obey, she followed him
out of the mine and around the ridge to the
cave that Martin had disc covered. They
groped their way into this, Wanga holding
Elsie by the hand, until, as VIII thought
a little later it seemed as if she had gone
miles. At length Wanga stopped, and with
match lit IL pine torch set in a cleft OF
the rock.
Elsie then saw that she was in a natural
chamber in the mountain, about as great
in extent as the sitting room al home. Al
the farther side lay the white man with