Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1895-02-16
CHAPTER XII

CHAPTER HI
The next morning they began the ascent
Of the wall CT rock, which proved to be an
even more difficult business than they had
anticipated There was no path, for those
who lived beyond this natural barrier
never came down it, and few of the dwell
ers in the plains had ever ventured to go
up. It was possible, for Soa herself had
descended here III byeone years, and this
was al that could be said for it. Day aft
er day they toiled through cold and mist
until enc morning Otter stopped and
pointed
Look yonder, baas; the old bag has not
lied to us There is the city of the People
OF the MIST
Following the line of the dwarf's out
stretched hand Leonard saw what had at
first escaped him--that standing back in
wide bend al the foot of the great noun
tain in front Of them were a multitude of
houses built of some gray stone and rooted
with green turf. Indeed, had not his at
tention been called to it, the town might
%Sll have missed observation until he was
quite close to its walls, for the materials
of which it was constructed resembled
those of the powders that lay around
them i'll thousands and the vivid green of
its roofs gave it the appearance of dis
tant space of grassy land.
"Yes, there is the kraal of the great
people, said Otter again, land it is
strong kraal. Look, baas; they know how
to defend themselves. The mountain is
behind them that none can climb, and
around their walls the river runs in
loop on either side, joining itself together
again GA the plain beyond. 1t would go
- "ien 'iie mp which lrieu 10 TAKE
ne
80 ny az etoou s'iii anu se.ireo
- 'iiao my
'',-' lN'iou 10y any,
-, ..-:tt1f ..n,1s TN ~, nv -
a,1alt;o 'lt,.h - f nav was 'lc
question Mnien eaeh Oh them was asking
q. ''1iIi T., iheie was oue one way 10
INV ~ iiu9o ~ anu sue. NO re-
20 80. n'oii 'Iio eeeoie
,ileLs iiei. ieio elis' neutef 70 uie at the
ii,'iu' u 'Ao sleau men s,io one Oh theiii
niouo' .iltii 10 perish hilseraoiy IN the
iiii'1 ,'1iu e ooi':
I'o u SOU eheer' Aeoiiafo answered..
iou ate iioe 9eo ae''u' inc sun SHINES
"il nv, Nioi9 ~ Is d soou oiheh'
)" iioh my iau ies.eo anu urieu thelr
ei''Hes, 'iiey int, i' On with a certain
seii9 9 ~, ~ leiiei lhe,e pelore 'neil was inc
so"l my nau cray ecu 81 Lar 10 VIII soon
ny "'''iu hlio" 'ie "orse ti''o cotiio DC
ian .i'e'li' anu any .hihg was peeVef imam
th!s Ioiig suspense
~ iniuuaS 'hey li'Iu covered ABOUT 10
iiiiiee VI sto"il,i anu co''iu iio" see the
wy ele'ily' ~ was sreao town, sur
r1uiloea py eyelope'ih wall Oh po"iders,
aoone "lioh tlio river ran on every sac,
forming natural moat. Inc buildings
| MIthih tilI Wa,i sseli,eo 10 DC arranged IN
"l.H ~. 70 70 puii' oh pi''h similar
70 1li''. u 'tio nouso III whieii ohey hau
=. p' 80 iissits peloro' INC 'as' con
| s'oii'. Htioii VI si'sS ooN ereu rool giving
tne 'ity me appearance OIL broken hcid
VI t'ri hiitpcNS supported upon walls OF
Stone
~ gilo ilaU ~ was l"iu ou' upon slope,
a,'" ''' Us iie''d iiiiilouia'eiy penea,h me
shecE pfeeiplees Oh inc mountain SIDE
sspo' TWO e'lllees very mueh larger IN SIZE
ti''l. "If % thoso polo"' ono OF these re-
s.ii i oieu tllo otlieI lloiseS ia construction
ane. "as sulfouiueu " separate iheio
- Duo 'iie Seeo1u' "iiioh was pl'eeu On
'i4stei slo.i'-u' 81 1''i % enos eooiu JUICY
',','Y "''s inonese "iu ,iad an
vac eS'ios u hoiii'h "inphi'hea-
teI' "A. 'iio lar e-lo ol inns aInPhltheater
stoO1 Il Il uso mass VI poilsiieu rooA pe''r
iHe sio'eS4oo ieseiii 'i"iioo u -" nSure Vi
i na.r,
| -'p o. 'H''o o'iii''iieo' 0oa! ash
o0 i nv
nc io"er one Is the mouse OF ene KING,
"ntre man, H., anu 'iifie aooso Is tne Aeiipio
"a ""etie' mhelo eno river Uses
iio Dt eiie 'o"eis VI me mountain.
q ~ -, "lit'' 10 'iie pAach s'oile peyoiiu ehe
'ein pc
nat Whl'e man. Is lhe statue OIL ths
so t "to Sit9 'ioie ioie'ei' "a'chihs over
'liu Tt'y u hlS people.
ny must rc great goa, said Leon
"t''' aiiuuils 70 ,he SIG Vi 'he statue.
- 10 SIN@t' sHo answered., anu my
lef.it Is alftiiu az the siShO u MIN
@Al'er IcS1ins ior TWO nourS they Hafch-
ca oii .'iiiii anu sun ~ oeoaiiic apparciV
80 'l1eil ~ e1iieh's "eie Wateheu' ne
Iodu"ay millen 'hey were ioilo"lng-i
ela.h pc.I ,1 iia1 ~ ,iie ieee oi iheh anu
o'.',ie Vouio NC o'4ii9u ioauIWouiu 10
any, iIo between uoNiueIs ol rock ana mere
Gnu 'h0lo SeaHuihs upon .ne uo"ioefs
49, 80 eisie - soa.sNlns oaol VI 'heiii
...s : . ~" e'.iu oa
'a 80 ~ .siilo With ~ vi Wv
o;,e -. ,'e 800
nici'ad NV, ,,rnod ~ ~ I,a,,,d ;th ;n,,
~ a;rbtad III - ss.hN 49, ~. "a,
- - -. ~ - WI NJ va
H.. - - - - ~ 80.
- -,' - 80 q" e 20 u ~
~ $500 az, g9'nu ,io,ii 'I-o iooh
80. =. n ms uit 10y iooN e'''o'i's
~, W. - =" ,; % VS. 70 ooii,e.
90 'i'o' uie" ie.'i ~ tiie oi's
~ 20 - oo''ea " 'i ~.
I4oasiis ,iie iiset Vnae suiIou,iueu ~ IN
'4i1 0ii an On ei'e
-i-.t-N- 0iNG 4A' "a On "a ,i9ii' "cie
~. ~ ,,liH slio ,ili01i. 1o miiIon "ppeaicu
" iioi0 eli''h A'0'o men, ioiiiieu
-. - :. anu az 'ii'e" 'poii
~, a., az tno eoupie-
ne oilsia % az haiia'
leoiialu 'uiiieu anu iooheu az ms COM
paIloi-s WIN soiiie'hlhg IKE oisihas VIII
oeii On III ne lace
ihuso "ai' ior enen' ui'.ii .ne!
I'm sS4t' near, answers :. uaiiiia lheI
o.sSf anu | must go 10 theih aIohe, ana
van s M ele sung witch Goa mas taugns
'te' hen II .i'e 'hihg coiiies Oh .hey VIII
think that we are their lost gods, or at
least so Soa says
Yes II 1t comes on But II 1t doesn 'ts
Ihen good night, answered Jnanna,
with shfug OF her shoulders. AT any
rate, must get ready Tor the experiment.
Come, Soa, bring the bundle to those
rocks over there-qulck. stop minute.
AiofGoG' -df. Ou1ram' You must lena me
tna1 iupy. nave TO MAKE use OF IL
Leonard hahdea over the rupy, renectlhg
tha1 ne Wouiu pfopaDly never see IL again,