Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1896-10-01
KILLING A BRUTAL SAVAGE
two WEN RIDE INTO rHE HEAET
or uATAaELELAND.
The wizard shot who was Rcspon-
slbIe for the Massacre of
white settlers.
(Concluded.)

1t is little short of miracle
that the god hunters were not
now discovered. Good luck was
still with them, however. When
they had arrived within 600 yards
of the M'limo's cave they found
their way blocked by large
party of warriors sitting in the
shadow of some rocks.
Most men would have given up
the expedition at this point, but
both Burnham and Armstrong
were mtde of sterner stuff. They
knew that an indaba, or council,
was in. progress, and that the
Mstabele were not likely to stir
for some time.
Once more they slowly retreat.
ed, and. after making short
circuit they wheeled aud started
again for the summit, fully
realizing that unless they could
get t. the cave at once the oppor-
tuuity might be lost forever. At
any time the women might notify
the Matab belle of the presence of
the two men.
Burnham and Armstrong now
approached the three kopies from
the east Instead of from the soGth,
a. they had originally intended.
They saw from the clump of
bushes where they had tied their
horses that the face of the center
koyje was covered with bushes
and small trees, which practically
concealed its precipltous nature.
They olso saw tnat at the foot
OF tue western korje thers was
large kraal of conlcal huts,
where the lmpis were doctored"
before going to war, This com
. plicated ma tiers still further. Be-
tween them and the foot Of the
hli, sbont 100 yards away, WAS
an open space cf grass which
they must cross.
"Now for it," said Burnham.
Armstrong smiled grlmly. Both
men tIghtened their belts and
prepared for that last dash.
Around them at the foot of the
kopjes were probably a thousand
of as cruel barbIrians as Africa
can boast OF.
According to the programme of
the two desperate men not shot
was to be fired. 1t was to be
SEIZURE. If not n seizure, the
knife. If not the knifa, rs a last
desperate resort, the rifle.
Pausing to take a long breath.
the two men, crouching low, ran
swiftly out in the tail grass of the
open space, stumbling here and
there over the hidden powders,
but keeping ever in direct line
for the summit. Just beyond the
open glade they Game upon steep
path which somewhat resembled
rude staircase. 1t was, fortu-
nately. Invisible o from below, and
Burnham and Armstrong passed
rapidly and noiselessl ly along the
ascent.
At the very summit were two
huge blocks of stone upheaved by
some prehistoric earthquake.
They lenned together in the shape
of an "a" tent, forming an open
ing about four feet in height and
trending downward The men
were on their hands and knees
now. They crawled cautiously
across the last intervening
bowlder right up to the dark and
foul smelling entrance TO the
M'limo's cave.
T0en together, like two great
cats, they dropped softly into the
darkness. The rocky aisle, a few
PAGES in advance, turned sharp
ly to the left. They cautiously
peered around this "neck."
There, in the semi darkness, sat
N'dubi, the M'limo of the Mata-
bile. gaunt and savage, crouched
like spider in noisome web.
Suddenly be b"gan an incanta-
tion. The half-muttered words
of the chant resernbled the mind
less rawlings of hasheesh dream.
With every sway of his body for
ward his gree grees and armlets
of dead mems bones sounded like
the, angry warning of a rattlesnake.
Before he had finished the
chant he sprang to his feet, tall