Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-06-11

msnuss 81 20 ne srooa SIN, WITH DrowU
knit md neck craning; then he called out
| something ii IN excited tone, two or three
times over. In his own tongue. TO Granville.
| The Englishmail stared In the same dlrec.
| tion, but could make out nothing definite
lust 1t first, In the full glare ofthe sunlight.
| But this Namagua, with q cry Of JOY. held
up his two fingers as before. to symbol
| ixs the two white men. and pointed with
one Of them TO his guest while the other
he indicated some object in the valley,
noddinx many times over. Granville sell
xed his meaning Ut once. Could 1t be true.
Could relief be at hand? Could the firing
beneath show that Guy was returning?
As he looked and strained his eyes, peer
ing down upon the red plain, under the
shadow OF his open palm, the objects by
the water course grew gradually clearer.
OF natives, armed with spears and
matchlocks. was attacking some
little encampment on the bank
of the dry torrent. The small force
In the encampment Was returning the fire
with great vgor and spirit though APP
numbers o + their swarming assailants.
Even as Granville looked. their case grew
more desperate. A whole horde OF black
men seemed to be making an onset on
some small, white object. most jealously
guarded. round which the defenders Of the
camp rallied with infinite energy. AT the
head al the little band of strangers,
European in pitch helmet was directing
the fire, and lighting hard himself or the
precious white object. The rest were
blacks, he thought. in half civilized COS.
tune. Granvilles heart gave bound as
the leader sprung forth upon one APP
preaching savage, His action. as he
jeaped, stamped the man at once There
was keimscott in the leap Granville
knew in q second IL was indeed Guy
Waring.
The Eamaqua recognized him. too. and
pointed enthusiastically forward. Granville
front! II there was fighting to be done,
let then, help their friends. Let them 20
forward and claim the great reward offered.
Next moment. with q painful thrill of
shame and remorse the Engiishman saw
what was the nature Of the object they
stood siilf within him. It was sort Of
sedan chair, or invalid litter, borne on
poles by four native porters Talk about
Goals offire! Granville Kelmscott hardly
knew how to forgive himself for his un.
worthy distrust. Then Guy must have
his way through. and now he was on his
way back to the interior again, with
sufficient escort and palanquin to fetch
him.
Even Is he looked the assailants closed
in more fiercely than ever on the altering
little band. One them thrust out with an
assegia at Guy. In an agony OF horror,
Granville cried aloud where he stood.
Surely, surely. they must be crushed to
earth. No arms Of precision could ever
avail them against such swarm of assail-
ants, poured forth over their camp as il
from some human ant-hill.
LET us run!'' the sick man cried to the
Namaqua, pointing to the fight below; and
the Namaqua. compromising the gesture,
if not the words, set forward TO run with
him down the slope into the valley.
At about hundred yards off from the
crowd, Granville crouched ssbehind . clump
OF thorny acacia. and signaling the Mama
qua to hide Ct the same time. drew his re-
vOlver and fired poiDt-blank at the hind
most natives
The effect was electrical In moment
the savages turned and Raxed around them
astonished. One OF their number was hit
and wounded in the leg. Granville had
them. The natives faltered and fell back.
A. they did so, Granville emerged from
the shelter OF the acacia bush, and fired
. second shot from another point at them.
At the same instant the Namaqua raised .
loud native ba.tle-cry and brandished his
asssgai. The effect was electrical. The
hostile tribe broke up In . wild panic
ct once. They cried out In their own
| tongue that the Namaquas were down
| upon them, under English guidance; and
quick as lightning, they dispersed as ii by
magic, to hide themselves about in the thick
bush Jungle.
Two seconds later Guy was wringing
Granvilles hand in fervor of gratitude.
| Each man bad saved the others life. In the
rapid interchange OF question and answer
that followed, one point alone puzzled them
both or q minute or two.
But why on earth didn't you leave a
line to explain what you'd dOne!' Gran
| Vile cried, now thoroughly ashamed of his
| unbeiief II only I'd known you were CONF
ing back to the village. it would have saved
me SO much distress, 80 much sleefless
misery
| why, so did, Gay answered. still
thoroughly out oil breath. and stained with
blood and powder. II tore leaf from my
notebook and gave it to the Namaqua ex-
planning to him by sign that he was TO let
you have u st once the moment YOU were
conscious. Here. YOU, sir. The went on turn.
ho|dinu ~ the n notebooE before liz I Ewes sn to