La Junta tribune., 1899-05-06

across the sandhiils. In about an hour
they arrived At the kraal. consisting OF
low huts covered with skins. and were
appeared to be in high admiration at
their chiefs new attire. They showed
every kindness to Philip. bringing him
milk. which he drank eagerly. Philip
surveyed these daughters Of Eve. and.
As he turned from their offensive.
greasy attire. their strange forms and
hideous features, he sighed and
thought of his charming Anime.
The sun was now setting. and Philip
still felt fatigued. He made signs that
he wished to repose. They led him into
a hut. and. though surrounded as he
was with filth. and his nose assailed
by every variety OF bad smell. attacked
moreover by insects. he laid his head
on his bundle. and. uttering short
prayer of thanksgiving. was soon in
q sound sleep.
The next morning he was awakened
by the chief of the kraai. accompanied
by another man who spoke q little
Dutch. He stated his wish to be taxi
en- to the settlement where the ships
came and anchored. and was fully un-
derstood. But the man said that there
were no ships in the bay at the time.
Philip. nevertheless. requested he
might be taken there. as he felt that
his best chance of getting on board
of any vessel would be by remaining
at the settlement, and. at all events.
he would be in the company Of Eu-
ropeans until vessel arrived. The
distance. he discovered. was but one
days march. or less. After some little
conversation with the chief. the man
who spoke Dutch desired Philip to fol-
low him. and that he would take him
there. Philip drank plentifully from q
bowl OF milk brought him by one OF
handful OF beetles offered by the chief.
he took up his bundle and followed his
new acquaintance.
Toward evening they arrived at tho
hills. from which Philip had view O.!
Table Bay and the few houses erected
by the Dutch. To his delight, he per-
ceived that there was vessel under
sail In the ofing. On his arrival at
the beach. to which he hastened, he
found that she had sent boat on
shore for fresh provisions. He accost-
ed the people. told them who he was.
told them also OF the fatal wreck OF
the Ter Schilling. and OF his wish to
embark.
The officer in charge OF the boat will
lingly consented to take him on board.
and informed Philip that they were
homeward bound. Philips heart leaped
at the intelligence. Had she been out
ward bound, he would have Joined her;
but now he had prospect of again
seeing his dear Anime before he re-
embarked to follow out his peculiar
destiny. He felt that there was still
some happiness In store for him: that
his life was to be checkered with alter
nate privation and repose. and that his
future prospect was not to be one con-
tinued chain Of suffering and death.
He was kindly received by the cap
tain of the vessel, who freely gave him
a passage home; and in three months.
without any events worth narrating.
Philip vanderdecken found himself
once more at anchor before the town OF
Amsterdam.
Anime was both surprised and glad
to welcome her husband home 30 much
sooner than she expected. Philip re-
mained at home for several months.
during which his father-in-law, Myn-
heer Poots. died. leaving Anime great
fortune in gold and jewels. which he
had accumulated.
Leaving his wife comfortably estab-
lished, with two servants to wait on
her, Philip again departed on his mis-
sion, this time as second mate on the
Batavia, fine vessel of 400 tons bur-
den.
ITO be continued.)