The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-11-05

SOUND o. olasrs running. Iney rAsSeG Oh
| and he took on his boots SO they should
not hear rim n case trey had stopped 10
| listen
This tine he struck away down the slope
| 0; the hill 20 the left, paus:ng every Few
| yards 30 listen. and row only anxious 20
| find sorne safe place q retreat against the
| coming norB. when, no doubt, scores OF
| snarp-eyed trackers would be searching
for him.
He vas sore now from his wound, and
| from the knocks and cuts received In his
| headlong flight. and his feet growing pain
fUg beyond endurance, he sat down with
| sudden Resolve 10 run no farther should he
| die for IL And as he sat there like ar
| animal at bay. he say white figure ap
| preaching by fits and starts. now running
| few yards. noE pausing. To the mind e
| c0i0nist reared on native superstition this
epparilIon could not be other than fearful.
bit Grgdweil mad got beyond ali feeling 81
fear. He thrust MS white ana bleeding
face forward with a grim look about his
mouth. and then slowly lifted his rifle and
followed the movements Of the figure with
the barrel. Three times his finger curled
round the trigger. but each time hs
restrained from giving the fatal pressure.
The figure was now within six yards OF
him
stop he cried. nerceiy.
He was answered by q low gasp OF fear.
nent quiverins from the violent trembling
a woman cried Steve. Who are
you7'
He rose up. took a step forward. swayed,
ana pitched heavily forward. his rife fly
tns away with a clat;er.
native still proving about heard the
noise and called 10 his friends bat ere
he reached the spot. the woman sprang
forward caught Steve by the arms and
dragged him into the shelter Of thlcket
near, herself crouching low down under
the leaves.
Size sat there, trembling violently at fn-
tervals. while the Kafflrs searched around
and then. when all Was again quiet she
summoned courage enough 70 raise the
head or The unconscious man 10 her lap
and waited in a st.por Of despair.
In the cold hours OF the early mo ming
Steve stirred then sat suddenly up. making
stir IN the bush
BE quiet she said. elu,ching his
wrist.
Gradwell snatched his hand away rough
Where's my gum
You dropped IT," she whispered. when
you tainted. There are Kaffirs near.
dragged you In here
'You d!d?' he said. wonderingly: then
after a pause. You should have ief, me
and found better shelter. We must get
out OF this
She shivered and he crept out OF the
bush. and looked towards the east. where
the dawn was showing in hand OF gray
suffused with delicate pink
Lie close" ne whispered. while find
my rife" He crept along slowly raising
his head to peer about, and soon he ~rig-
gled back with his rife which was stick
ing. butt upperuost IN a bush
Come along" re whispered: from the
mist rising beyond there must be a kloo.
| near whore we may find better shelter"
We may be found before We get there"
She replied fearIully
"Do you know Kaffir warsarer' he asked
significantly.
Il am Grace Hartley" she answered
All see. You were escaping from the
fire Well, you know they will ind you
here In the mornins-in an hour maybe
and what them
She rose up and stood by his side
He took her by the arm and they went
on 10 where n white Vapor appeared ghost-
~ against the dark hills swiftly but In
utter silence. they went. hut tho mist seem
| ~ 10 recede before them and when they
| stood al last on the edge OF The mist the
| sun had shown bood-red crescent above
| the dark horizon. His rays shot up fan
like into the heavens but as the vast orb
stood clear the long slanring beams fell in
radiance on the billowing mist, pierced
into the sloomiest shadows beyond and II
was day. pay-and they stood exposed On
bare rock
She drew hack. clutch'ng at her breast:
and he looked wildly around
No words were wanted 10 tell them Of
their danger The mist below them covered
a deep kloof. and the rock they stood on
was the upper rim OF sheer preoipice. Be
hind them and an either side there was no
shelter nothing but a rock strewn ridge
with here and there a bush
Steve ran - and fro, pNerng Down into
the mist for some way down the wall OF
rock. hut the white curtain. rolling and
twisting. hid ALI
a cry from Miss Hartley drew his at
tention. She was pointing up the ridge
look OF horror in her large black eyes
ana a. ne followed the direction OF her
gaze he groaned. on rail- rock Kaffir
stood heckontng with his hand iiut while
his arm whs stin outstretched the rife
spoke and he ieapt into the air mortaliy
stricken
Grace buried her face In her hands aud
In her terror sire Sid not hear the hoarse
shout which marked the death Of the war
Nor.
Steve 81. ans Re locked round with It's
face white 10 the lips
All what was that dark object looming
near al hand out ~ tie m,st?-a ,ree'
Here. Grace. quick. Qiick'' He seized
her by the arm. ard drew her 20 the edge
OF the prectp!ce. Lying down on his storn-
ach he reached over ard caught a Douga
u the tree
Grasp IT," he said. AMI +. Will swing
you out into tie tree. Hold on. and then
quickly climb down They donf know you
are here. and vii not search for you
She locked tcwu Into that unknown
Depth and shuadersi
i can't she F1uYu1urei
yen must" - cried. almost .avageiy.