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face. o king. but the face of a girl love-.
brighter than the stars. Three went |
out at the mountain gate, o king: only
two returned, and peeping after them
methought that l saw the third running
swiftly across the plains as a young
maid runs, . king One thing more, king
Of the world. the best of the captives and
the cattle are not here for gift to thee:
they are at the kraal of Bulalio, chief of
the People of the AK. have spoken, .
king yes, because my heart loves not
lies have spoken the truth, and now do
thou protect me from these Wolf Breth-
rem, q king, for they are very fierce.
Now, all the while that the traitor told
his tale Umslopogaas inch by inch was
edging nearer to him and yet nearer,
till at length he might have touched
him with an outstretched spear. None
noted him save |, Umbova alone, and
perchance Galazi, for all were watching
tho face of Dingaan.
"Fear not the Wolf Brethren, SOL
der, gasped Dingaan, rolling his red
eyes, 1.-THE paw of the Lion guards thee
my servant.
Ere the words had left his lips the
Slaughterer leaped. He leaped full on to
the traitor, seized him with his hands.
and broke him as child breaks stick.
He broke him, and cast him dead before
Dingaan. crying:
Take thy servant king. Surely he
sleeps in thy shadowv
Now Dingaan spoke, and his voice
came thick with rage.
"Slay hiln!' he Missed. Stay the dog
and all with him"
Nov we come to game which can
play" answered Umslopogaas. 'Ho!
People of the AK! will you stand to be
slaughtered like sheepY
Then for answer great shout went
up-a shout and roar of laughter. And
this was the Shout
"No. Slaughterer, not SO are we mind
cdr and right and left they faced to
meet the foe, while from all along the
companies came the cracking sound of
shaken shields
Back sprang U1nslopogaas to head his
men; forward leaped the soldiers of the
king to work the king's.will, if SO they
might. And Galazi the Wolf. he also
sprang forward toward Dingaan, and as
he sprang swung up the Watcher. crying
In great voice:
"Roldi' FL
Again there was silence, for men saw
that the shadow of the Watcher lay
dark upon the head of Dingaan.
ut is pity that many should di
when one will suffice" cried the Vol
again LET blow be struck and wher
his shadow lies there shall the Watche
be, and 10! the world shall lack king
A word, kingr
Now Dingaan looked up at the grea
man who stood above him.
"Begone in peace!' he cried.
IA good word for thee, king" sal
the Wolf. grinning. and slowly he dreN
himself backward toward the compar
les, saying: Praise the king! The kin
bids his children go in peace"
But Dingaan would have called
the soldiers to fall upon the People {
the AK. Only staid him, saying:
''Thy death is in it, o king. TIL
Slaughterer will grind such men 8
thou hast here beneath his feet, and the
once more shall the Watcher look upo
thee"
Now Dingaan saw that this was trr
and gave no command. Still he mus
have blood, SO he turned on me.
Thou art traitor. Umbova, as
have known for long, and as yondt
dog served his faithless servant so wi
serve thee" and he smote at me wit
the assegai in his hand
But saw the stroke and springir
high into the air avoided it. Then
turned and fled swiftly as might, al
after me came certain of the People
the AK. Moreover, they saw me comm
and headed by Umslopogaas, who wal
ed the last of all, ran to meet me. The
the soldiers who followed me hung bat
out of reach of the ak.
'Here with the king is no place for L
any longer, my son" said to U1nsloI
gaas.
Fear not, my father: will find "
place, he answered.
Then called a message to the soldie
who followed me, saying:
Tell this to the king, that he b
done i'll to drive me from him, for
Umboya, set him on the throne a
alone can hold him there. Tell hi
this also, that yet worse will he do
seek me where am, for that day VIII
we are once more face to face shall
his day of death.
Then we marched from the kraal U
gugundhlovu.
This of Dingaan. When he heard I
message he once more grew afraid. 1
he knew me to be no liar.
Therefore it was that for awhile
held his hand, sending no impi to SIN
Umslopogaas lest perchance it mis-
come about that should bring him
his death. And before the fear had We
away it happened that his hands w
full with the war with the Amaboc
because of his slaughter of the VIII
people, and he had no soldiers to sp
with whom to wreak vengeance or
petty chief living far away.
CHAPTER XVII.
MoPo TELLS UIsLoPoGAAs THE sECl
OF HIS BIRTH.
Now, afterward, us we went upon
road, Umslopogaas told me of the ii
iDV of EaIo