The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1901-01-04
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CHAPTER viI.-CContlnuedl

CHAPTER Nll.-tContinuedl
They rode all night straight on
without halt II was desolatc
country. uninhabltod by native or
white man. and far removed from any
railway line; but Rothos felt certain
II was the direction taken by Moore in
order to get into the FREQ State.
II was In the early dawn that thoy
came to n narrow spruit tstreaml.
whose banks were different from the
dry. sandy veldt soft and muddy.
Here they dlsmounted. and Heinrich.
the little Zulu. examined the mud at
tentively. uttered little cry. "Baahl
horses and Of men, One. two mans
large footmnrSs. and one small wom-
ans or child's. We have tracked them
and thcy are not before us; am sure
OF that"
Rothes sprang 10 his side and soon
convinced himself that Heinrich was
right Ills excitement could hardly %
kept In check.
I'VE must pross on. Henrlch!" he
exclaimed. 1T Is hard on the poor
beasts. I know. but there Is no time to
be lost Have a drink Of water. boy.
md you can eat your biscuits rid
Ing"
Once more they pressed forward. The
marks continued a bit along tho dom
ga, or water course. then they rose MP
again to the plain. and OF course wcro
lost there. They were now close 70
some OF tho widest and most preclp-
htous Of tho rocky range OF mountains,
and ashley approached the pass Rothes
felt in doubt as TO whether he should
go through Il or continue In the d.
rectlon he had been pursuing. Sud
denly Heinrich. giving a low. Kissing
sound between his teeth turned 10 his
master. his round. wild eyes blazing.
''Daas. baas. look! Straight before
u.s. There Is a horse standing beside
the rockl DO you see him7 There!
There must be a man there. also"
Rothos' eyes were not so keen, but
as they approached nearer he distinct
ly saw the animal standing motionless
by the rock. As they pressed their
horses. on he saw. too. what Heinrich
frst pointed out-a mans figure. lying
PROSTATE on tuft OF short grass un-
derneatb the rock.
He DID not move until they were
close % him. Then Rothes saw he was
n native. and was not dead. as he had
at frht thought. bet sound asleep.
Quick as thought Rothes whipped out
his revolver and covered the PROSTATE
figure with II. while Heinrich. obeying
a signal from his master. crept stealth
lily 10 the man. placed his knee on his
chest and plnIoned both his hands.
With yell the man started up.
struggling violently. but the 1.-THE Zulu
had bound his hands firmly. and
Rothes' revolver pointed straight at
his head
ASK him who he is. Heinrich. and
II he has seen man and woman pass
this way" said Rothes. Tell him l
shall shoot him II he does not answer
at once and tell the truth"
But the crafty native. who was no
other than Gerald Moore's boy" was
reader with his answer than Rothos
. heAh heF'As
Give me gold plece-one. two three
and tell you all you want to know.
baas." he said.
Rothes produced the gold.
IL will give you that II you can tell
me anything about a man and n wom-
an on horseback who came from New
Kelso. near Ladysmith." said he.
The man showed his teeth In hor-
ribly ugly smile.
IL can tell you more about them
than any one in the world, baas. The
man was my master. and his name
Is Mr.. Moore. He was taking the
woman TO Harrlsmlth. and going 10
marry her there. But she ran away
from us two days ago, and now my
master. after beating Chlpanga, Is try
ing 20 find her. She lose herself and
die OF hunger and cold, II Wild beast
do not get her"