Hutchinson gazette., 1901-10-17
CHAPTER XIV,
Namampa Meets a Man.


vending his way toward the valley
where the Castle of salvarea was SIT
uated There was this peculiarly
about this horseman; He had neither
saddle, blanket nor bride. sitting
awkwardly upon the bare back OF a
clumsy little horse, he clung to It's
mane, and prodding 1t constantly with
IA stick to accelerate It's pace, he logged
along as q sailor on horseback always
1ogs,
Suddenly the horseman bent his
head and looked eagerly In the near
distance. He saw man afoot making
toward the north with neither rapid
nor steady steps.
Drawing nearer TO the lonely foot
traveller the horseman's eye lit up, for
he had recognized the face.
Hang me II that isn't old Namam-
pa, the herb Doctor" he said, Il saw
his wlzened old face at Lola's funeral
and / never could forget IT," Then
shouting in Spanish: "Ahoy there,
Namampa Whittier boundH"
The Carib-for II was really he
looked askance at the stalwart fellow
who had thus addressed him, and
seemed about to quicken his pace. But
II occurred TO him that, whether on
foot or mounted, the younger man was
more than match for him In speed 80
he paused as II hesitating
IL do not know you, senor," he said.
"You have called my name, but many
know the herb-doctor OF the Caribs
whose faces are not remembered by
me-"
"Well your face is remembered by
me well enough" was the reply mo
man who once saw It could easily for
get It, Not that II Is so wonderfully
beautiful either"
The thin, wlthered lips Of Namampa
cracked into a smile.
"Namampa isold," he said. "He is no
longer good to look upon. But as the
outward beauty passes away with age,
then comes the full development Of the
soul-the brain. No, Namampa is no
longer young nor handsome, but he
knows many things"
"A false estimate Of your knowledge,
old man. said the horseman. 1--WE
heard It said that an Indian charm
doctor, by his arts and humbugs, can
make his tribe believe he Is a great
medicine man, but that he could Inn
,,ua an rna,, yuhn COLL tbampalunp initial
lgent was n surprise to me-"
was a surprise to you'll" repeated
the Carib, stung with curiosity to know
who the stranger was, and resentment
that his own skill should be so belit-
tied. What do you mean? Who are
you that you do not believe In Nam
ampas skill?"
We'll, as to that" replied the horse
man, my name is Tempest, and am
one Of those Americans that are not
pver-much loved by his Royal High
ness Philip the Fraud. I've Just taken
canter cross country for my health,
and now I'm returning to the Coroni
Valley to look up my friends, What 1
mean by doubling your skill Is this: A
girl was lying III in the Castle Of Sal
yarez, and you, of all the people this
side of the 0rlnoco, were chosen as the
wsest medicine-man and the most
likely to pull her through, Did you do
It? No. You mumbled your prayers
and charmed the men who were well,
but failed to affect the Firl who was
I'll. That's sore point with me, old
Carlb; not that | loved the girl herself,
but / loved her lover, and when she
died his heart was broke and the light
went out OF his life. That was the re-
suit of your failure, Carib. I've a
mind to cut your lying tongue out with
this beautiful knife stole from the
fellow who calls himself king"
Namampa jingled the gold he had
received from Mattazudo, and looked
calmly and contemplatively at Temp
est, as II considering some weighty
question.
American" he said, 'the skill Of
Namampa is for him who pays the
best. / knew nothing Of your friend,
It was Philip, whom they call king,
who wished to marry the girl but
Philip offered no gold. There was an
other who"
"Confound you!' exclaimed Tempest,
leaping to the ground and springlng
upon the Carlb. do you mean to say
you took the gold Of Gomez to murder
Lola Cara
As Jack relaxed his grip the Indian
whispered:
Let me up! Let me up! II can
tell you something"
Tempest took the Indian by the hair
and raised him to his feet
"Tell on" he said; land unless you
tell something that pleases me better
than what you have told already you
might better be saying your prayers"
Listen, then" the Carib began.
at is true | was called to tho sick
senorita. / gave her the powder
make from the bark Of the cinchona
tree She got well. But suddenly she
seemed to die 1t was not that gave
her the drug, | knew nothing OF it.
She was buried. You must have been
there for Won say Won saw nv face at