Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-09
CHAPTER III.
Good-bye,

Rachel was the first to wake, which
she did feeling cold for the fire had
burned almost out She rose and walked
from the cave. The dawn was breaking
quietly, for now no wind stirred and
no rain fell So dense was the mist
which rose from the river and sodden
land. however, that she could not see
two yards in front of her, and. fearing
lest she should stumble on the lions or
some other animals, she did not dare to
wander far from the mouth OF the cave
Near to it was large. hollow-surfaced
rock filed now with water like bath.
From this she drank. then washed and
tidied herself as well as she could with
out the aid CT soap. comb or towels.
which done she returned to the cave
AS Richard was still sleeping, very
quietly she laid a, little more wood on
the embers TO keep him warm. then sat
down by his side and watched him, for
now the gray light of the daWnlng crept
into their place of refuge. To her this
slumherng lad looked beautiful. and as
she studied him her childish heart was
filled with strange new tenderness.
such as she had never felt before Some
how he had grown dear to her, and
Rachael knew that she would never for
get him while she lived. Then follow
ing THIS wave OF aIeClloH CAME d ShdI y
and sudden pain. for she remembered
that presently they must part and never
see each other any more At least this
seemed certain, for how could they when
he was travelling to the Cape and she
to Natal?
And yet, and yet strange conviction
told her otherwise. The power OF pre-
science which came to her from her
! mother and her Highland forefathers
awoke in her bosom, and she knew
H., 70 ~ a
interviewer. Perhaps she dOZed off again.
sitting there by the fire. Al any rate
it appeared 10 her that she dreamed
and saw things in her dream Wid,
tumultuous scenes opened themselves pc
fore her in a vision; scenes Of blood and
terror, sounds, too of voices crying war
1t appeared to her as II she were mad and
yet ruled a queen. death came near TO her
a score Of times, but always fed away at
her command. Now Richard Darrien was
with her, and now she had lost him and
sought-ah. how she sought through dark
places of doom and unnatural night 1t
was as though he were dead. and she yet
living, searched for him among the
habitations Of the dead. She found him
also, and drew him toward her. How,
she did not know.
Then there was scene. last scene,
which remained fixed in her mind after
| everything else had faded away. She
| saw the huge trunks of forest trees.
! enormous towering trees, gloomy trees
| beneath which the darkness could be felt.
| Down their avenues shot the level arrows
Of the dawn. They fell on her, Rachel.
dressed in robes of white skin turn
| ing her long outspread hair 10 gold. They
fell upon little people with faces Of dusky
pallor, one of them crouched against the
| hole of a tree. a wizened monkey of man
who in all that vastness looked small.
small they fell upon another man. white
| skinned, half naked, with yellow beard.
who was dashed by hide ropes to a second
| tree. It was Richard Darrien grown
older and at his feet lay broad-bladed
| spear!
| ITO be continued tomorrow