The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-11-06

NaTF am hour 4
heights into Sgwa Pass Beneath them the panorama OF
the bush country stretched ntess miles OF unduat~k
ing plains the open length OF the defe unroed before
them boulder-srewn. empty so tar as the eye coud
discern among the shadowy depths Overhead the moon
bazed brilliantly there no sound anywhere save
Tor the murmuring trees and once the staccato bark
=n old dog baboon from among the rocks Conceament
was no longer necessary for if the enemy were near
their watchu must long have discovered the
approach of the soldiers At the command from thelI
officer the men took open order and rode at tu speedf
down the precipous slopes of the mountain cfashing
through shrubs and evading bouders and spiky
cactus that opposed them their hearts beating mady IN
fear and eaperness Now they had gained the pass-a
shot rang out as they turned the bend OF the way men
suddenly sprane from their barrcades wildly cneefingA
There lay the coach overturned with dead nodies OF
mules entangled among the harness; Churcnin saw saw
twisted corpses with stiff hands still cutching assegais
and broken shields he sprang from his morse ain
scrambled over them there, as IN some dreams.
he saw her confronting him with oustretched arms and
incredulous eyes They drew toward one another, ana
with an exultant cry he caught her in his arms
They knew their love boundess and INFINITE; they
did heed at all the danger and the dead men and the
imminent parting a
Il knew that YOU would come, she whispered happly,s
~ knew that | should YOU again before we died.
"Dicd?' he muttered stupidity. Her words recailea
him to his duty. He glanced hastily round hm. ot
the six who had been IN the coach whose accurate hreS
had for the time beaten bac. that wave OF onslaught,
two Law dead under the bodies of the blacks, crushed
fiat by the sheer weight OF the numbers that they haa
slain each forming the base Of a little pyramid or
the rest one with a gaping wound in the mead, sat
propped up against stone and looked vacantiy upon
nosition again OF the rest but bore the marks
Of wounds and all we're hideously bespattered The
troopers having ethered their horses were gng hres
TO boil water for their coffee The leader OF the defense
a salwart elderly colonial. came up 70 the lieutenant
"What are you going to do? he asked
Put the wounded in the supply wagon and hght our
way out
The other laughed curtly.
There are hundreds OF Kafrs upon the heights, he
answered you couldn't get mule or horse alive
out Of the pass They'll finish off at dawn according
TO their custom" He pointed to the cast where 4
saffron streak lay low against the sky klde ott Whle
YOU can" he said, "and take the woman and leave US
wounded alone .p..t4 .
Churchill called his sergeant TO him Build strong
barrcade he ordered Then he turned back to the girl
and placed round her
"You understand" /" he asked !
She nodded and laughed happily. AT her dsdain OF
death the hope of life renewed in HIM re looked
round him desperately It was growing quite ,ignt, ana
on the heights upon three sides OF them nude ngTcs
were hurryng shaking their shields ana Spfea@ans @
toward common focus the hither entrance 70 the pass
Lieutenant Churchill knew that country wei lwo
mounted on fast horses. could yet manage to WIN u
plains behind and the natives had no horses Inc sirA
Come she sad 'set us help in the work"
But there's chance" he cried eagerly though nc
knew well how slender q Murchison---
1t was the FIRST time that he had spoken his name =
Hes pareyng with N'Kombi He has great innu-
cnce with the natives There's Just the hope
Then as he paused for moment, lie saw lgnre thaE
rode toward them between the precptous walls o. T9cN
bare-headed spurring aded roam when ne seeqca "
UNFOLD ,v the tug Of the bride hand. 1t was MuIhi-
so1 'e d I'e" Cburcbii went forward to meet him
cage, anu G'u & ', III Mn vo,, he pasped "Hc wants
80 IIns afrad He doesn't know how few are.
peace. rs t t nm nnarnned in cave that shall
M MBut you .l, must ''''o' nun
shoW YOU ansyered The other But he looked acl
.r oke Miss Tcyons with YOU"
ouppoSe vs. Us ia Nf,rcbson bitteriv III there i
On looh rbance i there for her herca Take
treacche'y' WA e'"''-
her ,.,, mont t-l- and tool, her Inv the hand She
Chur'mH W. Wen' @ u"N o@et;o1ine completely rustful
went "lln nun, "ot & ETedl, bn did not speak %
her 10 said and sIipoed Off his
NOW Soluc "'o~ W t;,o t he lost NKombi's afraid
pony. lhefe Is no ure ri 10 tst u.s. -, bIood has been
OF ms young ne'. tGr,,ab the;r lines unseen He
aroused w InIJ S, bocl for an hour: and in an
guarantees 70 "olu % i smo, t,e lrfs INTO line Gomez
hour you ana can sN,"s d O tb entrance to Sigwa
lie lea the way oacN m tom'iu ttj ~ showed where
Pass then mounting s'e ici b ,reeninp plants
natural passage ainoa 1itf i9 ~: tb bd, heart Of
and ferns lea lntouei lnI ~! . | NJ .iirbed stead-
the mountain ioi "iae,r .ric tSe, looked Back The
ily then reacHWe lm,%e lne iri the, rorid discern
pass lay under Wch @uiS ~ TX .ettred horses ths
the little hsures On e S]oa,' ] l S r;sing fortress