Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-03
THE IVORY CHILD
THE STORY THUS FAR
BY II. RIDER HAGGARD


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THE STORY THUS FAR
beanHfA HfA HOLMES M'I FaGNi 'he E2nGE sn.,r an,
Nile She has been insane since her ch ID was
to u" eaE 9E al an hsr heephSF ss z ns GHS%@ Sa
she has asked necessarily to 30 to Africa.
while ihcS on the ""'G ,rp GI@ss"3i Sai IL Vie a
%pbpsarf There is G6sously trace Of hi, s
was drowned in the river w
!, ALLAN QyATERMAIN. famous, AfrlGar
"ssi asssro on mis- as, !FR E%EsT@ %n&
Allan and his motteniot % N major !iSns and
Kssadsh nd Fl Tsere et ss Ssy"F Mo HrSS 'O'
HAkuT AND MARUT, prophets OF the White
Msndan arrive to meet Allan, whom they Ga
they they Gppsar,d as co9jqreTs At BagnHs hone
the White Kendall viii be safe forever, But
Sy aTat HI and MarUf Tpf sSd
NE Arabs terms In order to rtach the sacred
| After fierce fight with the Black Kend2h.
OF the Black Eendah. so that tue others may
proceed unmoiested -
| CHAPTER NI--(Continued)
NTOW when | heard this amazing sen.
L tence I gasped within myself, but think.
ing it better to keep up my role OF under.
standing nothing OF their talk, preserved
to answer This to his credit be it rec
orded, he did with his customary pleasant
| smile.
90 King" he said, who can bring the
dead back to life? Not even the Child
itself, at any rate in this world, for there
is no way"
Then. Prophet Of the child, you had
better find a way. or | repeat, send you
to join them" he shouted, rolling his eyes.
what did my brother. the great prophet,
promise TO you but yesterday. o King, II
you harmed us?" asked Marut was II
not that the three great curses should fall
upon your people
Learn now that II so much one of us
Is murdered by you, these things shall
swiftly come to pass. I, Marut. who am
also a Prophet of the child, have said it,"
Now Simba seemed to go quite mad, so
mad that thought all was over. lie waved
his spear and danced about in front Of
us till the silver chains clanked upon his
breast lie vituperated the Child and its
worshpers. who, he declared. had worked
evil on the Black Kendah for generations
lie appealed to his god Jana to avenge
these evils, ITO pierce the Child with his
tusks. to tear it with his trunk. and to
trample it with his feet" all OF which the
wounded diviner ably seconded through his
horrid mask
There We stood before him, | leaning
against tie wall of the house with an air OF
studied nonchalance mingled with mild in
terest, at least that is what | meant to
do and Marut smiling sweetly and staring
at the heavens. While | was wondering
what exact portion of my frame was des-
tined to become acquainted with that spear.
Of a sudden Simba gave II up. Turning
to his followers. he bade them dig a hole in
the corner OF our little inclosure and set
the dead man in il. with his head out
90 bp ma ba ,.yhI. I.,l
they promptly executed.
Then he issued a command that We should
be well fed and tended and remarking that
II the departed was not alive and healthy
on the third morning from that day we
should hear from him again. he and his
company stalked off. except those men who
were occupied with the interment
Soon this was finished also. There sat
the deceased buried to the neck with his
face looking toward the house--a most dis
agreeable sight Presently. however mat
ters were improved In tn $ respect by one Of
the sections fetching a large earthenware
pot and several smaller pots fun OF food
and water, The latter they set around the
head, | suppose for the sustenance Of the
body beneath. and then placed the big
vessel inverted over all, "tO keep the sun
Off our sleeping brother" as | heard one
say to the other. >
This pot looked innocent enough when
all was done, like one of those that garden
ers In England put over sorCed rhubarb
no more. And yet such is the strength of
the imagination. | think that on the whole
should have preferred the object under
meath naked and unadorued For instance
have forgotten to say that the heads of
those GO the White kendah who had fallen
in the Sight had been SET up on poles in
front OF Smba's house. They were un-
pleasant to contemplate. but to my mind
not so unpleasant that pot.
AS a matter of fact, this precaution
against injury from the sun to the late
divner proved unnecessary, since by some
strange chance from that moment the sun
ceased to shine quite suddenly clouds arose
which gradually covered the whole sky and
the weather began to turn very cold un-
so. Marut informed me, for the
time of year, which, it will be remembered,