Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-10

have been quite q hundred feet high Be
Nond this precipice, which TO all appear
ance was of an uuulimbable nature, began
a dense forest Of large trees. cedsrs, I
thought, clothing It TO the very top that is,
80 far as [ could sec.
one day when was considering the
place, Harut entered the garden suddenly
and caught me In the act.
The House of the god is beautiful" he
said, "!s It not?"
Very, ! answered. "and Of Il strange
formation. But how do those who dwell on
1t climb that precipice?"
ut cannot be climbed" he answered.
but there Is a road which I am about to
travel who go 10 worship the Child Yet
| have told YOU. Macumazaua, that any
strangers who seek to walk that road hnd
death II they do not believe me. let them
try" he added meanlngly
Then after many Inquiries about my
health. he Informed me that news had
reached him TO the effect that the Black
kendah We're mad at the loss of their crops
which the hail had destroyed and because
of the near prospect Of starvation
Then soon they will be wishing to reap
yours with spears" | said.
THAT is so. Therefore, my Lord Macu-
mazaua. get well quickly. that you may be
able to scare away these crows with guns,
for in fourteen days the harvest should
begin upon our uplands. Farewell and
have no fears, for during my absence my
people will feed and watch you and on the
thlrd night shall return again"
After llaruts departure n deep depres-
sion fell upon all of us Even Hans was
depressed while Savage became like a man
under sentence of execution at a near but
uncertain date, ! tried to cheer him up
and asked him what was the matter.
II don't know, MIR, Quatermain," he
| answered, but tho fact is this is "A 'ateful
II Il. II. lon. ~ -,
| lost grip OF his his, which was always
wealO, and | am sure that 1t is the last
/ shall ever see. except one
| Well. Savage" ! said jo<ingly "at any
! rate there don't seem to be any snakes
/ here"
NO, Mr. Quatermain, That Is, | haven't
| met any, but they crawl about me all night
and whenever I zee that prophet man he
I talks of them to me.
| yes he talks Of them and nothing
| else with a sort of cold look in his eyes
that makes my back creep | wish il wa
| over. do. who shall never see old England
again and he went away. ! think TO hid'
| his very painful and evident emotion,
That evening Ham returned from an eN
pedition on which ! had sent him with in
| structions to try to get round the mountain
| and report what was on its other side.
| had been complete failure, as after h
had gone Il few miles men appeared win
| ordered him back. They were so threaten
ing in their demeanor that had It not bee
for the little rifle. ltombi. which lie car
ried under pretense Of shooting buck,
weapon that they regarded with great awe
they would. he thought, have killed him
lie added that he had been quite unsuc
cessful In his efforts to collect any news q
value from man, woman or child. all G
whom, although very polite, appeared
have orders to tell him nothing, concludin
with the remark that he considered tn
White Kendall bigger devils than the Blac
Kendall inasmuch as they were more Cleve
Shortly after this abortve attempt W
debated our position with earnestness an
came to IL certain conclusion, OF which
will speak in its place.
If | remember right it was on this sam
night of our debate. after Haruts retur
from the mountain, that the first incider
Of interest happened. There were tw