Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-12
THE IVORY CHILD
By II. RIDER HAGGARD
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well. and now I shall have to do that work
which I do not like"
What do you mean, Ians? rhe man
isn't dead il he?"
NO, Baas, but soon he will be, for the
shadow of death is In his eyes"
Then how about Lord Ragnall?"
81 saw no shadow in his eyes; | think
he will live, BaaS"
| tried to get some explanation OF these
dark sayings out Of the llottentot, but he
would add nothing to his words
All the following night lay awake filled
with heavy fears. which deepened as the
hours went on. just before dawn we heard
a knocking on our door and Ragnal's voice
whispering to us to open. Hans did so
while | lit a candle. Of which we had
good supply. As it burned up Ragnall en-
tered and from his face ! saw AT once
that something terrible had happened.
lie went to the jar where we kept our
water and drank three pannikins FUN one
after the other. Then without waiting to be
asked he said;
Savage is dead" and paused a while as
though some awful recollection oNercame
him. Listen" he went on presently. I'VE
worked up the hillside without firing al
though we saw plenty Of partridges and one
buck. till Just as twilight was closing in
we came to the cliff face. Here we per
ceived track that ran to the mouth of .
narrow cave or tunnel in the lava rock OF
the precipce. which looked quite unclimb-
able. While we were wondering what to do.
eight or ten white-rnhcd men appeared out
Of the shadows and seized US before we
could make any resistance. After talking
| together for a little they took away our
guns and pistols with which some of them
disappeared. Then their leader, with many
| bows indicated that We were at liberty to
| proceed by pointing first to the mouth of
the cave and next to the top Of the preci-
pice saying something about ingane
which | believe means littlc child. does II
not >"
] nodded and he went on
| After this they all departed down the
/ hill, smiling in a fashion that disturbed me
We stood for while irresolute until 1t be
| came quite dark. asked savage what ne
| thought we had better do. expecting tha'
| he would say. Return to town To IN!
! surprise, he answered:
." Go ON. of course. my lord, Don't lie
| those brtnes say that We white men daren
walk step without our guns Indeed II
any case | mean to GO on, even II YOU
| lordship won't
'!while he spoke he took bull's-eye Ian
| tern iron, his food bag. which had not oeti
| nterfered with 10y the kendah. and lii H.
stared at him amazed for the man seemed
to be animated by some tremendous pur
| nose or rather IT was as though Il force
IRON without had got hold Of his viii an,
were pushing him ON to an unknown ehu
indeed his next words showed that this wa
So for he exclaimed
There is something drawing me into tina
cave my lord. II may he death; ! thihN !
is death but whatever 1t be. go hluS'
| Perhaps you would do we'll to stop "utSlu
| tin | have seen
! 81 stepped forward to catch hold OF III
man, who | thought had gone mad as per
hans was the case. Before | could lay m
hands on him he had run rapidly To IN
mouth Of the cave. OF course | foilowe
him. but when | reached its entrance III