Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-01
CHAPTER N-Continued

..rJ,HEREFoRE. I, smba the King maze
Won an offer. Yield yourselves ana 1
swear that no spear shall be driven tiHousu
your hearts and no knife come near ~,
tbroats You shall only be taken 10 my
town and there be fed on the pest anu @ Neps
as prisoners, till once more there 10 vbjte
between the Black Kendall and the Nn..e, Ni
~ Won refuse then | will ring you aroullu
and pcrhaps in the dark rush on YOU M a".
kill YOU all or perhaps l VIII "%t.i -
from day to day till you, VINO naN' nav Nv
water. die of thirst in the heat OF the sun,
,hoso ,re ,,,,, words to which nothing shail
be added and from which ho'hIns '"''
taken away
Having finished this speech he rode pach
n few wards out of earshot, and waited
what will you answer. Lord Macuma-
zana?" asked Marut. ,, .,o
replied by another question is tne,e me-
any chance of our being rescued by your
pcopie?" ,,,,. o
Hc shook his head. None What we
have seen today is but small part OF 'he
army of the Black Kendall, one regiment Vi
foot and one of horse, that are aiw"SS
ready. BY tomorrow thousands WIN oo
gathered. many more than we can nope 10
deal with in the open and still less IN tneir
stronpholds also IIarut will believe that
we are dead Unless the Chlld saves US
we shall be left to our fate.
"Then it seems that we are lndeed III
nit. that black Dlult VI Il N''5 -
Marut. and il he does what he says ana
PUSHES us at sundown, every one or us VIII
bo killed Also | am thirsty alreauN anu
there is nothing to drink. But VIII inns
king keep his word? There are other ways
of dying besides by steel -.
81 think that he will keep his WORD, put
as that messenger said, he will not ada to
his word Choose now, for see, they are be-
ginning to hedge us round.
What do you say, men! asKeu oil inc
three who had remained with us.
I'VE say Lord that we are IN the hahus rus
or the child though we wish now that we
had died with our brothers answered their
spokesman Realistically.
So after Marut and | had consulted to-
gcther for little as to the form OF ms
reply he beckoned TO the messenger ana
said:
II would be easy for this lord to kill him
| now where he stands, namely. to yield our
selves as prisoners on his oath that no harm
shall come TO us. For know that II harm
does come. the vengeance will be terrible.
Now i'm proof of his good faith, let Simba
draw near ana drink the cup Oh peace WIN
us for we thirst
Not so" said the messenger. Tor then
that white lord might kill him with his
| tube Give me the tube and Simba shall
| come"
"Talie it," | said magnanimously, hand.
! ing him the rife which he received in Il
very gingerly fashion. After all, reflected,
| there is nothing much more useless than a
| rifle without ammunition,
! off he went holding the weapon at arms
| length and presently Simba himself, ac-
| companied by some of his men, one Of whom
| carried a skin OF water and another large
| cup followed from an elephants tusk, rode
| up to us. This Simba was fine and rather
| terrifying person with large mustache
| and a chin shaved except for a little tuft
| of hair which he wore at its point like an
| Italian His eyes were big and dark frank