The Washington times., 1920-02-29

would not accept you ~ . General
till their eyes had seen that which
you wear upou your breast. Their
tale OF q legend Of this very thing
seemed that Of ssvASes or Of their
cunning priests. not to be believed
by . wise man ~ you are. like
some others that you have heard
In Kor. Yet II has In II q grain OF
truth, for ~ II CHANGED . little
while ago, about q hundred years.
I think, the old wizard whose pic
ture " cut upon the wood. came
TO visit her who held my place be-
fore me az ruler Of this tribe-she
was very like me and as ! believe.
my mother. Allan. because Of her
repute for wisdom.
"At that time have heard there
was q question of war between
the worshippers Of Lulala and the
grandfather of Rexu. But this Zikali
told the people Of Lulala that they
must not tight the people Of Rexu
until In q day to come q white man
should visit Kor and bring with
him a piece OF wood on which was
cut the image Of q dwarf like to
Zikali himself. Then sad not be-
fore they must fight and conquer
the people of Rezu. Now this story
came down among them and you
who may have thought the first
tale magical. will understand It in
It's simplicity. is 1t not so. you wise
Allan?"
"Oh. yes" I answered. except
that I do not see, how ZikaM can
have come here q hundred years
ago, since men do not live SO long,
although he pretends to have done
So"
mo. Allan, nor do !. but perhaps
II was his father. or his grand.
father who came. since being OBJ
servant. you will have noted that
II the parent Is mis-formed. so often
are the descendants; also that the
pretense of wizardry at times
comes down with the blood"
Again I made no answer, for !
saw that Ayesha was fooling me
and before she could exhaust that
amusement we reached the place
where Umslopogaas and his men
we're gathered round camp fire.
He sat silent, but Goroko with
much animation was telling the
story of the fight in picturesque
and colored language, or that part
of II which he had seen, for the
benefit of the two wounded men
who had had no share In Il and
who, lying on their blankets with
heads thrust forward, were listen
ing with eagerness to the entran-
cling tale. Suddenly they caught
sight Of Ayesha and those Of the
party who could stand, sprang to
their feet while one and all gave
her the royal salute Of Bayete.
She waited till the sound had died
away and then said:
Il come to thank you and your
men, o Wielder Of the Axe, who
have shown yourself very great in
battle, and to say to you that my
spirit tells me that every one of
you, yes. even those who are still
sick, will come safe to your own
land again and live out your years
with honor"
Again they saluted at this pleas
ing intelligence. when ] had trans.
lated 1t to them, for of course they
knew no Arabic. Then she went
on:
II am told. o Umslopogaas, Son
OF the Lion. as a certain king was
named in your land, that the fight
you made against Rezu was a very
great fight, and that such leap as
yours above his head when you
smote him with the axe on the
hinder parts where he wore no ar
NOR. and brought him to his death.
has not been seen. nor will be-"
Irendered the words to Umslopo-
gaas. who, preferring truth to mod
esty, replied emphatically that this
was the case.
Because Of that fight and that
leap" Ayesha went on. "as for
other deeds that you have done and
will do, my spirit tells me that
your name will live in story for
many generations. Yet of what use
is fame to the dead? Therefore
make you an offer Bide here with
me and you shall rule these ANA
hagger. and with them the remnant
Of the People Of Rezu Your cattle
shall be countless and your wives
the fairest Of the land, and your
children many, for ! will lift a GER
tain curse from of you so that no
more shall you be childless. DO
you accept. o Holder of the Axer'
When he understood. Umslopo-
gaas, after bordering a moment,
asked II I meant to stay in this
land and marry the white chief
tainess who spoke such wise words
and could appear and disappear
in the battle at her will, and like
mountain top hid her head in a
cloud, which was his way of al
hiding to her veil.
I answered at once and with en-
phasis that I intended to do moth
ing Of the sort and Immediately re-
GREETED my words, since although I