The Washington times., 1920-03-21

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u what had happened 20 Der dur
ing that period when her mind WAS
q blank.
To return TO more immediate
events. When we had been At
Strathmuir for . day or two and
thought that her mind was clear
enough l., Judge OF Affairs. I told
Inez that ] must journey on to
Natal. and asked her what she
wished to do. Without q mo-
ments hesitation she replied that
she desired TO come with me.
Then she showed me q secret
hiding place cunningly devised in
a sort OF cellar under the sitting
room moor, where her father was
accustomed to keep the spirits OF
which he consumed SO great q
quantity. In this hole beneath
some bricks We found a l.rge sum
OF gold stored away, as Robert
son had always told his daughter
she would find in the event of
anything happening TO him. With
the money were his will AMI Sc
curftfes.~ also certain mementoes
OF his youth and some love letters,
together with a prayer book that
his mother had given him.
These valuables. OF which no
one knew the existence except
herself, we removed and then
made our preparations for depar-
ture.
The place with the store and
the rest Of the stock were handed
over to Tomaso on a half.profit
agreement under = ARRANGEMENTS
that he should remit the share
OF Inez twice year to
bank on the coast, where her
father had an account.
AS we trekked away one fine
morning ! asked Inez whether she
was sorry to leave the place.
NO" she replied with energy,
my life there has been a hell and
] never wish to see II again"
Now II was after this on the
northern borders OF Zululand that
Zikali's Great Medicine, as Hans
called It, really played its chief
part. for without II think that we
should have been killed every one
OF US. I do not propose to set out
the bus ness In detail: 1t is too
long and intricate.
Suffice It to say. therefore. that
1t had to do with the plots of
Umslopogaas against Cetywayo,
which had been betrayed by his
wife Monazi and her lover Lousta,
both of whom have mentioned
earlier in this record. The result
was that watch for him was kept
on all the frontiers, because 1t was
guessed that sooner or later he
would return to Zululand; also II
had become known that he was
travelling in my company.
SO II came about that when my
approach was reported by spies a
regiment was gathered under the
command Of a. man connected with
the royal house, and by It we were
surrounded.
Before attacking. however. this
captain sent men to me with the
message that with me the King had
no quarrel although / was travel
ling in doubtful company, and that
II I would deliver over to him Um-
slopogaas, chief Of the People Of
the Axe, and his followers, / might
go whittier I wished unframed, TAX
ing my goods with me. Otherwise
we should be attacked at once and
killed every one OF US, since 1t was
not desired that any witnesses
should be left Of what happened to
Umslopogaas.
Having delivered this ultimatum
and declined any argument as to It's
terms. the messengers retired, say.
ing that they would return for my
answer within half an hour.
When they were out Of hearing
Umslopogaas, who had listened to
their words in grim silence, turned
and spoke in such fashion as might
have been expected Of him.
"Macumazahn," he said, now
come to the end Of an unlucky Jour-
ney, though mayhap 1t is not so
evil as It seems, since |, who went
out to seek the dead but to be fed