Part 24 (1/2)

Still, for a while she would set it up as a rival, and try to oute forth led Otter to remark that the Shepherdess was not one woman but twenty women, and, therefore, bewitched and to be avoided But these fits only took her frorave and sos, fresh and lovely to look upon, a mystery to her white companions, and to the natives little short of a Goddess

But wherever Juanna moved two shadoith her--her secret passion and the variable ilish lady who had robbed her of its fruit

CHAPTER XVII

THE DEATH OF MAVOOM

One ht the party to the ruined Settlement, which they found in much the same condition as the Arabs had left it a feeeks before Fortunately the destruction was not nearly so great as it appeared The inside of the house, indeed, was burnt out, but its walls still remained intact, also

Messengers who left the canoes at dawn had spread the news of the rescue and return of the Shepherdess a kraals, who flocked by scores to the landing-place With these were at least a hundred of Mr Rodd's own people, who had escaped the clutches of the slaver-traders by hiding, absence, and various other accidents, and now returned to greet his daughter and their own relatives as they would have greeted one risen frorave Indeed the welco Men, wouttural voices and uplifted ar, and kissing her dress and hand

Waving the had been seen or heard of her father They answered, ”No” Some of their number had started up the river to search for him on the same day when she was captured, but they had not returned, and no tidings had come fro the distress and anxiety written on her face; ”doubtless he has gone further than he anticipated, and the men have not been able to find hi has happened to him,” she answered; ”he should have been back by now: he proht”

By this time the story of the capture and destruction of the slave ca the people by the rescueda favourable opportunity to truh the crowd shaking a spear and chanting Leonard's praises after the Zulu fashi+on

”_Wow!_” he said, ”_!_ Look at him, ye people, and be astonished

”Look at hiht he fell upon them

”He fell upon them, the armed men in a fenced place

”He did it alone: no one helped hi hand

”He beguiled theue of honey, he smote them with a spear of iron

”He won the Shepherdess from the midst of them to be a wife to him

”He satisfied the Yellow Devil, he satisfied hi reatest warrior gave him battle, he broke him with his fist

”Then the Monkey played his tricks, and the Shaking Hand reat noise, a noise of thunder

”They fell dead, they fell dead in heaps

”The fire roared behind them, in front of them the bullets hailed

”They cried like woth