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Now Nada wept, saying that she fear ed to be left and that she should never Bee him more, and her grief wrung his heart. Nevertheless he kissed her and went, closing the stone after him m that fashion of which he had spoken. When the stone was closed the cave was almost dark, except only for a ray of light that entered by a hole little larger than a man's hand that, looked at from within, was on the right of the stone. Nada sat herself so that this ray of light struck full on her, for she loved light and with out it she would pine as flowers do. And as she sat tiros, suddenly the ray went out and she heard a noise as of some beast that smells at prey. She looked and m tha gloom she saw the sharp nose aad grinning fangs of a wolf that 'were thrust toward her through the little hole. ,  She cried aloud m her fear and the fangs were snatched back, btrt presently Bhe heard a scratching without the stone and saw the stone shake. Then she thought m her foolishness tiaat the wolf knew how to open the stone and that he would do this and devour her, for she had heard the tale that all these wolves were the ghosts of evil men, having the understanding of men. So m her fear and folly she seized the stone and dragged on as Umslopogaas had shown her the way. It shook, it slipped over the socket ledge and rolled home like a pebble down the mouth of a gourd. "Now I am safe from the wolves," said Nada. "See, I cannot so much as stir the stone from within and still less can they do so from without," and she > laughed a little. When Umslopogaas had shut the cave he moved swiftly down the mountain and with him went certain of the wolves—not all, for he had not summon ed them. Presently he heard a long, low howl far away m the forest. It was the call of Galazi, who had escaped the spears of the Slayers. Swiftly he ran, calling m answer. Ha won the place. There, seated on a stone resting himself, was Ghalazi, and around him surged the numbers of the graypeq ple. He seemed somewhat weary. There were flesh wounds on his great breast and arms, the little shield was well nigh hewn to strips and the Watcher showed signs of war, "How went it, brother?'asked Um slopogaas. "None so ill, but all those who stood with me m the way are dead." "Let us spend the remnant of our people on the foe and fight this fight out, man to man, with no beast to spoil it. Ho! Blood and oreysnout! Ho! Deathgrip! Ho! Wood Dwellers, gray and black, at theni, my children!" The wolves heard. For the last time they leaped forth upon the foe, tearing, har rying and slaying till they themselves were slain of the spear, every one of them except Deathgrip alone, who crept back, sorely wounded, to die by Galazi

Umßlopogaas, the son of T'Chaka, ana Faku, the captain of Dingaan, gazed on each other. They alone were left alive upon the mountain, for the rest -were all Now for awhile the two circled around and around, each waiting for a chance to strike. Presently the Slaughterer lifted Q-roanmaker and smote the cap tain, Faku, full on the breast, shattering his bones and sweeping him from the ledge of rock onto the slope beneath, where he lay still. But Faku was not yet dead. He sat up and with his last strength hurled the ax m his hand. The ax sped true and its sharp point struck Umslopogaas on the left temple, driving m the bone and making a great hole. Then Faku fell back dead.

CHAPTER XXXII. THE LILY'S PAEEWELLi All day long Nada crouched m the cave, and now evening came apace and the noise of battle drew near, swelled and sank and died away. She heard the voices of the Wolf Brethren as they called to each other. Then, for the last time, she heard the faint ringing of iron on iron, and the light went out and all j grew still. ' For awhile Nada the Lily sat m the dark of the cave saying to herself: "Anon he will come, my husband; he will surely come. The Slayers are slain, he does but tarry to bind his wounds, a scratch, perchance, here and there. Yes, he will come, and it is well, for I weary of my loneliness, and this place is grim j and evil." I Thus she spoke to herself m hope, but | potting came except the silence. Then she spoke again, and he* voice echoed m the hollow cave. "Now I will be bold; I will fear nothing. I will push aside the stone and go out and find him. 1 know well he does but linger to tend some who are wounded, perchance Ga lazi. Doubtless Galazi is wounded. 1 must go and tend him, though he never loved me, and I love him not overmuch who would stand between me and my husfeand. He is a foe to women, this wild wolf man, and most of all a foe to me; yet I will be kind to him. Come, 1 will go at once," and she rose and pushed at the rock. Why, what was this? It did not stir. Then she remembered that she had pulled ii; beyond the socket because of her fear of the wolf, and that the rock had slipped a little way down the neck of the cave. Now m her fear ehe shrieked aloud, calling on the name of TJmslopogaas. The walls of the cave answered, "Urn slopogaast Umslopogaasl" and that was all. Thereafter madness came upon Nada, my daughter, and she lay m the cave for days and nights. And with her mad-, ness came visions. And 10l her madness left her, and she awoke to know that she was dying and that a voice she loved spoke without the hole, saying m hollow accents: "Nada! Do you yet live, Nada?" •^Tea," she answered hoarsely. "Wa ter! Give me water!" 3?hen came a Bound as of a great snake i dragging itself along painfully. Awhile' passed, then a trembling hand thrust a little gourd of water through the hole. She drank and now she could speak, though the water seemed to flow through her veins like fire. "Is it indeed you, Umslopogaas?" she said, "or ar« you dead and do I dream of you?" *'It is I, Nada," said the voice. "Heark en! Have you drawn the rock home?" "Alas, yes," she answered. "Per- 1 chance if the two of us strive at it it will move."

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"Aye,if our strength were what it was, but now I Still, let us try." So they strove with the rock, but the two of them together had not the strength of a girl, and it would not move. "Give over, Umslopogaas," said Nada. "We do but waste the time that is left to me. Let us talk." Fer awhile there was no answer, for Umslopogaaa had fainted, and Nada beat her breasts, thinking that he was dead. Presently he spoke, however, saying: "It may not be. We must perish here, one on either side of the stone, not see ing each other's face, for my might is aa water, nor can I stand upon my feet to go seek food." "Are you wounded, Umslopogaas? 1 asked Nada. "Aye, Nada; I am pierced to the brain with the point of an ax—no fair stroke —the captain of Dingaan hurled it at me when I thought him dead, and I fell. I know not how long I have lain yonder under the shadow of the rock, but it must be long, for my limbs are wasted and those who fell m the fray are picked clean by the vultures—all except Galazi, for the old wolf Deathgrip lies on his breast dying, but not dead, licking my brother's wounds and scaring the fowls away. It was the beak of a vulture who had smelled me out at last that woke me from my sleep beneath, the stone, Nada, and I crept hither. Would that he had not wakened me; would that I had died as I lay rather than lived a little while till you perish thus, like a trapped fox, Nada, and presently I follow you." "It is hard to die so, Umslopogaas," she answered. "I who am yet young and fair, who love you and hoped to give you children. But so it has come about and it may not be put away. I am well nigh sped, husband. Horror and fear have slain me; my strength fails, but I suffer little. Let us talk no more of death; let us rather talk of our childhood, when we wandered hand m hand; let us talk also of our love and of the happy hours we have spent since the great ax rang upon the rock m the Hala kazi caves and my fear told you the se cret of my womanhood. See, I thrust my hand through the hole; can you not kiss it, Umslopogaas?" Now Umslopogass stooped his shat tered head and kissed the Lily's little hand. Then he held it m his own, and so they sat till the end, he without, rest ing his back against the rock; Bhe with in, lying on her side, her arm stretched through the little hole. They spoke of their love and tried to forget their sor row m it. He told her also of the fray that had been and how it went. "Ah," she said, "that was Zinita's work; Zinita, who hated me, and justly. Doubtless she set Dingaan on this path," "A little while gone," quoth Umslopo gaas, "and I hoped that your last breath and mine might pass together, Nada, and that together we might go to seel? great Galazi, my brother, where he is. Now I hope that help may find me and that I may live a little while because of a certain vengeance I would wreak." "Speak not of vengeance, love," she answered. "I would die with love and love only m my heart, and your name and yours only on my lips, so that if anywhere we live again it shall be ready to spring forth to greet you. Yet, hus band, ifc is* m my heart that you shall not die with me; that you shall live on to die the greatest of deaths far away from here. It seems that I saw it as I lay m the dark of this caye—you, Um slopogaas, a great man, gaunt and gray, stricken to the death, and the ax Groan maker wavering aloft, and many a man dead upon a white and shilling way, and about you the fair faces of white women. And you had a hole m your forehead, husband, and on the left side." "That is like to be true, if I live," he answered, "for the bone of my temple is shattered." Now Nada ceased speaking and for a long while was silent. Umslopogaas was also silent. Alast he who had done many deeds, he might not save her now; hexould scarcely hold himself against the rock. He thought of it and the tears flowed down his face and fell onto the hand of the Lily, She felt them fall •'^reßp liot, my husband," she said. "I have been all too ill a wife to you. Weep not for me, yet remember that I loved yon well," And again she was silent for a long space. Then she spoke for the last time of all, and her voice came m a little gushing whisper through the hole m the rock: "Farewell, Umslopogaas, my husband and my brother; I thank you for your love. Ah, Idle!" Now Umslopogaas could make no an swer, only he watched the little hand he held. Twice it opened, twice it closed upon his own, then it opened for the third time, turned gray, quivered and was still forever. Now it was at the hour of dawn that Nada died.

CHAPTER XXXIIL THE VENGEANCE OF UMBOVA AND HIS FOS TERLING. It chanced that on this day of Nada's death and at that same honr of dawn, I, Umbova, came from my mission back to the kraal of the People of the Ax having succeeded m my end, for that great chief whom I had gone out to visit had hearkened to my words. As the light broke I came to the town, and 10l it was a blackness and a desolation. "Here is the footmark of Dingaan," I laid to myself, and walked to and fro groaning heavily. Presently I found a knot of men of the people who had es caped the slaughter hiding m the mealie fields lest the Slayers should return, and from them I drew all the story. Then I asked where were the Slayers of the king? They replied that they knew not; that they had gone up the Ghost moun tain after the Wolf Brethren and Nada, the Lily. [ "Let us go up the mountain," I said. We followed on the path of the impi j of the Slayers and saw all that had be-, fallen it" We went on m silence to! where I knew the cave must be, and there by the cave lay the body of a man. i I ran to it. It was Umslopogaas, wast ed with hunger, and m his temple was a; great wound and on his breast and limbs' were many other wounds. Moreover, m 1 his hand he held another hand, a dead hand that was thrust through a hole ia the rock. I knew its shape well. It

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THOMAS ROLLITT, WAKANOI ROLLER FLOUR MILLS, 9 265 ASHBURTON. DISSOLUTION OF PARTNERSH THE Partnership "hitherto existing between Hesby Babbett and HobebT Chables Babbett, carrying on Business as Drapers, Clothiers, etc, ab "The Hall," East Street, Ashburton, has been DIS* SOLVED by mutual consent, as from the 20th SEPTEMBER, 1899. H. C. Baereti will carry on the Buiineee m the same Pre mises, and respectfully requests all accounts owing to the Firm to be paid to him there It will be his endeavour by careful attention to the requirements of customers, to keep up the reputation of the late firm, and merit a continuance of the favors they have received ; m the past, and for which they tender sincere thanks. Signed— HENRY BARRETT* 1 HUBERT CHARLES BARRETT. Ashburto , October 4,1899. r " NEW STRAWS, " Flowers, Ribbons, Ruchings, Gloves, Veilings, Laces, MubUqb, Prints, Embroideries, Calicoes, Flannelettes, Dress Goods, and lovely Summer Capes and Jackets now to hand. The making of Underclothing; Pin»fores, Aprons, Sun Bonnets, and Dresses still receives first attention at Mrs Aloobn's. BICYCLE for Sale, very Cheap—Good second-hand Safety Bicycle, m first class order.—Apply this office, j pin ■ i < n_ ii ni mmjm—mH



JUST TO HAND. AlßO— THREE DOZEN HARVEST WATCHES AT 9/6. Best Value m Canterbury. REPAIRS A s""TjSUAL— Prompt Neat, Reasonable. [SIGHT TESTING A . SPECIALTY. J. V.DE~BEEK, :(Late S. Salek) EAST STREET, ASHBURTON i IL " TO ALL MY OLD CLIENTS ( FARMERS, AND RESIDENTS OF ASHBURTON COUNTY.^ I BEG to inform you that I have severed my connection with the Canterbury Mill, which was under my management for over seven years, and have PURCHASED from Mr Edwin Thomas the WAKANUI ROLLER FLOUR MILLS. The Canterbury Mill, which is the property of the Bank of New Zealand Assets Board, is still trading under the name of Rollitt & Co., so to avoid confusion with correspondence, I would like to ask you to address all orders to THOMAS ROLLITT, WAKANUI ROLLER FLOUR MILLS, ASHBUBTON * On and after Ootober Ist, I shall be pleased to supply you with first-class ROLLER FLOUR, WHEAT MEAL, BRAN & SHARPS, at lowest current rates. FOR IHE CONVENIENCE OF FARMERS DOING GRISTING, I have arranged to keep a supply of Flour, Bran, and Sharps at the Stores of the N.Z. Farmers' Association, West Street, where Farmers, Shareholders or non-Shareholders, can leave their Wheat and get Flour, Bran, and Sharps m exchange.



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BELFAST AND FAIRFIELD FREEZING WORKS MANURES, ARE THE BEST TjiORI TURNIP, RAPE WHEAT, AND ANY OTHER |CROP. SPECIAL MANURE can be made for any kind of Soil, or description of crop. SATISFACTION GIVEN EviiIYWHERE LAST SEASON. NM.JU OA.tf BS SUPPLIED]IN i;Owt.'or 2 OwtJpAOKS. Orders received by FBIEDLANDKR BROS., Limitea.,l DAVID THOMAS, OR THE N.Z. FARMERS CO-OFJBRATIVB j| SSOCIATION OF CANTERBURY, t.li»ited., CANTERBURY FROZEN MEAT AND DAIRY PRODUCE EXPORT COMPANY, LIMITED. 8 8Q F. WAYMOUTH Secretary. "wool, wook wool. J AM now making LIBERAL CASH ADVANCES, FREE OF COMMISSION, i^oa all W OOL. placed m my hands for Sale either m Ashburton, Timaru, or for Shipment). ' This Season's WOOL SALES for CANTERBURY have been fixed as under,' viz :— OHRISTCHURCH—November 23, 1899; December 14, 1899; January 18, 19001 February 9,1900. TIM ARU—December 1, 1899; January 5, 1900; February 7, 1900. WOOLPACKS and all Station Requisites supplied at Lowest Market Rates. D- THOMAS, Ashburtoa. -PURE JSEED S tikrmera to inßgeot the same at Work, I am/now prepared to CLEAN for Farmers any Description »f SEEDS & GRAIN And will GUARANTEE to give them SATISFACTION. DAVID THOMAS, ASHBURTON.



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