The Tsolo River rippled1 silvery across his way, reflecting the stars. Cautiously he forded it, the water scarcely above his ankles, but his heart in his mouth lest he should make any undue2 splash or cause a rattle3 of stones. But the din4 in front had now become so near and deafening5 that it would have drowned such fifty times over.
He was through the defile6 now, which was not so narrow as it looked. In front a great red glow as of numerous fires, and all his pulses were a-tingle with excitement and anticipation7 at the thunder of stamping feet, the roar of the rhythmical8 chant. But—how get near enough to see without being seen?
He glanced around, then upward. The steep slopes were not very thickly bushed9, but, by advancing carefully and taking advantage of every bit of cover, he might manage to get well above the scene of the rout10. Slowly, tediously, he crawled, for the most part on his hands and knees. The firelight, throwing out a dull glow, reached the hill-slopes—what if the white of his face should show up to the keen-eyed savages12? And then, as he reached a point whence the whole scene lay revealed before him, Dick Selmes felt that the risk he had undertaken was amply repaid.
Beneath, in an immense open space, several huge fires were burning—their light showing up clusters of round, conical-roofed huts studded all along the valley. But the broad level was covered with human beings, if so weird14 and satanic-looking a crew could be defined as human. There must have been considerably15 over a thousand of them, decided16 the spectator, allowing for those who were taking part in the performance alone; for, on the outside of the actual arena17, squatted18 several rows of women, who formed a not ineffective sort of accompaniment, by a rhythmical clapping of hands, to the war-chant of the warriors19. The latter were arrayed in trappings of the most fantastic nature, tufts of cow-hair flowing from leg and arm; monkey-skins, with here and there that of the leopard20; wild-cat tails too, and bunches of crane feathers sticking up from their heads. All seemed bristling21 with assegais, but there were no shields.
As Dick Selmes took in all this the chant suddenly ceased, and the entire mass stood in motionless silence. Then one man came forward and harangued22 them. He was of tall, commanding figure, and the spectator wondered if this was Vunisa, the redoubtable23 chief, himself. Not long, however, did he talk, but more and more did his speech work up to what seemed to the listener the highest pitch of fierce frenzy24. Every head was bent25 forward, eagerly drinking in every word; and the deep-toned murmurs26 of assent27 which greeted some of his periods reminded Dick of those which hailed the successful shooting of the Police artillery28, the first time he had seen any large number of savages together.
There was a sudden tightening29 of the ranks. The orator30 had ceased. Now arose the rhythmical strophes of the war-song, low at first and fierce, then rising till it reached a perfect roar, terror-striking in the degree of ferocity unchained which it expressed, while the stamp of feet, in perfect unison31, shook the ground as it were with the rumble32 of an earthquake. Then the whole mighty33 mass moved forward in line, and the light of gushing34 flames gleamed redly on assegai blades as the foremost warriors went through the pantomime of striking down an imaginary foe35. Up and down the great open space this was repeated several times, the rear ranks manoeuvring so as to change places with the first and get their turn, in a way that was scarcely perceptible. But—what was this?
For now, behind the surging mass of fantastically arrayed warriors, came a file of women. Each was armed with a tough knob-kerrie, and beat on the ground with a vicious whack36 now and then during the advance. They were finishing off the wounded after a battle.
For upwards37 of an hour Dick Selmes lay, witnessing this weird but striking and dramatic scene, in a state of mind little short of entrancement. There was a fascination38 about it that made him long to rush down the hill and shout and stamp with the rest. No wonder they wanted a strong Police camp in the neighbourhood, he thought, if this sort of thing was going on all over Kafirland; and it struck him uneasily what a mouthful their own particular camp might prove if these and a few more were to hurl39 themselves upon it while in that state of frenzy. The thought of the camp suggested that it might be high time to think of getting back there.
“Well, I’ve seen something to-night, and no mistake,” he said to himself. “My hat! but I’ll have the grin over Greenoak and old Chambers40 to-morrow.”
The flame of the fires blazed up higher than ever. As he turned to carry out his intention, he found his way barred, and that by a line of ochre-smeared, brawny41 savages. He marked the cruel sneer42 on each broad, dark face, the gleam of uplifted blades, and then realised his utter helplessness. For, fearing to wake Harley Greenoak, who would certainly have prevented his mad trip, he had refrained from going into the hut to fetch his revolver. Now he was totally unarmed.
With quick ejaculations the Kafirs hurried forward, some in crouching43 attitude, like cats advancing on their prey44, others erect45, but all with eyes fixed46 warily47 upon him, for they expected him to draw a pistol. Then they scattered48, spreading out so that some should steal above and behind him.
In that moment Dick Selmes knew what it was to feel that his last hour had come. He had no knowledge of the language, so could not try the effect of parley49. So, by way of signifying that he was not there with hostile intent, he extended both hands—open.
The effect was magical. Realising for the first time that he was unarmed, the savages flung themselves upon him. Powerful and in good training as he was, what could he do against numbers? At the same time, a blanket was flung over his head and face, blinding and effectually stifling50 him in its nauseous folds, and he was borne to the earth and effectually pinioned51 by many and muscular hands.
Inspector52 Chambers was an officer of promptitude and decision, and on Harley Greenoak waking him up in the grey of dawn with the news that Dick Selmes was nowhere in the camp, the sentries53 of the night before were at once called to account, and the truth came out. The young gentleman was not one of themselves, explained the defaulter, who supposed, therefore, that he was not under the same orders. Ordering the man to be put under arrest, the Inspector gave his directions, and in a surprisingly short space of time nearly the whole troop was mounted and heading at a trot54 for Vunisa’s location.
“That’s where we’ll find him,” pronounced Greenoak, adding grimly, “if we find him at all. He’ll have gone to look at that war-dance, sure as eggs. I ought to have known he’d be trying it and kept my eye on him.”
Pummelled, pushed, hustled55, his hands and arms secured with innumerable knots of raw-hide; half suffocated56, wholly nauseated57 by the greasy58 effluvium of the filthy59 blanket which still enveloped60 his head and shoulders, Dick Selmes was hurried down the hill by his captors. To his attempts at speech with them, in the hope that even one among them might understand English, the only reply was a savage13 growl61 in their own tongue, accompanied by a dig in the back with the butt62 end of a kerrie. Still, he did his best to keep his faculties63 of hearing undimmed, and, listening with all his might, it seemed as though the roar of the war-dance, instead of drawing nearer, became less marked. Whither were they taking him? All sorts of frontier stories of the old wars which he had heard came back to his mind: of the unsparing barbarities practised by these savages on any unfortunate white man who should fall into their hands; of soldiers, straggling from a column, cut off in the thick bush and slowly roasted to death with red-hot stones, or spread naked over a nest of black ants; of settlers, surprised by the suddenness of the outbreak, driven back to perish in the flaming ruins of their own homesteads. And now he himself was in the power of these very fiends! They were dragging him back to put him to some such end, to delight the whole location with the spectacle of his lingering torments64. Shuddering65 with horror at the thought, the unfortunate fellow hardly noticed whither he was being hurried. Then he was suddenly and roughly flung to the ground, his legs tightly tied together at the ankles, by which he was now seized, and unceremoniously dragged through what he guessed to be the door of a hut.
Once within, a light was struck; the homely66 match of civilisation67 flaring68 feebly, but just enough to render more fiend-like still the fell, savage faces and forms decked with their wild war-trappings. This the prisoner was able to make out for a moment, for the blanket which covered his head and shoulders was removed. But only for a moment, for an effectual gag was forced into his mouth, and then the suffocating69, nauseous covering was replaced. After a minute or two of muttered conversation, his captors withdrew.
And now for the unfortunate Dick Selmes followed a night of indescribable horror. To the certainty of being dragged forth70 at dawn to a death of unimaginable agony was added the torments of the present—the cramping71 pain of his bonds, the nauseous suffocation72 of the gag, and the bites of innumerable small pests of no account whatever to the savage, but calculated to drive a highly civilised and utterly73 helpless white man to the verge74 of insanity75. Rescue! Of that there was no hope. The Police troop might hold its own on the defensive76, but, after what he had seen last night, he could not believe it would stand a chance against these fierce warriors fighting on their own ground; besides, he himself would be murdered the first thing. And then he remembered how he of his own act had effectually cut off all trace as to his whereabouts. Even Harley Greenoak would fail to fathom77 the mystery of his disappearance—until too late. Again and again he bitterly cursed his own rashness.
Then, as the remaining hours of the night wore on, merciful Nature came to the relief of the sufferer, in that he sank into a state somewhat between sleep and unconsciousness, which at length took shape in a dream. The Police troop had come to his rescue. He could hear voices—those of the Inspector Chambers and Harley Greenoak, mingling78 with the deeper tones of his savage gaolers. He tried to call out, but could utter no sound. They were withdrawing; still he was perforce dumb. They had gone away. Ah, the agony of it! He strained at his bonds—nearly suffocated himself with the horrible gag. All of no avail.
Very different looked Vunisa’s location—now silent in slumber—as the Police rode up, to the weird and stirring scene it had presented throughout the best part of the night, but the yelping79 and barking of innumerable curs soon brought forth some of its denizens80. These stood, open-mouthed with astonishment81 at the sight of the carbines and revolvers of the Police troopers.
“The chief,” said Harley Greenoak, decisively, “Vunisa, the chief. We have a ‘word’ to him.”
Scowling83 sullenly84, the savages began to make the usual excuses. The chief was sick, and so on.
“A lie!” said Greenoak. “Bring him forth at once or we put the torch into every hut in this valley.”
By now all were astir. More than half the revellers had gone home, but there were yet an awkwardly large number left, even for nearly a hundred armed and mounted men. Still a hurried consultation86 went on, then, just as Greenoak was losing patience, the chief himself appeared.
Vunisa was a tall, powerful man, with rather a heavy and sullen85 face, but not without dignity even then. He had done nothing wrong, he protested; why, then, should the Government send the amapolise into his kraal and threaten to destroy it?
“The young white man who came here last night,” said Harley Greenoak. “Where is he?”
The chief turned to his followers87. What was this about a young white man? Did anybody know? The while, Greenoak, who had dismounted, was watching him keenly. No. Nobody knew.
“Then Vunisa will be arrested,” he said.
The chief started, ever so slightly. An ominous88 hubbub89 arose among his followers, the bulk of whom dived quickly into the huts again. They had gone to arm.
In a moment they emerged, and the glint of assegai blades and the wave of hard sticks was everywhere, as the kraal became alive with swarming90 savages, the mutter of deep-toned voices eloquent91 with suppressed hate and menace. And they outnumbered the Police ten to one.
The latter had loaded with ball cartridge92. Even then a sudden rush and the sheer weight of numbers was bound to overwhelm them, out in the open. But it was not made. The Kafirs seemed to hold that little armed force in wholesome93 respect. Still the merest accident might bring about a collision. The situation had become tense to dramatic point. What if Vunisa should persist in his disclaimer? There was a moment of dead, boding94 silence. Harley Greenoak broke it.
“Inspector, kindly95 send three of your men to search that hut,” pointing to one next to that whence Vunisa had emerged. “If the chief moves he will be shot,” he added, in the Xosa language.
Amid dead silence the three troopers entered. In a moment, from the interior of the hut, ejaculations were heard; then, through the low doorway96 there crawled forth a man—hatless, dirty with perspiration97 and smears98 of red-ochre; in short, with a generally dilapidated appearance. And then up stood Dick Selmes, rubbing his eyes.
“Hallo, Greenoak! Hallo, Inspector, how are you? I say, I’m jolly glad you’ve turned up. I’m more than a bit sick of spending the night tied up in an old Kafir blanket—faugh!—and not able to move finger or toe.”
“You may thank your lucky stars you’d got a watch on, and that there was just a moment of silence in which I heard it tick,” rejoined Harley Greenoak, gravely.
“Eh?”—puzzled. “That how you found me? Through the ticking of a watch?”
“That—and no other way. It’d be like hunting for a needle to look for you in this location, even if we hadn’t to fight our way out first. Well, your dad was right. You are a record for getting into hornets’ nests.”
There was no more to be done. Inspector Chambers was not going to take the responsibility of arresting Vunisa simply because this young fool had run his head, as Greenoak had said, into a hornets’ nest. So, after reading that potentate99 a severe lecture, he withdrew his force.
There was another who came in for a sample of the lecture, and that was Dick Selmes. If he chose to hold out his own throat to be cut, he might as well wait until he was on his own responsibility, and so on. To all of which Dick listened very penitently100.
“Think they really meant cutting my throat, Inspector?” he said.
“That’s just exactly what they did intend,” interposed Harley Greenoak. “They were going to cut your throat after we had gone, and then burn the hut over you, so as to destroy all trace.”
“The mischief101 they were! But how do you know, Greenoak?”
“Because I overheard them saying so, as we came away,” was the tranquil102 reply. “They were likewise expressing disappointment at being done out of such a rare bit of fun.”
“Ugh, the brutes103!” exclaimed Dick, turning in his saddle to scowl82 back at the dark forms gathered on the hillside, watching the retreating Police. “I’ll pay them out for it when the war begins.”
“When the war begins,” repeated Inspector Chambers. “Well, it’s our particular mission just now to prevent it from beginning at all; but if ever anybody came within an ace11 of starting it, why, that joker’s yourself, this very morning, Selmes. Eh, Greenoak?”
The latter nodded assent.
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leopard
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