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"Curses be on the head of this Mameena!" he exclaimed "Surely some evil

spirit must have been her father, not I, and as she called Child

of Storm[] What shall I do now, Macumazahn? Thanks be to my Spirit,"

he added, with an air of relief, "she is too far gone for me to try to

catch her; also, if I did, Umbelazi and his soldiers would kill me"

[--That, if I have not said so already, was the h as I

know the language I cannot get any such interpretation out

of the naiven to her, however,

because she was born just before a terrible te round the hut made a sound like the word

"Ma-mee-na" --A Q] "And ill Saduko do if you don't?" I asked

"Oh, of course he will be angry, for no doubt he is fond of her But,

after all, I am used to that You remember hoent mad when she

married Masapo At least, he cannot say that I made her run aith

Umbelazi After all, it is a matter which they reat trouble," I said, "at a time when trouble is

not needed"

"Oh, why so, Macuet on with the Princess

Nandie--we could all see that--for they would scarcely speak to each