referred living there to existing in the wilds of Africa, at the
same time that she was contented with her lot, which many young ladies
would have thought a hard one.

As Percy was unable to walk any distance, on the evening of the day the
men had been sent off to look for Hendricks, Rupert proposed to Denis to
take him a row, and Maud, hearing of it, begged that she might go also.
The boat was the same in which Percy and Denis first crossed the river.
It was kept on the bank of the river, concealed in a thicket from the
view of passers-by, a short way from the house. They had just reached
the place where the boat was kept, and Rupert and Denis were busy
preparing her, when Maud exclaimed, "There are two people on the
opposite bank. They are natives, and are waving to us."

Percy looking up cried out, "Yes, so there are, and they appear to me
like Mangaleesu and Kalinda."

The two natives continued to wave still more vehemently, occasionally
looking behind them, as if they expected to see some one coming from
that direction. They then both stepped into the water, about apparently
to swim across.

Rupert and Denis on this made signs to them to wait.

"You remain here, Maud, with Percy," said Rupert, as he shoved off the
boat with his oar from the bank.

He and Denis rowed with all their might, for they saw that the natives
were evidently in a great hurry.

"Yes, there is no doubt that the man is the Zulu chief who saved Percy's
life, and who helped us on our way, and that the other is his wife,"
exclaimed Denis. "I would not have them on any account fall into the
hands of their enemies, who would kill them to a certainty. Pull away!
pull away!"

They quickly reached the opposite bank, when both Mangaleesu and his
wife hurriedly stepping into the boat, sank down thoroughly exhausted.

"What has happened, my friend?" asked Denis.

"We are pursued by our enemies, and they will soon be here;" answered
Mangaleesu. "Can the white chief give us shelter? or must we continue
our flight? For myself I would not mind, but my wife is well-nigh
exhausted, and I fear she would be overtaken."

"You do not, either of you, look as if you were capable of continuing on
much longer," said Denis, as he and Rupert began to row back as fast as
they could. "I am very sure that the white chief will protect you,
especially when he hears that you saved his son's life, and helped us
both so greatly. I may say that, may I not, R