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THE WOLF-BRETHREN.
Now, my father, on the morrow night, once again Umslopogaas and Galazi the wolf sat by the fire in the mouth of their cave, as we sit to-night, my father, and Galazi took up his tale.
"I passed on till I came to the river; it was still full, but the water had run down a little, so that my feet found foothold.

I waded into the river, using the Watcher as a staff, and the stream reached to my elbows, but no higher.

Now one on the farther bank of the river saw that which sat upon my shoulders, and saw also the wolf's skin on my head, and ran to the kraal crying, 'Here comes one who walks the waters on the back of a wolf.' "So it came about that when I drew towards the kraal all the people of the kraal were gathered together to meet me, except the old woman, who could not walk so far.

But when they saw me coming up the slope of the hill, and when they knew what it was that sat upon my shoulders, they were smitten with fear.