lovesbecause she loves〃
A look of bewilderment came upon his facehis poor； tormented face；
then suddenly Saduko threw his arms wide； and sobbed in an
ever…weakening voice：
〃Allall done in vain！ Oh！ _Mameena； Mameena； Mameena！_〃 and
fell back dead。
〃Saduko has gone away；〃 said Nandie； as she drew a blanket over his
face。 〃But I wonder；〃 she added with a little hysterical smile； 〃oh！
how I wonder who it was the Spirit of Mameena told him that she
lovedMameena； who was born without a heart？〃
I made no answer； for at that moment I heard a very curious sound； which
seemed to me to proceed from somewhere above the hut。 Of what did it
remind me？ Ah！ I knew。 It was like the sound of the dreadful laughter
of Zikali； Opener…of…RoadsZikali； the
〃Thing…that…should…never…have…been…born。〃
Doubtless； however； it was only the cry of some storm…driven night bird。
Or perhaps it was an hyena that laughedan hyena that scented death。
End