TITT3 OMAHA DAlLlr HEE : TIIUKSDAV , FEBIU'A'RY 8 , 15)00. ) 0
FOOD FOR POWDER.
A Tale of Doctor Jamesons KtiUI on the 'Iraiisvnal.
Ity P. Y. It LACK.
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The moon \\att UanRlnR , a thin rre -
ce-nt , Jiisl almo the horlron when l.n -
re > nrn avsokr. The Htars ntlll shone. Day ,
lin p\er , could not bo far oft , nnrt the hours
before eliuvn wore too chilly to permit slerp
HP perked about for a few sticks nnd
found them. Tiling them topelhcr with
fillers that Ehook pitifully ho trlod to light
n llttlo lire , but nqnln his hands shook
KO that every one of tha matches In bla box
USB struck In \aln Cursing he turned to
the cone-shaped , abandoned ant hill which
had shclterrd him to some cxtont from the
night wind , and besan to roll bis blanket
That waw ns wet with dew as thoufih rl\er-
Kinked , nnd heavy He rolled It sol ller-
v > 1ne nnd sIunR It ncrons hli body. Then ,
% cfy stiffly , he stumbled bnck to the road ,
end run > cd nRnln 01 the old voldtschocn ho
wore Blubbed on the ruts of passing he.-uy
nxwaqonn , nnd hl already bruised feet
were freshly tortured
1 illast the country , " ho Rroancd , "and the
mnn who forced me out to It. "
The moon was Instantly hlddon by massy
rlotids ni ho spoke , olid he was left In
midden shadows , lie laughed and looked
up nt the sky.
' " sneered. "No
Shocking , Isn't If" ho
wonder you ruu away. Of course. It Is
cry wrong to curse one's father"
An ho halted , shUerlnR , the unmistak
able and most cbaraclerlBlIc sound of lonely
\eldt road * reached him from the front He
heard the creak of heavy wheels ns a wagon
jolted toward him , and the clnck of oxen's
long homo against the wooden yokes , the
shrill , piotestlng call of the \oerloepcr to
thf lenders , and the illlc crack of the
driver's long , unerring lash. I/iwrctico
listener ! nt flrit with some Interest , then
with disgust for tboolces bomo on the
wind were ( hose of neither noer nor I2ng-
lindrr , but of KatllrH In his present state
of mind he wim too exhausted , too wntchrd ,
tno desperately furious , with himself , nnd
his present stole , ( ho * punishment of his
jinst. to desire company. An utterly mU-
cr.iblo man necks no wordy consolation.
Mke d > lng deer , bo hunts solitude His
hlomarh , howe\cr , erased boating food , but ,
though he might have asked for coffee fiom
n Hoer , ho could not of a natho
UP tame to a puz/.lod standstill ns some
thing entirely no\el and unexpected reached
his cars. HialtiB abo\c the rumhlo of the
Lawrence- bent
wngon there nor came song
firwnrd frown.ng Ho felt ns if intrusive
with bis
strangers were rudely meddling
nrfalru , otTcrlng him advice. He had felt
much the f > ame once whcu ho had wnndeicd
by chance Into the pvonlnc meeting of a
inlfcaloii on the Hand and a youth , laying
a familiar hand upon his shoulder , had asked
If ho were saved Tula song of the dawn
was a hymn , and very well known to him , or
had been once. The words were not those
ho had sung when , a rosy boy In white
rurpllcc , he had utood In the choir of the
old fcchool chapel at home , but the music
there IB no need to translate music Into the
Kaffir tongues , that escaped the curse ol
Babul , nnd therein , at least , all men and
angels can understanding ! ! ' converse. From
mission trained lips tharo came the hymn ,
sweetly breathing through the grasses. Un
consciously Lawrence accompanied them in
English
When othrr comforts fall , nnd helpers flee ,
Help of the helpless , then abide with me ,
lie stumbled off the trail and sought tn
hide In the maze of shadows ftom cloud and
tree which stroked the plain. There was
no tear In his eyes , but his throat was
choked.v Her shook -with unreasoning1 rngc
against the black nonentities who had thus
added to his despair by flashing his dead
Innocence Into momentary memory s6 clearly
and vividly. He was too late and too sore
to grt. out of sight. They passed close by In
the now awakening morning. Ho turned his
eyes to the veldt , but the eng ceased nnd
ho knew they were watching him. The
swinging oxen lumbered past and the voer-
loeper's cry and th&\ash crack sounded soon
behind him , but be would not look around.
Then came pattering bare feet and a child
with wide black ojes slipped to his side ,
nnd , murmuring "bajs , " hold up to tha
gaunt , bearded , dusty , ragged , shivering
Englishman a tin cup full of smoking black
coffee. Ha gulped It ravenously -without
Bpocch nnd the little negro darted away with
the empty cup. For a minute Lawrence
stood flaring unscclngly before him , his lips
twitching convulsively. Then ho dropped In
the road , his face covered by his hands , nnd
fiobbed. What matter of remorse nnd penl-
tenco there might bo In the chemistry of hie
tears It would be hard to tell , but the
shamefaced curse that sprang from his lips
as at last ho rose up betrayed the hurt
his prldo sustained nt having fallen BO low
nn to cxclto the pity even of a naked , half-
starved Knfllr.
A mlle more was wearily trudged and
at , last ho came to the boundary line which
separates the Transvaal from Urltlsh
Uechanaland. A low house blood almost
on thn surveyed line a canteen , and from
Its opem door came more melody. The sun
was now up and the air was already
warmed Comfortable smells of cooking
meats drifted out to the roadway nnd smoke
HKCpmlcd fiom the chimney In the building's
icar As Lawrence stopped to rcconnoltet
u shout gave witness tn the existence of a
company within , a Joyous company.
"Three , four Nap ! Hand over , jou
fopcr1"
Hoastly luck ! No more Nap HI
5011 ! Alphonto , Jupiter , ( Jabrlol ! What'f
vour heathen name' Hrlng ua the dice ! I'll
throw votl for a drink before breakfast's
ready. Come , best of three ! "
"I'm with you-
O. dip my RIMVP both wide nnd deep.
WUli u jus of luinch nt my lirml nnd foot
Lawrence stopped to the door and looked In
Two tall > oung fellows were throwing diet
nt a table , glasstu at their elbows. The )
were dressed In n dull vcllowlsh uniform nl
corduroy stud with spurred boots and broad-
brlmmc l campaign huts. Liwrcnco know
them nt ouco for troopers of the Hechuuua.-
land force. They looked up and eyed tiltr
with swift scrutiny ua ho stepped Inside
Btlll tremulous with hunger and the chill
of thn hnavy dews Ho seemed nn uttei
wreck , a continued tramp , but that did noi
debar him from a greeting In a replies :
country where nuarly every pioneer has ai
some time tieoii a wull.iber.
Morning , matey , " uald a trooper cheer
fully. "Camped on the veldt last night ? "
Lawrence slipped off his blanket roll anc
essayed to answer with some appearance of t
frlmllar cheerfulntt .
"Ciood morning , " he said. "Yes , thai
was my 111 fortune , and I fancy that ever
In Africa tliero are occasionally obtalnabli
more sumptuous couches. "
The troopers laughed and looUe l agalr
nt him more keenly. In tbo freomasonrj
of gentlemanhood thorei Is no need of grip ,
the voice Is countersign. The troopers asket
him to sit down.
" \Vn can svmpathlzo wlfh jou" said thi
r fliet ppcaker , and at once the luder saluta ,
tlon of "matey" was dUcarded. " .Most of Ui
have Bought the Ire of a ro k In our ttmo
Allow me. My name Is Donne , and mj
friend U Wjvll both gulloless products o
Harrow "
Harrow ? " cried Ijiwrence , wlih a suddei
flush of anxiety. "Ahc , but jou mus
have been long after my time. My name l !
- sli Lawrence , ulo of Harrow and Trinity
Cam "
They shook bands on that , aud Doom
callp(1 the' servant ,
"Such a coincidence , " said be , "as tha
of three old Harrovians meeting In desert
wilds must not bo nlloucd to pass untoasted.
Won't you take something to kill that chill ?
HI , you' Lay another plate for breakfast "
At the meal the wreck exerted himself to
be agreeable In spite of his woarlncsi ,
imlRTy and longing for sleep nnd forgct-
fulncss. Ho was forced to think Those who
would follow him were not likely to belong
behind , nnd he recognized the need of do-
Icig something to hldo himself The troopers
nero lads of an equal lightness of heart and
head , at least a do/en jears younger than
he- Lawrence fastened to the youngsters
end latt'i In the day , shaved nnd groomed , he
rode away with them on a hired horse to the
not far distant barracks He bad been many
things In his long exile , and death had
rpared him In brawl and desert nnd fever
In trooper guise the dcsolato outcast hoped
the end of It all might come more surely
Also people would not bo so curious of the
Identity of a fallen soldier as of that of *
man scaffold huug.
11.
A galloping borsoroan came sweeping down
the trek from the direction of the Transvaal.
His sweating horse dashed past the railway
station without stopping , although an official
yelled to the rider as he passed.
"Is that true we've heard about Dr. Jlm"u
"True1 ' the horseman shouted back and
was Instantly bcjond hearing , as the
anxious-looking railroad man raised his
hands in wondering vexation.
The horsmian put his mount to the steep ,
rutted , muddy road which led to the town
and pressed It onward without pause. At a
canteen mldwaj a Dutchman ran out , fol
lowed by his customers.
" \Vacht een bect > 's ! " the landlord cried.
"Wo'it Doctor Jim ? "
"A prisoner' " shouted the rider and
spin ml on , while the Boers retired within
flurried 0 lots of her own cx wore- rare ,
but rarer vn ladles BO evidently of a hull
breed as this The clerk asked at once for
a pnrlor He was not mire , he sold , but at
prownt the lady would like a private room
nnd a word with the landlord or his wife.
The bar was turned over to the careof a
jouth of all work , nnd the hoftt nnd his
wife led the way Into the only parlor In
the hoiifo , that In which stood the piano
'icund which had gathered of nights the
rockloas troopers on leave from th barracks
before they had volunteered for the uu-
ftrti.nato "Jameson's raid. "
They closed the door , nnd the woman ,
seating herself , looked to the lawjcr's rep
resentative , who spoke > nt once.
" "M , " he began , with a llttlo cough like
his master's hi court. "The ah facts of
this case are theseAh 1 tun Instructed to
stale that my client has been credibly In
formed that vou ah ns the proprietors ,
lessees or managers cf this Inn , hostelry or
hotel , have recently ah given shelter , nnd
In all probability have had transactions with
n gentleman whom my client Is very anxious
to meet. I should say ah that It Is pos
sible ah that In the use of the word
'gentleman' I may unconsciously bo misrep
resenting "
The woman Hushed , nnd the speaker cor
rected himself hurriedly
"Misleading ah I beg your pardon , my
lady misleading jou From Information re
ceived nt Capetown and nt Klmberlej , we
are of opinion that the gentleman may , by
reason of misfortune and of having assumed
to some natural extent , the ah picturt-sque ,
but somewhat uncouth dress nnd ah man
nerisms of the ah Interesting , but ah
unconventional pioneers , have recently
presented the appearance of being ah noi
a gentleman. "
" ' ' " the landlord
"What's the roan's name ?
asked briefly.
The arrivals looked nt each other , and
again the woman flushed.
" \Ve don't know , " said the lawjer's clerk ,
slowly. "That Is , bis name ah may have
In fact , ho may have been traveling In
cognito. "
The landlord laughed as at a good Joke.
"lie's not the only one ' ' said he "Mnnj
and many a man out hero was known nt
In rl-liiR she f.urd the flreplai e nnd on
the mann Ipiei r rcsttd fl pr Vtetbonk a iic.il
morocco altnlr , which , i the Ian llndy had
observed , had been left In the new trioprr
on the piano , in the htiny of the raiders
prepnratlon to Join lr Jnmleson
"It Is his It Is nobcrt' * ! 1 gave It to
him mv. < clt ! "
In tier hurry her trembling fingers
fumbled over the cln p. and , the book open
ing suddenly , several papers fell upon the
floor The lady's loud cry brought In the
landlord nnd the lawjer's clerk ami one
other. In their concentrated observation of
the unwonted feminine the hotel people hid
paid no attention to the appearance of the
other arrival In a carriage from the train.
Ho wan a solitary traveler nnd had not
clamored for nttontlrn N'nw he stood coolly
at the door , watching the unusual excite
ment within the parlor , Nobody noticed his
prwenee
"Mr llrown , " cried the lady to the clerk ,
"wo have found him1 0. how glad 1 nm !
Sco hero U his porkbook1 0 , tell me , you
kind woman , who left this ? "
"That" " said the landlady "Why. that
bclcugcd to one of the pcor men who went
out with Ur. Jameson. He had just come
nnd I didn't hear bis name. Mj , but hut-
euro , the bov here Is like him "
With Dr. Jameson' " the woman whis
pered , very white. "Wo hcar < : on the
train that the raiders were killed and
captured. Was he there7 At Krugcrs-
° "
dorp
Nobody was heard to speak. The man at
the door slipped quietly In nnd examined
the papers en the floor unobserved. Tor a
moment the woman tiembled , then , taking
her lltllo bewildered Eon's hand , she s.ild ,
stcadllj
"Mr. Urown , will jou order a carriage nnd
horses ? 1 will go there at once , "
"My lady , whuio ? "
"To the battlefield. "
"It Is late In the day , my lady , nnd many
mile" . "
She bit her lips.
"Please order the horses at once , " she
said "Xo doubt wo can find fresh ones
Bfiievvhcro if these fall us on the roid. "
Ho looked nt her , nnd opened his lips to
protest , but looked at her again and obejed.
"I tfNEW HIM VERY WELL , " SAID THE DETECTIVE. "HE WENT UNDER THE-NAMD OF NOBLE , THOMAS NOBLE. "
with loud Jests and happy smiles.
At the edge of the town the last house
on the main street was a hotel , nnd there
the horseman threw himself off. His horse
was nt once taken charge of and led to
the stables , and Its rider was met by a
middle-aged woman.
"Is it true , John ? " she aakcd. as he went
Into the bar , and was surrounded by many
men drinking there , -whoie eyee reiterated
the question. "The wires say hardly any
thing. "
"Tho leJlows at Johannesburg did not
keep their -word. They were not readjor
funked or something. Our men were sur
rounded by the Boers. There was some
fighting. A number of English are killed.
The rest are -prisoners on their way to Pre-
tcrla. "
"O , John ! Can It be true ? " his wife
asked In horror.
"I got It straight from the Jew who keeps
the place at Jnnklll , and Boers were there ,
who bad come right from the battle Thero'E
no doubt of It , and for my part , all I've
got to say IB that Paul Kruger , though he's
alvajs praying , has the devil's own luck.
There was silence In the Englishman's
nolso In the Boer's
hotel , ns gloomy ns the
cnitccn was hilarious. After awhile the wife
behind the bar spoke again.
"There wau many a lad known In Vry-
burg -with Dr. Jim. Did you hear of any
of thorn1" '
"Field Cornet Hafbauer was at Janklll , the
BEino that bought the farm .Mafeklng way.
I was In too great a hurry to get homo tc
ask much. The Transvaal Boers are toe
cocky after their \lctory to make It plcasanl
tliero for nri Englishman , but Hafbauei
knew Vane and Butler and Corp Donne , and
h sajs they were not among the prisoners ,
The woman began to cry.
"Did jou ask after Wjvll , poor boy ? He
Ind n letter saying his scrape was all ar
ranged , and ho was going home.
"Ho can if they don't hang him at Pro-
toila. "
The customers protested loudly.
' Prisoners of war ! " they cried , "Oom
Paul wouldn't dare ! "
"I wasn't .uvare there was any war , " said
the host , drily. "Not more at least than
there would be between mo and any burg
lar who bioko into this house. This whole
business of the raid was a mistakes
" 1 wonder , " said his wife- again , "how the
quiet man made out ? Him that joined a
week ago and was so silent and end , and jet
so eagw for a flght the one that plated
the piano so lovely for the lads when they
were having their fun heie o' nights There's
the pocketbook he forgot the night the lieu
tenant called them off so sudden. Corji
Don mi was ringing the poor , wild lad ,
little they know what business thej were
callnd for
O. dig my grnvo both wide and deep ,
With a jug of punch at my head and feet ,
The good woman choked.
"Heard nothing of him , " her husband an-
swored. "Wipe jour ejca , Mag. Hare are car
riages from the Elation. Tbo train mut > t be
In from Klmberlej "
Two of the station trap * drew up nt the
entrance. The little * hotel had to be en-
tcrol through the bar , but as few ladles
stopped In the llttlo town on the veldt , thai
was no great inconvenience. One of these
few had arrived now. The little croc
drew back to let her pass In , and when eht
was once Inside , and had Inclined her he.ii
slightly nnd a little nervously toward thi
mm. Including them all In one courtly bow
a'l ' hats came off She was not joung , t
woman between 30 and -10 , and , If ever slu
had so been , she was not now beautiful
Her brown hair was dusted with graj , hei
fiKo was pale and thin , her eyes were deep
&et and sorrowful. She was accompanlec
bj a boy of 10. nattily dresseJ , and a middle
aged man , on whom the stamp pf Chancerj
lane was Indelibly branded an unailitakabli
clerk. The hostess was a lltth
homo by a different name. What's he like ?
Travelers came nnd go , and Ve have all
kinds. "
The clerk shook his head dubiously.
"My client has not seen him for nine years.
Ho must have changed. "
Suddenly the woman , loaned back In her
chair , -with her handkerchief to her eyes , and
trembled violently , suppressing sobs. At
once the landlord's wife grabbed the clerk
and her husband end pushed them out of the
room , nad in less than a minute was alone
with the woman and the frightened boy ,
busily engaged with smelling salts and
cordials.
"Poor thing poor thing' ' " the woman
whispered , soothing the other , when the
traveler had regained command of herself.
"Why couldn't that windbag say so at once. '
Your'ro looking for your husband , nnd this
Is his boy a pretty boy Isn't It that' "
"Ves thank you. I'm a llttlo tired
that's nil. "
"The rafccal' " the woman cried Indig
nantly. "The rascal ! To desert "
"No no no ! " the stranger cried , almost
as indlguantly. "Not that ! Never-never
that ! It was quite the other way "
The hostess looked pu/zled
"Quito the other way , " the woman re
peated now In the presence of one of her
own sex , apparently glad to give vent to the
feelings which she had had to suppress dur
ing nil tbo long journey from England. "It
was I who deserted him O , If jou can help
me to find him , jou will , will jou not ? You
look good and kind. "
"I will ! I will ! Tell me all about It. "
"Wo were married ten years ago , and his
father was-very angiy about It. You see ,
my husband was In the guards , but de
pended on his father. He was In debt , too ,
How could he help that ? He was so jouug
and his father allowed him very little , for
Kobert was a jounger son. His father cut
off that llttlo when we married. Robert
gambled a little they they are tempted so ,
you know ? "
"I know , dear ; I know. "
"But ho wafan't bad. Then I peisuadea
him to meet his father at a London club and
make friends , and and a dreadful thing
happened. "
"Never mind that , dear. "
"O , but 1 must tell you , because Ilobert
did not do It A gentlem in was robbed In
the club , nnd It was discovered Immedlatclj ,
and a dreadful waiter said I tan't tell jou ,
but the money was found on on my hut-
band. His father came In during the dis
turbance and ho gave Ilobert some money ,
| and cursed him and sent him nwny. And
I "
"Poor thing poor thing ! "
"I believed It , nnd would not tee him
he will never forgive mo. The waiter took
It. The wretch lonfes&cd a jear ago , Non ,
1 must find my husband and there are
other things. Ho must have sulfercil horribly
ribly , but thcie Is happiness for him jet
Hla father Is dead and his brother. The
title and estates arc his , and everybody
knows of his innocence. 0. do do help mete
to llnd him ! "
"My. my , my ! To think of It ! " cried the
landlady , excited bejond measure. "To be
sure we'll find him don't jon fret , dear1
To b < sure we'll find him. But don't jou
knoi\ what name he went by ? "
I " 1 think ho wan disheartened and reck-
i less , " said the lady , crying , "and got into
1 trouble. That v\aa my blame , poor fellow
! No wonder ho thought all the world was
! against him
1 "I think , In his misery and dwpalr , ho
, did things , " eald the lady , crying , "and
i changed his name more than once Wo
found that in Johannetburg he wat. known
ns Uiwrence but he left there suddenly ind
we heard that l\e came In this direction "
I "Lawrence ? " said tbo woman , shaking
her head " 1 know none of that name "
' 0. think , think , think ! " cried the wife
rising. In her anxiety and taking both bunds
of her new friend's In her own "Think" "
In a little place like Vrjhurg you must see
: cverjbody who O' 0 ! O1"
The good woman of the house pitied , but had
( sufficient Instinctive tact not to press the
feverishly agitated wifeto icmaln The
landlord bustled about nnd himsc f saw to
the guides and horecs.
In the meantime the lone traveler took
one glass of beer nnd a sandwich at the
bnr aud , grabbing his valise , made haste to
catch a southbound train for Klmberley ,
after consulting for a moment the time
tables , which explained how one should
quickest reach Pretoria in the Transvaal.
Wrapped In clonks , the lawyer's clerk and
the tired child slept fitfully through the
night , as four horses rattled them over the
wide ind lonely veldt. But the wife was
sleeplerb , staring with anxious cjes Into the
continual shadows Shapeless shadows of
no meaning , they were animate for her
forms and faces of long ago leaping to
fantastic life , forms and faces even more
fantastic of a future doubtful and dreaded.
Once or twice her fatigue overcame her
anxiety and she slept a little. The last time
she woke up with a cry for help. In her
dream she had seen a tall ladder , resting
In unseen depths of blackness , yet whoso
top was In sunlight. Her husband was
falling , falling to the ladder's foct , to dread
ful darkness , but she and an old man were
looking down at him from above.
"Oh , dear God' ' " she sobbed , shuddering.
"Whatever ho is whatever he has done ,
blame not him , but me' ' I pushed him down'
My God , I pushed him donn ! "
HI.
His filend Wyvil and he had ildden side
by side , dharmed after the huncnder.
Triumphant Boers , from whose , lips at Inter
vals rose hoaiso psalms of praise , lode on
e'ther side and In front and rear. Some of
thu ruder Transvaallans , the joung and hot-
blooded , were loured to a high pitch of ex
citement by their victory , and taunted thulr
prisoners , threatening them with retribu
tion as outlawed raiders. The unlucky Out-
'anders ' roilo gloomily on , unanswerlng , In a
manner stunned to speechlcssness by sn
overwhelming , unexpected a catastrophe.
That spirited dnsh , that dirlng gallop to
the Hand , that revival of medieval chlvalrj ,
whlrh their hot naught-icoking brains bad
dic-uiN-d would be greeted by an empire's
cheer , had ionic to this humiliating do ai
halfway , and nn Ignominious proce-jjii | to
prison , pcihaps to the gallows Two or thrro
pioud hctiitti , ignoiant of their cnptoiV ical
mind nnd abhorrent of such nn end wrl
ion Ins any fate but that mode hopelrs
darts for the ( T-en veldt In n usalce * effort
to escape These were shot down poor ,
ur.lucky exiles from home , who had valnlv
sought retrieval of name nnd toitunc on the
rim of the denthpll
Young Wjvll stuck fast ( o the side of the.
man whom first ho had met at tbo canteen
on the bordtf , the man of divers namtv ,
who had Introduced himself ns L-awrenccv
but had elected to join the raiders under
another appellation The wallabcr , oven In
Hint short spares had made friends , nnd ,
If ho were reticent of his past , that was no
uncommon thing In ranks wherein few inesi
stood sivo as n last resource Wjvll , him-
BOlf with a past , nnd Corp benne , now
cold upon the veldt , bnd nttaehed them-
aclves to one to whom their old school nnd
'vaiMty traditions were fraternally familiar.
And now , without the llght-hcnrtcd outcast's
silDport , Lawrence could not ha\o finUhH
the dismal journcj to Pretoria. Strips from
n turn shirt b'indnged his f lep , where a Hoe" "
bullet had plowed his check and cut nway n
pcrtlon of his chin. He had lost blood. IHK ,
vvlioii still miles nway from their destina
tion ho swajcd In his saddle more than the
wound seemed to warrant Wjvll pressed
cue to him nnd thrust his arm under the
other's
"Old man , " said he , "Is It bice ling
ftcth ? "
Lawrence steadied himself resolutely and
shook his head , hut Wyvll , himself mi-
scratched , looked nn\lous.
"Look here , " l > e said , "that little * Hol
lander mcdlclno mnn don't seem halt bad ,
jou know , but htj was In a hurry when ho
patched > ou up. I think vve'd better get this
Boer fellow to let us drop to the rc.ir nnd
have the doc make another examination.
Honest , jou know , you look pretty near
dead. "
"Hot , old boj , " Lawicnco almost gasped.
"Thank you all the same. I'll manage to
Pretoria , but it hurts it hurts. "
Farther on ho spoke again , with pain.
"Wjvll , " ho .said , "if they don't shoot
jou , jou'ro going homo ? "
"And jou , too , I hope. "
Lawrence laughed with weak grlinncsj.
" home " he said. "But
"I can never go , .
wait a moment It hurts it hurts ! Why
didn't those beggars finish mo quick like
Donnr ? Lcok here. I've lost my pocketbook -
book somewhere. There was an address In
it my wife. "
"Old chap. "
"I want you to ce her hei address Is
lost but I can remember It. 1 want jou to
see her and tell her that 1 died honorably ,
and and , my God , how It hurts' "
"Walt until wo are wherever they arc
taking us. What makes jou talk rf djlng
from a cut in the cheek1' Halloa ! Look
out ! Wacht ! "
Lawrence had turned graj , had swajed ,
had fallen Into Wyvil's arms , as the latter
leaped down to catch him The guard rode
up and the procession moved on , passing
them. The doctor galloped to the prisoner
nnd made u quick examination The tnn-
dagcd wound was doing well. The trouble
was not there. The doctor opened the coat
and shirt and found a bleeding wound in
the side.
"Ye gods ! " cried Wyvil. "He never men
tioned this ! No wonder he looked so
ghastljWbj - , ho must have suffered like
blazes all those miles ! "
"Verdamtor ! " the disgusted doctor ex
claimed. "Ho must be in a hurry to die !
His clothes are soaked In blood "
The man was patched up , placed In a
jolting wagon nnd so gained the prlhon at
Pretoria , half dead. Ho fainted as he was
carried in and , when ho came to himself ,
ho saw that ho waa in a room crowded with
his comrades some wounded , some utterly
miserable , soma recklessly Indifferent. He
lay in a corner and next day the faithful
Wyvll was by his side with water.
"Why did jou not tell of that bullet
wound' " his friend asked , reproachfulj- ! .
"No wonder jou nearly fell from your sad
dle. It's a wonder jou did not die in It. "
"It's a pitj' , " said Lawrence.
Wyvll looked at him , vexedly.
"Look here , Lawrence , " bo said. "This
is consummate bosh , j-ou know. I have no
right to Inquire Into j-our private affairs.
Most ot the men In our ranks have done
something at home and peihnps jou have
I have. But , oh , hang it1 nothing Is bad
enough to make n follow commit suicide and
that's what you seem to be up to. "
"It Isn't suicide It was an honest bul
let. "
"Poppytalk" Sophistry1 You're In a
bad waj- , but It might have been mended
Now , forget all about that thing at home ,
whatever It was. Bo a man , get well , have
another try for the slakes. "
"I was InntKent of any wrong-doing at
home. It was out here I went to the devil
Put your hand In my breast. Do you feel
a rubber packet. Cut tbo string round my
neck. Now open It. "
Wyvll opened the thin package nnd pro
duced the photograph of a woman and a
little child.
"Your wife ? " said he. "She Is lovely
Now , look here , old man , j'ou'ie going back
to her. "
"I can't , " said Lawrence , hopelessjnnd !
his voice was weak. "Let me look. She
waa picttj1. I'd like to see the boy onoc
too. You would not think it , Wyvll , but
my father and she botwen them pushed mo
off the ladder sent me to the devil in the
devil's land , Give/mo some water I feel
I love her yet , Wjvll. "
' Don't try to talk. "
"You will know her ? Look on the back
and see If her name Is not there then jou
will know my real name but don't let
anybody else. "
"H'h too dark here , let me take It to the
light at the door. "
He slipped n\voy and when ho came hack
a stranger in citizen dress , who bad been
Hllcntly moving among the prisoners , was
standing over Lawrence , who , raised on his
elbow , was looking up at him desperately
and defiantly
"You've got mo at last , " said Lawrence
"I think BO nnd I suppose I have a claim
on jou prior to that of Paul Krugcr , " IV
stianger coolly replied "You've changed
namm piettj often of late "
"What's up' " cried Wyvll , coming back
1 K rnso me lr "nit mv 'rlrn 1 ( ' tmdlv
woiilideo r.\rn the \rrttin i of tnlkllis
1 think In that oasr the si ranker i > nld
ralnilv , ' I can get iin order to nave him re
moved to the hospital on the hill
You know him , then" Thank you "
' No , " cried the wounded raider with
violence. "You would have me set well ,
jou ? "
"How' What's till matter ? " Wjvll
asked.
"Tho fact U that 1 Iwe a warrant lirre
for the arrrst of your friend , Hotwrt Law-
lenco for n mordar In Jolisnneaburs Iwa
weeks ngo'
Wyvll rocolled from the liaiul Lfivuence
held out to htm nppeallngly.
"It was In fair fight , " he whispered In
despair.
"You will linvo some dllTlettlty to prove !
that , " the detective remarked
"I swear it , " said lawrcnco , and then ,
ns Wyvll held aloof , palo and n ltatoi ) , the
dick man with a sudden wren.h : toro ttiu
bandages from his nldp , * nd lite wound
rudely opened , bled profusely. In at ) IU-
rtnnt Wjvll forgot what he had Just Heard
nnd looped to render aid. but the detc.-tlvu"
was before him.
1 You go and send fjr the prison e'ostor , "
said he , and Wyvll rrn. Oo ns to the door ,
ho waa Ju t In time to nicot n woman and
boy , who ware being s5icrod in. Tha
woman's face wns fresh In his memory ,
elder , but the same iho f. c of the photo
graph.
"Lady Norc' " ho cried In astonishment ,
as the nnino on the picture Il.hed to mind ,
Tlio woman clasped her hands excitedly nnJ
swiftly stepped to him.
"You know me ? " she said. "But we
have not met ? Then you jou know my
husband' Oh , lake me to him' lie Is here.
Isn't he' We liuvo been at KniRcrsJorp
nnd he Is not among the poor killed rnrs
He must bo n prlsonei Take me nt on e
to him , please. "
In hla bcwildetmeiH Wyvll was nlreulv
approaching the coiner , where the dexterous
detective hid alteadv lehandagod the
wound His sight , accustomed to the dark
ness of tbo prl&on , mndo clear to him what
the wl'o could not free Lawrence , his fn-o
nil swathed in cloth * , sitting up. staring
with a look of ghaatlj hoiror In his ejrs
Wyvll stopped He and Lady Nore anil the
boy were within n yard 01 two of the detec
tive and his prey.
"There Is tome mistake" said Wjvll to
the wife , but with his look questlonlnglv on
' said cleat Ij
Law rene i Lawrence's face
"Do not betray me ! "
"I knew jou fiom jour photograph , my
led : ' , " Wyvil t-tanuiercd.
Tlio dcteetlvo diovv back to the wall
"My photograph ? In Attica * Then only
Fir Itcbort could linvo that , lie must have
nhovvn it to you. 'Oh , do please take mo to
Mm ! "
Wjvll was wet with prcspir.itlon 'Ho
looked i'liplnringlv nt the ejcs betvecn the
bloody cloths. And again these answered.
"No' Do not betriy me ! "
Lady Nora mistook Wyvil's hesitation.
"I understand , " said tsho "You know my
husband , nnd and ho may have told jou
about about what occurred long ago Ho
mny not wish to moot me and he is right.
But that Is foigotten. He was Innocent.
It wns us me who were to blame. I wart
to sen him Oh take me to him nt once to
ask bis pardon' ' "
The wounded man dropped back with n
groan
"Too late too late ! " he moaned , In an
extremity cf agonj- .
"What was that' ' Who siid that ? " cried
the wife , in fear
The detective stepped forwaid and bowed.
' I bad the honor to meet jou at Vrjburg ,
my lady , " he said , speaking to her , but
keeping his gaze on his prisoner's face "and
I also was looking for a friend who was In
the bittle. Tills is he , but he is badly
wounded , and is perhaps a little off his
head "
The raider's hatid siole but unseen and
touched thn detective's leg. "Thank jou , "
the raider's lips murmured.
"I thought I am rather worn out I knew
the voice , " bald the wife , in tears. "Oh , sir"1
she. cried again to Wyvil , "havo pity nnd
take mo to my husband. "
Poor Wjvil was In dlstrets Ho knew
not what to do. Again the detective felt
his trouber touched Ho bent down , nnd
caught the ngonled whisper of the prlsmci.
"Tell her anjthing to send her awaj she
must not know "
The detective turned with "perfect
equanimity lo the ladv.
"Pardon mo , my ladj , " said ho , "but I
hoard jou mention Sir Robert jitfct now Sir
Robert Norc * "
"Yes , jcs ! Do jou know him' ' He Is here ,
is he not * '
The detettivo shook his head
' You have been misinformed said he
quletlj "Sir Ilobert i dead '
f 'In th'rn i j > her hand * , and her HI J
< , ' "d Nit fin it ; inmr Thr t ov rUlUK
to her , tvifi'iiift
(
i 1 Knew him VCTV well , ' the dele lv ! , >
' \ent on rrlfntlewlj ' He wemt under th
' nnniet of Noble' Thomni Xeble. Houn
Killed , fUlitl'i * brnvelj l the last Kitllr
outbrcik lh the north of the Trntnvanl \ mimi
mi find hli ) nntne > In the list of killed here
In Pretoria He hud no ftlenda here but I
i think hl grave Is market ! Theto inn be
' 1m mlstnkp , 1 think. This vca ho '
I HP prorcedeJ to faithfully de'wcrlbe iho
I prisoner at his feet
I ' 1 am iifrild. by dear lady , " sild h
| ' "that soil have * bo n misled bv some r < -
semblance He cntuiet be hare , "
. Site had the stieusth left to look ovet all
j tlio pr'aoners , but found no sir Itobert sent
nt last believing the lilndly llf > , she vva
carHed nwaj , awoonltig
"Thank jou. " said the nriaonrr again to
the tinellnUirbed defective "lie kind onfp.
nir.io. D6 not send tno to the hospital Ln ti
end here. "
"I must do my duty , " < iid the detective
Over the grave of nn utterlj unknown
exile on iho mirbrowneel veldt stands a sin t
to the memory of Sir Hubert Nore. In n dis
Stared Rrnve lie the- forgotten remain * of
tbe outcast of divers names
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