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discouraged. ”
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Impure Blood
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ON THE VELDT
A South African Love Story
(Continued.)
Here John Martin met him with an
old-fashioned English welcome and
Hendrick was ushered Into the sitting
room, where sat Nancy and her lover.
Nancy greeted him heartily, if some
what shyly:
*'I am glad to see you, Hendrick—
let me introduce you to Mr. Harvey.
Dick, this is our friend, Henry Hoop
stad”
“I am very glad to know you; we
can't have too many friends these
troublous times. You look like a
fighting man. I hope you are with
us?”
‘‘I cannot fight against Miss Martin's
countrymen, and the blood in my veins
is more English than Dutch. 1 am
on my way now to volunteer."
"Then we are well met; I am enroll
ing a body of volunteers to act as
scouts. I saddle in a few hours, so
if you are willing we go together."
“I ask nothing better. But what of
Miss Martin—surely she must not stay
here.”
“I am glad you add your entreaties
to mine 1 am trying to persuade Mr.
Martin and Nancy to retire to the coast
until danger is past."
‘'That's all right. Dick ” answered
Mr. Martin. “1 "should like to persuade
Nancy to go, but I am going to stick to
the farm.”
"You run great risk. Mr. Martin.”
said Hendrick. "If you stay here you
will be commanded to join the Boer
army.”
"I am an Englishman, and my farm
is in Natal; that. I take it, is out of
their jurisdiction-“
' Possibly, but I hardly think they
will draw so fine a line.'
"Well, anyway. I stay here, and it
won't be healthy for the commando
that interferes with me."
"Then, if yon are so determined. 1
must ask you to be equally determined
in insisting upon Miss Nancy going to
Durban. My married sister lives
there, and she would be quite safe.'
After much discussion it was der.d
ed that Nancy should depart for Dur
ban immediately, with Hendrick for
an escort- Dick Harvey would accom
pany them ns far as Mooi river, where
he would have to leave them, and
Hendrick wus to rejoin Dick as soon
as Nancy was safe on the coast. Hen
drick knew now that Nancy could nev
er be to him more than a friend, and
in that friendship he determined that
no sacrifice should be too great for
him.
The three rode together until Dick
had to leave them: then, with a tender
and almost heart-reading farewell, he
passed her into the care of Hendrick
and departed. They reached Durban
without mishap, and Hendrick, hav
ing handed Nancy to the care of his
sister, prepared to return.
"I thank you. Hendrick, far your
care of me."
"I wish no thanks: to be of service
to you is the aim and end of my life.'
She looked at him curiously and
seemed to penetrate his secret.
**I »tti going to the war." he contin
ued. slowly, fixing his gase upon the
ground; “to fight for your countrymen
and you. It may be that I shall not
survive, and I should like you to think
kindly of me- You are the only Eng
lish woman I have been privileged
to know with any degree of friendship,
and the days have passed happily with
me. A hope full of vanity was bom
within me that perhaps the caprice of
fate might turn your heart towards
me in love. Forgive me for saying
this. I am only a fooling man. but
i I thought I would like you to know."
“Poor Hendrick!"
“I have seen the man you love, and
my vanity is dead. Good-bye. I should
like—may I—er—I %v»uld like to kiss
your hand to seal my tow that hence
forth my life is consecrated to serving
you and yours to the death.”
The tears rolled down her cheeks as
she gave him her hand. The strong
man kissed it passionately and de
parted.
HenaricK maae tus way Dart to dick
Harvey, and was formally enrolled as
a volunteer. News came soon after
that the Boers had crossed the bor
der and were invading Natal, and Cap
tain Harvey began to have fears for
the safety of John Martin. He con
sulted Hendrick on the subject.
“What do you think of it, Hoop
stad?”
“Bad. very bad. John Martin will
have to join a commando, or be shot.**
"So I fear, and I want you to start
tonight and make your way to Cala
don Farm. If you find John Martin
there persuade him to come back with
you; but if our worst fears are realiz
ed. and he has disappeared, find out
what has become of him."
"I will start In an hour, and I thank
you for giving me the opportunity.”
•‘Good luck go with you.”
In an hour Hendrick took the road
for John Martin’s farm. Numerous
parties of Boers were about, and ex
treme caution was neeeshary. This
meant slow progress, and it was not
until the second evening that fie reach
ed the homestead. Dismounting, he
rapped on the door, but elicited no
response, and it was soon evident that
John Martlr was absent. Upon look
ing round, Hendrick discovered the
frigbiened face of a Kaffir boy. peep
ing at him over a fence.
"Halloa, Cabbage! Where is your
master?”
“Baas! him dun gom ’way.”
“Where to?”
“Baas Shiel ’im dun took ’im *way.”
-Shiel?”
“Sarten. ’im ride up. big many,
took Baas Mart'll, tied um hands, an’
dun gorn *way.”,
“Which way did they ride?”
“Cabbage um follow Baas—Glencoe
—then um come back here an’ wait
fo’ Baas.”
And then Hendrick realized that
the worst had come to pass, and John
Martin was a prisoner in the hands
of Commander Shiel.
“I will not return with such meagre
news ” he said to himself. “I will
push on toward Glencoe and learn
more, even if I have to penetrate in
their camp.”
He accordingly made his way to
wards Glencoe and found his progress
more difficult every mile. Time after
time he was stopped by bands of
Boers, but always got away by saying
that he was riding to Join Shiel’s com
mando. As be had taken the precau
tion to wear his own clothes, this ex
planation was accepted as satisfactory.
Nearing the heights of Glencoe,
Hendrick thought It prudent to re
main in hiding until evening. Teth
ering his horse in a small wood, he
concealed himself In some bushes and
endeavored to get some sleep. He was
awakened some hours later by the
sound of voices, and peering from his
place of concealment, he discerned a
party of Boers on horseback about
twelve yards away.
"Do you think thev will attack to
night?”
"Either tonight or tomorrow morn
ing. Yiiljoen brought word."
"Well, he is a reliable scoundrel."
"A good spy. Well, if the cursed
Rooineks storm Glencoe they will find
our guns manned by their own coun
trymen.”
A.'r. numatfu uj iuiustu ^
their hands tied behind their backs.
Ha. ha. a good plan of Skier?, to trues
those who refuse to fight and make
them targets for their friends. I'm
sorry for John Martin, though—he was
a good friend.’*
They moved away, and Hendrick
realized from their conversation that
Shiel had tied those who had refused
to join his commando behind the Boer
guns, so that there was every possi
bility of their being killed should the
English make an assault.
Carefully picking his way he led his
horse to within two miles of the Boer
position. After making the animal se
cure he proceeded on foot. He ad
vanced at first without any attempt at
concealment, answering when chal
lenged that he was on his way to Shiel
with news of the enemy.
The audacity of this proceeding was
justified by its success, and Hendrick
found himself well inside the Boer
position almost without question. On
the ridge where the guns were posted
some twenty men were lying. Hen
drick walked among them unsuspect
ed. They could not tell whether be
had just joined the commando or had
been with them for weeks. New ar
rivals were pouring in daily.
Passing along tne ridge Headrick
came to the guns, and there with his
hands tied behind him and secured to
the gun carnage, lay John Martin.
-Mr Martin:”
The captive looked at him wearily.
“I am Hendrick—set—make no
noise—do not speak. Miss Nancy is
safe ax Durban. The English storm
this position tomorrow. I will cut your
bonds, but i: is all I can do for you
If you can escape you will find my
horse in the brush, two miles along
the road to the right. Should you see
Nancy again, say I did my best to
keep my promise.**
He hastily severed the captive's
bonds, and bidding Martin hold his
hands as if still tied, he left him the
knife and passed along the ridge. He
proceeded down the mountain and was
just congratulating himself on his
lucky escape when he was confronted
by a band of armed men.
They challenged him. and he gave
his usual reply that he was on his way
to Commander Shiel. The band open
ed out. and Hendrick was faced by a
tall man on horseback.
"I am Commander Shiel. Who are
you and what do you want?*'
For a moment Hendrick was silent,
and before he could speak a light was
flashed on his face.
“I know him—it is Hendrick Hoop
stad.- cried a voice.
"Hoopstad. the mac who refused to
obey the call of the government, aae
enlisted as a volunteer with the Eng
lish’ You see. we are well Informed,
my brave spy. Bring him along, men
we will show him the reward we re
serve for traitors."
Hendrick was seized by rough and
willing hands and hurried to the Boer
camp. Without any delay he was sen
tenced to be shot at break of day. and
as he w*is being taken from Shiel’s
presence he heard a messenger an
nounce the news that John Martin had
made h!s escape and could not be
traced.
"Thank Godl’ he exclaimed aloud.
"I do not die in vain."
(Tc he continued.)
SoTtK the Grwt OMW.
The work of moving the great
Egyptian obelisk from Alexandria to
New York was managed by Commo
dore H. H. Gorringe. U. S. N. The of
ficer reached Alexandria October 16.
1679, and at once began work with
100 Arabs. The machinery for lower
ing the monolith was then attached,
and the block was laid in a horiaonta'.
position. The obelisk was then re
moved to the wharf and upon the
steamer waiting for it. by means of
cannon balls rolling in metal grooves.
The steamer bearing this freight left
Alexandria. June 12. 1660. and arrived
at Staten Island July 20. The iron
tracks and cannon balls were adjusted
after some delay and on these the
monolith was unloaded September 16.
Next the rise and fall of the Ude was
used to float it up the North river, and
land it at the foot of Ninety-sixth
street, whence it was moved by steam
power on tracks with rollers.
Tork’th Womb Can Marry at Xla*.
The Turkish woman is marriageable
at the age of 9 years, and by Turkish
law. at that age. if married, she is
competent to manage her property and
dispose of one-third of her fortune.
The law allows her to abandon her i
husband's house for just cause, and
will protect her in so doing. She oar
not be compelled to labor for the sup
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The sheep possesses a less degree of
nervous energy than the horse, ox or
pig. but is capable of enduring great
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convenience. and possesses a more vig
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i
Four New South Wales lepers have
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Carrasquiila of Bogota and declared
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hundred cases. The Australian doc
tors. however, declare that after a
careful test they were unable to de
tect any improvement, and that the dis
ease continued its progress in the pa
tients.
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The Idaho prohibitionists want to
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Congress will adj :rr.
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