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in the laughtor. Corporal Craw¡his cheek against the silken mux- ford, senior rough rider of V Bat-zle.
tory, had always mounted the rebel "You can bet on it. Was he remounts, those which had been yours?" badly handled or which showed un- usually high spirits.
He lost his heart to the chestnut na the horse lost his fear of the unaccustomed weight on his back; whon he was made sergeant the Bombardier had been posted to No.
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"For ten yours. I was the first to ride him, and wish I had him CONSIGNEES of Cargo are hereby informed that all Goods are being still. Don't you think it's a blan- landed at their risk into the Godowas cd'sin to cast a horae like this for of the Hong Kong and Kowloon Whart & Godown Corapany, Ltd., st age at fifteen?"
Kowloon, whenes and/or from the wharves delivery may be obtained,
Optional Cargo will not be landed here, unlası notice has been given 48 hours prior to vessel's arrival, carried on from port to port to the inal port of call to which the option
"Well, yea—in this caso, anyhow. But your loss is my gain, sergeant;
but
1 section and the horse had been I need good horses for my job." his for ten years. In his gallant "Bet you do, air. When will this heart ho still believed that he becanal fill?" longed to the sergeant. At the "When the snows of the Himalay-ortends. sound of these bugle calls he knew as melt and flood the rivers; in No olaima will be admitted aftar he raised his proud head and the blood coursed faster through his veina; with or without a rider he returned to the stables or found his old place on parade.
about ten days perhaps."
"Will it be safe to bathe, sir? It's pretty hot in tents."
the Goods have left the Godown, and all Goods remaining undelivered after the 9th Justant, will be subject to rent.
All claims against the vessel must bo presented to the undersigned on or
before the 18th instant, or they will not be recognised.
"You can't bathe here; you'd be swept away like a straw." "Don't want to hurt your feel- "Those floodgates will be opened ings." the major told Smith after before then?"
All broken, chafed, and damaged that youth had been left lying on "Sure. The water would burat Goods are to be left in the Godowns, his back a few times. "You've got these banks otherwise. They're where they will be examined on the pluck-just a bit too much for your gotting the last coat of paint be- 9th Instant, at 10 am. by our sur- safety.. Why not sell that horse? fore they're raised, though the reyors, Blesers. Goddard & Douglas.
In the case of dutiable cargo, Con- You'll never be able to hold him water can't flew before they open signees are requested to inform the when he hears the bugle call; none the main gates at Nara Gao, and Imports & Exports Ofe that they of us very anxious to attend fun-they won't do that till we report have such goods for examination.
No Fire Insurance has been effect- erals while the weather is so hot, that we're ready."
ed. you know,"
Bill of Lading will be countersign- DODWELL & CO., LTD., Agents.
Smith was not eager to attend his own funeral in any weather, so he took the major's advice and sold the horse to Milne.
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A week later a telegram awaiteded by Milne when be reached his camp in the evening:
"Dam burst Nara Ganj. Stop: Two villages washed away. Stop.
Hong Kong, 3rd February, 1933.
Milne lives in the desert, where Open all floodgates. Wire all con-ground his heart sank; he thought there are no bugle calls to be heard.cerned. Stop." Horses do not run away with Milne;
"Sent out warnings?"
He keeps three good ones, and they asked his head clerk. get all the exercise they need'; so does Milne.
Milne
"Yes, sir. I warn Kali Ganj Pharanoor and Meeragunj, not West
"Why not?"
he heard the water rushing between the canal bunks; then almost wapt In his relief when he knew that it They had travelled thirty miles was the blood pounding in his cars. He constructs canals in the de-Bend." sert. With a few càmel-loads of
when the rider had to admit that his tents, tant furniture, drawing and "Sir, that telegraph office closing bravely as before, but the fire had jmount was tiring; he trotted on as surveying instruments he disap-five o'clock, therefore communica-gone out of his stride, and Milne pears from civilisation and gets tions not becoming established." busy. Ho rides out to inspect locks, "What? Oh, get out of my sight!
shook the reins and spoke sharply: dams, canal banks or bridges before Here, syce. Saddle the big horse! (there was no quickening of the the-stars pale; he cantera back for-sharp. Sharp now."
steady pace. He thought of the a bath, and galvanises his subor,
Milne struck out across the de-men in that doomed valley, of the dinates into sudden activity. Hesert, checking Bombardier's eager racing. Then, while every fibre in roaring flood against which he was awallows tea and toast while he is aess till he got warmed up to his his being revolted against the cruel- dressing, raps out his orders for work by degress.
the day's work as he swings himself "Steady now, steady; you'll have he brought his whip smartly the saddle again and rides all you can do before this job's arrowed. Not by an inch did the
down into
on the heaving flank-and away.
finished. Forty miles!" he mutter atride lengthen; the horse was do- He lives with horses, and knows ed in dismay. "Forty miles of exactly what each can do with com-sand belts and good hard going had to give, would give it while he ing his best; he was giving all he fort; how much more with safety in then the sand bills. Seven miles of could keep his feet. Milne cursed an emergency. Within a week he the river bed. God help those men the cruel impulse and threw 17th Mar. found the old Bombardier's best if the water reaches the gate before whip as far as he could.
pace, and decided to reserve him we do. Steady now." for the long journeys. To the chest-
Mile after mile the journey drag- He knew exactly what would hap-ged on, slowly and heavily when nut the long journeys were welcome, pen, he could see it all as he rode.they reached the sand belt, the and Mine did know how to ride. He could see the water hurl itself horse breaking into the best trot of Bombardier had been six months in against the gates. For a minute which he was still capable without the desert before he saw any of his ices for half a minute, perhaps being urged when they came to it would roll back on Itself. It
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"y" Battery was cholera-dod would flow over the banks of earth, at his endurance. ging."
That dread scourge once and they would breach where the numbered its victims by thousands, pressure
As they stumbled threagh a dry, was greatest, just where and as soon as it appeared among the earth had been
sandy water course the horse col- rammed hard lapsed, then the man knew blessed the native followers the battery against the gate supports, 20th Feb. encamped some forty miles from was always the danger spot. And relief as he struggled to his feet
and 'climbed the further bank. where Milne had his head-quarters. it was just above that narrow val- The tents were pitched, and the ley, that death trap where men branch and trotted or again
had stumbled over a half-buried 10th Feb.horees were picketed in a narrow slept and horses were picketed.
valley near the canal, where a few
though he knew that human, lives There would be no warning. The depended on his endurance. But trees gave shade and a low line of sentry would hear the roar of many the rider knew that only his indo- rocks broke the stinging force of waters, but even if he knew the mitable spirit kept him on his feet, 12th Feb. the sand-laden blast which swept dire portent he could do nothing and that if he fell again he would
across the desert.
No power on earth could get those rise no more. And the journey 60 Milne dismounted and Bombar-sleeping men and tethered horses dier looked down from the canal out of that valfoy before it was fill-
nearly ended! bank on lines of white tents, oned by the savage flood, thousands his head as he sniffed the air and Suddenly the chestnut threw up mpre lines of picketed horses. Ho of tons of water pouring in voiced his yearning to join them in them, millions of tons and millions winded the battery. He went more on tried to increase his pate. He had a long drawn neigh as Sergeant more following fast. He could scc freely for a mile, then faltered, Crawford panted up the slope. the tents being covered; he could
"You've got my old hoss, Bir se He closed his eyes to shut mighty effort and struggled
stumbled, recovered himself by a Like him?" he asked, as he rubbed out what he saw, but still he could
on.} Again he stopped. With fore-feet|ION" see it..
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his long riding boots off his swollen Half-an-hour later white-faced, feet, held to the near stirrup and mon turned away from watching the panted along beside his horse. Up flood rush through the open gates.. en stoep bank and down another, It bore 'wreckage from a village it CHANGTE; the chestnut sliding down on bis had swept along with it other TAIPING haunches, then charging the next things, too-things that turned CHANGTE slope as though he had just left the slightless eyes to the pitiless stars. atables
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