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STORY OF A BOER SPY.

AN INCIDENT OF THE DEFENCE OF JOHANNESBURG,

Arrespondent sends a story of a Transvaal spy which well illustrates the shrewdness and pertisseny which have made the Boer such a tactful and able enemy in the present war. It was just before the erection of the Johannes burg forts. The spy was ordered to report on the defences of Chatham."

While employed in collecting materials he came upon a certain secut subterranean pass Be connecting Fort Pitt with omewhere. He tried hard to find out where that some where" might be, but without avail. Rumour said it was Fort Clarence, But For Clarence was then-and is now, for that matter used as a provost prison and access to its interior was strictly pulbited.

One way of geting within the walls there was, and the spy took it. He committed a some what eras oflence agalust military discipline, for which he was REDUCED TO THE RANKS AND IMPRISONED ns he had foreseen, he was consigned to Fort Clarem

The pret sergent in charge kept rabbits, which were shut up at night in a sort of under ground passage that opried into the out-at feast, so the ather prisoners affirmed. The spy ingratiated himself with the warders, and after a week or two he was taken of shot drill, and

[p the past of cabbit keeper in ordi promoted nary to the provost sergeant aforesaid. He Jooked cuefully and conscientiously after his four-foted charges. In fact, he spent the greater pas of his thuse cleaning out and white. washing their carlesgrond qärtment, with the result it on his release, he was able in for ward full plans and details to Pretoria.

A DISERT TRAGEDY.

[RY ED. M.]

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1900,

of stupefied surprise, made a dash for the stacked riles. Just then the first faint glimmer of the coming dawn appeareil in the Eastern sky. Surrounding objects became every second more distinct, and Raul, casting a swift glance about him, was able to estimate the full extent of the disaster. The Tuaregs, whom they had fondly, imaging-i were ignorant of the vicinity of the pursuers, must, on the contrary, have been fully informed of the movements of the French column They had stolen with their usual noiselessness upon the camp, and finding the sentries nodding at their posts, had determined to attack before dawn.Making use of a stratagro greatly in

among these savage warties, they had driven their own cattle on the zereba, leaping in themselves through the breach. The saddened beasts, gonded from behinil, crashed through the zerebia and tore madly about the camp, levelling everything in their furious onset:

And now behind them, Tuaregs, feilak and lance in hand, ran swiftly, cutting down all who opposed them. In less than five minutes

"Do or dismiss us. We will never leave who withdrew unmolested in the early hours of you. We will die for you," they cried aloud. the morning; but the cast to the Germans was

We will die for you and France!"

close on Ave thousand killed and wounded. Eliminating all minor causes of the German faiture, the essential fact remains that, had their Traders been able to trust their men, as we have found we can trust ours during the last fortnight, the French position must have been carried atthe first rush, and with a diminution in the botch- er's bill of, say, four thousand, which, at £360 head, runs into a very considerable figure £1,440,000.

"i knew it cried Ranul, his eyes blazing, his white countenance lit up with a radiant, triumphant sinile. Even as I spoke, I knew it. Thank you, men, comrades to the end. Thank you from bottom of my heart. And now to die, face to the foe, as befits true soldiers of France."

"For France!" they cried aloud with one voice. Por France, and for you.

M. Gette.

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THE ECONOMIC VALUE OF A GOOD SOLDIER'S LIFE.

[FY AN OFFICER.]

It is very difficult to appraise the value of an individual soklier's life to his country. M

Taking this at the lowest, a good soldier saver his country the cost of four moderate opes, and a bad soldier is worth many times less than nothing. The problem, therefore, is how to get good soldiers, and good ones only; but this forms a subject by itself, and may well deserve another article.-P. J. Gazette,

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as she had half expected. "You are so strange, Monsieur Lamoni! Sometimes I feel-but In silly, will write. We must talk of it another time-after Wednesday. I know yom want it to be an view. Good-bye!"

"Aileen!" he whispered. She was parting the curtains: in a secont the great darkness and desolation would fall on the studio.

She turned-ob, her face-glided swiftly back, laid her cheek trembling against his lips, and was gone. The face, the bust, on his eunvas, were left; but somehow they could not have been the same. Because the mangrook two sharp strides to a little inner workshop, went in, closed the door--and sat down anong the dust, and erede litter, with something like a child's sob, and when the real dusk came he was still there--the simple mon trying to fathom the eternal enigma, woman. tioconsciously, when he swayed up, he had naild down and subtle truth.

after the, first rumblings of the approaching! be bad for 15. a day, but this remark only vicar of Portsea, is one of the clerical friends of original, from the Grst, she is just the worl

catastrophe had struck the French officers withi dismay the camp was a pandemonium.

Three Tuaregs, their lithams waving, their fierce

eyes gleaming in their turbaned heads, their long lances in hand, separated themselves from the, mass of struggling men and beasts, and advanced perfect silence, with that gliding mavement peculiar Behind E them, upon the central cent. them cane others.

With an oath Colonel Lebrun darted-for- ward, shot two, ran the other through the chest, receiving a spear-thrust in the shoulder as he † did so, and plunged forward into the Tray With

a cry of Save the Culanel?"

Raad- followed

Bright once asserted that any number

showed his ignorance of the subject, and his bitter prisand anis against these to whom he and his hallowers owed the security of their pussessions.

Actually the average cost to the country, of the men w fighting in South Africa, up to the moment they till belöre the bullet or by disease, cannot well be less than £360 each, exclusive of the special charges involved in taking the man to the front, feeding him from day to day, which, with south African transport charges. will", gobally come to not less than $5. Given good and reliable per day. men, a dalfulfeller can bring a war such as we are base engaged in to a prompt and certain edu listen ta á eldies by small period of time;

THE QUEEN AND THE BACHELOR.

The Rev. Cosmo Gordon Lang, the bachelor

the Queen, who, twice a year, invites him to preach to her, and invariably has a chat with him about the condition of the poor in the vicinity of the famous 'dockyard. One night, when he was dining at Osborne, Her Majesty asked if it was true that he had twelve curates, He replied in the affirmative. Now would it not be wise to discharge three curales, and

and sale. A glance at one of the envelopes marry, Mi. Lang?" observed the Queen periying in the hall below set his heart pondering spite of the overnight resolutions. He hated Well, ma'am, if I disagree with my curates suasively. Her Majesty is a great matchmaker.

with it into the little side om. From the woman: Yes! we can part; but if I were to disagree with any wife it might end in my having to leave my parish." The Queen laughed

"I see, I'm a fool," he said to himself. "Wo. men like to conquer and to be hard-won themselves: If I had seemed cald, unimpressed, to have come to me without the asking. All the men at her feet, she is tired of liking down. Nesttime

you cone, Aileen The morning brings reactions. He was anf the studio early. He had arranged to meet the art decoratur, who was, to clear the wallstand measure of spaces for the coming private view

WARRIORS OF THE DESERT.

HOW THE ARABS MEET DENTIL

The most thrilling and dramatic detail in connection with the death of the Khalifa in the Soudan was chronicled in a little inch-long press telegram from Cafe. It says in substance that after the Khalifa found himself surrogett the Anglo-Egyptian uoops, he spread a sheep skin on the ground, sat down in it, and was shot to pieces without making an elist in ess cape.

The correspondent who sent that bit of news was evidently unaware of its real significance. in their sheepskin" is a term well known in the Egyptian servies, and has a grim meaning; of its own. The wild Aab warrior always uses a sheepskin in lieu of a saddle blanket for their camels, and in

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Dear old Gracie,—You'll be surprised at my writing again. 1 was going to lên vùm wait for the news tili you tired of Switzerland. Fin all of a finites to might, my heart beats, I cannot sleep. I told you all about this points d Lammon? it has come to this; if I hk buti of the window 4 seem to see him wateking staring everywhere. Isn'tit perfectly ridiculous? I'm sure never went too lar; only 1 was 17- tain all along that if I undeceived him he would

not finish the picture or perhaps destroy As it is I hardly date this what may happen farben he knows. He might go and kill him-

self-or me."

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with his men. With desperate valour they howed their way through the swanning Toateg“, rallying stragglers and striving to restore soine

1 they be a thoroughly reliable? form of order among the panic-stricken ment vine in conard at Dules, Elands But it was no late. The cattle had, indeed, Laagte, Deboni, aust Enslin had not accurate. for the most part broken right through the gauged the tighting temper of their men, camp and disappeared into the desert. Bat the wild they have dared to send them on such black-veiled Tuaregs were everywhere.

apparently desperate missions as the storming Colonel Leim gloed at his watch. It was It was now comparatively light and the of these sevend positions; and in that case five minutes to four ; nz another hout the pale ¦ massacre was nearly over. Most of the Sene

how man la tenger would this war have dragged princase of Ani-au dusa would be appear-galese had fallen beneath the knives and laners

isit ourzat alkeet to the country and Natal of ing aber the trazon. The moon already of the Tuaregs like com before the sickle, and not less than Choco a day? Had they tried, showed signes of waving, and outlines of the the ten of the French non-commissionerad the new bad taik di them--that is, proved "eup "Poked den and indistiftet... The dark ders was levelled to the ground. Here and Bagwouldhave been even worse, fams of the Senegalese soldiers, mußted there the right still lingered, byt spasmodically Jor every four would have felt biniself three

Bukets, lay scattered as the last flickering efforts of an expiring Lampi

auss the man he is, cual perhaps nine times the 21 2 Berita tag in groups of three Colonel Lebrun's avenging coloms had been cuminale as 4per on sale wonild have been needed and than Caffart Delacon, Kir keit frush sileka

wiped out.

kto vedras the balance. Without however, In the site, which buried low, anil sent his

coins how hypothei al cases, it is possible to gaze trading down the centre of the cau

show by a son analysis of two attacks, the bake muite by first-class troops, the other by Then be stated slightly and bent forward, seeking lo pierce if u lichefing shadows.

less taun tas inhy, hoor seat the advantage is, "Stroge" he muttered; "stränge, Do 1

eyes from a toucd put of view, to possess in battle, when they see that all hope is lost, grow nervous with my gory hairs? I could

rigtig may of ligh average quality.

it is their customs to take their stand in the The quinty of troops is measured by skins as a token that they will neither give nor is certain of his knighthool at the New Year e "But an, it is absurd,"

thenes waty to endure heavy punishment

expect quarter and have determined to die the tant without losing their fur rather than surrender. It is given to say. lined men will face 50 per cent of loss you must Jay ine.

5 per cent of lussuring I will not budge on this ; here for a Soudanese soldier and sfidi be user control and able to advance to leave his sheepskin, after he has oure stepped Ponting, will get out of hand and refuse to

upon it, is something absolutely trubeard of in. she on which only să pot cent of their numbers deser wefare. Such a renegade would be lave fallen, but the cost to the country is not

hounded out of his tribe, and is all prob bility indices relation to the loss, neither, of course, butchered by his own fellows. does, small s in the attack measure the quality of the troops engaged.

have swata i saw . .'.

He preted into the glot again, then shook himself impatiently, ind, regaining his tent, put aside the canvas api entered.

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All this Raoul noted as he charged through the camp at his Colonel's side with same twenty or so Senegalese behind him, the Tuaregs hanging on their flanks and fiercely | harrying them as they went.

The Colonel's

face was terrible to look upas. An awhat rage and despair convulsed his features, and a parrow climson rivulet trickled from às left temple down his cheek, soaking his moultache. With unerring aim he struck down alt who attempted to bar his progress, until the Tuaregs began to fall huk before the biense this grizzled veteran, whom no lance seemed¦ long enough to reach, Scattering the enemy, right and left, the gallant little, band with nun bers lessened left the stricken camp behind and emerged into the desert. There at least they would have rooms to die as Frenchmen should, hot cooped up among the trailing tent-ropes, slaughtered cittle, dead and dying bodies, and all the dire confusion which reigned within the

Very quietly the Colond snuck a mach, and, shading it with his hands, gazed upon a recumbed ligure stretched out at full len,th upon a roligi zatip bed. It was that of a thing man, whose long fair miestache, and beard, partially concealed a mouth of singular sweet ness. There were dark rims benewb his eyes and he breathed heavily, for he, like the others, was wearind out with the audions work of the last" few days. He made a. Bae picture lying there, one nim tlung cattlessly then his beat, the other resting lightly upon the hilt of a rivalry s dare.zer. ba. Colonel Lebrun vazed long and earnestly upon the sleeper, and the rk in his eyes was very kind. The match by this time having gone out, the Colonel arct,nother, and if a lan tern which stood upon a small wooden chest. Then he beat over the sleeper and shook him slightly

*Raoul, mon ami,” he said softly. The young man's lips parted in a tender smile, "Angels Angele," one. Rasul, repented dietolonel in a louder, albeit a some what unsteady voice, "Awale, Kanal 2

"Ah! pardon, men Colone stammered Raoul, springing up in confusion and bringing his hand sartly to the scute.Pardon. I was dreaming."

A few yards from what had once been a Peach encampment, and was now a fearful chamel house peopled by stabbing, plundering ghouls, there lay, as though flung down by some sportive Titan, a huge boulder of black basalt, such as is met with often enough amid the burning sands of the Western Soudan. Instinctively they pushed on towards the rock, wounded, bleeding, but undismayed. That sembre mass would prove a fitting sepulchre. Beneath its shadow they would fit, facing the foe, calling aloud the name of France They gained the rock, and setting their backs against. it, waited for the onslaught.

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Let us take two typical cases. A general is in command of men win his ironed soldier's instinet tells bin may be trusted to face and advance, against the enemy's Ete in a loose formation. Even when brought to 1 tem. poray bult, the moral efect of the approach of supports from the rear will bring them to their feet and on again. burned under rover, the order to advance is given, and the line sweeps over the hill Ir a moment the girseenus full of swarm- bullets and in begin to drop, but the liae does not stop for enter the first or second. Suil, as man afterman gues down, the cohesion loosens and presently the leaders feel by intuition that the men are slipping out of their control; they order a halt, and the next minent the seturn fire whistles about the The Tuaregs had momentarily relinquished enemy's cars, shrouding his front in dust and the pursuit. They knew tie hater Frank's could materially interfering with the steadiness of not escape. There was no need to hurry. Ais aim. Under cover of this fire a supporting group of about forty stood gazing upon the poor lite can reach the same distance from the enemy, obviously, with less loss than the united, if the support first, and the two has been properly timed, will still maintain ahead of momentum, so to speak which will carry them in closer and enable them to take the enemy under a yet heavier fire; and so it goes on, the distance between the fighting lines growing ever less and die intensity of the tacking fe ever greater, until at last the fire priority is definitely obtained and the way Taken for the last rush with the bayonet.

remnants of the French force. For the first time

"Yes, yes, I know, Raoul," giguted Colonel Lebrun, who had turned his back, and appeared intensely interested in some paper or other he had pulled from tris pocket. "You youngsince the attack-began they broke the ominous fellows are always dreaming-Bat look here!" silence they had hithertu observed, and a wild and, faking round, he laid his hands upon the chant surged up towards the handful of doomed young man's shoulders. "Look here, Raoul men gathered about the glistening fuck. The you must not dream any more, my lad. There whole sky was now swept with a glorions dush is work, fierce work, bloody work, for us all of deepest crimson. The effulgent plow fell this day, and, përhaps, qui sait? the ribbon fall upon the desert warriors, dyeing them in for you. And for me the Colonel's face suddenly assumed a graver aspect--"per- chance à soldier's death."

"Raoul," whispered a failing voice, " Ranul | Mon Colour this is not like you," said the-1 am finished."

FACTORS IN A CASUALITY LIST. younger man camnestly, and with a look of "Mon Colonel mon Colonét?” it was all the

As far as we can gather from hitherto receiv- pained suprise upon bis face,

young officer could trust hintsel; to say as befaccounts of the serent fighting, three, even Care fight, Rarul, but I am nat my- bent over the d,ing man,

wo, reinforcements have sufficed for all needs, bloui. I an finished, and for me itd hence the abnormally small percentage pression... it will

The Colonel sweptraiters not. But for you-- The Colonel s

of loss we have suffered. But turn to another his hand across and pulled per

voice grew fainter.

tase-with troops of lower capacity. Their

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No, aile me. A feeling of op

blood.

and so on. But the effect on the nerves of the

MOMENT OF EXTREMITY

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When a British officer in an engagement sees the Arabs begin to unbuckle their chinel-gear, he knows what is going to happen, and after that he never dreams of making a demand, for surrender. The only thing to do is to kill them with the least possible delay, for they are cer tain to sell their lives as dearly as they can.

When the old Khalifa died of bis sheepskin be certainly died happy, for according to all good Mohammedans, his soul went straight to the gardens of delight.

THE MASTERPIECE.

The man let fall the covering and stopped back, his ears strained, his face gone white This had happened nearly every day for two months.

Another momeas-ilien a soft footfall on the stairs and across the outer studio. The cur tains were parted a little, the scent of part violets avated through, and the woman's glo ricus half-frightened face looked in.

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Kill himmelf on ine When he knows about Brocklebank, I mean. Yes, darling a

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my fickle mind is made up at last, and I le accepted the wealthy brewereively, e⠀⠀ for getung so rich when so fakt, of count and then that make him will be disabled on the love Port, on or were aut pass an epic iulie. That is about the fat insta the thing nowadays, is it not? He talks of a wedding before Christa do try and cut your tour short... 3g plomme was daishet ta

It is sublime vanderíul; the man will kay. be all the rage after next Wednesday. No one knows as yet but yoursell and Brocklebank; and there will be quite a romance hanging to

I'm really sorry, I have just written and told him to ask a hundred guineas. I have made Brocklebank pronaise to go into raptures and offer just double that amount. I feel somehow I ought to ge

No, she had not written to a myth!

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Wednesday, the day of her triumph-at last. THE Company's Steamship? Ir a week London would be ringing with ad miration of Lament's asterpiece.

He had issued a hundred invitations--fifty of which his beautiful patroness had taken and carefully, discreetly disposed of to people who knew genius - and could buy.

Three o'clock was the time named. At a few minutes past that hour Aiken Lady Sefton en tering with her party, foremost in winch loomed burly pompous Brocklebank, the renowned brewer. Radiant, expectant, the living qu bodiment of the creature breathing on his cân- vas, she looked, as the artist came forward with a calm face and bowed bis deep pleasure..

She glaced swiftly round--he could see the emotion beating in her cheeks. She know pu thing yet, then, of her mistake; all was well.

Round and round they noved slowly, pausing here and there with a buzz of admiration, Lamont the painter was certainly a "coming". man. He accepted some bigh prices-declined others without a flush or a tich of the lips, Round and round; and dien at last Brockle- bank halted.

"Alone-all safe, Monsieur?" she breaibea. "Safe ?" he whispered back. "Why not? I I was only dreading you might not como again."

I knew I knew " In dream and amber, she stepped out of her clook like a sunbeam. Elusive as ever, she glided gaily aside as he came forward, his dark eyes hungry with pas "Very flee year's work, Monsieur Lamont," sion. "Now paint-paint! The final touch, he had, in his distinct, patronising monuer. you said, and I have not long. It is more dim "But I don't see this masterpiece-this dream- cult to get away each time-I'm sure the coach-woman-that I heard so many whispers about, men bit a smile! And if they know!"

Something special, wasn't it a woman's hund and bust, or something.”

it must be known some day, that the woman ! And if they did!" he said, huskity, "you— have painted is the woman 1 live for that" Sh! How dare you! No, I didn't mean that, but really, Monsieur! You take so plexedly at his grizzled moustache. It is very "My poor--child, so young-so-brave. ft general cannot trust them is open order, much for granted. I did not think of this, when extraordinary," he murmured almost inaudibly, is-hard" Great drops of sweat sond out

so he sends them in two deep, shoulder to you begged, and said my picture would be "after thirty-five years of continuous fighting upon his brow. A Tuareg spear had driven shoulder. Now, all faing in a fierce action is your masterpiece. You must know; anything to feel nervous...."

deep into his side and broken there, leaving the practically chance work; that is to say, the like that would come as a thunderbol

And will not the picture? Lady Sefion- head in the wound, and he laboured painfully inber of bits made will vary as the amount of Aileca! You let the love grow-the love that You were saying, mon Colonel Nothing, nothing, mon anti. But come; it for each breath.

sulnerable area exposed, ie, it ten square feet brought the genius to that picture! Don't les wants half an hour, to dawn. You had better 41 Raoul--the-sentries. I-forgot--Raoul of target catches case bullet, soo will catch fifty, me think- order the réveillé to be sounded, for at dawn-Fa-la-li~12" A dark stain of blood well. we start; and, if heaven be good, ere another ed from hit lips, and Colone! Lebrun, who had survivors is enormously intensified in proportion sun goes down the death of our brave comindes crowned a military career of unvarying success to the number of hits a man here or there will have been avenged."

by one fatal act of imprudence, sank back “And to that," chimed in Raoul fervently, wards into the arms of his subordinate.

anticed--half a dozen falling together makes a "I say, Amen.".

Raoul looked down upon his old chief and friend in speechless grief. He was roused by the voite of Mainadu-Lahai, a tall, wiry Senegalese, the senior native non-commissioned officer of the force. His loft ann, which had been roughly bandaged, hung limp and inert at his side,

"Lieutenant, the Tuaregs show signs of ad- vancing to the attack."

animal.

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She was looking away, so that she might not "There, there, I'm afraid to think myself" bowled over out of a lonse line is hardly see is. In the starry eyes was a strange far deeper impression Because the target is But why? Let your world think anything

expression.

You say I'm denser the line loses hore, it slips out of hand so long as our happiness comes. sooner, has to be halted at a further distance great may be greater some day. I am to from the enemy, its fire in return is less paint a scene for a countess; see any orders here; now, that I have cancelled it to keep visi accurate, and if it is to go forward support tors away--for you" must be suoner at band to reach it. Each fresh feinforcement carries it forward for a Jess distance, each halt involves further time under fire, and each minute lost in The advances steifies the enemy's fire, and increases the losses. There are therefore no less than eight factors, each tending add

can be estimated with numerical exactnes, it

see

"So What would that bo?" The artist, with the cabinest face, glanced round. "Ob, I known," he said, with a laugh. "The one i called vanity thy name is woman': A mere Yes, I remember!.. nothing, sit, I assure

with another laugh. "One of the workmen took a fancy to that yesterday morning and £ j* let him have it for seven-and-sixpence. Please the children!"

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The two men emerged from the tent. The air had got slightly warm, and was full of that soft balminess which heralds the approach of dawn. The moon had withdrawn herself Among the swiftly-rising mists. was very

"You will be great-I know that," she whis- dark. The camp seemed strangely silent, and Colonel Lebrun shivered in spite of hims

peredam only waiting-dying to hear what they say, how they look when the private A few red embers still glowed among little

view day comes. Oh! She strained her soft heaps of whitish ash, The other, watch fires It was true, the Tuaregs were forming into a

white hands, together a madlening vision-a seemed to have gone out altogether, a fact scattered semi-circle the better to envelop their which Raput nuted with considerable unensi- enemies, and avoid undue losses in the com

sweet palpitation of life that made all his can- vasses around look tall and dead. "And yet Dess, for it implied an unaccountable apathypletion of their purpose. Kaoul lifted the dead on the part of the sentries. He was about to man's hand reverently this lips. Then hep the casualty list and though none of them I can't help feeling frightened about that-you will be evident that their product must add up mus, be patient, love is such a great thing. must not keep asking me why. You must make the remark to his Colonel, when suddenly drew himself up to his full height, and the risen a muffled sound broke the stillness. It grew sun cast a halo of glory around him. louder. It took shape, and out of the deep Men," he cried in a ringing voice, we are considerably. Let us take it that in a given But I'm standing here! they will begin to shadows encompassing the camp came a sulien here, one French officer and twelve Senegalese, se the probability that the losses will vary as talk. Oh, say it is nearly finished, and I can

the cube of the number of inen peryard of front rear as of the thundering rush of hundreds of At our feet lies him who in life was beloved of

engaged; and a little reflection will show that a

It is." [fe stepped back, and threw off the Mus, whom in death we revere. Before us are

limit is soon reached beyond which no increase Raoul instinctively laid. his.

his hand

upon his some three hundred Tuaregs eager to do to

in the number of men employed can add to the covering. The light had died out of his eyes; he was quiet and trembling now. I stayed for the men fall faster than spot. Raoul seized him by the arin. He did succeed

For me, I die as a child of

Ley can he O inen, are children of Africa.

go, il tell the inith-it is quite finished. bas Again and again actually happened in war, forward into the darkness, shouted:

You have served. Auxarmest Ararins Toast Towell Now you can serve her no more. Bethink-

men who know how to use it to reduce the leaned forward, caught her breath in a sort of Adeen forgot herself forgot the man. She J.

you, then. Yonder Tuaregs afe

your cousins: Simultaneously with his warning cry the children of Africa like yourselves. Their teens of the troops they are assailing, as exquisite munt, and stood transfixed, She alarm mng out clear and sharp from the religion is your religion. Their sympathies een culinary conscript armies, all pos- thought he heard: Am I se beautiful as that but he bat turned away himself, Per far-eastern corner of the camp, the quarters must at heart be with you. My life only ability of direct attack would cease

If you do but lay

THE CASE OF ORAVELOTTE. of the Franch non-commissioned officers, do they really seck,

haps he had hoped to hear: "Only love-love Instantly all was confusion, and wild down your arms and meet them as they A case in point will make this clearer. The could make a man paint that! A long silence; cries came from the startled soldiers. They come, they will welcome you, recognizing a

Seventh and Second Corps of the German army' then he realised that she had turned for her scrambled to their feet, and heavy with common origin, realizing that you are the ser on August 18th 1870, were presumably about cloak au was going to carry away the live sleep, paused irresolute, bewildered and mo- vants of the Frank no longer. Ge then. O as good as any conscript soldiers likely to be memory quickly, to 'dream of it alone.

"Good-bye, for now," she said. "I can't tell mentarily panic-stricken Meanwhile the roar men, do not think of me, for my hour is come, found. They were sent in to storm the French

No of the approaching hoofs increased in volume; We have been good comrades. We will part left wing at Gravelotte, south of the Meta- you what I think you would not belieys me mad bellows rent the aft, and the mimosa as such. You have my full consent to leave Verdun road. The obstacle of the Mance you would lose your head. I know how.you bushes forming the zercha could be heard me Go while it is yet time; for, behold, the Ravine which lay between the annies was bave worked by your poor face. Let others insignificant as compared with the Trans-say-pext Wednesday. I feel I owe your crackling and snapping, under the impact of Tuaregs approach!"; heavy bodies.pa

While Raoul was speaking, deep emotions van kopies, and the proportion of forces what lux batonnettesi Aux balonnettes" titred the faces of his swarthy hearers. When was as three to one in favour of the Ger "Owe me? Nothing" was his steady word. "Oh, but that is nonsence, even if Her shouted Raoul, striking some one who seemed he had finished, they crowded round him, those mans. But though they attacked repeatedly disposed to fly violently backward. A fow of gallant Africans; crowded round him clamour from noon till far into the night, the Germans eyes searched his as to see what might lay be. tlie Senegalese, recovering from the first effecting, with outstretched bands.

never succeeded in dislodging their enemy, hind. He had not laid the pictura at her feat, Co,

sword. Colonel Lebrun scented rooted to the us what they have done to him. They will prospects of victor, forward. And this is what up half the night. Since you are so anxious to not stir. Then Raoul left him, and stumbling. { France, but France, and served her right and but for the power artillery confers on the There I am satisfied. Are you?"

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