Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1888-05-04

that is my saying. Almighty / will ride q
hundred miles-I will swim through blood for
friend. Well, well, will see 1t will de-
pend upon that devil of a man, Frank Muller
Where are you to be found-in the white
house yo.leri Good. Tomorrow the escort
will come in with the prisoners, ard if can
set it they will bring the pass. But, missile,
remember the $500 If you do not speak to
your uncle about that / shall be even with
him. Almighty! what a thing it is to have a
good heart and to love to help your friends
Well, good day. good day." and off he car
tered on his fat pony, his broad face shining
with a look of unutterable benevolence
jess cast q look Of contempt after him and
then went on toward the camp to fetch the
rations
When she got back to 1.-THE Palatial" she
told John what had taken place, and sug-
gested that it would be as well, in case there
should be a favorable reply to her request, to
have everything prepared for start, and ac-
cordingly the cart was brought down and stood
outside The Palatial," anil John unscrewed
the patent caps and filed them with castor
oil. and ordered Mouti to keep the horses,
which were all well, though poor from want
of proper food, well within hail
Meanwhile, old Hans pursued tho ierky
tenor of his way for an hour or so, till be
came in sight of small red house.
Presently, from the shadow in front of tho
red house emerged a horscman, mounted on q
powerful black horse. The horseman-a
stern, handsome, bearded man-put bis hand
about his eyes to shade them from tho sun,
and gazed up the road. Then he seemed to
suddenly strike his spurs into the horse, for
the animal gave sudden bound forward, and
came sweeping towards Hans at O hand
gallop.
@Ahl it is that devil of man, Frank Null
ler!" calculated Hans. "Now / wonder what
no wantsl ALWAYS feel cold down the back
when lie comes near me-"
BY this time the plunging black horse was
being refined up alongside Of his pony %
sharply that it reared till its great hoofs were
paving the air within few inches Of Hans
head.
Almighty" said the old man, Juggling his
pony round. "Be careful, nephew, b care
full do not ~ish to b crushed like q
beetle"
Frank Muller-9or it was he-smiled h
bad made his horse rear purposely, In order
| to brighten the old man, whom he knew to b
an arrant coward.
"Why have you been 50 longi and wha
have you done with tho Englishmeni Yos
should have been back half an hour ago.
"And 80 should, nephew, and so should
II I had not been detained. Surely you d.
not suppose that would linger in tho &C
cursed placei BAIL" and no spot upon tn,
ground, "it stinks Of Englishmen. Icanno
| get the taste Of them out Of my mouth"
"Your are liar, Unclo Coetzee," was ths
cool answer. English with tho English, Boel
with the Boer. You blow neither hot no,
cold. Be careful lest wc show you up
know you and your talk. Do you remainder
what you wcro saying to the Englishmar
Mel in the inn yard at Wakkerstroom wEer
| you turned and saw met I heard, and I d.
not forget You know what happens to q
land berrayerp"
Hans teeth positively chartered, end hi
6orid face blanched with fear.
"What do you mean, nephewr he asked.
| "I-ah!-I mean nothing I was onl,
| speaking q word Of warning to you as ,
friend. have heard things said about yot
by"-and 10 drcppci his voice and Whispers
ii i,a,no ct tho sound Of which poor Ear
ti,-''e1 winter than ever o..
well, went ON his tormentor, when b
had sufficiently enjoyed his terror, "wha
sort Of terms did you make in Pretoriar'
cob. good, nephew, good. }" he gabbled. de
lighted to get on fresh subject II fount
the Engiishmen supple - tanned skin
They viii give up their twelve prisoners To-
our four. The men are to be in by 10 to-mor
row. told their commandment about Laing'
Mex and Ingogo, and he would not believ,
me. He thought lied like himself. They
are getting hungry there now. I aw
Hottentot ! know there, and he told me tina
their bones were beginning to show"
They viii b through TIE skin before long
muttered Frank. @Well, here We are ct th'
house. The general b there. He has jus
como up from Heidelberg, md you can max,
your report to him. Did you ind out abou
the Englishman-Capt Niah u it true tina
be Is deadr
sNo, be e not dead By the way, me
Om Cfoft's niece-the dark one. She Is shu
up thsrs with tho captain, and she begged M
to try and get them pass to 60 home. o
course told her that it was nonsense, AM
that they must stop and starve with th
| otherx"
Muller, who had been listening to this las
piece Of information with intense interest
suddenly checked his horse and answered:
did youi Then you are . bigger fool tina,
thought you. Who gave you authority t
decide whether they should have q pass O
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