Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1888-06-29
CHAPTER XXXIV.
fANrA GOETHE TO TIE RESCUE.

CHAPTER XXXIv.
rANrA CoETZEE 70 THE RESCUE
After jess had been set free by the Beers
outside Hans Coetzee's place, John was
sharply ordered TO dismount and ofsaddle
his horse. THIS he did with the best grace
that no could muster. and the horse vas knee
hactereo ana let iooss TO feed. IL was then
indicated to him that he was to enter tho
house, which he also did, closely attended by
two Of the Boers
@Are you hungry, rooibaajcs' asked one in
English.
John answered that he Was
"Tic his hands behind Lin. and let Va see
he cen catch in LIS mouth. Ike dog sug
gested one Of the gentle youths.
mo, no; make him cat pap with q wooden
spoon, like q Kaffir," sail another will
fecd him if You have n very long spoon."
Here again was legitimate cause for mcrri
ment, bu: in tie end matters we:o coalpro-
missed by lump OF biltong an! piocs o.
bread being thrown TO him from the other
end Of the room. 10 caught them md pro-
cecded to eat, trying to conceal bis ravenous
hunger as much as possible from tho circle O:
! onlookers who clustered round to we.ca the
| operation.
| Suddenly one Of the men remembered
ebou. tho young fellow whom no had thrown
backward OF tho horse and who was lying
very sick in the next room, and suggested that
measures Of retaliation should be taken, which
would undoubtedly have been done had not
the elderly Bocr who h.d commanded the
| party interposed. This man was getting
drunk like tho others, but fortunately for
! John he got amiably INK.
| SLet him alone" io said, 'lct him alone
We will send him to the commandant to
morrow. Frank Muller will know how to
dead with him"
John thought to himself that no certainly
would.
snow. 70. myself" the man went on with a
hiccoush. II bear no malice. We have
thrashed the British and they have given up
the country. SO let byGoncs be bygones. !
say. Almighty, yesI l am not proud, not l.
II an Englishman takes of his hat to me
shall acknowledge it."
| This STAYED the fellows OF for a while, but
presently Johns protector went away, and
then the others began to get playful They
got their rifles and amused themselves with
leveling them at him, and making sham beta
a. to where they would hit him. John, see
ing the emergency. backed his chair well into
the corner Of the wall and drew his revolver.
which fortunately for himself be still had.
III any man interferes with mo, by God
I'll shoot hint" he said, in good English.
which they did not fail to understand. I'm
doubtedly a. the evening went on i was only
determination to use it that saved his life.
| At last things got very bad indeed, 50 bad
that he found it absolutely necessary to keep
his eyes continually fixed, now on one and
now on another, to prevent their putting
bullet through him unawares He had twice
appealed to tho old woman, Hans CoetEee's
wife, but she sat in her big chair with sweet
smile upon her fat face and refused TO inter
fere. It is not every day that one gets the
chance Of seeing a real live English rooibaatje
baited like an ant bear on the fat
Presently, just as John in desperation was
making up his mind to begin shooting right
and left, the old woman, seeing that matters
were getting beyond joke, came waddling
down the room with marvellous activity and
threw herself between them
"There, there" she said, cutting right and
left with her fat fists, abe cff with you,
every one can't have this noise going on
here. Come. of you all 60. and get the
horses into the stable; they will be right away
by morning II you trust them to the Kaffirsr
The woman, to Johns astonishment and
relief, literally bundled the whole tribe Of
them out Of the front door.
"Now then, rooibaatje," said the old lady,
briskly, when they had gone, II like you BE-
cause you are . brave man, and were not
afraid when they mobbed you. Also. don't
want to have . me@ made upon my floor
here, or any noise or shooting II those men
como back and find you hero they will Grst
fgst pathsr drunken and then kill you. 20 you
Ill ~AA - H. -. n
and she pointed to tho door.
u really am much obliged to You, my
aunt, 7" said John, utterly astonished.
~Oh, as to that" she said dryly, ut would
be great pity to kill the last English roof
baatje in the whole British army; they ought
to keep you As . curiosity. Here, take tot
Of brandy before you 60, it 10 wet night.
and sometimes when you are clear of the
1ransvaal and remember this business, re-
member, too, that you owe your life to Tanta
COstzee. But woald not have saved you,
no. I, If you had not been so plucky. IN
n man to be a man. There, DO off"
John poured out and gulped down ha.f
tumblerful CT The brandy, and in another mo
mcnt was outside the house and had slippc,
of into the night It was very dark and
wet, for the rain clouds had covered up the
moon, and he soon realized that any attempt
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