Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1888-03-09

SOMEBODY WAS FInING AT HIM.
so, jumping up from his crouching position,
lie tossed his arms into the air and sprang
and shouted in way that left no mistake as
to his whereabouts. In another minute he
saw man on horseback, cantering easily
toward him, in whom he had little difficulty
in recognizing as Frank Muller. He went
and p,ckel I'D his hat: there was a bullethole
right through it. Then, full of wrath, he id
vanced to meet Frank Muller.
"What the - did you mean by firing at
mc!' lie asked.
"Allcmachter, Cartel" almighty, my dear
fellow) YVES tho cool answer, II thought that
you were vilderbeeste calf. gailoped the
COW and killed her, and she had calf with
her. and when got the cartridges out of my
r:i.c-for ono stuck and took me some time
ami the new ones in, looked up, ans there
is thought, was the calf So I got my riG,
a.i and let drive, first with one Larrel ans.
ben with the other, and when saw YOU
lump up like that md shout, and that hssl
hc.n firing at d man, 4 nearly tainted. Than'.
!!ie Almighty did not bit you"
John listened co!dly u suppose that am
holnd to believe you, Meinhcer Muller" he
said "But / have boon told that you have
HsboC WOhuei LUZ u lAl0Il 1tl tutst
parts. which makes it odd that at 800 yards
you should mistake man upon his hands and
knees for q vilderbecs:c calf"
"Docs the captain think, then, that wishe
to murder him; especially" he added, "after
l took his hand this morningr
u don't know what I think" answered
John, looking straight into Muller's eyes.
which fell before his own IAN know i.
me my life. Look here!" and he took q loci
forated hat and showed it to the other.
SAY, it was very close. Let US thank Cox
That you cscaped"
at could not well have Decn closer, mem
heer. hope that, both for your own sake
and for the sake Of the people who 20 out
shooting with you, you will not mike such n
mistake again. Good morning."
The handsome Boer, or Anglo Boer, sat Oil
his horse stroking his beautiful beard and
gazing curiously after John Niels sturdy
English looking figure as he marched toward
the cart (for, Of course, the wounded Wider
beeste had long ago vanished).
u wonder" he said to himself aloud, as he
turned his horses head and rode leisurely
away, III the old volk are right altar all, and
II there Is q Cod frank Muller was sufi-
GENTLY impregnated with modern ideas to be
FREQ thinker.) at almost seems like It," he
went on, @else how did it come that the one
bullet passed under his belly and the other
Just touched his head without harming himi
l aimed carefully enough, too, and could
MAKE the shot nineteen times out Of twenty
and not misa Bah, . God; I snap my
fingers at him. Chance Is the only god
Chance blows men about like tho dead grass,
till death comes down like the veldt fire and
burns them up. But there are men who ride
chance o. one rides a young colt-ay, who
turn it, headlong rushing and rearing to their
own ends-who let it fly hither and thithcr
till it h weary. and then canter it along the
road that leads to triumph. I, Frank Null
Ter. am one Of those men. ! never fail In the
end. will kill that Englishman. Perhaps !
win kill old silas Croft and the Hottentot,
too. BAIL they do not know what d coming.
1 know; have helped to lay tine mine; and
unless they bend to my win shall be the one
to fire it. I will kill them all and viii take
Aooifontein, and then will marry Bessie.
She will fight against it, but that will make
it all tho sweeter. She loves that rooibaatje;
know IL, and will kiss her over his dead
body. Ali there are the carts don't see
the captain. Driven home, suppose, on &C
count Of the shock to his nerves. Well, !
must talk to those fools Lord, what fools
they arc with their talk about the land and
the 'verdomde Britische government They
don't know what is good for them Silly
sheep, with Frank Muller for a shepherd!
Ay, and they shall have Frank Muller for O
president ono day. and will rule them, too.
Bah! hate the English; but am glad that
] am half English for all that, for that is
where get the brains! But these people
fools, fools. Well, shall pipe and they shall
dance"
"Baas, said Jantje to John, as they were
driving homeward, 1Baas Frank shot OF you
"How do you know thatr asked John.
u saw him. He was stalking tho wounded
bull, and not looking for calf at all. There
was no calf. He was just going to fire at tho
wounded bull when he turned and saw you,
and he knelt down and covered you, and be-
E fore could do anything he fired, and then
When he saw That he had missed you he fired
! again, and don't know how it was he didn't
hill you, for he is q wonderful shot with O
rile-he never misses"
II will havo the man tried for attempted
murder" said John, bringing the butt end
Of his rifle down with bang ON to the bot
tom Of the cart "A villain like that shall
not go scot free"
Jantje grinned
ut is no use, baas Hc would get of, for ]
am the only witness A jury won't believe O
black man in this country, and they would
never punish Boer for shooting at an Eng.
lishman. No. baas, you should lie up one
day in the veldt where he is going to pass
and shoot him. That is what would do il
dared"
CHAPTER XII.
ON THE BRINK.
John found that the life Of South Afri
can farmer came well up to his expectations