Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-10-13

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mnnition they viii set Ar. 10 so,netS,,.s ~.
blow Us al % pieces. II had better rs,a s,a
outside ''ih
This was an unexpected rebu9 and an
could urge would not make her alser r...
decision 80 with many misviyipys I ma
the boxes in front vi a little turret roa,a :.
tle end Of the ycranda that had been sIla,,sS
TO roe as a sleeping place.
THIS band OF volunteers. or what ,,.
persons would he inclined 10 call bsndits
kept up their revels TO late hour. and the,n
dropped off, one by one, TO seek some ,,lsos
inside or outside the house TO sleep awav the
effects Of their orgie.
tried to ascertain from Osierton ,yh.r.
he was bound TO and when he INTENDED ~
march, being DESTROYS Of giving him And ia
men wide berth He replied furtlyelv and
replied In his smooth, almost musical yoisS.
"Really, captain, am not quite sure vet
was detailed by Gen Clifford 10 proceed r.,
Harrismith; but understand that thst hss
now been changed, and am waiting here
for orders. Where might You be poingr
thought 1t well to conceal nv eestinstton
and said,
tOh! I'm for the Bushman,s river :.
Weston" az
"The Bushman's riverl WHY the ,no,,rt.a
police are there! They have pIentv ~ ar
munition, know. Maj. Dartnell. their corn
mandant, told me so.n
Yes, Of course, replied. aBut this that
have Is intended for distribution to anv do.
tached posts that may be in need Of Il. and
Weston is centrally situated"
This conversation took place in the ver. nd,
outside my room, in the vicinity of tine
hnys1a M0pdrtrp1
the moment with pipe In his mouth. reeled
up to where he heard the voices
WHATS upf he demanded. stWbo sav.
we're 10 move ont Devilish unlikely, with
comfortable quarters and five bob a dav for
doing nothing. Time enough to do the fiobt-
ing when 1t comes
II vote for staying here and holding the
lager" lager adjacent to and Joining
the hotel had just been completed bv tne
neighboring farmers as place Of retreat
should an attack be made. What do vor,
say, commandantf' he inquired. ADDRESSING
Osierton, and seating himself on the boxes
Don't smoke over the ammunition. y
said. Zone doesn't know how a spark might
reach it.r
''Let it go of, then,r he answered with an
ugly word, kicking at the pile and dislodeine
1SNNoI
"Hullor he cried 1T iinrles like coip
Let ms lift it up again"
This random shot made me hold my breath
for moment Then hurriedly stepped for
ward and replaced it.
1T wouldnt be bad idea,n said Osierton.
ITO store this in the lager, and there we
would have it snug, in case Of visit from
Dabulamanzi. l hear he was seen at yeldt-
mans Drift yesterday
II couldn't allow it to leave my charge,
returned, until it is handed over to the
officer commanding at Weston. Otherwise
l should get into trouble
NOh, we'll relieve you Of all that he cried.
This is war time and circumstances alter
cases.
The position was getting a little embarrass-
ing, SO it struck me had better fall in with
his bumor. and pretend to Think it might be
as well to do as he suggested, merely observ-
ing that they wouldn't find it Of much use, as
the cartridges were for Martini Henrys, and
! their arms appeared to be Snider's
'Oh, let it gol What's the good Of keeping
| it heref' said Mondrum. sit will only be in
the way. We have plenty for our own fell
lows Have you anything to drinkY' he in
quired, turning to me.
Yes; have couple Of bottles Of whisky
in the cart, and shall be glad if you will join
me in a glass;
| This offer was met with noisy approval.
and, seating ourselves on the steps of the no.
| tel, we proceeded to discuss the liquor. After
a while pretended to fall asleep, and they,
when both bottles had been finished, were
soon snoring beside me.
! rose cautiously on ascertaining that all
around were deep in slumber, and went
toward my room, very anxious as regarded
tue action | should take.
| | may here mention that the money was
made up at the bank in rouleaus of twenty
sovereigns each, and packed tightly in the
boxes But after the last had been filed,
there remained over and above about eighty
sovereigns; too few to fill another box, and
too bulky to fit in, made up in the same
| manner as the others. SO they were distrib-
uted loosely over the top Of the last box, aud
some sheets of paper pressed heavily down
upon them to prevent any rolling about. To
this circumstance my thoughts reverted when
Mondrum spoke of the Jingle of coin;n for
undoubtedly the same impression has been
conveyed TO my own mind when the box fell.
1t would be singuiarly unfortunate if this
should be the identical box in which the loose
money had been placed.
also began to have doubts of the crafty
commandant, had noticed him cycling me
once or twice, and l might, unknown tc
! myself, have shown more anxiety than the
occasion seemed to warrant,
| was in much perplexity as 10 what course
/ should pursue. Ieould do nothing openly
against the gang Of desperadoes that sur
rounded me; and If any idea dawned upor
them of the real nature of my charge, moth
ing could save me. But l was determined
! not to resign it without q struggle
Several plans suggested themselves to my
mind l thought of quietly Harvesting tn,
mules and driving back to PieterTnaritzburg
taking my chance of pursuit, AMI waiting {
more favorable opportunity But this idea
on reflection, | abandoned, as it would b.
impossible to get away unobserved, and m,
returning without any obvious reason woul'
give rise 10 comment
never closed my eyes during the plight
and just as the gray light of dawn began t
appear, got up and looked round. Osierto
and Mondrum were still lying where ha
left them, and number of Others were scat
tered about the steps.
At this moment heard a quiet step pas
the end of the house near the laager and wa
little startled to see the DARK face OF a
Italian named Marco Dinelli, who had bee
employed as u temporary clerk in the otfc
of the chief p stmuster. From that post b
had been quietly dismissed on account of
doubtful transaction In reference to none
order sent TO soldier who was patient
hospital; which order was cashed by Dinell
aft,.. tiie mans death.
Tie deceased soldiers signature was SUI