The Lamar register., 1895-12-07
-Elhtl. my dear. llsten d mo 1nd

back from her forehead. You know
how much | vaius ysur happiness and
how glad l am yori are going TO marry
a man like Cameron / promise you
now that win look after him as though
he we're my own son and bring him
back safe and sound 10 ySn Come.
sou have full trust In iaeT''
Dalrymple knew that his promise
was OF little avail IN view OF the chances
OF border campaign. but 1t Eoothed
the girls heart. and her tears fell
through a smile as she kissed him.
As a rule mountain battery. two
companies Of the Scottish aiiies, TWO
native regiments. aa1 a detachment Of
the Guides should oe more than 4 match
for any tribesInsn tnat ey sr swept down
on rnaraudins forhy into the ioTlands.
But that day Tho Chats fought with
demoniacal skiil. aud. just toward
evening, they made a last wild rush
that nearly settled matters indcea.
the square huiged in rather unpieasant-
iy on one side. and had it not been for
the way in which Cameron and dozen
OF his sowars laid about them with
their sabers II would have been all up
with the expedition.
As IL was. every body breather hard
for the next ten minutes. and the Scots
men were Just beginning 10 wipe out
their rides. the barrels having been
fouled with dripplngs from the bay
onets. when DAlrymple discovered that
Cameron was missing. Some one had
seen him get knocked OF his horse and
be had evidently been carried away In
the rush OF the retreatiug enemy. A
hasty search In the vicinity showed that
his body. at any rate. ~zs not 10 be
found. and anything like pursuit In the
growing darkness was quite out Of the
question
Townsend and Dalrympe did not dare
10 speak their thoughts TO each other.
but couple OF hours later. vhen the
wearied force was seeking rest from the
turmoil OF the day. mouIlah placed all
doubts at rest as to Caneron's fate by
shrleking out Of the gloom that when
the next day da~ned the followers Of the
prophet would first cruelty the aeeursed
Feringhi in their possession and thea
wipe the British troops or the face Of
the earth.
'Jaekals." !" he yelled. will turn away
gorged from your eorpses.- but &; was
his figuratlve eastern way Of putting II.
hIl his promise to Ethel
To obtain the permission OF the briEa-
dier for his project xas out OF the quca-
ton. 50 he consulted with no one. not
even Col Townsend With the aid OF
sub adar he was soon dressed Ia
Ghazi, aud be borrowed the tniwar OF
dead tribesmAn who was lying. Hmong
plenty OF his kin. on front Of the xereba,
This. with couple Of revolyers con
eeaied beneath hts flowing robes, con-
stituted the whole OF his appliances.
and indeed OF his plan also, as be had
resolved that II he could not save Cam
eron he would endeayor TO get near
him and give him the means Of avoid
ing erueihxion.
The mountain village 10 which the
tribesmen had retreated was distant
some four miles. The road approach
ing the place was fairly free from OBJ
staeles, but It twisted and turned In all
directions as II climbed UP the side of
precipitous gorge. finally reaching
plateau about 1 900 feet above the level
of the small stream that dashed along
beneath. The moon was trying TO struE-
gle through a great cloud bank. but
gave light enough TO show the way and
TO distinguish objects close at hand.
Nearing the viliaEe-as no semblance
OF guard was kept-he passed several
scattered groups clustered round fires
or huddied among bundles Of fodder.
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