Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1896-03-11

call ranch out there) Mataplro, on the
banks of the Ngararoro river. Well,
Cartwright initiated me into the myster-
les of sheep farming, docking, failing,
and all the rest of it. Very different
from Mayfair and Piccadilly, can tell
you!"
"Was there no society out there?'
very entertaining society in Napier
and plenty of it. Oh, yes, there are
women everywhere" said Valentine; and
he was silent for time, and seemed to
lose himself in revery. There was
neighbor of Browns, Hector Pope, be-
tween us and Napier; invested my
money in his ranch, and got to spending
a good deal of my time there and at the
club in town didn't scrimp myself
much; kept couple of race horses
and played unlimited loo at the club;
my sheep and my other investments had
to take care Of themselves. You can
imagine what the end would be. with
out my telling you.
''Mr. Martini" said Pauline, you have
left out something! You would not
have gone on in that way if you had not
had some experience that influenced
YOU" He raised his head and looked at
her; after moment she added, II don't
mean that you should tell it. You lost
your money, you were saying?
"All but fifty pounds, and a heap of
clothes. packed the clothes in my
trunks, forty of the fifty pounds handed
to Brown to employ as events might re-
quire; and l was just on the point of
shipping for Australia when Maori
outbreak in the Taupo district was re-
ported / came to the conclusion that
was probably born to be shot; so en-
tered the service as full private in the
Armed Constabulary. You have heard
of the Irish Constabulary. This was
something of the same sort.
81 enjoyed that campaign more than
anything in New Zealand. The Maoris
are splendid chaps for fight. You have
your Indian wars here; but you should
see those fellows! Well, one day we had
to attack hill which the Maoris We're
posted, it was about the shape of a bee
hive, and covered with trees; it was
called Milo to Kiore, which means
Rats Tooth. That tooth gnawed big
hole in our regiment. The Maoris had
posted themselves in the trees-up in the
branches-and had made sort of glacis
round the trunks; it was capital cover;
shey could see our fellows coming, and
pot them at their leisure; but our fire
was wasted on the trees If we got too
near, they would slip down from one
tree and run to another. Our men kept
dropping. but there was no sign that we
were producing any effect on them at
ALL By and by the men came to the
conclusion that the fun was too expen-
sive, and they began to fall back. Of
course the Maoris followed us-pretty
fast, too hated the idea of getting
shot in the back; had few rounds of
cartridges left, and | kept drawing up
and popping at 'em. Brown was near
me at that time. 1t was bad going
under foot-rocks, bushes, gullies; all of
a sudden | felt something hot just be-
meath my collar bone-a bullet through |
the left lung, remember feeling |
pleased that hadn't been hit in the back
after all; then stumbled over a root |
and went down. Brown saw me-he !
was lieutenant-he hailed three of our
men, and they lifted me and carried me-
I was pretty heavy and very bloody, and
l had tainted, and the men thought was
dead and began to grumble, for the Maoris
were closing up. They wanted to drop
me, but Brown pulled out his revolver
and vowed he'd shoot the first man who
let go. AS that was certainty, whereas
there was a chance of lodging the
Maoris they held on, and brought me
off. got well and was promoted to
lieutenancy-w for | never discov-
cred. Before could be about again the
war was over. Iwent back to Napier,
and there heard that Miss Dorrien Tay-
lor, my mothers sister. was dead, and
had left me eight thousand pounds. l
took part of it and sailed for Aspinwall
and came up to New York"
did you leave the rest of your legacy
with Mr.. Brown"
Eyes; and you were quite right. It
was on the voyage out from London.
There was woman on board When
we reached Napier married her secretly.
Brown was the only man who ever knew
it. 1t was not wise affair, Miss Nolen
She is living; she will outlive me.
knew should have to tell you, and I've
lone it!'