The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-11-12

silently, and then again turned his d
blue eyes upon the distant view n
after some reflection he removed his pin
and asked them briefly: what do
want?"
I'VE want some forage for our horse
first thing" Burton replied, and the tv
dismounted. Zwager reflected some NOR
and then announced: You can't have it
80. we can't eh?' remarked Phillip
Maybe that isn't for you to say T
correction appeared to be lost upon
Zwager; he sat still and gazed across ID
plain toward the blue northWard as though
he expected something favorable to COM
from that direction. For years and yea
the older Beers had been wont to think q
that free country, the untracked wideIN
ness which could always be their refusE
when the annoying uproar of rapid CT 4
ilization came too near. But nothing cou
come out of it now, except danger, an
they were cut off from ii forever as sure
as from the blue sea across which the
forefathers had wandered two centureE
before for place in which TO stagna
comfortably. Old Zwager may have know
this much of history from the homespuE
traditions passed down from sire to son
stories of old tricks and battles for one
own idea of things, dared by men Of !
stubborn fanatic breed, like the ROM
heads of old England or the Puritans 4
the new But England and America ha /
gone forward somewhat, and two OF theij
representatives, well up to date, stood nov
: before this old man of the people who hadI
stopped for two centuries, and they hardly
knew how to take him.
1--WE want some forage" Burton roared
with ferocious emphasis.
Old Zwager considered this demand once
more, as though 1t had been new one
You can't have it," he then replied with
undiplomatic clearness, because you are
English schelms" Cascals)
Philips conched his fist and walked
up to him. yes now's your chance en-
couraged Burton. The Kaffir safe upon
the wall, was apparently the only witness
ard re Icing only a Niger and untoush''
| seemed to wonder that men of those races
should fall to fighting. Phillips put MS
fist close up to the stolid face; then Iook
it away again.
always did understand that you Amer-
leans We're an uncertain set" complain
ed the Englishman. He STROBE up TO the
Boer himself, and delivered an ultimatuh.
"You old. dense beastly uncivil mule ne
thundered. tell the boy where to get mas
forage, d'you hear?"
The ancient man never noticed them
They both perceived with ease that he
fore. Id stand thatr' Phillips taunted MS
companion Presently Zwager arose 10 hls
! feet you must now go away from here,
he proclaimed calmly, your language .
not like the scriptures" He went anu
picked up a heavy stick and stiif1y aa>
Vanced upon them.
They stood and watched him come tns
two strapp.ng Saxons and exchanged
furiive glance. Then of a sudden tney
FL ;. ra1 lNT
impulse they skunk back TO their horsS
and mounted without word WilhouI
word they left behind them Zwager's p.a9
and for half mife across the yeldt tlsy
rode ,ong way apart and would not "Da
at each other. Finally they pulled up d"
something had to be said.
"Er-Ah-most disgusting failure, 'N
Englshman remarked. o.,
II couldn't do it," the American repHeo
because" He stole a glance at nn
companion, and read in his eyes an ah'
swering horror; it was the awful honU'
and hatred of their race for goouy'
z cody talk" Because" he cried ul'
umphantly, "I thought there might |"
some more Beers hidden in the barn
Just So" assented the Briton In re-
lief, and came q little nearer. MY own
idea exactly" They rode along togetns'
in detection, knowing more about ther
SELVES tndIl previously tilSy hoN IL.
Around them the very veldt seemed TO W
laughing over something; and as they ap.
preached the camp again suddenly tne5
| both laughed, too.
Couldn't be DONE" Burton explained
briefly to the captain. Appears yol
know that there was concealed forces ~
the neighborhood," The ex-vender OF meO'
icines was listening to this talk ana e =;
pressed his triumph. "Yah!' cried he
told you so. Men from England any
America can't go to johannesburg tha'
way"
Hours afterward they left the camp au'
took the road toward Klerksburg. Ine'
stopped once in the plain and looked pe,
hind them at the border line and all WA
quiet along it. Then the Bnglishma,n,
doubtless with his thoughts upon o"
Zwager, said: THAT war will collS
though as sure as the sun is up there
"Or as sure as there is gold in JohaIess y,
burg" the other agreed, but it won ~
us that will start it, We two were III
made, I guess, to do dirty work"
He flicked his horse again, and grinnlnss
cheerfully, the unsuccessful ones rou'
westward in the sunshine.