The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-06-18

been out in the wlds for the last six months.
and don't know so much about events rs l
Steam up2" growlod Counsellor. steam
enough to wreck Europe ! almost wish ia
stot hs2aa Mby Thy Sg into ths @
home instead OF coming hereE'
That was out of the question. of course"
WY Isn't our army good enough Tor you
II it was only that / could fight in, the
them Besides, the life here suited me.-then; :"
h, What's gone wrong with It now I should h,
this time" observed Counsellor with the air Of
the older man. 1t was not the first occasion on
which he had played the part Of elderly reln-.
their queer. .roueh-Rrained friendship.-a
friendship OF the type which exists only be
tween man and man. and even then is sutti-
Precisely, I'm too Internally used to il! It
was not half bad as long as the newness
sick OF the monotony. Do you know old Fitz.
adamss criticism on the service herep Dust
and and drill. drill and dust, and al in the chinks
Measau only apss It's betters These CONT
oSsy to SrSe ana tseTe is no end Of
ceilor They rehsarse in summer and get
every bush. The bill Tor blank cartridges alone
India and no Africa as we have Where Ss we can
give our fellows a taste OF the real thing any
day in the week. We carry on small war
with regiment, or despatch youngster with
half company to teach manners and honesty
to 10000 niggers. The popularity of our army
cape the dangers OF theory, and get practice
with something for our money into the bar
Our plan hasits ADVANTAGES" agreed Rally
wood lazily. Il saw in South Africa what
little active service does for man, The first
going to be Killed. and that evsry shot must
hit him But after trial or two he begins to
comes a much more effective fighting ma
chine" ,- W. ,.,o, o,,-
ground for our aoldiers. The British Army is
the SIN aest in Europe. but it remains to be
ever brought, into contact with these huge,
when the duke dies"- began hollywood.
barking bacx to the former topic.
The door was softly, opened and a waiter adj
yanced into the room bearing a letter for Raj
table beside him. then looked at Counsellor for
an answer to his half spoken question. Coun-
'eS %h shr ssH ~ he rspsa
take the gifts the gods have sent you to-day"
and he pointed to the, long. heavily sealed On
dorf> l see. already has his finger upon you.
Hollywood broke the great seals. and having
read he tossed the papcr into the others hands.
He wishes to see mo at $3.50. What can he
Probably he has heard you intend to cut the
yonr chance has come out to. meet you"
How could he have heard that I meant to
do !" went on RalIywood Internationally. '' " .
Counsellor shook his head. but made no reply.
Of the frontier
OF excise officer"
You will be something more or something
with YOU. that is for you to find out-ifyou can"
to be hoped he may feet aG %9 Ss; to let
nsEe my s Usual U p 5ne %
that is the chief consideration with US on the
frontier Just now"
perhaps il you suit him. Come over and dine
with me presently at the Continental There's
John Rallywood, one Of the old Lincolnshire
Rallywoods. had been born to fortune ard
moreover with an Immense braracy for enoy
had fallen in to him while Still an infant upon
the death OF great-uncle, and with the old
transferable ties and associations which go TO
make up a boys dreams. He was man OF
suppressed, perhaps Neutrality-suspicious., but new
when the blow fell which deprived him not only
OF his Inheritance. but also cut short the life OF
his mother. the unexpected. almost intOler-
able anguish he silently endured had left
deem. defacng scar upon his personality
Gp,to 30 the record OF his life; II not striking;
through Sandhurst and Joined Dragon reg-
ment for something over year. when an older
Of Of ace century to be Extinct suddenly presented
i,se very much alive in The person q mdae
months the mans claim was substantiated.
and estate. fortune, position and home-aS far
az John hollywood was concerned-had melted
- During this period of disruption aud trouble
Counsellor. who happened to be distantly con-
neetch with him came into his itei Thsy ola
gether. but mutual knowledge and liking re-
suited, Friendship is a living thing; it cannot
RalIywood, when he turned to seek the means
Of livelihood found himself. as he sqt td long
sH b il the S9T ri OF g with
His tastes and training ali Ike led In the drec..
ton OF a NJ Military career, and presently he went
u police force which was in time dis banded. and
returned TO ENGLAND once more at loos" ends =,
to him the possibility Of obtaining commits
sion in the little army of the duchv, Of Nassau.
This hint set him on the right track The rcgt-
ried splendid traditions Their ranks were
drawn from a stolid. silent ,peasantry, and on
cered by a wire strung, high tempered aristoc-
the less frantically devoted to the freedom and
Independence Of their shred Of a fathcrland
In compliance with private request on the
part Of Major Counsellor. the British Minister
at Revonde bestirred himself to procure a
commission for KalIywoo4. who thus became
n Lieutenant in the frontier cavalry. and for
riding and Keeping the marches o. Mnasau.
sicrs and in supprintendng tn" digging out Of
snowed-up trains. But life on the frontier.
though crammcd with physical activity and
routine work was in every other. respect
monotonously empty. and breaks in the share
OF Through were few and far between. Half
liked, wholly respected and little feared
among his com ades. but always remaining Il
Lieutenant to whom the State owed eighteen
months arrears of pay. Railywood. in return.
owed to Nassau only the qualified service Of
nm unpaid man, but gave it the full devotion OF
a capable officer.
As to Counsellor. no one could quite account
for his presence at Revonde at the present
moment. He was supposed To he attached in
some Indefinite way to the legation. hut he do
scrbed himself az bird of passage whose ap-
pcarance IN any European capital simply
meant within or pleasure. for he was growing
old and lazy and could not be brought to ac-
count for his wanderings. which, he assured
those who ventured to inquire, were chiefly
undertaken in search Of health. Nevertheless.
wherever he went or came something inter-
esting in Il political sense-nnd more often
than not in favor Of British intercsts-waS al
most sure to happen.
In former DAYS he had filled the position Of
military attachG to two or three OF the more
important embassies, and was said to be the
st-known man in Europe. He had, more
over, the right to carry upon his breast til"
ribbon and decoration OF more than one en-
elusive and distinguished order or the many
rumorS associated with him this saying was
certainly true. that one could never enter the
smoking room Of any diplomatic c uh in any