Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-02-03

men drinking there, whose eyes reiterated
the question. THE wires say hardly any
thing"
THE fellows at johannesburg did not
keep their word. They were not ready, or
funked or something. Our men were sur
rounded by the Beers. There was some
fighting. A number of English are killed.
The rest are prisoners on their way to
Pretoria"
".oh, John! Can it be true?" his wife
asked in horror.
Il got it straight from the Jew who
keeps the place at Jankill. and Beers were
there. who had come right from the bat
tie. There's no doubt of 1t, and for my
part, all I've got to say is that Paul Kru-
ger. though he's always praying, has the
DEVILS own luck"
There was silence in the Englishman's
hotel, as gloomy as the noise in the Beers
canteen was hilarious. After awhile the
wife behind the bar spoke again.
There was many a lad known in Vry-
burg with DR.. Jim. Did you hear of any
of them2''
Field Cornet Hafbauer was at Jankill,
the same that bought the farm Mafeking
way. l was in too great a hurry to get
home to ask much The Transvaal Beers
are too cocky after their victory to make
it pleasant there for an Englishman, but
Hofbrauer knew Vane and Butler and Corp.
Dome, and he says they were not among
the prisoners, So
The woman began to cry.
Ibid you ask after Wyvil. poor boy?
arranged. and ne was going home.
He can-if they don't hang him at Pre-
toria."
The customers protested loudly.
prisoners of war; they cried. Dom
Paul wouldn't dare"
Il wasn't aware there was any wal"
said the host, driy. Not more at least
than there would be between me and any
burglar who broke into this house. This
whole business of the raid was a mis-
take.
II wonder" said his wife again, how
the quiet man made out? Him that Joined
a week ago and was SO silent and sad. and
yet so eager for a fght-the one that play
ed the piano there so lovely for the lads
when they were having their fun here O.
| nights. There's the pocket book he forgot
the night the lieutenant called them off so
sudden. Corp. Donne was singing-the
poor, wild lad, little they knew what bust
| ness they were called for
Oh, dig my grave both wide and deep,
| With jug of punch at my head and feet.
The good woman choked.
Heard nothing of him." her husband an
| swered. Wipe your eyes. Mag: here are
carriages from the station. The train
must be in from Kimberley.
| Two of the station traps drew up at the
entrance. The little hotel had to be enter
ed through the bar, but. as few ladies stop
was no great Inconvenience. One of these
I few had arrived now. The little crowd
| drew back to let her pass in, and when she
was once inside, and had inclined her head
| slightly and little nervously toward the
men, including them all in one courtly
| bow, all hats came off. She was not young,
| a woman between thirty and forty, and,
| If ever she had so been, she was not now
| beautiful. Her brown hair was busted with
| gray, her face was pale and thin, her eyes
were deepset and sorrowful. She was ac-
| companied by boy of ten, nattily dressed,
and a middle-aged man, on whom the
! StamD of Cnancery lane tnIp1iblV
branded-an unmistakable lawyers clerk.
| her own sex We're rare. but rarer yet ladies
so evidently of a high breed as this. The
| clerk asked at once for a parlor. He was
| not sure he said. whether the party would
| remain or not, but at present the lady
would like a private room and a word with
| the landlord or his wife. The bar was turned
| over 10 the care of q youth of all work, and
| the host and his wife led the way into the
| only parlor in the house, that in which
| stood the piano round which had gathered
| of nights the reckless troopers on leave
| from the barracks before they had volun-
teered for the unfortunate "Jameson's raid "
They closed the door, and the lady, seat
ing herself, looked to the lawyers repre-
sentative. who spoke at once
| M, he began, with a little cough like
his masters in court. '"The-ah-facts OF
| this case are these. ALL am Instructed Ia
state that my client has been credibly in.
formed that you-ah-as the proprietors
lessees or managers of this inn, hostelry on
| hotel, have recently-sh-given shelter, and
in all probability have had TRANSACTIONS
! with, gentleman whom my client Is very