The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-07-08

pieces out of the stone piers
The wreckage lay adrfft in the
IL dirty water and a section Of the
British army was now picking
UP the pieces. pontoon bridge had
been thrown across the FLYER. You
reached II by way Of a steep sandy track
through the scrub, and on the north bank
met sleeper. sander scarp that climbed
out past the launches of the bridge under
the edge Of a rocky embankment.
TIL the temporary railway trestie was
finished this plunge and that scramble
were the only path into the Orange Free
State. BY that road came McManus,
head Of the Corporate Equatorial bank OF
Africa, on urgent business. He had been
summoned 20 Bioemfontein by the field
marshal commanding in chief. who, with
the high commissioner, was then striving
70 dIsentanrle some finances which Presi-
dent Steyn had dropped. In an inner
pocket lay a pass calling on all officers,
civil and military, to assist and expedite
r. j.. McManus, esq, by every means
IN their power, for the state had need of
him and his time, which meant other peo-
pies money, as well as his own. was
valuable
McManus was not used 10 passes. As
rule OF thirty years. few people inter-
fered with his uprising or HIS downsit-
tings. He was known to remotest Dutch
farmers as representing an institution
skirts OF Portuguese territory; from Sails
bury. where they lend money on mort
gage 20 the sea, where they forcclose on
villa property. HIS grizzled head held
most intimate knowledge Of South ,Afri-
cas- finance for the last quarter OF CEN
fury. his word. when they importuned him
70 speak was law alike to speculative
bond ar progressive rninisteries. Cape
Town knew that he had been called UP TO
y1Defn fontcin. and flashed the news 10
Natal and Kimberley: nor need We for an
instant doubt that Pretoria knew IL with
IN twelve hours Of his departure from
the coast The Corporate Equatorial had
been chased out Of Bloemfontein with
bad words early In the war. Its return
signihed more than army corps victori-
Gus.
McManus. his secretary. and half
dox;sn fellow trarris-s came in desoIate
evening to the southern end OF Folly
bridge, simple race OF God fearing
herdsmcn had been before them The
platform, after three days vehement
cleansing. still reeked ~ putrid onions,
stable litter and the remnants Of bloody
ssheepskins. They had dehled the corner
Of every room they had lived In as dirty
little Boys dedle abandoned houses; they
had removed everything save the door
locks, and had left In exchange n portrait
IN crayon on the wall Of one "Cha mber-
lain MT Msddcr." which represented an
eyegiassed person mt n ropes end
"Mv wordr' said O New zenland doctor,
hoping 20 join hts countrymen In the big
campo TO the north this Is lovely land
20 arft over' When d'you suppose we go
on 10 Bcemfonteinr'
'T'd give something to know why Nc
Manue In going up" said the captain of
a trn6p Of Colonial Horse. returning from
a Karroo hospital
WHO'S McManus?" said the New zea-
lander.
Good Lerdl' the South African replied,
avhast at his Ignorance. Hes McManus
He's In his carriage now! You'll see he
won't get out. He's got all his skefY with
him H>l have decent dnner--sodn
watere too
The Colonial had been picked up among
the tangled Celesburg kopjes where soda
water was scarce.
I'm going mp with tho Little Mans mi
vate letters" This was an officer late OF
the Bengal army, THAT ought to be
good for reserved compartment in a
cattle truck. Wonder how hong we have
20 waltz He stumbled forth, rraspInw
the eommander-in chiefs private mail
bag. The noises of "a full camp filed thsi-
ears but the station was void and black
There must he railway stan officer
somewhese," young and brisk gunner
murmnred. Lets find him. Isn't that a
How the place stinksr'
They formed an untidy little procession
and. fallirc over sleeping men and stray
baEgase. found at last a bare room light
ed with three candles In beer bottles and
somewhat uverfnruished with two men.
both TN khaki--one OF them very angry
'but~hat-coufound Il all said The
latter. How did Il come to be broached
guard7'
II don't know. sir My business f. To re-
port IL 10 you. one ease a. whisky a-,,h
the top smashed in. and n bottle gone. bs
tween here an Arundel They're always
dom u along the line. sir thsnk IT'S
those irregular corps"
''YeH, that's all very Hne. bu, how did
81 come 10 be broachedP Well never
Minis never mind, I shall report n. of
course g -" -
Rapport a." whispered n sapper with
documents tor the intelligence depar,
msHt. They've been iootinU the aian,s
reserve hassagc down the line. A Iot
they'll care for one bottle o. whisky miss
ing"
what ran do for You x,nt,.re, -.
said the railway stan officer. when The
ts'1in guard. properly reported. had with
drawn
We want 10 know bow We can get ON
90 hloemfonteinf"
Not another train en- tomorrow nlsh,
-" =" fttfN 70 wall TIL thFu TIE u
O. drstnm.d merrily on the ,abie
" meant check ~ FUN twenty four
hours, ana some one said SO
III i-nt my fault" said tho r. 4 q
u assure yeu u would give IN. tha
Frea'est pleasure personally 20 shoot rub
bah w the line. but I have my priors
AMI Eye nothing more 20 do with n. I'VE
noticed that every man who cagnea mn
thinks his business & tho 0ne thInr rve
sof 70 attend q, and that the wheia
Army VIII 80 90 pieces Il he lsn't seat
e. tbs front NJ once. but ttu,io
what DO these KafSrs want lscep ava,
ct the camp without s~ssr E,our Mar.
ses we're thrust into The room ana The
coupanY departed, leaving the Il = q
70 cNceHfV ipsitco according 60 hls own
uEhts aRd those IN the hfcr hotglea
MY word Had the New xaatauAsr
bat we dida't make fuss about MOI g,.
inx M di3 We Way was he 50 staryy~
Wao r. that mani
Hes been horc precisely nins as,s .,
HaA V0sca In the darkness .Nfn.
Nhalo DAYS IN Africa. He has his orders