The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1900-03-27
DICK HADLOW'S
RIDE.
A Tale of the War
In South Africa.
BY N. A. Dryden.

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| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
On the last day of October, 1900, Dicl
Hadlow made his final preparations fol
leaving Mafeking, in British Bechuana
land, where the English under Colonel
Baden-Powell were beleaguered by the
Transvaal Beers. Dick was n young col
onist of &c, a typical specimen of the
} South African born Engishman, strong
| self reliant, enterprising, well used ia
| yeldt life. Just now, for more reasons
than one, he was burning for the ap,
! proach of nightfal and the beginning of
an adventurous ride which lay before
him.
Hadlow had been selected to carry dis
patches from Mafekng down to the Or
ange river. The telegraph wires had
long since been cut, the rails torn up,
and the only way of holding communica-
ton with the south was by means of
bold and well mounted riders who knew
the wild veldt through Bechuanaland and
lands west and were content to take
their lives in their hands and run the
gantlet through tile Gordon of watchful
Beers cncircling the town. Dick had, as
has been limited, several reasons for I'M
dertaking the ride ~ first, because the
colonel was anxious to get through some
dispatches; second, for the reason that
two prominent storekeepers had offered
handsome premium to any one sue
ceeding in carrying very important busi-
ness letters of theirs to the railroad at
Orange River. To these two commits
sions were added the dispatch Of cables
and letters from various newspaper cor
respondents. These matters alone were
worth couple of hundred pounds to
him il he succeeded FourthIy, the en-
terprse jumped exactly with his keen
and adventurous spirit, and finally he
was exceedingly anxious TO see and get
news of Edic Janson, girl for whom he
had a very tender admiration.
Dick rode quietly for the NolOpo, no
great way beyond. Crossing the river, he
struck into the veldt and, after being
challenged by one of the garrison out
posts and giving the password, now be-
gan to enter seriously upon the business
Of the night.
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than ever. must"- He looked around:
not soul was within eyeshot; he took
the girl by the shoulders and imprinted a
warm kiss upon not altogether unrespon-
sive lips She pushed him gently away.
'Dick, you shouldn't. There are Kafiirs
about and all sorts of people, and-well,
never mind You are a dear TO come,
and how loAg can you stay, and whore
are you off to? Father will be back in
half nm hour for lunch Ho'Jl Il. dalicb+.