The Savannah morning news., 1900-07-09
SPYING IN SOUTH AFRICA.
The DinkeI FamiIy's successfuI Ven



Julian Ralph in the London Mail
The lights of the crowded and busy ho-
tel bsthed the broad stoop where forty
men and women in evening dress chatted
over iced beverages and burning tobacco.
The great windows of the drawing room
flung out the strongest radiance. and be-
hind them a small company listened to a
spirited ballad by the most musical OF the
guests.
Beyond the sioop the hotel lights and the
paler cleaning of the moon melted to-
gether among the shrubs aud small trees
of semi-tropical garden where deep
shadows checkered the yellow driveway
and the paths.
This was in Cape Town-a fair and err
tcins corner In shabby. dusty city: a
corner all loneliness where the sinister
shadow OF rebellion and out half-sup-
pressed treason murks every moral aspect
Mother" said a golden haired German
maiden, II Will get my wrap and walk gu;
little with Captain Simple, OF the Yves
sex Fusiliers"
Yes, darling; cover up warmly. dear
but as | was saying. Major Candour-
and the jewel decked matron turned again
corner of the stoop.
Where's father" the daughter inquir-
eel, as she again passes her mother on her
way to walk in the moonlit garden,
He's taking a little something with
Colonel Stonehead, in the smoking room.
darling; don't disturb him. As l was re
marking. Major l know the Beers. and
If you go and lombard Coiesberg and do
such things all over the Free State-de-
tn - r.,
come very cruel and bitter They will
XIII all their prisoners and they will rous c
Cape Colony to help them"
But we shall do nothing OF the SORT =
An, don't know, Major Perhaps you
have not heard that some general Is ask
ing permission TO shell Colesberg? All
dear me! | am so afraid he will do it--anl
we shall have the whole colony to fight -
My dear modem.'' Major Candour re-
pied. II was AT the castle all the after
noon. | know everything that is going on
The general of whom you speak has
orders not to lombard any towns or dam
age any property
'Oh, | am so glad" the matron answer
ed. Il was sure we would not make such
a mistake. What a beautiful night il is
Major. But yet it is chilly. II you will
excuse me. will take something to put
over my darng's head. so that she shan't
catch cold. Won't YOU join my husband
and the Colonel in the smoking room?"
In the smoking room the husband Mr.
. Dinkel, has assured Col. Stonehead that
the Beers are in reality one-third negro
in blood, two-third devils in morals and
three-thirds savages in their mode of
living. Il hade them like boison," he
says. Il hat silent dwenty years nit EN-
und / know dem Ike a pook Shoot dem
down, is vot l say kill dem like rats. ="
The Colonel delighted with these senti-
ments next proceeds TO explain that Lord
Roberts will quickly end the war. He
says that the field marshal will presently
be Joined by French, and N immense army
will move into the Free State by way of
Enslin and Ramdam. TIE date of the
movement he knows but may not tell
though it is not far off.
Out in the quiet garden, where the
broad banana leaves and the fans Of the
palms are silhouetted against the softly
luminous sky, the captain and the maiden
are strolling.
What a pretty picture two youths of
opposite sexes make when Cupids condi-
tons are all fulflled-and they are alone
together-and the lights are low; and es-
pecially when he typifles valor in uni
form, and she suggests Beauty linked
with Innocence!
NO" she said, you must not: let me
walk by myself. We do not know each
other well enough for that. Besides, you
will go away tomorrow. and we may
never see each other again"
I'm not going Tomorrow" he said.
Why yes, she replied. You must
start tomorrow if Lord Roberts moves
forward on Sunday"
Il got a word to-day that he starts in
just week. l can have three more love-
~ days with you. Truly-on honor-he
does not start until a week from to-day"
81 am glad-if you are glad" the maid
en- said. But, now. we must go indoors.
II is really too chilly for me out here"
An hour flew, and 10 o'clock came. The
Dinkels met in the room of the father and
mother "Not did you found owd?" he
asked, first of his wife and next of his
daughter. 80" he said, "Vot blamed
fools Dey will gf away their stoma chs
if you ask them. You found owd dot
Coles0urg don't get bomparded. l found
ovid dot French choins Lord Roberts,
und. my leetle darling. you make luf to
dot eilly cabtain and he told you choost
when Lord Ropperts is advancing. Vell
We can gif our friends in Pretoria all der
news tomorrow.
This is a kodak snapshot OF one foreign
family in one hotel in Cape Town.
But there were many foreign families
in several hotels in that city.
Come up to the front If you wish to see
how other spies work.