The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1902-08-22
CHAPTER v.-(continued.)

Inen listen! +InlS Is part OK the
story OF Russell Maude, as we know it.
Understand that Glynn was not to
blame for his being here, for these
things came to us after his arrival. In
eAce. they came to me and, beyond &C
1uatnting Glynn with them, have said
aothtng. I suppose that we are the
only two men in America who know
them:
Russell Maude's family is excellent
y we'll known and excellently we'll
thought of all through the middle
shires. My family knows his family:
his family knows the Glynn's. He was
educated at Harrow and Sandhurst and
upon graduation obtained cornetcy
In the Light Cavalry. His regiment
vas stationed in London for two
years. doing duty at public functions.
He was handsome and brilliant fell
low, with considerable income in his
own right, all doors were open to him
and he went the pace. He was not a
drunkard and not specially liber-
tine, but fiercer gambler never looked
across the green cloth. At the end OF
the two years he was ruined. He mar
rted Emily Stone, daughter of rich
brewer. She brought him many thou
sands Of pounds and at her fathers
death-she was an only child-many
thousands more. In the three follow
ing years his troop was in the prov
'tnces. but even in the smaller cities
within his reach he managed to get
rid Of the money at fearful rate.
They had no children, His nights
were passed at the gaming table; she
did as she pleased with her own. She
came to be known as neglected wife,
fond of mild Irritation, but nothing
serious was ever alleged against her
and don't believe there was any
harm in her. 1 think she was a good
woman"
Allyn paused and wiped his perspir-
ing forehead, picked up his sombrero,
turned it aimlessly about, put it down
and went on:
The Thirteenth Light Cavalry,
which had come to be known by that
time as the Devils own was ordered
TO India, more to get it out of harms
way than for any other reason. Maude
and his wife went with it. In Cal
cutta, in Bombay and in the hills the
pace was kept up. The smash came at
Stmla. Maude was mixed up in some
racing transaction of which we have
never had the rights. There was much
feeling against him and he sold out.
He Disappeared going down the coun-
try alone. His wife waited for his re-
turn, for she loved him with all of her
little soul, and then died, the doctors
said OF decline and her friends said of
q broken heart. Remember that all of
this happened when was boy and
what am telling you is hearsay with
me He may have had some justifca-
ton of which We do not know"
II understand" said Lois, Ego on"
sMaude was next heard of in Bur-
mah in the service of Thebaw He was
Master Of the Elephants, or something,
and drilled the niggers. You know that
We English drift all over the world
and 1t is hard for a man of a good
strain to keep himself hidden. He left
Burmah, for no reason that is known
and for three years was out of sight
utterly. His family thought him dead.
Then there began to come from the
interior frontier of Algiers rumors of
an Englishman who headed preda-
tory band Of Arabs. Some said his
men were Arabs; some said they
were Moriscan Riffs; anyhow, there
was no doubt that he had them and
that they were fatal to caravans For
four years they kept their section of
the Sahara in terror. The French
government sent one or two expeditions
against them and these blacks, led as
they were, fought like fends. The
Frenchmen had nothing the better of
the encounters. There was a woman
with them, an Egyptian, yellow as gold,
tut of great beauty. 1t was said that
she was the Englishman's wife. It was
said also that he abused her. That
may, or may not, be. 1t is certain,
however, that the retreat of the band
was betrayed by her to French troops
-UUu IudLs IAC OdA0 Was SQL W pl6CSS.
Their leader was wounded slightly
and captured, after desperate resist
.ance, In which he pistolled two of his
assailants. He fought so gamely, in
'fact, that the French, romantic fellows
af best, rather liked him and instead
,o6 shooting him then and there they
'qut him on q camel and started to
4Aiziers. intending to try him and shoot
rim According to law. a j. Is:
Nov, riding with the French was
= giobe=trotting fellow who, had gone
ut To- see the fun His name was
1tancis Chetwynd and he was an /. M
III from orkshirA. ne had been much
.tas II ondon society sooibhe years before
1 talked : good deal with the pris-.
AndinE inst 10 was English,
- Bna1ly. the principle that
$3.50 q lickefls Inn water slipped
l That night the cap-
g. ~ 81 4 tS.s ds.; & a 3
~ u. .,nre & NO.