The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1910-09-26
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chief rebellion numbering burning
stroyng all they across
A detachment under Hemuth Won lick
guide had been push still farther
which, stretching toward the kama
barren with each
native was the cause this expedition The
belonged tribe at enmiy with that in
his foes and i'll treated
land in confederation Of his
Story had brought him to the white
lead the Germans straight to the kraa
chief
information the general III COM
tactics but to the simness of South
Africa decided that it be exceedingly valuable
eectuay native heel to surround
his lair and drive off his cattle The loss of his wives ne re-
CARDS with eqnanmty Experience has taught him that the
European will feed his miscellaneous folk better than he
would himself and then them exactly when peace being
require their attention on his meae
r'ch
The detachment under Major obeyed the
special duty cheeru but when they had
oing through a without single distinguishing
feature could for days.
hacknes peculiarly dark night the niger guide dis
appeared.
hour before dawn when Won ztckermann
when he that
mistake his frame stiff. upright. his head
thrown hack his the steel blue Of the Prssan turned
Of pale light the hori
watched he Obliged to to himself that
the advice Of the settler
Bridges with them volunteer and
tied the Niger each night He had also to admit that he
product military training in the
world had without much
the proverhial string Of heads for covering.
Rnt these humiang considerations thrust aside
by
the rebels kraal without guide equally certain that it
coud NOT STAY where was Tre ~ Won zermann did not
would he for him. hut
knew which direction search 1t would only he by luck
the two forces There but wayone only.
The detachment Zckernann round and
endeavor march back.
zickermann addressed his
a them. minute the
spirit Of the hand They marched wearly they did
shorter distance each day they began articles of
first surreptiousy then all hut openly
It their Won Ravesburg. the
threatened then
punished and finally appealed the under Frank
Bridges detachment
than had commanding
The bistered half blinded had dis
covered that
be this settler who signs that their who heard
sounds which showed them when there
about how the escaping Them
They might have rampe to the end still German soldiers
under German dscpineat least Won Zckemann thought
hut suddenly fever appeared them One down.
then another Won Ravesburg laid Of
dead than ave the sandy plains
about Dantzs followed then town bred lad from Berlin
other and another.
Zickermann realized that raging among
them his detachment could march.
I'VE intrench" decided.
able to set out again.
Frank Bridges spare frame shoulders hunched
hard growth
earth over into soft wall The major recognized with
his square
the spade his might have hesitaed
Bridges suggestion. that blade
cleared
wide round the nrenchment that the
up within defense
the terrible of waiting Hunger close them;
already with Them the fodder that
the horses The every
morning with unvarying bliancy that the
lager Of Prussan mss
searching wind from the Baltic The night fell fast and
the had been hot until the
tons temperature became torture in themselves.
Himme.' muttered the lad from Berlin he awoke
recoec what before him. Are like
in trap caught?"
first expression Of despair But what
youth whisper in the morning Others
soldiers them would be saying and saying
aloud. before the went down.
Bridges heard stroed the other side
his turned to the east his
staring him il they great momentou
thing which hidden from the others.
might have his meditaons. they sud
the hot, breathess stiffness there
sharp. cracking sound
The majors heavy frame numbering behind him.
there
They bent over what been Ludwig
korte.
The soldier. service. died by his
the officer. The pairs Of
this meant Both men knew that they
horror. Decentralization had in
itself contagious. What Ludwig
haired Rrant" awaiting
another would another
1--WE Jury him ourselves mutered Won Zckermann,
partnership with the volunteer he had
disdanfuly had resented because
extremity knew nstnctivey that last stand
find this bearded colonial shoulder shoulder with him.