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The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-01-07

any extreme to secure his conviction.
1t would do HIM no good 10 protest
to the American Censuls IN South
Africa, for they were the supinc tools
OF the financial clique, and 4 complaint
from citizen OF the United States
was never needed when it happened
to be against the financial rulers OF
the country.
There was one way out OF it and
that was escape. The engineers had
left whilst he was unconscious, and
he was guarded by the kal1ir police
men and a trooper who had arrived in
the meantime TO take him TO the near
est prison The blood that had flowed
from the wound in his head made
by the Kafir rife, had dried on his
face, and flies were swarming around
him to feed On it. He called the at
tcntiou of the troopers to This and
asked TO be allowed 10 wash. The
trooper loosencd one Of his handouts,
called the Katflr policeman and told
him TO take the prisoner to the river
and allow him to wash his wound.
Blake walked to the stream with the
black man behind him. One handcuff
was still on his wrist, the other dang
ling IRON the end OF a connecting
chain. This was a splendid weapon
If he could only get near enough to
use it on the guard AT the river bank
the guard stood within two yards of
him as he washed his face wound
A crocodile watched him through the
clear water. In apparent fear he
pointed IN it and cried for the guard to
shoot. The guard only drew closer m
him He was within arms length
Blake watched his chance, and swing
ing his handouts he struck the l6l-
fir a terrible blow across the head
The rifle fell from the blacks hand
as he was momentarily stunned in
an instant he recovered and seized
Blake around the body Blake fearing
he would cry out and alarm the troop,
Ter, caught his antagonist by thu
throat Each man knew II wan .
struggle for life and each determined
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-01-07

II was the gentlemen who made this
system who engineered the Boer war
in the Interests OF justice" and divi-
dends, and il was the same system
that tried to eliminate Colonel Blake
and his attack on their stock jobbing
schemes.
In Rhodesia the engineers examined
maps and dawdled away their time.
Blake knew that he was with them for
no real purpose, and he was mysiIhed
at their actions, but he decided 10 see
il through for the fun OF it, and he
kept keen eye on the actions OF his
companions. One morning when he
was shaving before a mirror that was
hanging on a tree trunk. he saw re-
hected in the glass the suspicious ac-
tons Of Engineer Max Echstene who
was fumbling with Blake's hunting coat,
which was hanging on bush at the
rear OF its owner. Distinctly he saw
the engineer thrust something through
the lining of the garment. lie said
nothing. and when he finished shaving,
he put on the coat and went behind
some bushes where he examined II.
At first he found nothing, but on a
further search he found used cart
ridge with a cork at one end. IN the
lining of his coat.
When he opened II he was dumb
founded to find half dozen uncut dia-
monds. In second he saw through
the whole thing, and he knew he was
in for trouble, and also that he was
far from the Transvaal border, lie
threw the diamonds away and returned
to the camp, keeping still but ready
to fight on the slightest indication OF
danger.
Wherever he went he kept his eye
en- the engineers. He was sitting al
the comphre boiling coffee with The
two men, who were examining maps
before him, when a moving shadow
of head and upraised arm from the
rear fell across the ashes He whipped
cut his Luger and springing fprwarC
turned to defend himself. Too late
for the native policeman who was be
hind him felled him with a rifle butt
When he regained consciousness h,
was a prisoner. handcuffed to a tree
Before him there was a prospect y
fifteen years on the Breakwater. fo
lhs knaw that his eaptors would 20 I,
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-01-07

on the death OF the other. Below them
~ the RIVER the croccdlcs waited TO
pouncc on auv living thing that came
wilhln their reach Both the antagon-
lists feared the river edge, and as they
fought back and forth each tired to
throw his enemy into the fatal water.
At last Blake got the hand free that
had the swinging metal cuff and he
brought it down on the head OF the
Ka(ir time after time in rapid sue
ceSSlon.
They were on the brink Of the river
bank; blood flowed from the wounds
IN the blacks head but he showed no
signs Of weakening.
Blake had almost expended his
strength when the edge OF the bank
they were struggling on crumbIed,
and down they both went into the
river. For a moment they struggled
a tail splashed through the water, a
huge PAIR Of jaws opened beside them,
and the struggling Kafir was tugged
out of his antagonists grip by a
man-eating crocodile. Blake made for
the bank as fast as his exhausted
condition would allow, The black
was dead but the trooper remained.
Now TO get his horse and escape over
/ lhc border
/ BY tins time the trooper became in
patient at the delay OF his prisoner
and the guard and he whistled Blake
could not answer him for his mouth had
been terribly battered in the fight and
some OF his teeth were missing lie
heard the trooper coming toward the
river through the bush, lie seized
, the rifle the Kafir had dropped and
waited A little later the leaves opened
and the trooper stood in full view,
splendid mark at the top OF the bank
/ llauds up" cried Blake The troop
rr knew he was az the end Of gun
that stood for no arguments and he
obeyed the command. Blake marched
him back to the camp, made him tic
his own legs and throw the handcuf
KEYS behind him. Blake was now able
to remove the chain letters from hi:
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-01-07

literary hireiings, pressagented Great
Britain into the last Boer war. he saw
that laws were passed that made II a
crime for q man to have an uncut
diamond In his possession outside the
Kimberly mines. and all diamonds in
side the Kimberly mines were the
property OF his company. Naturally
this put a stop to efforts on the part
OF individuals to discover diamonds
anywhere in the British Territory,
which was In control Of the Charter
Company. for that company dictated
all the mining laws of Cape Colony.
II a man was found with an uncut
diamond In his possession and he
could prove by number of disinter-
ested persons, or persons whom he
did not know, that he was seen to
find the stone. and he had not previ-
ously placed il where he found il, then
AS a prospector cannot afford TO take
a half-dozen disinterested or unknown
persons with him to prove he legiti-
mately found diamond, he was forced
to smuggle his find out OF the country.
even II he discovered II on his own
farm. Such laws naturally were brok-
en- and all over the country l. d. B.
men, who would take the chance,
bought the uncut stones and smuggled
them out. Barney Barnato. whose real
name was Harris, and who was known
by half q dozen other names in diff
ferent places, laid the foundation to
his fortune in the !. d. B. business.
To prevent the l. d. B. there was
we'll organized secret service main
tanned, like the Pinkertons. apart from
the state pslice, by the diamond inter
ests. This led the way TO horrible
and unjust abuses. The diamond de-
tectives, who we're recruited from
every nationality. kept their jobs by
making arrests, and they saw that any
man whose activities opposed the dia-
mond interests. politically or other
wise, was found with an uncut dia-
mond in his possession.
How the Frameup was Arranged.
The Objectionable individual was ar
lrested by a couple OF detectives who
searched his clothing, and OF course,
found prima facie evidence in the
shape of the fatal uncut stone, even
il the arrested party had never seen
one in his life. He was tried by a
jury of his peers, selected by the in
tercsts, tho detectives supplied the evil
Aence, and the unfortunate victim was
Invariably sentenced to work on the
Breakwater at Cape Town for fifteen
years, an effective elimination, and an
IDEAL way 10 prevent osmpotition.
never heard Of a man proving that he
had found a diamend, to the satisfac-
tion OF the court, although the pre-
eious carbens exist In many parts Of
South Africa.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-01-07
By CAPTAIN FRITZ DUoUEsNE

Drift, which was on the northern
boundary OF the Transvaal, and
crossed the Limpopo River into Brit
ish territory.
Blake informed the engineers that
he had been over the territory in ques-
tion. and in his opinion it contained
neither gold nor diamonds. n thing
which struck him forcibly was the
lack of real mining knowledge on the
part OF the engineers, who pretended
to be experts, and who alleged that
they had once been employed on the
Comstock Lode in the States. This
Lode was very familiar to Blake. and
from their conversation, was evidently
not familiar TO the engineers. This
excited the ColonePs suspicious. bur
why these men were trying TO fool
him was beyond his conception. until
they crossed the drift into Rhodesia-
1t is necessary here TO tell of enc
Of the most nefarious practices that
ever disgraced humanity. SO that tho
reader will understand something
about the I. d. b. Gllcit diamond
buying) business Of South Africa, and
what il meant to the liberties Of the
ordinary individual.
When Cecil Rhodes was made the
dictator of Cape Colony and tho
shaper OF South Afriea's destinies,
by the clique Of international freeboot-
ers. who were capable Of "Jamison
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-01-07

hand. This done he placed them on
the trooper, whose arms he took and
threw into the river. Then mounting
his horse rode towards the Iransvaal
border. He had recovered his Rem-
ington repeater and Luger pistol, and
so was well prepared for trouble, al
though he did not expect it.
He was within sight OF the Kopjes,
South OF the Limpopo, and within an
hours ride OF the frontier when the
thunder OF hoofs behind him told that
he was being pursued. He listened,
there were more hoofs than he could
count, beating the ground, probably
ten. lie put his heels into his horses
sides and set off at a gallop across
the weld which was becoming more
open as he rode south. 1t was no
use making a stand, numbers were
gainst him. so there was, nothing to
DO but ride and get inside the Boer
territory before he could be overtaken.
Once in the open country he was
seen by his pursuers, who redoubled
their efforts to oyertake him, and were
gaming on him for his horse was COM
mencing to show fatigue.
He could see that the horsemen
were u. S. A. police, two OF whom
rode exceptionally good mounts which
were leaving the others behind and
reducing the distance that separated
them with disquieting rapidity. Blake's
poor mount frothed all over as he
urged its wild gallop. On, on. he
went but slowly and surely the two
horsemen behind closed in on him.
He was one thousand yards ahead OF
| 4 .,sI,a k,,II IL Il l.
and fountained the dust ahead, fol-
lowed by the crack of a rife. He
turned in his saddle in time to hear
a second bullet pass him. His horse
staggered and he turned in time to
see the blood pouring out of wound
in its neck. This was seriously close,
and halting he sprang from the saddle
and took kneeling shot at the troop
eY. A horse staggered and fell
throwing ITS rider. A second shot
emptied a saddle. This halted then
aud Blake emptied the magazine o
his Remington into the ranks of tn
men behind as they returned his fire
The bullets shot around HIM and no
caring 10 risk beng ou.flanked h.
mounted and once more urged hi
horse toward the border and safety
1t was a wild ride on a bleeding
horse, as shot after shot followed hin
from the troopers rifles The rive
showed before him. What luck. Hal
a dozen heavily armed Boer polio
were camped on the opposite bank
He dashed through the water at tn
DRIFT and was in the TranSvaal. TIL
troopers gsllopcd into the stream an,
were nearly across when the ster
yoice OF q Boer commdndlnt erie,
Hall" and as his command wa
supported by six threatening rife:
they dropped the pursuit
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-01-07
Organizes the Irish Brigade.

When war broke out between the
Beers and the British, Blake volun-
teered 10 fight for the African cause
lie hoiSted 4 green llag and called
for all the able-bodied Irish in South
Africa 10 stand IN line with the perse
cuted little republics which he lkened
TO Ireland in their struggles aearusl
Great Britain. Before a week passed
he had raised the famous IRISH Bu
eade. wllich was dest,ued to iIhl
shoulder 10 shoulder with the Rocr,
and nil,ct many a bloody defeat on
the British. These would hll vol
ume, and as am not wrulns the his
tory OF the IRISH Brigade, It Is rmpos-
sible to tell OF all BlIkes eXirlor-
binary deeds
We were before Ladysmith. thu
British had been defeated IN mum
bcr OF fights. and were making a last
stand before they were Ia fall back
and allow themselves 10 be bcseiscd
by a sixth OF Their number. The ljghl
ing was furious On every side be
fore us the British dead were lying
in heaps mixed with the earcasses OF
| their horses. Shells sCrccched through
| AllS an anu aNllA tlNll NNlNAllllE lldE
men,s burning into the Quivcrlng nesL
Of the opposing forces. Rifle bullet,
thuddcd and splashcd against III,
rocks, sending up clouds of smoke
like dust. that blinded and choked ths
fighters, The buglcs OF the British
blarcd orders, and the mouths of the
Roer officers roared commands above
The thunder OF the cannons. Men were
hacked to fragments by the invisible
messengers of death and the smell Of
blood mixed with The chemical ef
lluvia from the lyddite shells.
There was a lull around the Boe'
Long Tom" The ammunition was cx
pended and the way to the fresh sup
ply was raked by the British shell,
and ranged by their infantry. The,
thought that the big gun was silenccC
and prepared to charge.
Take the gun out of rangew criet
General Lukas Meyer.
Leave herl" cried Colonel Blake
well get the shells" and actin,
on his word he rode through a storm
Of bullets and bursting shells followc,
by some OF his brigade and the Boo
commando he was attached to. A
the brave fellows rushed across tn
danger zone. one-half their number fel
hut the gun was served and the chargin
British were driven back in a PAM
behind the defenses cf Ladysmith
Blake would have been rewarde
, with a medal for bravery had th
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-01-07

:. Beers such thing, but as they were
\ expected TO be brave under all cirs
: cumstances, and generally we're, the,
II crystalized but conspicuous boast OF
sartorisl medal never appealed "a
them and was left out OF their civil
ization. Blake got his reward in
the confidence OF the Boer leaders
for there was never desperate ven
ture decided on that his advice was
not asked. The most picturesque
act he took part in during the war
was a duel with an English officer.
The siege of Ladysmith dragged on;
days went into weeks and weeks went
into months. The monotonous fight
ing went on with the exception OF
Sundays, when the Beers prayed and
the British strengthened their de-
fenses or made a sortie which was
unmolested until their shots fell
amongst the praying burghers.
The British got so used to this Sun
day inactivity of their enemies that
they pulled themselves together on
Saturday night, had a good feed Of
horse flesh and prepared for their
Sunday recreation, shooting at the
praying Africanders.
Early one Sunday morning Blake
and some of his Irish Brigade with
a dozen or so of the sacriligious
burghers decided to give the Tom
mics" lesson, so they sneaked out
Of the lager and made their way
toward the besieged town.
AS they expected, body OF colonial
sharpshooters marched steathily out
of the protection of their trenches
into the road that led to the nearest
Boer position. From the different
Boer camps around Ladysmith came
the soft chant OF the morning prayers.
Silently the British crept on under
the vigilant eyes of Blske's men, who
we're positioned on each side Of the
road. As soon as they passed, somo
of the waiting burghers slipped into
the road, cutting off all possible re-
treat. A tinge of crimson lit the
eastern sky, a hymn rose high in
praise OF God. The British sneaked
on. Blake raised his hand. and q
needle of fame and a report from
his Luger pistol signalled the doom
of the British sortie.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-01-07
The British Surrender.

A shower of Mauser bullets sped
across the veldt, spreading sudden
death amongst the British. The shoot
ing was splendid and the enemies
were almost wiped out before they
recovered from the panic of the first
fatal shot. Resistance was hopeless.
A few shots came in reply from the
British, and then they lay waiting for
the revealing light of day to tell the
story. The soft hymns still came
from the Beers laager as the morning
shot it's long beams through the
kopjes. The hiding British did not
move. A sword on which was tied
white handkerchief was pekedl
above a rock. Blake walked down to-
it and then signalled to some of his
men to come. The British surren-'
dered and gave up their arms. Ths
colonel OF the surrendered men gave
over his sword. =
Blake refused to take II, saying:
Give it to one OF the burghers a.
souvenir, we've no use for it."
This enraged the British officer.
No, you Yankee dog, you can shoot
at men from a mile, but cold steel
isn't in your line. It's too heroic"
oIdhC lOOhCO al MN. nat you ara
prisoner protects you." he said.
and you know it,"
IL don'tl I'd give my life to run
have il in you, and well settle il now"
Blake walked away, seeing his CAP
tive was in a very volcanic state Of
mind aud inclined to be insulting.
You turn your back. you son Of
Stop" said Blake. quickly but
calmly.
81 wish could fight you with thisi"
aid the Englishman. holding up his
word. you dare notw
Give him his wish. Coloneli" cried
me OF the Irish Brigade.
Yes, give him his wish" cried ths
est. Give him his wishp
Il haven't sword, boys, or I
would" answered Blake. (1he Boers
lid not carry swords or bayonets.)
y Boer who had been taking the
Identification cards from the dead
ave the information that Lieutenant
Who was carrying a sword had been
,llled He ran off, and in moment
'eturued with brass handled sabre
ud handed it to Blake, who smiled.
Fight Show your pllrckw cried
he British Colonel.
Yes" said Blake, smiling. "ITl
ght and show my pluck, on these
.ondltions, that. il lose, the. prison.
RS shall be allowed to return to
Ladysmith free men, so that you, Mr.
y,ngllShman, will be fighting for more
han your personal vanity"
Their prisoners were drawn up on
me side OF the road and their sea ptora
n the other.
Prayers still came from the BOG
aager,
Ready" cried Blake.
Facing each other on the, dusty read
hey measured swords. For two minutes
he men fenced and tested each others
bilty aud then opened theffight in eaSp-
st, each calmly determined on ths
Ithers destruction. The, swords fisstasd
II the morning sun as they chopped ana
.uarded and hacked
Backward and forward they woriisH.
\ cry went up from the Irish whss
quick blow from the Englishnsbs
word brought blood from RlakSs
lrm.
A smile swept over the Ensiish-
mans face. 81 win" he cried.