The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-02-03
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
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Tnat is well enough for you,
,rowied the Irish giant.
TT is failure. nevertheless" snap
ped Sam, whose mind was more
acute.
The trader shook his head.
we must not judge the process.
That Ii nothing. We fail a dozen
times a day. 1t is the result; it is
the end by which we must Judge. We
have worked together long; we shall
continue to do so. And, In the end,
We shall control men by the weight
Of our wealth. 1t is better power,
this, for it Is the secret power which
does not appear. which does not ex-
pose the individual. TEcha! let's have
No more grumbling. Tell me of the
boys"
The huge Irishman laughed deep
down in his throat
'sThe boys?" he cried. '"They are
an right. It is a pretty game. We
conspire. and our doings are dubbed
-outlawry' A Government conspires.
and it is called necessity 1t must
protect It's people in a savage land.
1t sends q large armed force into a
new country for this purpose. and 10!
the country is painted new color On
the map; flag flies over an admin
istrator's house, and the country be-
comes an integral part of civilized
Empire. Bechuanaland is swarming
With lawless adventures, who are
committing all sorts OF outrages on
Kaffirs and whites. British subjects
must be protected. Regiments are
recruited, and six thousand men
march out from Kimberley to check
the outrages- Six thousand! 1t makes
me laugh Great Britain Is the most
outrageous pirate in the civilized
world. The boys9 Oh. yes. they are
all right Most of them have gone
down to Kimberley and have been
recruited into the regiments that are
now on their way up here to check
the raids and capture the freebooters
that is. themselves!'
The old trader chuckled gutturally,
ana even Sam Goodall permitted a
sour smile
Rhodes and the rest of them know
their business" Jerry said. with quiet
approval.
The rest of them-yesl" Sam had
suddenly propped himself upon MS
elbow. His eyes were alight and shin
ing vindictively. ct is the rest Of
has happened I mean that man FL
wood and the damned missionary
Il always believed them capable
nodded the trader. -
Tt was Chalmer who set them
y aside as-as nothing" Sam said
meaHingly.
1T made no difference" Jerry
shook his head t'They were both in
corruptibie." he went on. "And FL
wood is power with the Kaffirs.
which. in the light of events. was
bound to upset us in the end. Our
plans were doomed from the first,
only we didn't see it,
The old trader smoked on thought
fully. Then he put an abrupt ques-
ton And Chalmer? 1 have not
heard. Everything has been so hur-
1t was Sam who answered. The
other searched his dark. vindictive
face closely while he listened to the
biting words that seemed to come
from between cfenched teeth.
HE has disappeared. When the
news came Of his failure he was sup
posed to be somewhere about Mafe-
king. 1t was the old business
woman only heard a vague re-
port. You see. as you say. things
have been hurried. Well. since Their
he has disappeared"
He was seen fifteen miles from,
Mafeking. at thee wondergat. At
least. near there. He was stopping
the night at a Boer farm"
Mike added his bit of Information
quite casually. and Jerry, listening,
displayed no outward sign of interest
on his broad features.
And the woman, suppose, was
Mrs Elwood?" he said presently.
Yes" 1t was Sam who answered
"Ah. Samson and Delilah. A poor
Samson
The old man chuckled heavily
As the westering sun dropped to-
wards the horizon the cattle were
brought into camp by the vor-loop-
ers. and the inspan began. The men
rode their horses. Even Jerry, de-
spite his weight and age, preferred
the saddle As he was wont to say,
the Wagon made him sleep too
much He was a man who believed
in sleeping only when he could no
longer keep his eyes open.
The .horsemen moved off first, 1eav-
ing the wagons to their native driv-
ers. Thus the three men were alone
when they passed the vley where the
opening in the fence gaped upon the
road
Jerry was riding nearest to the