Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-04

| Commands it is a pity, for it Is
certain that your brother will be here
soon, as he is one who acts swiftly
and surely. Those in Nairobi do not
understand. We Uhe men of the
Abyssinian. Company who had re-
manned at Nairobi when the remain
der had gone up with me to Lake
Rudolph knew that something serious
had happened wnen no news came
| for so long.
I'VE even went to see the COM
manding officer and asked to be al
lowed to come up to your help, for
we knew you and we also knew the
| customs Of the Havash. We were
| sure that there had been fight. Your
| brOthe-- Also came and was greatly
| disturbed in his mind and wanted
news, but they would not hear and
sent him away telling him that all
| was we'll"
| Too weary to reply, 1 told them
| that now l must sleep and passed
| into what then sincerely hoped was
| my last long rest. | was worn out
| and exhausted with suffering, broken
down with despair. After all, my
| Job was done and the detachment was
| relieved.
\ AT dawn, to my disgust. ! found
| myself across the river and bobbing
along again on the stretcher. Appar-
| emily Tekla Silas had awakened Mr..
| Parvati, who had injected strychnine.
1t was an interesting experience, for
| 1 had no regrets and no desire to
| awaken again on this earth.
A morning or SO later, while we
were halted above another of the
Kenya rivers, Tekla Silas suddenly
uttered a shout Of joy and rushed for
ward toward the stream.
Looking up, I saw a solitary horse
man urging his tired mount into the
river. 1t was my brother, who, on re-
| ceiving my telegram. had pushed
| straight through from Nairobi with
| out hating even for food or rest. I'm
doubtedly he saved my life, for was
| about at the end of my tether.
Now I determined to live. / knew
| that my brother would see me
through. 1t was not till next day
that q doctor appeared Oh the
scene, although he could easily
have reached me at Archers Post. be-
fore by brother had even started
from KibweZi, which Is several hours
by train beyond Nairobi.
The doctor. however. could do moth
ing on the march. as he had brought
no instruments with him, though he
did try to limit my morphia and
brandy on which ! was now chiefly
subsisting, as he evidently feared
for my reason. We were now among
the farms of the western Kanya and
spent the night with a settler who
put his house at our disposal.
The last trek into the post of Nyeri
seemed endless. but at last we ar
rived and found everything prepared
in one of the government bungalows
A white capped nurse hustled out TO
meet the stretcher. She was the first
white woman l had seen since leaving
Eairobi early in April.
| y
A I last l could be removed from
the stretcher and put in a clean
bed We had been marching for 43
days, and had certainly covered up
ward of 400 miles over some of the
most difficult, inhospitable and track
less country imaginable.
The doctor decided TO put ME under
chloroform that afternoon at 4 o'clock
to see if anything could be done fol
| my leg, but l was in such pain that
implored him to proceed to business
at once, II only that l might get relief
from the aneSthetic. Accordingly, al
about 2:30 he began work. assisted
by another doctor who happened tC
be in the station.
When I came to, I found myself
lying on my bed with my leg swing