The Slaithwaite Guardian and Colne Valley News. — 1900-07-13 (Slaithwaite, West Yorkshire, England)

CHAPTER XXXVIII.-IN THE BRITISH  LINI*4.  Ai. Reginald ain,roauliecl the British lines he met man without coat. and with hie none too cleanly shirt sleeves tucked above his elbow . He wa riding a grey horse. and was carrying in his left band a bueket.  "Hullo. Corn !pig?, !.• was Reginald's salutation. Major Sir Intuit Cornleigh was one of the beats known dandies in tosn. made a point, indeed. of his eccentric dindyism. I have heard it ,said that he once ills/Ms-est a man because younv Roland Clere bet hts. t?.!) his II mean Corn'llaigh troll-era were turned m. one-sixteentit of an ineh above the regulation hem—and on his het. He had £12.000 a year, and was married to a wife whose private fortune IV ati only £2,000 a year below his own, and here he was co the outskirts of (hieveley Camp, riding in shirt-sleeves, the colour of which would in England forced him to murder Ibis valet) and suicide. and carryi»g a bucket. which the good womah at the farm had thrown in with the various oddmems the majc... had purchased from her tor his own tal.!e.  When Reginald shouted his '• Hullo! Cornleigh." the gallant imijor.drew rein, and gazed at his in• terlisnii,ir with quite unpretended astonishment, wondering how the detwe this rough-looking Dutch-11111,11 eI tile beard earne to have hie name co pat. " Don't you know me. Cornleigio- asked Reginald.  Soinetitin.4 iithe yoke -truck the major s, familiar. ahil be dismounted slowly. handing the bridle to Mii•ky. and the bucket to  Take ITofihat pair he said: " I paid half t quid for it.• • Jim aluu gra‘ely, and the major turned his attention to Roginald. "N ioi.:',uee are. you?" he a-keel.  "Do 011 k iIIYA we. Corideieh. J ain--•." " God IdeAs my .oid—it in- it i--Igy Nly dear few-, you '-re reported dead or a prisoner o orilitiw. Staidiorpe' --to a mall who WU ean tering" by on a hay mare--" Come here—here's Reggy Cul-I.  Lord .1 rthur Stalthorpe dismounted in great hurry. and came running towards, thud'. He WU Wael: from head to foot. for no Fad only just eome off duty, and had not yet taken his bath. •• Omits!" he cried. '' Wherever have you come from?" "From Pretoria," said Reginald. "Never!"  " flinti you give 'on the slip?" Reginald, nodded.  Lord Arthur byr,t out laughing. " That', splendid," he said. "Tell ue all about It. They walked. to arde the camp together. Micky leading the two horses-, Jim carrying the bucket with the utmost carefulne,se.  "By the way. said Reginald, suddenly. "On* of ours-- Smithson- -has been here I'm told.' Corniih nodded. Splentlitf feilom.- he said. " Has been three times through the Boer !Met,. By the way, leasn't that As bat yott tried to do. They told 1.17, by helio. from Lady-with that. you'd attempted to cross and had beett tiabbed.•• " That ,o.•• said Reginald. . .  "Thii Smithson tried. and be ranm through all right. By the way, your Colonel Handlton was killed, and they sily Mmitheon will get the (Muhl* sten. ITo ile,Yeve, it." "Yes--litit I want to see Smithson."  " All eerene: ((P! aiid ha..i.e.To-m-e.thing to eat, and then we'll find illut for von."  ~; I iti.-.lt.t-te-r:.('-0-1:;;Ieitzli Aleut to mak, the promixe,l in4eiriem from one of the Staff. Re came_ baek.A:i h r,a:,er a h.l- face.  "VoiiH 1.4,, to forego your congratulation', a bik, Curti." he 'aid.  Reginald twned -nddenly pale. " Why?" IH, asked. •  "".tith,on It.ft 1,1 hour ago with ilia. portant tiestutiehe,. from Buller to Whitt." (To be continued.