Show 2 MR A 4 1 I 1 1 1 ir taw 11 4 I 1 I 1 11 f 4 U talc I 1 vl s fc I 1 jq I 1 k 1 1 I 1 L 0 8 T A STORY OF THE IV i it JJ I 1 1 I 1 6 ft f t BOER CAMPAIGN C ON THE 3 if LM I 1 i k VC VELDT Y 1 rk I 1 A by ILL C 4 sa ba 1 I ik A ar f t a r tf I 1 CHAPTER VIII continued but they were hardly prepared for the th sight that cart met their eyes in the better of the th kaple her face turned towards it lay a fourr girl her print arn torn ail and aligned her face like hat of the emd her eyes closed her hair falling la in tangled mana about bar face ah she was raa frightfully pale pal and at t crt first they thought aha she waa was dead fool 1 her hart heart preston Pr eaton aid wd ile 1 greena reebe in a whisper what an ema dated creatura crea to I 1 rhe iho dead I 1 1 I dont think so said the other quick giro give me some water Oro enel the other obeyed and preston put one some to the white stiff lips the U auld seemed to brine bring back a feeble bicker of life iler eyelids half closed then abut shut again stela mether ket her on my corsel we taw in take br her with us u mid said young preston quickly we cannot leave tier her hero to ills dl eren even if it the be dies in our Iii and ands help me old fell fellow owl the girl wai was a it mere met featherweight oreene greens uttered an exclamation aa ail ho he lifted her bar they carried her bet to pret tona tons horae horse ail and managed to hold bolst her up in front of the addle saddle oreene greene hold ln lax ber br while preston mounted ka V all right said the latter 1 I 1 think I 1 can manage get into your I 1 own saddle and let ua us ride as quickly aa as we can anil and rejoin the tb men s oreene greene 1 I hope she be wont die in our handa hands ald said oreene greene as be tumbled into hia his saddle th the two peculated speculated aa as to the ex occurrence aa as they rode rods onwards on warda they were young and had perhaps a touch of romance in their prosaic english baarts and the ilar ferine gering trace traces of beauty in the tbs seem ingry dead face had touched them then more than they would have confessed mats to be done with her when we X get to camp campt we have no place ot for a wounded girl though our quarters may do for wounded men aid said oreene greene perhaps Per hapa wi we can get ber her sent to ehe she could be looked after pere oro the other answered anaw ered reflective reflect ire g As chbr were nearing the camp n suddenly ud denly out ot the darkness it waa was coming down rapidly two horae horsem whirled toward then a white man and a it naura nativa haiti who goes there cheref eald prea pres loa toa as a the former galloped cal loped right in front ot of him then he addad with an all klintti lint ti nia H chap la Is it r exit m what on an earth are you doing list here and 70 you ta look 1111 are you lur lut the other hore emane face waa van and for or a moment be seemed to atay stay in the tb sa aaddie tidle but buts recovering with a ireat great effort he be pointed to the egure preston waa with hia his one ami arnit what mat have you cherer there t he be asked 11 boa atly 1 I haye ben tor for alx six daya days ring the veldt between thia this and kine king for some one who I 1 otiss been lost upon it and now X t tear yon you have found something for aake sake let me iee see her face lieutenant Pre Pret etoni taul without a wort word the young man dia ills amounted aoun ted still holding the inanimate asure ure securely then bitting her down be he laid told 11 her r bently a on the dry sana aale Rot rotem who viso bad sprung from bla his sr aidle bint over her A bound sound that wan waa almo 1 I 1 like a wild cry came from hit UC W but DO no one beard heard it but ur pi pr atoil ton it la is abel be h said in a moment in choked tole volet thank god ahe she la Is tel VI you will bivs her into my barge lieutenant preston Pree tonT CHAPTER IX there waa was a ta fata ahouse hoase not far from eastle whose owner a kindly lico taman adair had known onca he came out to natal it waa was thither he be carried bluebell not knowing sh ether ahe she would live or die the tbs tanner farmer mr Da dalstel litel learning the facts ot the cae case he bad al steady dy beird ot of the tragedy of at new ee 1 so on sending hie ble e at once tor for llosa not the unsettled state ot the country bluebell wai was laid in a pretty w white hit led bed in the alts L zoom which opened like manar south african bedroom bedrooms out ino info the garden and there she ab lay for many hour hours like one dead with hardly a pulse to respond to ro P theal touch the tide of her life waa was very low it could net be b much lower when at lait last it began begin to 1 1 to his hi alarm it waa was with a wildly a 1 ordered pulse bb waa was in a hleb to 1 ver and raved and without I 1 cessation 1 how ilow much the man watching her 1 with W agonized ayee and racked ed bert heart 1 raa was to learn of c all the poor child had bad I 1 come through 1 f water water ahe she would moan not a copl aol 0 god lt let me die sooil abon 1 dony let me endure thia this maddening thirst longer hark that waa was a lion a oh I 1 hop hope it masv waa detter better to r die the at once doncet and they say ts 1 fuel pain rain it li Is like a kuuse in a it cat g 1 claral oh AuTt biall anything better than thin thia this awful burglar thirst my throat its it like a red bet coall then I 1 abe would Ini alitine herself hen elf in moore moores power 1 no nol I 1 shall die before I 1 marry I 1 yon die a sl thousand thoua and timea times 0 t god la Is t bo no help belp for me met help 3 me i godf then her voice fak ak to a whisper if it adair wera word here bore ah alt he would help met me he lie li a good end nd wave but be he will never 1 know now abat I 1 lowd loved him th tho coloe oloe a little and then it at asee blessed came aad adair ruthee with trembling 1 kaaa and eyes yes foil full of passionate actea J tenderness bent over the sn to t 41 fw girl with an in agonized agoni sed goi clod abaft 1 to sea if t t 1 1 i I 1 li l 1 0 i As fiu 11 J d 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 I 1 1 I 1 t 3 t 1 fy w w be thy 1111 my darting darl ingBar my 0 owa and ibe she cried to m me in ber her extremity and I 1 did bot not know of lit Blue bluebell boll Blue bluebelle belll mini slims elisabeth elizabeth arrived in to the spider twenty four houn hours after and could only wring Il It othea othes hand in hence silence her thin allow unlovely fee fact work loic fag convulsively god will pare spare her miss ellra both um huskily we ive both owe a let vie e can never repay to th the young fellow who ho foun I 1 ber her for or you know if it wai was not I 1 who did so we might never hire have seen her aiila but for lieutenant fronton cothes knew know lie his duty lay in to lady smith yet be he could not tear himself from bluebell bluebells i ilde side until he b knew whether it wai was to b alx lx n life cr or death mercifully tbs th delirium did not last lone long and on th the third day after a long ion steep abe cb opened ber her eyes that had full reason la in them upon her aunt auntie ahern am I 1 IT obe he aked asked feebly oh what bat a it fearful dream I 1 have had hadl when miss elizabeth ran for the strong man felt himself trembling like a child ile II 11 returned with her quickly but he h could not vint when whom bluebell 1 a eyes roe rose to his I 1 have had such a fearful dream dr mothes ph he whispered her eyes appealing with dumb pathos to his hi trustful one ones 1 I am afraid it was a reality though IB Is my father dead did ur mir moore carry me we away and waa was I 1 dying in the veldt I 1 it Is all true holding tin poo little weak hand band la in hie his own at t onge on aaa on but god b be thanked ut 01 are safe now safe are and in good keeping all yoa yua have to do Is 1 to get well old did you find me ins ahe she and he be felt the th little hand quiver lie ile hal determined not to peak speak but the quest irit upset all bli his determinations lie ile sank on his knit hold ing the iltis hind to his hi lips lip 1 I was ise eking ellas tor for yoa yon all dayn dayok bluebell but after all I 1 waa was a young officer who found you and eire gave you to my keeping oh Plu bluebell etoll my heart la Is torn in two hen when I 1 think of at ill all you have gone through and I 1 unable to help you not knowing at ant you wanted help I 1 who would live my life to save you pain wn I 1 my darling my own darling A little wave of ot color opre 0 over ber her white fare her threat throat fluttered nutt tred you love me then ahe she wats I 1 I 1 have loved von over ver bolneo 1 I 1 firt fir t 1 met you at blue bluebill bell but I 1 never dared to hope bluebell it vee aerna me wrong to peak speak of it at thie this terrible time but you do rare care i a little after all about me met do you the little dilated band hand str at ad his cheek I 1 I 1 love you with all my heart adair I 1 knew know it that awful night when the doers ahe 1 shuddering take care cir of me and not let that dreadful nan man come near it lie ile folded the hand to his breast and kissed s aan ln and again g lin the pale little face ae cheek cheeks an and ey ayea ea and lips rothes went back to I h next day the battle of Eland laate bed bad taken place and the hospital I 1 la a te tig little town wai was full mr and mrs flifle were kindness kindne aa itself and insisted on the leslie stay ing aa as long as at ever they felt inclined on oil the arst day on an which bluebell waa was able to get up adair appeared it wai was two day days after the battle tit of of which word had been boen brought to the dalziell Dal Blu ibell welcomed him with a blush and a smile that made brothed heat throb but there was something in MJ hia face which made bluebell bluebells heart arst with mingled fear and anxiety you have some newa news N hat is it tell me MO quickly adair ahe she breathed lifting her face from its hiding place yes my dart ng answered slowly 1 I have strange news for you I 1 do not know how you will take it bluebell something very tery nap bap bened rt tie tte battle on monday some one was killed there some erne one whom you knewl it waa was gerall gerald moore aid said elabe 1 l quickly she turned very pale valk and shivered ed a little 1 I went him when the battle waa was nearly over hearing him groan roan ing I 1 did not know who he be was till I 1 w was beside him lie ile was moaning for water and I 1 turned to get him some As I 1 did so it wounded doer ne nes a 1 a 1 look out doctori doc torl I 1 teppee aside and as I 1 did so a ballet whizzed past put roe me striking ay toy ear tar I 1 turned and sav sa v moore on bis his elbow a look of such unnatural hatred on bis his laco ace su I 1 shall never forget his gun still in his band hand As an I 1 turned he ut terea at stange ange sound the gun dropped from his band hand and he be fell back on an the grassy knoll when I 1 reach reached cl him bim he was dead with a little cry bluebell folded her arms about her lover lovera neck oh adair thank god thank oo oos S vou you were saved for a few mil minutes lutes rothes did not speak peak II 11 strong mouth quivel quivered va a little at lasi last lie aid said now comes the strange news I 1 have for you bluebell papers were found upon gerald moore and the officer into whose hands they fell the general bluebell sent for or me he lie knows rne me personally and knows what yoa rou ar to me tie those papers o 0 affect you and you only adair what tan you mean meana she asked in startled surprise adair took her hand in his bla and held it for a moment without speaking speak inc A barrier hai has rien risen up between yoa you and me ninabell nin ebell a barrier such as I 1 never dreamt ot at I 1 am a poor man yoa you ire are an in helm helms she uttered an at incredulous ex exclamation it I 1 Is true bluebell now we w have the real reason ct ef mew d de lion to marry yog you lie ile bad had seen ai ad A ii TerU Mirent ta LB an paper I 1 iu home learnd learned everything and caa A her here with bli his aind firmly baft up so to his own oune As A roa you ito know ov you father away alway deel declared he b ba been ba done out of f ilia ills dousta has had it in hi ills possession poc eulon far yeara years maurice lell leslie bad had three tons on your father hoped to rome into the property but by a str strange iange fatal ity tb IOU bare have all died sincee lac li maurice taurice lia on whose mind it allway preyed that he had cheated you father novt 01 of othla ills inheritance haj has made ou his hi belnia heiress bouno your fa ther oh admirl the girl durs to him bira her armi arms cli clispy round his hi neck 1 I 1 do not wish to be an heire e I 1 am happier as a I 1 ann am it seems slid ild clothes that your U rs fth thera cr consla couda died a few months ago the lawyers are now isear farrl eting tor for you you must write to thim them allue bell and I 1 hare been thinking dear you and miss elizabeth are later safer out of the country juit just now W wg 3 mut must get you to durban dili bin thence to sea jand land she uttered a little err cry her face deathly white adaist ton tou elih to get 1 rid of me then oh ind and I 1 I 1 thought you loved melito me clasped clai her cloe clopto covering the sweet face with passionate onate kasam my own dar darling lingl dut bluebell do you think I 1 am ni so 0 o selfish aj an to wish to keep you hn here during thia this dark time that Is 1 coming upon us u when you might be living in luxury anil and safety at home ana and j n i la III danger 3 dolne doing your duty d uty cherev here she halt mobbed adair are you to have ill all tho the unselfish unselfishness ners and I 1 none no dar I 1 hull shall not vint gri go I 1 ahtye nada t V xay 7 niad they were married the bridee brides ta la ther had been but buit a month in his ionly lonely grare grave ani were them themselves salves in the midst of that dark tragedy which bad had not then ended hut but human love 1 next to divite can lighten the dark d a rk eit eat sorrows ind slid the moat most terrible our ur roun soundings dings you are not afraid be he laid said BJ as hating having bade bad farewell 11 to the weeping miss ml elizabeth who bad had agreed to go meantime to he be led hit his wife lato into the pretty little bouee house that d is to look desolate dee and deserted in the forsaken town she raised ber her sweet face to 0 his hi her tier eyes were full of tear tears but they had a amile smile in their depth depths 1 I am gad al at parting with poor auntie she be whispered dut but I 1 am clad so 0 o glad to be beside you adair and I 1 am not afraid with yo you u dear why should I 1 be we are am to together gother and god la in til all over and he ile can take care of at us u in the tb future as lie ile has in ili the past the end |