Wilmshurst of the Frontier Force

n the unusual exertion of a forced march in the heat of the sun, or an insufficiency of food that had upset him. The hard-worked Askaris had good cause to dread his passionate outbursts

late according to the hauptmann's idea. All but surrounded, the Askaris just managed to escape being captured to a man, and now, temporarily

y being sent to German East Africa. That was two years before the war. Upon the outbreak of hostilities he hoped by melodramatic means to find himself restored

wo lean Askaris, terrified by the Hun's drunken outburst, were diligently fanning him with broad leaves of a palm, know

ordered half a dozen of the luckless natives to be executed, but even then he was far from certain that the culprit was included in the number. There were strong signs of mutinous insubordination

o a subordinate position when other German officers superior in rank came in with the column; glad,

e hauptmann's reveries. Clicking his heels and stiffly sal

nquired von Arg

n sighted, Herr Hauptmann," announced the warrant officer

ler to get the men under arms. Where's my sword? Hans, you black schweinhund

went out into the open space between the trench and the lines of low-built huts where th

s by the main body. With the latter was Oberst von Lindenfelt, the senior officer of the column,

denfelt. "Let us hope you have plen

r Oberst," replied von Arge

is indeed fortunate that we managed to find our way in. Had it not been

thousand pardons, but in two years a man is apt to alter, especially in these strenuous times. Has anything happe

ne. "It was I who warned von Lindenfelt's column when it stood a good chance of being cut off at Gwelba kopje. Again it is to my credit that a detachment of our forces was not ambushed at Zwarte kloof. I covered my trac

ion?" asked the ha

easy to tell him a plausible tale. And how fare

ement up in the Karewenda Geberge,

r?" enquired Ober

oman," replied von Argerlich. "That was when the fellow was still prowling round to find the am

outh-West Africa?" enquired Ulrich von Gobendorff. "It would have be

go wrong with us they will most certainly inform the English. Also I do not wish to be a subject for reprisals, as I hear our foes are adopting tha

ngs that he was doing good work in England. It will take a very smart man to catch Ernst. He

Germans adjourned to the hauptmann's quarters, where over th

Englishman the slip, Ulr

ba kopje. According to previous arrangements I fell in with Hauptmann Schmidt's company, and he obligingly set a squad of his Askaris to work to stage the last stand of Scout MacGregor. We trampled the grass, left a few cartridge cases lying about and sent m

orarily exhilarating effect of the rank spirit they

ry for me to get as far away from the Nth-West African Regiment as I ca

felt grunt

hile since the Jaguar succeeded in running her cargo of quick-firers ashor

bendorff. "Once there the rest will be easy; train to Cape Town, mail-boat to Plymouth, our splendid unterseebooten permitting; then, havin

n that I am still doing good work for the Fatherland," remarked th

on Crosses, although we are still holding out after two y

e doorway, his flaccid featu

exclaimed, as he saluted

trust that there is a positively bomb-proof shelter available? How far away is

officer was not advisable. "It has fallen at about twelve kilometres from here. Our scouts reported that the two

s shoot them?" demanded

n. "I would venture to suggest, Herr Oberst, that the men did well to return immediatel

moments, then he turned abru

Ah! yes. You will accompany Hauptmann von Argerlich and a half company of Askaris. If the machine is easily repairable, fly it back here, otherwise de

g von Gobendorff rose to his feet, stiffly saluted and followed th