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v--â€"â€" __ wilderness of black hooks and orange sand. It stood nigh on the banshoand below it the brown Nile swirled swxf.tl.y towards the Ambigole cataract. httnnz - ‘160‘1. (”:1l n' {mm round “Ch Of the ii l (”'11 f {loam round each of the tt e r1 0 . gowlders which studded its surface. Above, out of a naked blue sky, th sun was beating down upon the sand, and up again from the sand under the brims of the pith hats of the horsemen with the scorching glare of a blast fur- nace. It had risen so high that the shadows of the horses were no larger than themselves. . " l' 4 fl-n-\|n" “Whew!” cried Mortimer, mapping his forehead, “you’d pay five shillings for this at the hummums." “Precisely,” said Scott. “But you are not asked to ride twenty miles in a Turkish bath with a field-glass, and a revolver, and a water-bottle, and a whole Christmas treeful of things dangling from you. The hothouse at Kew is excellent as a conservatory, but not adapted for exhibitions upon the horizontal bar. 1 vote for a camp in the palm grove and a halt until even- 1n8.09 Mortimer rose on his stirrups and looked hard to the southward. Every- Where were the same blank burned rocks and deep orange sand. At one Spot only an intermittent line appeared to have been cut through the rugged Spurs Which ran down to the river. It was the bed of the old railway, 1098 destroyed by the Arabs, but now in process of reconstruction by the ad- vancing Egyptians. There was no other sign of man's handiwork in all that desolate scene. 7" “1|:II Luau ucauuzw WWI-v. “It's palm-trees or nothing," sand Scott. "Well, I suppose we must; and yet I grudge eVery hour until we reach the force up. What would our edrtors say if we were late for the when!" "My dear chap, an old bird ltke you doesn't need to be told that no sane modern general would ever attack un- til the press is up}: 1 n.- _--:.I "ruin" U“ UHV “You JCS-t £163; that?” so, id 5 oung Anerley. ”I thought we were looked “Wu an an unusu.awvv_ __ " ‘News a er correspondents and traveling lg'tzliltlearrlen, and all that tube of useless dronesâ€"being .an extract from Lord \Volseley's ‘Soldler's Pocket- Bcokf“ cried Scott. “We knovsf all about that, Anerley"â€"-and he wmked behind his blue spectacles. “If there were going to be a battle we should very soon have an escort of. cavalry to hurry us up. I've been Ln fifteen, andl never saw une where they had not arranged for a reperter"s table. LL- nunl\-‘\" “i339; eeâ€"rfweil; but the enemy may be less considerate," sand Morn- mer. “They are not strong enough to force a battle.” ”A skirmish, then ?” "Much more likely to be a raid upon the rear. In that case we are just where we should be." “So we are! What a score over Renter’s man up with the advance! Well, we'll outspan and have our tiffin under the palms." There were three of them, and they stood for three great London dailies. Renter was thirty miles ahead; two evening pennies upon camels were twenty miles behind. And among them they represented the eyes and the ears of the publicâ€"the great silent millions and millions who had paid for everything and who waited patiently to know the result of their outlay. They were remarkable men, these body-servants of the press; two of them already veterans in the camps, the oth- er setting out upon his first campaign, and full of deference for his famous comrades. ‘0 UV”. '“v' This first one, who had just dis- mounted fiom his bay poloâ€"pony, was Mortimer, of the Intelligenceâ€"tall, straight and hawk-faced, with kharki tunic anl riding breaches, drab puttiqs, a scarlet cummerbund, and a skin l, tanned to the red of a Scotch fir by} sun and wind, and mottled by the mos- i quito and the sand fly. The otherâ€"'3 small, quick, mercurial, with blue-, black curling beard and hair, a fly l switch forever flicking in his left hand 3 -â€"was Scott of the Courier. who had" come through more dangers and brought off more brilliant scoops than l any man in the profession, save the em- l inent Chandler, now no longer in acon- l dition to take the field. They were a g singular contrast, Mortimer and Scott, i and it was in their differences that the l secret of their close friendship lay. Each dovetailed into the other. The strength of each was in the other’sll weakness. Together they formed al perfect unit. Mortimer was Saxon-' slow, concientious and deliberate; Scott was Celticâ€"quick, happy-go- luoky and brilliant. Mortimer was the 1 more solid, Scott the more attractive.‘ Mortimer was the deeper thinker, Scott the brighter talker. By a curious coincidence, though each had seen much of warfare, their campaigns had never coincided. Together they covered all recent military history, Scott had done Plevna. the Shipka, the Zulus. Egypt, Suakim; Mortimer had seen the Boer war, the Chilian, the Bulgari- an and Servian, the Gordon relief, the Indian frontier. Brazilian rebellion and Madagascar. This intimate personal knowledge gave a peculiar flavor to their talk. There was none of the sec- ond-hand surmise and conjecture which form: so much of our conversation; it was all concrete and final. The Spa“. ”Wheathomhadseenit, and that. wu un end to it. __ll_lpito 9! than: tripm there was longed to have a full column in a morning edition whilst every other daily was blank. They were perfectly frank about the matter. Each pro- fessed himself ready to steal a march Ion his neighbor, and each recognized that the other’s duty to his employer was far higher than any personal con- sideration. The third man was Anerley. of the Gazetteâ€"young. inexperienced and rather simple-looking. He had a droop of the lip which some of his more inti- mate friends regarded as a libel upon his character and his eyes were so slow and so sleepy that they suggested an 'affectation. A leaning toward soldier- ing had sent him twice to autumn ma- neuvers. and a touch of color in his descriptions had induced the propriet- ors of the Gazette to give him a trial as a war special. There was a pleas- 1 “The palm makes an excellent hat- ' rack," said Scott, slinging his revolver , and his water-bottle over the little up- . ward-pointing pegs which bristled from the trunks - “As a shade tree. 1 howeVer, it isn't an uDQualified success. Curious that in the universal adaption ’. of means to ends something a little less ; flimsy could not have been devised for i the trOpics." “Like the L-anyan in India." ; “Or the fine hard-wood trees in Ash- ’antee, where a. whole regiment could gpicnic under the shade." as a war special. There was a pleas-I ing diffidence about his hearing .which recommended mm to his experienced l companions. and if they had a smtle sometimes at his guileless ways, it was StOIhlng to them to have a com- rade from whom nothing was to be feared. From the day that they left the. telegraph wire behind them at Sar- ms. the man who was mounted upon a iii-guinea 34 Syrian was delivered ov- . er into the hands of the owners of the tw; taste-st pate-ponies that ever shot down th' Ghezireh ground. The three had dismounted and led their beasts under the welcome shade. In the blassy yellow glare every branch above threw so black and solid 8. sha- dow that the men involuntarily rais- ed their feet to step over them. .4 _-â€".-. - .-.-â€" “'l‘he teak-tree isn’t bad in Burmah either. By Jove, the baccy has all come loose in the saddle-bag! That long- cut mixture smokes rather hot for this climate. How about the baggles, An- erley 3" “They’ll be here in five minutes." Down the winding path which curved among the rocks the little train of bag- gage-Camels (was daintily picking its way. They came mincing and un- dulating along, turning their heads slowly from side to side with the air of self-conscious women. In frontl rode the three Berberee body-servants , upon donkeys, and behind walked the Arab camel boys. They had been traveling for nine long hours. ever since the first rising of the moon, at the weary camel drag of two and a half miles an hour, but now they brightened, both beasts and men. at y the sight of the grove and the riderless ’horses. In a few minutes the loads were unstrapped, the animals tethered. a fire lighted, fresh water carried up from the river, and each camel provid- ed with his own little heap of tibbin laid in the centre of the table-cloth. {without which no wellâ€"bred Arabian i will condescend to feed. The dazzling illght without, the subdued half-tones ; within, the green palm-fronds outlined 1 against the deep blue sky, the flitting l silent-footed Arab servants, the crack- lling of sticks, the reek of a lighting éfire, the placid supercilious heads of ' the camels, they all come back in their dreams to those who have known 1 them. case, was working his way through strata of tinned soups, bully beef, pot- tedchicken and sardines to reach the jams which lay beneath. The con- scientious Mortimer, with his notebook upon his knee. was jotting down what the railway engineer had told him at the line end the day before. Suddenly he raised his eyes and saw the man himself onhis chestnut pony. dipping and rising over the broken ground. “Hullo, here’s Merryweatherl" “A pretty lather his pony is in! ,He’s had her at that hand gallop for ihours by the look of her. Hullo. I, Merryweather, Hullo!"_ Scott was breaking eggs into apan and rolling out a love-song in his rich deep voice. Anerley. with his head and twoarms buried inadeal pgcking; The engineer, a. small compact man with a pointed red beard, had made as though he would ride past their camp without word or halt. Now he swerved. and easing his pony down to a center. he headed her toward them. “For God's asks. a drink !" he croaked. "My tongue is stuck to the top; of‘my mouth._'_'_ Mortimer ran with the water-bottle. Scott with the whisky flask. and Anet- ley with the tin pannikin. The engi- neer drank until his breath failed him. “Well, I must be off,” said he. strik- ing the drops from his red mustache. “Any news 9" “A hitch in the railway construction. I must see the general. It's the devil nothaving a telegraph." _- A “Anythiig we - calâ€"n report 3” Out came three notebooks. “I’ll tell you after I’ve seen the gen- eral." “Any dorvishes I" 1119 ugual shaves. Bud-up. J inny! Witlf a. soft thudding upon the land and a clatter among the stoma. the weary pony was off on her journey once J . "Well. it's for the proprietors to say If it’s worth it. Sordid money con- sidemtione are not for us. We must wire about something just to justify our kharki coats and our patties." ‘ “But what is there to say? VWWo “It's not quite usual iu sion to give each other 131‘ “However, as my telegram I've no objection to your You may be sure that I we it to you if it were of the . portanee." _ Lk‘ (‘ and mad: “ ‘Merryweather obstacles ney confer general stop natu. tles later stop rumors der paragraph of it "How ?" “Well, I’ll do it myself just to show you. Land me that stylo." He scrib- bled for a. minute in his notebook. “It works out somewhat_on these lines: LA VVULBD uuu Dumv" w- - “ ‘Mr. Charles H. Merryweather, the . eminent railway engineer, who is atl present engaged in superintending the i construction of the line from Sarras to ‘ the front, has met with considerable , obstacles to the rapid completion of his 1 important taskâ€"of course the old man ? knows who Merryweather is, and what 3 he is about, so the word ‘obstacles'l would suggest all that to him. “He to facilitate the work. Further par- ticulars of the exact nature of the diffi- cultiesmet withwillbemade public at a later date. All is quiet upon the line of communications, though the usual persistent rumors of the presence I of dervishes in the eastern desert conâ€"' .tinue to circulateâ€"Our Own Correâ€" sposndent." “How's that i” cried Scott, triumph- antly, and his white teeth gleamed suddenly through his black beard. “That's the sort of flapoodle for the dear old public." "Will it interest them 3" “Oh. everything interests them. They want to know all about it; and they like to think that there is a man WhUiS getting a hundred a month sim- p1y_1n order_t_o tell it to them." “- r'u --â€" “It's Va}; kind of you to teach me all this." “Well, it is a little unconventional. for after all we are here to score over each other if we can. There are no more eggs, and you must take it out In jam. Of course, as Mortimer says. sucha telegram as this is of no imgcr- tance one way or another except to‘ prove to the office that we are in the Soudan and not at Monte Carlo. But when it comes to serious work it must be every man for himself." “Is that quite necessary?" "Why. 01 course it is." “I should have thought if three men were to combine and to share their news, they would do better than if they were ea:h to act for themselves; and they would line a much pleasant- er time of it.” The two older men sat with their bread and jam in their hands, and an lexDressmn of genuine disgust upon I their faces, "We are not here to have a pleas- ant time," Said M01 timer, with a flash through hls glasses. “We are here to do our best for our papers. How can they score over each other if we do not do the same: If “e all combine we might as well amalmxmzxtc with Renter at once.” I "Or take. Westlake.” said Morti- i'mer. cramming the tobacco into his fpipe. "Hi Abdul you may have the dishes! Westlake brought his stuff down by pretending to be the govern- ment courier. nnd using the relays at government horses. \Vestlake's pap- er sold half a million.” “Why. It “(mid take away 1.119. whole glory 0f the profession," cried Scott. "At Present. the smartest. mam gets his stuff first on the wires. What. induce- ment is there to be smart if we all share and share alike ?" “And at, presunt the man with the? best equipment has the best chance?! remarked Mortimer, glancing across at the shot-silk {ole-ponies and the cheap little Syrian gray. “Thai. is the fair reward nt foresight and enterprise. Every man for himself, and let the best man win.” “That’s the way to find who the best man is. Look at Chandler. He would never have got. his chance if he. had, not. played always off his own bat. You've heard how he pretended. to break his leg, sent his fellow-corre- spondent oft tor the doctor, and so get a fall start for the telegraph-office._” D0 You mean to say that “as legi- timate ?” “Everything is legitimate. It’s \0111‘ “its against my wits.” "I should call it dishonorable." “You may call it «hat. you like. Chandlers paper got the battle and the others didn't. It made Chandler a name.” “Is that legitimate also 3” asked Anerley, thoughtfully. “Why not 3” “Well, it looks a. little like horse steqiing and lying." _ “Well, 1 think I should do a. little home stealing and lying if I could have a. column to myself in a London daily. What do yousay, Scott!” “Anything short of manslaughter.” “And I’m not sure that I‘d trust you there.“ ' ' “Well. I don-"t think I should ,be Ly wuwâ€"v_ - exampl ., I'd have out ‘nature.’ and ‘rumors.’ an would makea ten-line it for all that." the slip of paper u The profeaionsl etiquette. But it any out- sider comes between abighly charged cor dent and an electric wire he does i at his peril. My dear Anerley. I tell you frsnkl . that if you are go- ing to handicap yourself with scruples you may just as well be in Fleet street as in the Sandal). Our life is irreguâ€" lar. Qur work has never. been sys- timer may beat me or I may beat Mortimer. but at least we know that between us we have the fastest ponies in the country. We have neglected no chance." . . :- ALA; 3‘ .‘..:J "1 am not so certain of that,” saidl Mortimer, slowly. “You are aware, of? course, that though a horse heats at camel on twenty miles. a. camel beats} a horse on thirty.” l “\Vhat'! One of those camels?” cried Anerley, in astonishment. The two seniors burst out. laughing. "No, no; the real high-bred trotter â€"the kind of boast the dervishes ride when they make their lightning raids.” . “Faster than a galloping horse t” ”\Vell, it tires a horse down. It goes the same gait all the way, and it wants neither halt nor drink. and it takes{ rough ground much better than a; horse. They used to have Iona-distancei races at Halfa, anl the camel alwayS‘ won at thirty. - '~-AL A..’ 'â€"'â€"â€"d _ “Still, we need not reproach gur- selves, Scott, for we are not vgry Inke- ly to have to carry a thirtytmllo mes- sage. They will have the field teleâ€" graph next wgek.” . ~Aâ€"t ”\n- ”Quite mentâ€"" “I know my dear chap, but that-e is no motion of urgency before the home. Load baggles at five o’clock: so 3'011 have just three hours clear. Any Sign of the evening pennies?” GIC allxuu lll anv ‘4 - Young Anerley stood with his laek against a palmotree and his hriar be- tween his lios thinking over the advice which he had received. After nil, they were the heads of the. profession. these men. and it was not for him 1h> new- eomer. to reform their methods. if they served their papers in this fashion then he. must do the same. They had at least been frank and cenerous in teavhing him the ru‘es of the game. If it. was good enowrzh for than. it was good enough for him. Sharks are rather delicate in cap- tivity, and it is difficult to keep them in aquariums. Whatever care may be to be able to stand confinement, how- ever large the tank ar p001 may be. In captivity sharks swim round and round the tank, nine times out of ten taking tuv urn-.- â€"â€"â€" - course and never reversing. A shark has been known to keep its course for three or four months without change. and, except for food. never halting, so far as it was observed. It would keep going all day long, and would be found going in the morning just the same. If food was placed in its way. it would stop for several minutes and eat, re- maining headed the same way. Pres- ently it would start on again in the same direction on its rounds, moving slowly unless disturbed. RESTORE SNAP, VIM, ENERGYW STRENGTH SHARKS IN CAPTIVITY. YOU HAVE LOST. . .HAHILTOI. Ardvorlick tad pundurq Sm. so. But at the present mo- 1 have been a great sufferer from net- vous dyepcpsia. “73111 the usual symptoms of stom- ach weakness. loss of up- petite andfiesh, secumuia- txon of gas, sour rismge, and heartburn. I used Various patent medicines and other remedies without any fevor- gblc results "l‘hey would ive temporary relief some: 'n‘es until the eflccts of the medi- cine wore of. but. r. Werd’e Blgod end Nerve We over- came authefie obstnples. I am bett’et- in every way now and luv. gained Mere! pound. HI weight. ROBERT sandman. (To be Cont inued.) GENTLEMEN - TEE A MARKED GAIN. ' WEIGH YOURSELF BEFORE TAKING A Guolph hibhOtl mu» how h. 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