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'Ful't' and All t' "551 31’; S r , (ll II x hmxinu: to the grave. as the men them- v.-;v.l as if they did were in :l thoroughly un- _ that all Would it) well if they could ‘9. .. ce get a fair go in at the enemy Pot r, . *ts up anal down the valleys Were un~ well. for a long; limbetl Afghan with knife had a reach of eight feet and .! :Zn- Iiitting was on it \s‘xs t-z'm-lly lltll‘tl lilt' tl.:it made them as also the real sickness strong man and mum: as soon as u was Dome in upon him that the affair would not bt_',‘.:ill at «slice. and so Well did he sttcct'ui that the coii'ee was just read}; \\‘ll(’ll-'til€' men moved off. their hand leading liven then there had been a mistake in “'0“; of “1;. ,1...” “in...” knew just as time. and the Fore and Aft came out into the valley ten minutes before the The proper hour Their band wheeled to the right after reaching the open and re- "Datist'zu'ttvt'; litiition. but tbev bdievpd tired behind a little rocky knoll. still playing. while the regiment went past It was not a pleasant sight that open. led on the unobstructed view. for the _ tisfactory. and the bayonet never Iower end 0’ the V3118). appeared to be .f med to get a chance Perhaps it was ‘ tilled by an army in positionâ€"real and actual regiments attired in red coats 3 andâ€"of this there was no doubtâ€"firing uld carry away enough lead todimbteiMartini-Benry bullets. which cut up Englishmen The Fore and Fit The Gurkhas walked into their camp. . in broken. barraclr room English ‘» m pipes of tobacco and stood them eat at the canteen. But the Fore and t. not knowing much of the nature the Gurkhas. treated them as they tuld treat any other “niggen.” and .. - little men in green trotted back to . 'th many grins. confided to them ~ t dam white regiment no dam Sum-ugh! Dirtyâ€"ugh! .. we to frateruize with them; oflered . Being half - capable of thinking for j shoulder and pulling the trigger ‘ bullets may have accounted for some of r firm friends. the highlander; and. T Hrs. ; ' the ground 100 yards in front of the . uld like some rifle practice at the leading company Overthatpockmark- - memyâ€"all too rifles blazing together. :ed ground the regiment had to pass. .1 . t wish showed the mood of the men. l and it opened the ball With " general and profound courtesy to the piping pickets ducking in perfect time. as though it had been brazed on a rod itself. it tired a volley by the simple process of pitching its rifle into its The the watchers on the hillside. but they certainly did not aflect the mam of ene- my in front. while the noise of the rifles drowned any orders that might have been given Fore and Aft." said the brigadier in conlidvnce to his brigade major. “Thvy've lost all their soldiering. and by the trim of them might have marched through the country from the other Dido A more fagggml out set of men 1 111+;- .'1.1. tilt: Fore 811d Aft joined thll' bri {ad'- “1 l; :11' you had a tough time of it coming up " said the bzi'mllier But who-11 in NW the hospital sheets his face fell 1’ “This is had." said he to himself “They're as rotten as sheep." And: aloud t 1tl1e colonel “I'm afraid we; can‘t spare you just yet. We want all ‘ We l11v.e else 1 should have given you ten 11:1} 1 to recruit in ' . The colonel w 1111 ed “On my honor. , Dir. " he returned. "there is not the ‘ least necesmty to think of sparing us 1 My men have been rather mauled and npsot without :1 fair re turn They only want it) fit) le Hulllt‘\\"lltr8 Where they can see w:h 1t :4 b1 1111e than “L 111 t say I think much of the; Fore and Aft. " said the brigadicr in- The Fore and Aft had enjoyed unbro- ken peace for five days and were begin- ning. in spite of dysentery. to recover their nerve. But they were not happy. for they did not know the work in hand and. had they known, would not have known how to do it. Throughout these five days in which old soldiers ' might have taught them the craft of the game they discussed together their mis- adventures in the pastâ€"how such a ; one was alive at dawn and dead ere the I dusk. and with what shrieks and strug- gles such another had given up his soul under the Afghan knife. Death was a ‘ new and horrible thing to the sons of me- chanics who were used to die decently of zymotic disease. and their careful conservation in barracks had done noth- ing to make them look upon it with less dread. 81 were camp nfu. could in: cut Wicks Wound and the loss of CODVQ'DieIH‘L‘ t}: heir firm friends. the highlanden. and. ith many grins. confided to them That dam white regiment no dam Baa than likely to hm his bad e. Sulkyâ€"ng‘n! Dirtyâ€"ugh! Hya. sy tot for Johnny?” Whereat the ghlanders emote the Gurkha: as to a head and told them not to vilify a 5th!) regiment. and the Ghfirku lulled cavernonsly. for the highland- Iwere their elder hrothen and me nod to the privilege o! kinship. Tho m acidic who touchu a Garth: could franc do I y necti: troop: occas they thin ‘ there fl ll 5; their sleep discontented. CUM. savage. h their unii'urms dulled and the Fore and Aft joined their [L 9;.) OF THE ." JRE AND AFT. ll) y'n improve as the work v Furaale glass has been rub- nlv. but they'll put on field m long. " said the brigade :ey’ve been mauled. and they understand it. ' hut A". Hun hitfinu was nn the! .d praying to their God in :Idws. and whose peace of .mwt of ”sniping” could A111 tho-3e vile Sikhs. who mu mationsly unprepared ’t out such grim reward to m! to profit by that unpre- This white regiment was ”to different It slept like «' ike a bug. charged in every 111 it was round. 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S!) than“ nun who at It was a ;. . and it s] '95 0f the I 1e hidden cue- the regiment dter attacks it crowning tri. t rash ending rm runes. the That they had a up to this in the warm far had only mt comrades iln'its would in Dow’s. “Good God!“ said the brigadier, sit- ting on the rock high above all. “That regiment has spoiled the whole show Hurry up the others. and let the screw guns get 0!. ' But the screw guns. in working round the heights. had stumbled upon a wasps’ nest of a small mud tort. which they incontinently shelled at 800 yard; to the huge diacomfort of, the occupant; lining as soon x9 it was borne in upon him that the affair “mild not ht_‘,‘.:ill at “nee. end so Well did he succeed that the eofi'ee was just ready when-4h mm moved efi. their hand leading Even then there had been a mietalte in time. and the Fore and Aft came out into the valley ten minutes before the proper hour Their band wheeled to the right after reaching the open and re- tired behind a little rocky knell. still playing. while the regiment went past The Fore and Aft waited. leaning upon their rifles and listening: to the protests of their empty stomachs. The colonel did his best to remedy the default of Very early in the dawn the bugles be- gun to blow. and the Fore and Aft. filled with a misguided enthusiasm. turned out withnnt waiting for a cup of coffee and a biscuit and were rewarded by being: kept under arms in the cold while the other regiments leisurely prepared for the fray “If we only had a few mare men,’ he said plaintivuly. “we could surround the creatures and crumble 'em up thor- oughly As it is. I’m afraid we can only cut them up as they run It’s a great pity." The screw guns were to shell the head of each Afghan rash that was made in close formation. and the cavalry. held n reserve I!) the amt vulney. Worn to gently stimulate the break up uhicb \muld follow on the combined attack. The l‘Jrigadier. sitting upon a rock overlooking the valley. would watch t-lw battle unmlled at his feet. The Fure and Aft would dehoncl from the cen- Ira} gurge. the Gurkhas from the left and the highlanders from the right, for 11“.- reason that the left flank of the many seemed as though it required the most hammering. It was not every day that an Afghan force would take ground in the open. and the brigadier was resolved to make the most of it. The three regiments. debouching from three separate gorges. after duly crown- ing the heights above, were to converge from the center, left and right upon what we will call the Afghan army. then stationed toward the lower ex- tremity of a flat bottomed valley. Thus it will be seen that three sides of the valley practically belonged to the Eng- lish. while the fourth was strictly Afghan property. In the event of de- feat the Afghans had the rocky hills to fly to. where the fire from the guerrilla tribes in aid would cover their retreat. In the event of victory these same tribes would rush down and lend their weight to the rout of the British. Three days later the hrigadier ar- i who were unaccustomed to weapona'ox ranged a battle according to the rulu ”Ch devilish precision. , of war and the peculiarity of the AI‘ i The Fore and Aft continued to so for- : ghan temperament. The enemy were i ward. but with shortened stride. Where massing in inconvenient strength i were the other regiments. and why did ~ among the hills. and the moving 0! 5 these niggers use Martinis? They took ' many green standards warned him that 5 open order instinctively. lying down the tribes were “up" in aid of the A1- I. and firing at random. rushing a few . ghan regular troops A squadron and a paces forward and lying down again. half of Bengal lancers represented the 7' according to the regulations. Once in available: cavalry. and two screw guns. = this formation each man felt himself b01 I'U'Wml from a column 30 miles away. desperately alone and edged in toward the artillery at the general's disposal. 1 biii'ellou‘r for COIDfOYt'S Bake. '1‘ tle‘ “For all the reserve. because we’re going to cmmple them up.” said the brigadier. who was an extraordinary brigadier and did not believe in the value of a reserve when dealing with Asiatics. And indeed. when you come to think of it. had the British army consistently waited for reserves in all its little affairs. the boundaries of our empire would have stopped at Brighton, beach “For all the reserve?" somebody asked “If they stand. as I 've a very strong notion that they will. I fancy we shall see an infantry fight that will be worth Watching. " said the brigadier. “We'll do it in style Each regiment shall be played into action by its hand. and we’ll hold the cavalry in reserve. ’ That battle was to be a glorious bat. i The Fore and Aft heard the Gurkha [ bugles bringing that regiment forward Eat the double, while the neighing of ? the highland pipes came from the left. f They strove to stay where they weie. i though the bayonets wavered down the a line like the oars of a ragged boat. i Then they felt body to body the amaz- ! in" physical strength of their foes. A i sh1iek of pain ended the rush. and the knives fell amid scenes not to be told The men clubbed together and smote i blindlyâ€"as often as not at their own ‘ fellows. Their front crumpled like pa- ! per. and the 50 Ghazis passed on. their ; hackers. now drunk with success. tight- ! ing as madly as they. light! When Gabriel blows his trumpet in the morn ingl The Gurkha rear companies tripped and blnndered over loose stones The front files halted for a moment to take stock of the valley and to settle stray boot laces Then a happy little sigh of contentment coughed down the ranks. and it was as ~'thongh the land smiled. for behold there below was the enemy. and it was to meet them that the Gur- khas had doubled so hastily, There was Hallu-hallaâ€"halla haileluiah! The Gurkhas were pouring through the left gorge and over the heights at the double to the invitation of their regi~ mental quickstep. The black rocks were crowned with dark green spiders as the buglee gave tongue jubilantly- In theyinorning-in the morning by the bright ”You‘ve killed 1.. -. you cowards!‘ sobbed Devlin and (.rupped. cut from the shoulder strap to the center of the chest. and a fresh detachment of his men retreating. always retreating. trampled him underfoot as they made for the pass whence they had emerged. I kissed her in the kitchen and ! kissed her in the hall. Child’un. child'nn, follow me! Oh. gully. said the cock. is he gwine to kiss us all? Chartcris and Devlin. sabnltcrns of the last company. faced their death alone in the belief t had their men we uld {CHOW Then the rear tanks were hidden to close up. and the subaltcrns dashed into the stewâ€"alone. for the rear rank had heard the clamor in front. the yells and the howls of pain. and had sown the dark. stale Hood that xmlztrs afraid They we’re mt going to stay It was the {Wishing «.f the camps chr again Let their ufiicers go to be}! if they chose. They woul-J get awzty {mm the knives. ”Come on I" shriekcd t1 3 schalterns. and their men. tubing than. (how back. each dosing into his neighbor and wheeling round A man dragged from his blankets half ‘ awake and nnfed is never in a pleasanti frame of mind. Nor does his happiness 3 increase when he watches the whites of the eyes of 800 six foot fiends upon whose beards the foam is lying. upon j whose tongues is a roar of wrath. and ; in whose hands are three foot knives. Then the foe began to about with a great shouting. and a massâ€"a black museâ€"detached itself from the main body and rolled over the ground at hor- rid speed. It was composed of perhaps 300 men. who would shout and the and slash if the rush of their 50 comrades who were determined to die carried home. The 50 were Ghazis, half inadâ€" dened with drugs and wholly mad with religimw fanaticism. When they rushed the British fire ceased, and in the lull the orrler was given to close ranks and meet them with the bayonet. Any one who knew the buzziness could have told the Fore and Aft that the only way of dealing with a Ghazi rush is by volleys at long ranges, be :auee a man who means to die. who desires to die. who will gain heaven by (lying. must. in nine cases outof ten, kill :1 man who has a lingering prejudice in favor of life if he can close with the latter. Where they should have closed and gone for- ward. the Fore and Aft opened out and skirmished. and where they should have opened out and fired. they closed and waited. A private of the Fore and Aft spun up his company shrieking with agony. an- other was kicking the earth and gasp- ing. and a third. ripped through the lower intestines by a jagged bullet. was calling aloud on his comrades to put him out of his pain These were the casualties. and they were not soothing to hear or see. The smoke cleared to a dull haze. “High and to the left'" hawled a captain till he “"th‘ huzu're ”No good’ Sense tiring. and h t it drift away a hit.‘ Three and {um tun-ca the bugles shrieked the order. and when it was obeyed the Fore and Att looked that their foe should be lying before them in mown swaths of men A light wind drove the smoke to leeward and show- ed the enemy still in position and ap- parently unaffected. A quarter of a ton of lead had been buried a furlong in front of them. as the tagged earth at- tested Then the crack of his neighbor‘s rifle at his ear led him to fire as rapidly as he couldâ€"again for the sake of the comfort of the noise. The reward was not long delayed. Five volleys plunged the tiles in banked smoke impenetrable to the eye. and the bullets began to take ground 20 or 30 yards in trunt of the titers. as the weight of the bayonet dragged dawn and to the right arms wearied with holding the kick of the leaping Martini The mnipany com wanders peered J helplessly through the sizzuke. the more nervous mechanically tying to fan it away with their helmets who were unaccustomed to w'eapons’of i such devilish precision , THE DURHAM CHRONICLE '1 HURMHY. HAY . -‘cqu D “I." UCIIIU‘I them were wavering bayoneta' But be- ' tween this shattered line and the enemy. . who with Afghan suspicion feared that . the hasty retreat meant an ambush . and had not moved therefore. luy half a mile of a level ground dotted only by s the wounded. ' l v pitiful squeaking. but the tune carried far. even to the Ghurkhaa. [1'01]! or mm and than ever he had marching morgstâ€"iflg; done on parade. “Come on. you d Jakin to himself "Ar ever ?" Lew was eta: (rout of him and mare than ever he had done He slime-(1 the drum sling over his shoulder. thrust the fife into Lew’a hand. and the two boys marched out of the cover of the rock into the open. making a hideous hash of the first bars of the "British Grenadiers. " As Lew had said. a few of the Fore and Aft were coming back snllenly and shamefacediy under the stimulus of blows and abuse. Their red coats shone at the head of the valley. and behind 5L..-» â€".â€"â€"- ‘ “ 'Old on! I know somethin better than fightin. " said Jakin. stung by the splendor of a sudden thought due chiefly to rum ”Tip our bloomin cow. urds yonder the Word income lmclz. The Paytlmu beggars are well away. Come on. Lo 2'! We \son't get hurt Take the fife an give me the drum The 'Old Step“ for all your blocmin guts are worth! There’s a few 0' our uzc-n com- in Luci: now 8 and up. you drunken little defaultu'! By your rightâ€"quick march “I’ll die ga me. then.’ said Lew thickly. fumbling with his tim drum- mer’ ssxx 0rd. The rhink was ww‘uhg on ‘0; his brain as it wa as on Jakin’ s. “We’re all that’s left cf the band. an we’ll be cut up as sure as death.‘ said Jakin. Jakin drank. but there was no sign of the regiment’s return. They could hear a dull clamor from the head of the val- ley of retreat. and saw the Ghazis slink back, quickening their pace as the Gurkhas fired at them. Lew took possession of a cast ofl wa- ter bottle. which naturally was full of canteen rum. and drank till he coughed again. “Drink!" said he shortly “They’ll come back in a minute or hwy-you see." : "They run! The white men run! ' Colonel Sahib. may we also do a little I ' running ‘2" murmured Runbir Thappa. ‘ the senior jenladar. 5 But the colonel would have none of it “Let the beggars be cut up a lit- tle." said he wrathfully. “Serves 'em right. They‘ll be prodded into facing round in a minute. " He looked through j his fieldglasses and caught the glint of ,7 an oflicer’s sword. “Here’s a nice show for us." said Jakin. throwing himself full length on the ground. “A bloomin fine Show for British infantry! Oh, the devils! They’ve gone an left us alone here! Wot’ll we do?" And they returned to the scattered instruments of the band. their hearts nearly bursting their ribs. “Get back to that rock." gzisped Jakin. “They won’t see us there.’ The Fore and Aft band, though pro- tected from direct fire by the rocky knoll under which it had sat down. fled at the first rush. Jalzin and Lev: would have fled also. but their short legs left them 50 yards in the rear. and by the time the band had mixed with the regi- ment they were painfully aware that they would have to close in alone and unsupported. cries, while from the right the Gurkhas dropped Volley after volley of cripple stopper Snic‘uar bullets at long range in- to the mob of the Ghazis returning to their own troops. “Get back! Get back. you cowards-â€" you \vumen! Right about faceâ€"column of unmmuics. formâ€"you hounds!’ shnntui the colonel. and the subalterns Maxim afum‘l But the regiment wanted to ; «)wâ€"IU gu anywhere out of the range u! Huzsv tmal'cilvsrs knives. It swayed to and tr“ irresnlntelv with shouts and out- The Fore and Aft. heading back. bore with them their officers The narrow- ness of the pass forced the mob into solid formation, and the rear rank de- livered some sort of a wavering volley. The Ghazis drew off. for they did not know what reserves the gorge might hide. Moreover. it was never wise to chase white men too far. They return- ed as wolves return to cover. satisfied with the slaughter that they had done and only stopping to slash at the wound- ed on the ground. A quarter of a mile had the Fore and Aft retredted.and now. jammed in the pass. was quivering with pain. shaken and demoralized with fear. hJBeating ’em with the flat-damned conscripts! How the Ghazis are walk- ing into them I" said‘he. much enemy. There would be amuse ment. The little men hitched their ku- kris well to hand and gaped expectant- ly at their oflicers as terriers grin ere the stone is cast for them to fetch. The Gurkhas' ground sloped downward to the valley, and they enjoyed a fair view of the proceedings. They eat upon the bowlders to watch. for their officers were not going to waste their wind in assisting to repulse a Ghazi rush more than half a mile away. Let the white men look to their own front. -v- V v-Uvd â€"- . Horrified. amused and indignant, the Gurkhas beheld the retirementâ€"let us be gentleâ€"of the Fore and Aft with a running chorus of oaths and commenta- ties. “CV.- -Vvâ€" ", “Hi. yi!” said the subadar major. who was sweating profusely. “Dam fools yonder. stand close order! This is no time for close order; it’s the time for volleys. Ugh I”_ - ‘ " A “__ you dogs!’ muttered f ‘Are we to play for- as staring strai'rht in .mulmclz. The away. Come m't Take the :m The ‘Old min guts are our uzc-n com- . you drunken rightâ€"quick ‘29. 1909. ' kn()\‘{‘in [110(4) 1 But it was a dainty charge. deftly delivered. and it ended by the cavalry finding itself at the head of the pass by which the Afghans intended to retreat. and down the track that the lanees had made streamed two companies of bighlanders. which was: never intended .. a sponge is torn from a rock and left him ringed about with fire in that pitiless plain. And an a sponge is chased round the bathtub by the hand of the bather. so were the A0â€" v -. 7 ~--- .-....,,.. were ready So that squadron uvnttg round the right of the highlander” \\ 3th a wicked whistling of wind in the [.m- mms of its [mums and fell upon the remnant just when. weanling to all the rules of war. it should have waited for the foe to show more signs of Wav- Grim: r1"""l"‘ tU lClI"! L U" the progrese‘ of aflaim. On the thin] «.c- casiun be returned with a lmiivt graze on his knee. swearing _strzmge 0111215 in Hindustaro ee and saying that all thing‘s Ax 1.:9 Afg'huns wavered the rrm‘n standardsun the mountain mm'ul Cu“ 11 to assist them in a last rally. which was unwise The luncers. chafing in the right gorge. had thrice dispatched their only subaltcr as 2311mm- fn rerun-9 .m But they had no old soldiers in tL‘Lir tanks The Gurkhas' stall at the bazaar was the noisicst. for the men were engaged â€"to a nasty noise. as of beef being cut on the lulcck-wvith the knliri. uhich they (referred to the bayonet. \u-ll knowing hmv thu Afghan tutu-s the. half The English were not running. They were hacking and hewing and stab- bing. for. though one white man is scl- dorn physically a match for an Afghan in a sheepskin or wadded coat. yet through the pressure of many white men behind and a certain thirst for re- venge in his heart he becomes capable of doing much with both ends of his rifle. The Fore and Aft held their (ire till one bullet could drive through five or six men. and the front of the Afghan force gave on the Volley. They then se- lected their men and slew them with deep gasps and short hacking coughs and groanings of leather belts against strained bodies and realized {or the first time that an Afghan attached is far less formidable than an Afghan attack- ing. which tact old soldiers might have told them. sity." murmur: :1 the color sergeant of thu 13; in (01211:.173' of the higfhlauders. “It makes the men sweer so. hot! am thinlgén that it will come to a chm; it" there Llack devils stand much longtr. Ste vurrt. man. you‘re firin intu the eye of the sun. and he'll not take any harm for government ammu- neetion. A foot lower and a great deal slnmri What are the English doint They're very quiet there in the center Runnin again?" and \vithrm? im‘: rmlsâ€"wlzile the screw «runs. having (igqmscd of the impcrti nent m: .d fort annulus uti ncd. drnppcd shell aftel film-ll into the clusters round the fickering green standards on the ()n the right 1 bighlzxnders. cm; souls to God (hr; 8 dead man “Lu in a lmrdt‘r an openvd bu: ;;:..¢ 1 custum~--~1L:;! EH “This," said the cuionel of Gurkbas softly. “is the nu} attack. as it ought to have been delivered. Come on. my children." “Ulu-lu-lu-lu!" squealed the Gur- khas.and came down with a joyful click- ing of kukrisuthose vicious Gurkha knives. Half the um; had seen the drummers die. and they xxx-.619 no sign. They did not even about. They doubled out straight across :Ezc plain in open order. and they did not. fire. - A. I shall be of (my 1;:i1h." But the 132:1. Volley had been fired. and Lew d:'n;:12<-d on his face. Jakin stood for a minute. spun round and col- lapsc_d. as the Rae and Aft came for- ward. the ngulcdictions of their oflicers in their ears and in their hearts the shame of 0pm rshame. The Fore mm of the valley \' men in that till ation will never ofiiccrs nor 1.x :1 “They are L101 priest among the the boys! Taxi-x shall be of our 1; On. you’re dl‘l‘lzz wheeled and x staid to watvn z Jakin halt (.1 of the as:‘+:“1).~‘x,.‘;:. despairingly. front. But of all the \‘50: M’s great heroel There’s none 17w: can compare With a tow-rowm W1‘0\V°I‘OW'I‘OW. To the Erma]; gwnadier! The mm of 11.»: Fore and Aft were gathering: ilid' .2: the entrance into the plain. Tn; bL'i‘J.’ Jim on the heights far above was 5121‘: yum-s with rage. Still no movemm: f‘g g: the enemy The day staid to Wat-h 12w children. I __ -AII Nor kn “Here the CW Those her Nu'cr H ::(:(3 min is an unfortunate neces- urmn ml the color sergeant of To scare their toes withal! :1 1:. arm: HUD" to all it should have “nixed 7. more signs of w..v- 114%: was no rush. The mly commending their ' it matters as much to IBM he has been shot .file or at Waterloo). L1H"! accurding to limit to say. without heat ‘1': were pouring out 112:1; oflicexs had said to u pf shame and humili- 1c 11.nown for neither gunk of it;I now mg anc “shouted a :‘.1:rllane:v “Do not kill - them alive .;nd they r ganopor to report. on '.‘he new development detached the enemy sponge is torn t‘mm 1 ringed about with “mes with rage. Still m the enemy, The day 11' children. nd beat the long roll while the fife squealed :f antiquity (111mm) bull force 0’ powder- c!" said Jakiu "Go 1L0! Hold up. Lew; :uid Jakin. The}V (d back. cnadicr! Fore and Aft were the entrance into the L r on the heights fa}: tugs But some say. and among these be the Gurkhas who watched on 1hr hin' Side. that that battle “‘anwun M‘ Jim” and Lew. whose little bodies \er'v home up just in time to fit two gngw at the head of the big ditch grave fur the dead under the heights of J agai. brigadier. and the brigadivx'. umhmg loath. told him how an and; ul «our municaliou had been crumpled up. (19‘ Itroyed and all but annihilutvd by 1?: craft. strategy. wisdom and law-11," of the brigadier ”Let's have the details ExmwthV-‘fl full as over you can. plume 11‘s the first time I've ever been Mt tl.i.~ caul- Pnfifintr Said the correspow‘vnt m the -â€"a micfmidcd cone-spvndvm v: gone out to assist at a trump: 1'.“ bmnim' and who had lead “‘1' I sage from flung-0:311; Lia 1; All that afternoon the h ~livr.:r:tzlh winked and flickered on the L ...~. miV- ing to tell the good news to :l mmznmin 40 miles away. And in Um uwning there arrivedâ€"dusty. S“'t':lti11;::ex.zi>uf€ ~11 mi‘1'l‘nidnd vnrrr-ymvndc-‘rn u": U “ad “But lbt.‘ came again. as we all know.” cooed the brigadier. the colo- nel's ashy white face before him. “and they behaved as well as could possibly be expectedâ€"behaved beautifully in- deed. ! was watching them. It's not I matter to take to heart. culml. As some German general said of his men. they Wanted {0 be shootml ()\'('l' 11 little. that was all." To lzinm-ll' 1;» said “Now they're blooded. 1 can :ive 'em responsible work. It's as “'(jll um they got what they did. Teach can more than half a dozen rifle flirtati. :~..~ that willâ€"laterwrun alone and 1m l’w)!’ old colonel. though!" “Oh. my only Aunt Maria?" mur- mured a junior staff oflicvr. “Rt-tire in disorder! It was a bally run 2“ “Well." said the brigadier. "they are young troops. of course. and it was not unnatural that they shculd retire in disorder for a bit. " They vent back to czunp when the field of strife had been a little luupped up and made presentable. and flu» briga- dier. who saw himself a knight in three months. was the only soul who was complimentary to them. The colonel was heartbroken and the oflicers were was heartbroken and the savage and sullen. Gurkha grinned and pasml hi The Fore and Aft said nu word hirst. “I drink with no cowar(’;s,”al- swered the youngster hmkil)‘. and. turning to a Gurkha. he said. "H31, Johnny! Drink water got it?" The Gurkha grinned and passml his bottle “Get back to camp, you! Haven't you disgraced yourself enough for one day? Go and look to the Wounded. It‘u all you’re fit for, ” said the ou1(,.:m-l. Yet for the past hour the Fore and Aft had been doing all that mortal commander could expect. They had lost heavily be- cause they did not know how to set about their business with 1‘11)qu 2' skill. but they had borne themsoln s gallant ly. and this Was their reward. A young and sprightly ('(,1(.r svrgoant. who had begun to imagine himwlf | hero. oflered his Water bottle to a high- lander whose tongue was black with But the regiment did not Cheer with the highlanders. nor did they dance un- couth dances with the Gurklms among the dead. They looked under their brows at the colonel as they leumd upon their rifles and panted. “We cannot hold them, Captain Sahib!" panted a ressaidar of lancer; “Let us try the carbine. The lance“ good. but it wastes time. ' They tried the carbine, and still the enemy melted awayâ€"fled up the hill. by hundreds when there WH't‘ only 20 bullets to stop them. On tlu; hviglns the screw guns ceased firingâ€"they had run out of ammunitionâ€"and the bl‘igadiu groaned. for the musketry tire could not suficiently smash the retreat. Long be- fore the last volleys were fired the lit. ters were out in force looking forth. wounded The battle was over. and but for want of fresh troops the Afghan, would have been wiped off the earth As it was they counted their dead by hundreds. and nowhere Were the dead thicker than in the track of the For. and Aft. ”I. but men who stand or tan b errand their opponents may be’t: given for turning chance into desist n... bucketing "'ent forward In - The Afghan L. -es were upon them. _..tho run of wearied wolves Who m and bite over their shoulders The M lances dipped by twos and threes. and, with a shriek. up rose the lance butt. like a spar on a stormy sea. as the mop er. centering forward. cleared his point The lancers kept between their “.9de the steep bills. for all who could Wen. trying to escape from 11 c vallev at death. The highlanders gave the he. tives 200 yards' law. and then mom“ them down. gasping and choking, 2,, they could reach the protmion of the bowlders above. 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