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Our schnl-â€" Spring Term LOW RATES T0 The West NO CHARGE OF CARS Single â€"â€" for Round l3, Fare I4 lont being noticed.” ' ' “(39- then- in God’lmm- “You had an escort, and I can spare not a man." “I will go alone, sir.” “I would gladly avail myself at your after, but the Residency will be 111.3 vested in le:s than an hour." “Let me go now, sir. I am well v ww- “- Lawrence looked at him as though the request were so fantastic that he had nor fully grasped its meaning. “To Allahabad?" he repeated, turn- lng in the saddle to watch the effect at the first shot fired by the battery. “Yes, sir,” cried Malcolm, eagerly. “I know the odds are against me, but Hodson rode as far through the enemy’s country only six weeks ago, and I did something of the kind, though not so successfully, when I went from Meerut to Agra and from Agra to Cawnpore.” ”Wil'lfli'eibehgit me to. ride to Alla- habad, sir, and tell General Neill how mgtters stand here?” he said. Malcolm, to whom the soldier’s words brought inspiration, spurred Nejdi alongside his chief. ‘1_â€"--- up.” well. “There!” said Lawrence. “you see how my words have come true. A min- ute ago you were ready to fall before the first sowar who lifted his saber over your head. Go now and help by drawing water for the gunners and yourselves. Then you can ride back on the carriages when they limber .... n An English battery came thunder- lng down the road to take up a fresh position and assist in covering the re- treat The guns unlimbered near a â€"‘ -§ V““ In. I 4 what people are saying is true, sir, the nearest red-coats are at Allaha- bad, 39’ p'raps they’re hard pressed, too.” “That is not the way to look at a difficulty. In war it is the unexpected that happens. Keep your spirits tip and you may live to tell your grand- “I know that, your honor, but we haven’t got that ghost of a chance. They’re a hundred to one, and as well armed as We are. It ’ud be a different thing if help could come, but it can’t. “Why do you think that?” asked Lawrence. “We must hold the Resi- dency until the last man falls. What else can we do?” _ ‘J - -- v'uwv-y “Q“. ”J nu; ILLE- “We’ll try, if it’s only to please you, your honor, but it’s all up with us, I’m afraid. If the end doesn’t come to- day it will surely be with us toâ€"mor- row.” One of the men, finding it In his heart to pit}: his haggard-faced gen- eral, thought to consolg him by saying: “11"”: A on . . “Now, my lads,” he said quietly, “you have no cause to despair. Catch hold of the leathers, two of you, and the horse will help you along. Mr. Malcolm, you can assist in the same way. AnOther mile will bring us to the city.” Lawrence, when finally he turned his horse’s head toward Lucknow, came upon such a group. He shook his feet free of the stirrups. “We can go no farther,” they said. “We may as well meet death here as a few yards away. And, when the se- poys overtake us, We shall at least have breath enough left to die fight- By some extraordinary blunder of the commissiariat the 32nd had set forth that morning without breaking their fast. Now, after a weary march and a protracted fight in the burning Yet in this moment of bitterest ad- versity he displayed that sympathy for the sufferings of others that won him the esteem of all who came in contact with him. I Out of three hundred and fifty white [soldiers in the column he had lost one hundred and nineteen Every gun served by natives was captured by the enemy Worst of all, the moral effect of such a defeat outweighed a dozen victories. It not only brought about the instant beginnings of the siege, but its proportions were grossly ex- ggerated in the public eye. For the it‘irst time in many a year the white soldiers had fled before a strictly In- dian force. They were outnumbered, which was nothing new in the history of the country, but it must be con- fessed they were outgeneraled, too. Lawrence, never a believer in Gub- bins’s forward policy, showed unwont- ed hesitancy even during the march to Chinhut: be halted, advanced and countermarched the troops in a way that was foreign to a man of his de- cisive character. Where he was un- accountably timid the enemy were un- usually bold, and the outcome was dis- aster. . CHAPTER IX. A Long Chase It was not Lawrence’s order but Malcolm's own suggestion that led to the desperate task entrusted to the young aide by the chief. While those Jew heroic volunteer horsemen drove back the enemy‘s cavalry and held the bridge over the Kokrail until the beat- en army made good its retreat, Sir Henry halted by the roadside and watched the passing of his exhausted men. He had the aspect of one who hoped that some stray bullet would end the torment of life. In that grief- stricken hour his indomtable spirit seemed to falter. Ere night he was the Lawrence of old, but the magni- tude of the calamity that had befallen him was crushing and he winced be- neath it THE ndian Mutiny O U D b. y of 12‘ cpyrizbt by McLeod Allen LOUIS TRACY l i I 1 All unknown to Molcolm, and in-j deed little recognized as yet in India 5 save by a few district officials. there I was a man in Rai Bareilly that night I who was destined to test the chivalry F of Britain on many a hard-fought} field. Ahmed Ullah, famous in history ’ as the Moulv-ie of Fyzabad, had crossed ' the young officer’s path once already. When Malcolm took his untrained charger for the first wild gallop out of Meerutâ€"the ride that ended igno- minlously in the moat of the King’s of Delhi hunting lodgeâ€"he nearly rode over a Mohammedan priest, as he tore: along the Grand Trunk Road some five As it happened, the route he fol- lowed was far removed from the track of murder and rapine that marked the early prorgess of the Mutiny, and the mere sight of a British Officer, moving n with such speed and confidence, must have set these worthy folk a- wondering. Between Rai Bareilly and the Grand Trunk Road stood the wide barrier of the sacred river. while the town itself must not be confused with Bareillyâ€"situated nearly a hundred miles north of Lucknowâ€"which be- came notorious as the headquarters of Khan Bahadur Khan, a pensioner of the British Government, and a ruf- fian second only to Nana Sahib in merciless cruelty. Thus far the wayfarers encountered during his journey had treated him civilly. The ryots, peasant prOprietors of the .soil, drew their rough carts aside and salaamed as he passed. These men knew little or nothing, as yet, of the great events that were taking place on the south and west of the Ganges. A few educated bun- niahs and zemindars, who doubtless had heard of wild doings in the cities, glanced at him curiously, and would have asked for news if he had not in- variably ridden by at a rapid pace. “i shall tackle that difficulty about this hour to-morrow,” he communed, with a laugh at his own expense. "Just now, when a hundred miles of unknown territory face me, I have enough to contend with. So, steady is the word! good horse! Caésarem in- vellis et fortunas ejus!” yunvuctl I'd-LU LU " u, cr make a detour, whichever method seemed preferable after inquiry from such peaceful natives as he met on the road. Four hours beyond Rai Bareilly he would leave the main road, strike due south for the Gauges, and follow the left bank of the river until he was opposite Allahabad. He re- fused to ask himself what he would do if Allahabad were in the hands of the Though he had never before travel~ ed that road he was acquainted with its main features. Thirty miles from his present position was the small town of Rai Bareilly. Fifty miles to the southeast of Partabgarh. Fifty miles due south of Partabgarh lay Allahabad. The scheme roughly out- lined in his mind was, in the first place, to buy, borrow, or steal a native pony which would carry him to the outskirts of Rai Bareilly before dawn. Then remounting Nejdi he would either ride rapidly through the town, At seven o’clock he was ten miles from Lucknow, at eight, nearly twenty. The quick-falling shadows warned him that if he would procure food for Nej- di and himself he must seize the next Opportunity that presented itself, while a rest of some sort was abso- lutely necessary if he meant to spare his gallant Arab for the trial of en- durance that still lay ahead. he began his self-imposed mission. Already the enemy’s cavalry were swooping along both flanks of the routed troops. In a few minutes the only available road, which crossed the Goomtee by a bridge of boats and led through the suburbs by way of the Dilkusha, would be closed. As it was he had to press Nejdi into a fast gal- 10p before he could clear the left wing of the advancing army. Then, easing the pace a little, he swung off into a by-way, and ere long was cantering down the quiet road that led to Rai Bareilly and thence to Allahabad. It was out of the question that he should retu1_11_ to the Residency before And in all human probability their fate rested with him. If he were able to stir the British authorities in the south to almost superhuman efforts, a relieving ~force might arrivebefore the end of July. It was a great under- taking he had set himself. Yet he would have attempted it for Wnifred's sake alone, and the thought of her anguish, when she should hear that he was gone, gave him a pang that was not solaced by the dearest honor a soldier can attainâ€"promotion on the field. ‘ From the point on the road to Chin- :iut where Malcolm bade his chief fare well, he couid see the tower of the Residency, gray among the White domes and minarets that lined the south bank of the Goomtee. He had no illusions now as to the course the mutineers would follow. Native ru- mors had brought the news of the massacre ‘at Cawnpore, though the ghastly tragedy of the Well was yet to come. He knew that this elegant city, resplendent and glorious in the sheen of the setting sun, would soon be a living hell. A fearsome struggle would surge around that tower where the British flag was flying. A few hundreds of Europeans would strive to keep at bay tens of thousands of eager rebels. Would they succeed? Pray Heaven for that while Winifred lived! “Tell Neill,” said the Chief Com- nissioner in a low tone of intense sig - aificance, “that we can hold out a :ortnight, a month perhaps, or even a few days longer if buoyed up with? nope. That is all. If you succeed, I fhall not forget your services. The iceroy ha' given me plenary powers, 1nd 1 shall place your name in orders :,o-night Captain Malcolm.” Your errand prosper, for 'you‘ 'fiififé nany precious lives in _ypur_ keeping," Lawrence held out his hand: 8311! Malcolm clasped it. flow was evacuated after the Second Teiief. tie cfficia': gazettes recorded .nar Lzeutenant Frank Malcolm of the .1111 (axalry had been promoted to a ‘r'ipfa “n cny. srpernum ;rary on the staff. gr g2: li'antn on the field on June 30, '13..» a sp \ ial minute provided that :: should main the rank of major if e r gel: (1 Allahabad on or before He kept his promise. THE DURHAM CHRONICLE .- v‘... “filly ' to adOpt any-disguise. While doing duty at the Residency he had thrown aside the turban reft from Abdul Huq and he now wore the peaked Shako, with white puggaree, affected by His long military cloak, steel scab- bard, sabertache and Wellington boots proclaimed his profession, while his blue riding-coat and cross-belts were VlSlbIe in front, as he meant to have his arms free in case the necessity arose to use sword or pistol. And he rode thus into Rai Bareilly, .watchful, determined, ready for any Eemergency. So boldly did he advance [that he darted past half a dozen men [whose spemal duty it was to stop and ‘ [question all travelers. They were sta- itioned on thetlat roofs of two houses, : one on each Slde of the way, and a rope ’ was stretched across the road in readi- 3ness to drop and hinder the progress I of any one who did not halt when sum- .moned. It was a simple device. It N ejdi, it chanced enough to permit their ' neath. passmg be- The sentries, though can ping, tried to make amends - carelessness. In the growixfgr their Frank, unfortunately, had not no- ticed the rope. But he h and understood that the eard the cry Malcolm decided to risk it. He mounted and rode forward at a sharp trot. Of courseflhe had not been able “You see this pony?” he said. “Take him. He is yours. I have no further use for him. Are you sure that there are none to dispute my passage through the town?" The old peasant was so taken aback 'u,‘ the gift that he could scarce speak intelligibly, but he assured the Pre- sence that at such an hour none would interfere with him. Malcolm was relieved to hear this. The wild notion had seized him that Princess Roshinara, a stormy petrel of political affairs just then, might have drifted to Rai Bareilly by some evil chance. “I have never been so far, sahib, but it lies that W.ay ” “Is the bazaar quiet now?” “I have seen none save our own peOple these two days, yet it was said in the bazaar last night that a Begum tarried at the rest- house. ” “A Begum. What Begum?” “I know not her name, huzoor, but she is one of the daughters of the King of Oudh. " “Yes, but fear not; It will be sup- pressed. I am going to Allahabad. Is this the best road?” “You are too late, huzoor. They went to Cawnpore, I have heard. Men talk of much dacoity in that district. Is that true, sahib?” they? “There are no sahib-IOg in the town,” he said, for Malcolm deemed it advisable to begin by a question on that score. “The collector-sahib had a camp here three weeks ago, but he went away, and that was a misfor- tune, because the budmashes from Fyzabad came, and honest people were sore pressed.” “From Fyzabad, say’st thou? They mustmbe cleared out. Where are The lowing of cattle and the soft stumbling tread of many unshod feet told him that some one was approach- ing. A herd of buffaloes loomed out of the half light. Their driver, an old man, was quite willing to talk. brought hv his disciples warned the moulvie that the true believers day of triumph was approaching. More- over, the Begum of Oudh, one of three women who were worth as many army corps to the mutineers, was waiting for him at Rai Bareilly, a placid eddy :1. the backwash of the torrents sweep :ng through Upper India, and Ahmed Shah had left Fyzabad on the even- 23 of the 29th to keep his tryst. It was, therefore, a lively brood of scorpions that Malcolm preposed to disturb when he dismounted from a vretched tat he had purchased at his first halt, and fed and watered Nejdi again, just as a glimmer of dawn ap- peared in the east. According to his calculations he was about a mile from Rai Bareilly. The hour was the quiet- est and coolest of the hot Indian night. Some pattering drops of rain and the appearance of heavy clouds in the: southwest gave premonitions of a fresh outburst of the monsoon. He :was glad of it. Rain would freshen himself and his horse. It made the ground soft and .would retard his speed once he quitted the high road, but these drawbacks were more than balanced by the absence of the terrific heat of the previous day. He un- strapped his cloak and flung it loosely over his shoulders. Then he waited, until the glowing light brought forth the untiring tillers of the fields, and he was able to glean some sort of in- formation as to the position‘of affairs in the town. If the place were occu- pied by a prowling gang of rebels he might secure a guide by payment and avoid its narrow streets altogether. At any rate, it would be a foolish thing to dash through blindly and trust to luck. The issues at stake were too important for that sort of impru- dent valor. His object was to reach Allahabad that nightâ€"not to hew his way through opposing hordes and risk being cut down in the process. __t ‘-d â€" â€"â€"-vv-w-" av wvvu’ “Hu, 3 fanaticism only inflamed'the more by punishment, he went to the Punjab and sowed disaffection far and Wide by his burning zeal for the spread of islam. By chance he returned to Fyzabad before the outbreak at Mee- rut. The feeble loyalty of the native regiments at Lucknow sufficed to keep all the borderland of Nepaul quiet for nearly two months. 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