> 1 1 Q I I fY I Pages 9 to 16 jI L Part Two f TtIE EVENIN SrANDARD i FORTIETH YEAR NO 3t OGDEN CITY UTAH SATURDAY EVENING DECEMBER 31 J9XO PRICE FIVE CENTS 1 > h c < i > t r i r t O i j I t s l I t 1 t r + = 7y FACINGDEATH P y I H < I a8 A ia1 BJ 0 1E PS C OUT e t EU T A R O N DB G 0 U R VITLB R FtI I HE first arid worst r r experience I ever had in my life t l I I and since then I liac had a hun 1 dred in India Africa and South America in wild lands where one can gamble with sudden death f from cither dis ease wild beasts and wilder men This was on the night before the historic batttlc of Colenso in which five thousand Boers under General Louis Botha inflicted a crushing defeat on General Hullers jiNtjtwo thousand British troops and Mnashcd them the pride of an empire under its most distinguished general back with such force that the whole world trembled from the unexpected shock How did I get there being a Frenchman The answer is Duqucsnc of the Ftitoric blood of my own country My adventure would hardly be worth the telling without a description of the man with whom I had it What has he not done Around him tt flew adventure and experience IIc i attracted it as a magnet pulls iron filings or he gravitated toward it He looked for it and what is more won I derful he found it Every moment of his life it seemed was filled with an iI experience that made ones blood tin file making him curse himself because F he was not born in wild Africa among those brave and chivalrous people of Dutch and French blood that go to make up the Boer race This man sometimes he looks like t a boy has had more experience squeezed into his young life than any other being of his age and I believe of any other lie served through their native wars before he was i twenty escaping death it seemed only by a miracle Vcnt through the Boer war acting as the special agent of Paul Krugcr and Doctor Leyds plenipo tentiary of the Boer Republics To intrusted the plans and or him I were im b 1iimntions for the seizure of Cape Town by the Boers Sentenced to Death captured after a series of lie was straining experiences within the none lines together wilh several British sentenced to death ethers and all were shol but as were Host of the others r shorkcd by this ruth the world was Y 1 < r < s slaughter of the Boer prisoners Bull know of it in unmeasured and let John measured terms the last batches of t off with their sentences prisoners got imprisonment in committed to life monthr served ten irons Duquesne in Bermuda and then with the help of outside he with two a Girl on the li others Fritz Bosch and Villie du wiH the prison one I Toit broke from Bosch t night while a storm was raging Toit the guard du was shot dead by with wound and Duqucsnc escaped a unharmed helped his whi escaped swim across the channel u companion The the mainland 7inst the tide to Dur Miim took two and a half hours t and cruisers time gunboats this the ing shark their searchlights on the > played shot riflemen infe ted water and their in the water at everything island reached the other The fugitives unable to con Toit land but du was the himself up to i time and he gave e British informing them that Duquesne had been seized 1 > y a shark during it t their swim for liberty lie was not I for Du search y believed and a good Notices were qucsnc took place and a public place stuck up in every offered for his head by AIjE reward was Coffered of eneral the adjutant general yt Major Morris l Prisoners of Var at Bermuda It 1 For six days Duquesne who lived r11 and potatoes that are er I abundant on nw onions in Bermuda was hunted like bCt plantations CCC mad dog through the P a 1Ie l1 f and from island to island dodging t1t 1 f1in bullets at every turn a death from flying bullets esblt I It is estimated in Bermuda that fie f fired at him with ° hundred shots were rB 1 cut one taking effect His reputation hint c1k1 who w mnon the soldiers eallcjl fp1 ntnong bad that no I I GII Krugcrs Jackal was so reasonable j one would get within carried apiece he and as 1tootin distance = footing he found it was noise1 piece of iron pipe J and rifle = i had secured a he a about that tt no English soldier if he could help Boer of a itt would get into the range with a rifle 1i Reaches United States got on On the sixth day Duqucsne n K b br owned y acht 2 1 a n the yacht Margaret Fmerson of the New York Yacht Club He was conveyed to Baltimore where t1 1c landed After waking in his prison clothes to New York he was arrested of the British government the rt request him to extradite who endeavored I ment rn charges of murder Some prom rent New York Irishmen used their influence and money to show that the British charges could not be proved Some d Duquesne was freed rngliKhmctf Irving to earn the reward rush him and him ru kidnap t rl to n1p rte across the Canadian border bv en ticing him to Niagara They cornered i also I i t so him and when he saw their game the sudden appearance of a revolver from his overcoat pocket caused them to change their plans and break for safety Paul Krugcr called him to Holland to perform a certain mission In Holland Belgium and France re ceptions public meetings and enter tainments were given him wherever he went His appearance in a public place was the signal for the singing of the Boer national anthem One night as he was leaving the Theatre dc la Monnnic where he had attended a gala performance with Madam Louis Botha the wife of General Louis Botha now premier of the South African Federation he was insulted by one of the English Colony of Belgium Clifford Davis who was known to he a swordsman and afraid of no one Davis was evidently piqued because the people who had gathered to sec King Leopold commenced to sing the Volkslicd lie made sonic I remark or did something that shocked the ladies Duqucsnc asked him to stop Davis sprang into his automobile and spat at Duqucsnc as it sped away Knowing where Davis was in the habit of spending his nights Captain Du qucsnc saw the ladies to their carriage and then hunted up his insultcr Insulted by Davis As soon as he walked into the res taurant of the Mille Colonnc where Merely a continuation of the Boer war someone exclaimed This was satisfactory to the police and they withdraw for at that time it would ha < s been very unpopular to arrest a Boer for fighting with an Englishman Next morning the papers were full of the incident and there was nothing left but a duel Cards were exchanged and within a week on a Friday morn ing just as the first snow of winter fell at Lille on the frontier Captain Duqucsnc and Davis met The mcn were stripped to the waist and the snow fell in flakes ontheir bare skins The Consul General of Venezuela King Leopolds physician and Dr Maurice Josson the noted advocate were Duqucsncs attendants Backward and forward the men fought the sparks flying from their weapons as they twisted and hissed around each other First DIMS would make a lunge and then Duquesne I Both mcn were clever and strong and the ring of their swords sounded through the surrounding woods Du qucsnc who was leading his man on sprang back suddenly and twisted his ankle on a lump ot uneven ground Davis quick as a flash put his rapier into Duqucsncs shoulder The blade struck the bone and broke and the point remained in the wound Duqucsnc cried Your other blade and fight for your life 1 But all this is another story as Kipling would say but it illustrates that there arc still volumes of the old wild and fascinating romance and ro mance loving men in the world if you only know where to look for them They arc everywhere Duqucsnc and I were sitting in the library of the Hotel du Grand Mon arque discussing the strained relations between the Boers and the British when an official messenger from the Traiisxaal Legation walked in and handed him a letter emblazoned With the Coat of Arms of the Boer Re public lie perused its contents and turning to me said I Summoned to South Africa Im sorry that I shall not be able to go to the opera lonigit I must go home at once I shall pack up im mediately good night lIre I He extended his hand I tool it and holding it said Home where South Africa Vhy such a hurry Tomorrow will do Non mon ami acc moi it is today toujours I leave tomorrow via Antwerp lie took his glass of cog nac and poured it on the glowing coals in the grate Instantly a blue flame shot up It looks like hell doesnt it t i 1 I i r w Brussels is a nice place isnt it pretty girls top He walked to the window and looked out over the town that sparkled under a million lamps and turning walked to the door Isnt a bit like the veld he said as he stood in the half open door Good mghtl Wait Fritz I cried I forgot everything My heart swelled I be came it seemed a giant in a moment A lion of courage I longed to fight What is it he asked Ill go with you Dais sat relating in a loud voice what he had clone to the cowardly silence there was a sudden Boer enemies All eyes were on the two Tables were overturned as people suddenly stood up to sec the expected food went fra and wine beer and fray scattering over the tiled floor The garcons cried in dismay and the maitre hotc threw up his hands in agony dhote Davis scenting danger threw off his overcoat and Duquesne did the same Both men stood in evening dress facing each other walked slowly toward I Duqucsnc voice said Davis and in a firm calm vosce Apologize you low blackguard A flash the answer came Like a glistened through the air and streak match holder hurled by Davis a silver full in the face The Duquesne struck blood t ran down his shirt front making contrast on his white bosom A a ghastly cry shame rose from the peo ple in the room Like a tiger springing upon his prey DuqucSnc leaped at his enemy Captain blow on the mouth felled with a and the floor A cheer rent the him to police attracted by the ht and the nieht disturbance Centered the rcstaunnt with drawn swords R DIMS seized his weapon and the fight went on breaking all rules of regularity The blood was coming out of Du quesnc shoulder and running down his breast The men went at each other in desperation like wild tigers Sparks flew from their whispering blades Duquesne showed weakness and staggered Then with a desperate effort he made the well known Italian side step passed Davis guard and ran his sword into his enemys eye blind ing him Davis fell in a faint to the ground and Duqucsne weak and white staggered to the helping arms of Josson where he swooned Becomes War Correspondent After the duel Duquesne went ex ploring in the Congo returning at the end of his mission expecting to die of fever The change of climate brought him back to good health and he became the war correspondent of the Petit Bleu and allied journals His first call was the Macedonian insurrection Hit second the revolt in Morocco And the third the Russo Japanese war He wu called from one battle Acid to another in quirk I succession t Y4U J rrit I laughed UVclI have it in Africa soon Hows that The intelligence department of the South African Republic has discovered h tthe British have drawn up plans for the seizure of the mines and of the country if we fight What iiO more they know we arc aware otit But the Boers wont fight Wont they You dont know the Doers I was staggered the Boers fight Great Britain 1 impossible But I said You have no men Havent we We must have at least thirtyfive thousand able to carry arms if we call in the boys and per haps a few girl Good God arc you mad Tin not and I know what Im talk ing about Thirtyfive thousand men to fight the British Empire I said aloud Uiirtyhc thousand > I iVes and damned good men too tile extended his hand Well I crust say goodbye old man I tope you pass your exams When next you hear of me I suppose Ill he dead sun vou will have your commission Good bye i S You will Yes1 will Remember the British arc no fools at the fighting game and you arc likely to get a 303 LccMe < jford in your anatomy And besides you luc not hrd a iy experience in Africa I dont care Ill take the conse quences if youll permit me to go with you All right come along Say good bye to everyone you know and meet me at the station at nine in the mom iig I must go Goodnight They Reach Pretoria It was four months after we landed in Pretoria He had an audience with the president on our arrival It was I indeed strange to sit down with the president of a republic then the most talked of man in the world At home his wife made and served coffee with tier own hands All that we read in Europe regarding his simple daily life if it was not vritcn Hv nn lW1ih broad chested man was true These big halted brrgficr with heir quiet frays called all day to tret his instruc tions He was more like a father to t em than their elected ruler To all he was Oom Paul Uncle Paul and his dear old rouw was tante Aunt Duqucsne was sent away and I did not meet him again till a few days before the battle of Colenso when he walked up to me and tapped me on the shoul der I was overjoyed to sec him Where have you been I asked In Durbon counting the newly ar rived British troops You mean spying Xot exactly I have merely been pushing scouting operations beyond the enemys lines Ticklish work I have kept in touch with you through our in telligence department although you were unaware of it By the way have you met General Lukas Meyer the Lion from Vryheid I have important busi ness with him I should be there now Come along When wrc reached the Generals lent he was writing Duquesnc introduced me and after a few words they stepped out of my hearing and for a few min utes had an earnest conversation When they were finished they shook hands cameralMeycm ter ejljiis tcntaod wc left 7 During life whole day the British had shelled tie Boer position Projectiles burst in hundreds in every direction and the smoke haze from the fifty pound lyddite shells that punctuated the rattle of the small artillery with their thun derous roars hung like a yellow fog over the country Luckily this display of pyrotechnic detonation did not ac count for one casualty hf the Boer army When we reached the field tclc fjraph office Duqucsnc stopped and out C the hcarhig of anyone he told me I h wished to say goodbye again per harms forever f Fob oi hand you know VIsat Into the British Lines Well Im going to ncnctrate the British line tonight to find out their in triliSns if possible Dannie Theron onc side and I nr best scout is going one Ie other The Rooincks have horn tarded nit fortwo days now and accord ing to their hook on tactics they should rroir advance under cover of their artillery fire mskc a bayonet charge cheer and take the Transvaal in their fwns name and then sing God save etc The men doing the night watch cTrotj get to sleep in the clay for noise ro somrUiinfBiust he done They have to attack us or we them T latthed at his wav of putting it Cant I go with you I asked j You Why what do jouUnow about routine You Europeans would be in the road at a game like that No I begged of him to allow me to ac company him in the desperAte venturc id rftcr a lot of urging he consented I had to place myself entirely Vat his command I As soon as night camcLon we left the camp and crossed the Tupcla and made our way over Veld and ICbpic toward ChicveJcy eight miles south of Colcnso It was a long walk and nearly as possible we travelled parallel a mile to the east of the railway line Ve were oth armed with LccMclford rifles and Webley revolvers the arms of the Brit ish so that we should not be easily recognized if v were seen by the Icnemv 0 Before us as w pproached Chicvclej the camp fires of the British came one by one into our view We were now creeping from one mimosa bush to c ipthcr Walking a step and waiting holding our breathe and straining out eyes for the least sign of danger Slow ly we worked along towards the rail way Once I heard a noise and Dn qucsne touched mJ1I the arm I fo cusrd my eyesin its direction in a vain effort to see through the inky darkness My blood ran cold and my skin crept in anticipation of instant death from thrust The i rifle shot or bayonet oise came nearer Something creeping through the grass I loosened my re volver in its holster A heavy both Turk mv thigh I almost dropped with fright Duoucsne caught me bv the arm Sh its a log Keep still Ill catch it We must get it without a I noise or we shall he discovered Sit on the ground I did as T was told and I < allowed suit Taking some biltong dried mat from his merf ncY ration He coaxed the doe to him I could see if was a fox terrier row that it stood close against nc and I had erottcn over + v friopf Tt ate the biltonf frnm I Duquesnes hand and became friendly flF Presently he caught the poor little beast m by the throat and with a mighty effort + r choked it before it could utter a yell As t soon as it was unconscious he cut its throat We then continued on our way i Thats one of the narrowest escapes r 1 I ever had W c arc getting closo up f i now We must crawl Keep your eyes ° I open and watch for a black object mov I ing or still in the darkness > t L it J r Encounter with the Sentry J i Slowly we crawled along until we ota i into the cutting beside the railway line N A quarter of an hour more over the v I rouijht ground tearing our knees nnd + hands on the thorn and bushes we I made our way AIltt once a dark r figure loomed up before us It movqd 1 I across a distant camp fires light which 1 I was guiding us Duqucsno pinched my 1 1 arm t amiShi a sentry Were got to pass his way j wayWe had a talk over the plan of ac L lion I was to attract the scntrjs at1 I tcntion while Duqucsnc worked nrpund J him and if possible lay him out with a blow from his rifle or strangle him Anyway the trick had to be done in I silence so that the other sentries would not be alarmed The slightest noise that would show suspicion meant death to both of us The black figure moved and cut off the fire lights as he passed across them r Like a pair of panthers waiting to spring on their prey we watched him With 1 difficulty I kept my teeth from chatter ing I felt cold and hot in turns the s suppressed excitement was growing too much for me How Duquesnc felt I I I do not know He gave no signs of un I r easiness We heard a kissing sound made in short sharp jerks from the di1 rcction of the sentry Duqucsnc held 11 his mouth to my car I 1 He is calling the dog 5 5 Weve got him You walk out be 1 twecn the bushes on all fours Keep his attention Do not let him get near you or you will be shot As long as i he thinks you arc merely an animal and not an enemy he wont shoot I If he docs shoot I asked He will probably miss was the re t assuring answer Hell be very ner < I vous I thought if he were as nervous as I j at that moment he certainly would miss Nevertheless it was a doubtful 11 consolation I thought how nice and I soft the beds in dear old Brussels were at that moment Goose flesh stood out 0 11 I all over me like the roughs on L rasp i Cant we pass between the sentries i without exciting their suspicion I asked e asJccdNo we must follou the rails There I is a wire fence ahead of us and we could not pass it without making a noise It is open at the line We must pass that way No more questions + Obey me You promised I r Without another word he disappeared in the darkness I walked on all fours i from hush to bush expecting every mo I ment to get a bullet in my ribs t IJ The sentry commenced kissing the air for the dog As long as he thought D was the dog I felt safe I watched him 1 jl closely He walked away from his post and came towards me I thought I saw s him cover me two or three times Ha j came nearer and nearer slowly and with great caution I drew away trembling PI k and he followed I heard a dull thump i and in a second I saw the black mass I j fall with a low sighing groan hardly discernible I knew the sentry was I down I waited and a few minutes > I later I saw a black body like a lion > I 1 come creeping through the grass I It whispered All right stay stillt I I waited and Duqucsnc crawled to my > side Stay down he said We are J < safe now to pass through i t I Just then in the distance a cry arose m Number one and alls well J The sentries crying their numbers > Were lost I said I l 1 A Number two and alls well Number three and oils wclll came down the I r line Number four and alls well it > I seemed came from twenty yards away j from us There was a pause I held 1 I my S breath Duqucsnc cried Number five and alls well The next man past us cried Numbcc six and alls well I1 1 My heart almost burst as the mini i I Jcrs flew down the line of sentries f 1 felt that a devil or a genius something different from myself was at my side t He put his hand out and taking miner Ii cd me to the sentry He listened at his I II i mouth j I guess hes fixed Well pass now1 > I We were down around the British t j 1 i ramp fires when a brazennoted bugle I 1 I icrccched alarm 5 5 5 t Theyve found out said Duquesnc and so have J The British advance on i U5 tomorrow lie walked over and sat beside some 1 i oldicrs w ho were sitting around a amp fire telling stories and drinking tea He took a pannican helped him J l elf and handed me one I Strike me stiff he said in a cock1 I icy voice me an this bloke ad a1 lawful time tcr rite Its awful tcr bci in the colonial scouts aint it1t Wat appcncd came a chorus of T oodnaturcd Tommies ready for a yarn Nothing much ony we went up port Tolcnsy exocctin tcr find the bloomin iocrs on the Koogces an the bloody S ushs skootcd Ill tell ycr all about it rmorrcr Slong As we made our way back to our own ice thousands of voices around the Iritish camp fires sang Soldiers of the Juecrv u Many a fellow ihcre will sing hi > t song tonight said Duquesne Th vre nnt tjad fellows cither when ou know them tow do you like scout inp S I hope never to have suclt an ex I ericncc again Ten years have been I I talr1 off my life I r Well Im frighlcncd too most of the I me but I act as though T wasnt t I Copright loto 6y Uelrotolitati Newt > faper Syndicate I I i r I dI H