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For it was Joeboy on the war-path, ready in his own opinion to slay all the Boers in the state. "Why, Joeboy," I cried, wiping my eyes, "you're splendid. But where's Echo Nek?" "Dah!" he said, pointing behind him with the dangerous-looking assagai he carried. "Did you see me coming?" He nodded, it being one of his habits to say as little in English as he could.
By a sudden effort I threw off the dreamy sensation the feeling that I was half-stunned by the pressure of the task I had undertaken, now that it had suddenly grown so much greater than I had anticipated and I walked alongside the wagon-box, breathing hard, and planning that at the first sound of approaching enemies I would rush forward to where Joeboy was tramping beside the foreloper, assagai in hand, and make a dash with him for liberty.
That last line was in Aunt Jenny's handwriting, and there were big blotches on the paper where the ink had run, and over them came a few lines in Bob's clumsy hand: "Val, old chap, the dad says I'm not to come along with Joeboy to join. I told him it was a shame, for I felt in a passion, and he knocked me down. "That's only my larks.
"Um?" said Joeboy, who had come by me unheard. "Yes, all gone. Doppie big fool. No see, no hear. Joeboy hear; Joeboy see wagon and bullock long way off. Doppie got wool in um ear an' sand in um eyes." "So have I, as compared with you, my big black friend," I thought to myself; "but I don't want you to call me or think me a big fool, so I'll hold my tongue." "Doppie can't hear now," said Joeboy.
So quiet was it that Denham turned to me and whispered: "Who'd ever think there were four hundred of our fellows on the march behind us?" "And somewhere about twelve or fifteen hundred of the enemy in a circle round about." "Yes; but they're standing still," he said. "Think your Joeboy will make them out?" "I'm sure of it," I said. "That's right.
Now I realised that he must have glided away from me the moment he had uttered the words "this way;" and again I had to go through all that agony of expectation and dread. Still, I began to feel a little more confidence in Joeboy, and for the next half-hour I waited anxiously, hoping against hope, till I was in despair and half-mad.
I could hardly believe the men had gone by without seeing us, though I had not seen them, and still crouched down, expecting to hear the riders turn and come back. Hence it was like a surprise when I heard a faint rustling which indicated that Joeboy was getting up; and, warned by a jerk of the spear-shaft, I sprang up too.
I proved to be quite right, for we soon saw Joeboy climbing steadily on just as I had said, and he kept on getting higher and higher till we were up to the spot where I had passed so unpleasant a night. "My word, you did have a bad time of it! Why, if you had gone over there it would have killed this beautiful little horse of yours."
Walk very fas'. Then crawly till Doppies hear and shoot. Then run very, very fas'. Water: Joeboy thirsty." The faithful fellow had followed the troop as soon as he returned from his mission; and as he afterwards told me, with a broad smile upon his face, he tracked us by following the Boers. "Joeboy know they try to ketch sojers," he said.
"Yes," said the Colonel dryly, for he had had his eye upon the big athletic black; "but tell him that he must obey orders, and not be getting up any fighting upon his own account." "He'll obey me, sir," I said, speaking so that Joeboy could hear; and he looked at me and nodded. "That incident is over, then," said the Colonel sharply. "Now, Mr Denham, take a dozen men and continue the advance.
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