SPORT IN WAR 

 with a red mark when I can get a 

 red pencil.) Jackson and a native 

 ' boy ' accompanied me scouting this 

 morning ; we three started off at 

 3 A.M. In moving round the hill 

 that overlooks our camp we saw a 

 match struck high up near the top 

 of the mountain. This one little 

 spark told us a good deal. It showed 

 that the enemy were there ; that they 

 were awake and alert (I say 'they/ 

 because one nigger would not dare 

 to be up there by himself in the dark) ; 

 and they were aware of our force 

 being at Posselt's (as otherwise they 

 would not be occupying this hill). 



" However, they could not see any- 

 thing of us, as it was then quite dark. 

 And we went farther on among the 

 mountains. In the early morning 

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