They took the stallion, and the following day they returned and asked where the other horses were.

Mr.Schoeman declined to give any information, but they discovered and seized them.

Immediately after the Boers had left, Mr.
Schoeman dispatched one of his farm boys named Barry to De Jaeger, the nearest military post, to report the occurrence.

The scouts had, however, disappeared, and he learned from De Jaeger that before leaving they had received a report of the presence of the Boers.

On the return of Barry, Mr.Schoeman endeavoured to obtain another messenger.