Brought them all along." A little further questioning made it all clear--that under cover of the darkness the plucky fellow had crept up the valley, taking advantage of the shelter afforded by the stones, passed the lines of the Boers, and hunted about till he came upon something worth having in the shape of a pile of canvas forage-bags containing the men's provender, which they had left together and in charge of a sentinel, so as to be unencumbered in their attack upon us.
"But what about the sentry ?" I said suspiciously.
"Um?
Fast asleep," said Joeboy.
"What! all the time you were loading yourself with these bags ?" "Um!" "You did not send him to sleep, did you ?" I said suspiciously.
"Um?
Killum ?" "Yes." "No," said Joeboy coolly.

"Didn't wake up.

Lot more couldn't carry.
Plenty to eat now." "Then you actually went foraging up there, and got back safely with this load ?" "Um!" said Joeboy.

"Boss Val must have plenty to eat.

Doppies nearly caught um." "So I should expect," I said.