Chapter I: Part III: The Story of the Siege of Mafeking, 1899-1900

I. The Warm Corner 89
II. Warmer and Warmer 97
III. Sitting Tight 104
IV. The Last Days 111
V. The Relief and the Empire 119

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

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Baden-Powell in his Office _Frontispiece_
A Merciful Man (_Sketch by the Author_) 14
The Horse Guard " " 26
Following up the Spoor " " 29
Britannia " " 45
Sketch Map of the March to Kumassi " " 48
Human Sacrifice at Bantama " " 51
Portrait of King Prempeh " " 55
King Prempeh watching the arrival of Troops " " 59
Embarkation of King Prempeh " " 63
Sketch Map of the Theatre of Operations " " 65
Mafeking to Buluwayo--Ten Days and Nights by Coach " " 66
The Umgusa Fight: June 6th " " 67
Eight to One " " 70
Scout Burnham " " 73
The Peace Indaba with the Matopo Rebels " " 75
The Battle of August 5th " " 77
A Human Salt-Cellar " " 79
Fresh Horse-Beef " " 81
Dolce far Niente " " 87
An every-day Scene in the Market 95
Strolling Home in the Morning (_Sketch by the Author_)104
"Halt! who comes there?" " " 104
A Cape Boy Sentry " " 113
Rough Map of Brickfields 116

NOTE

THE AUTHOR DESIRES TO EXPRESS HIS OBLIGATIONS TO MISS BADEN-POWELL AND TO THE REV. CANON HAIG-BROWN FOR THEIR KINDNESS IN AFFORDING HIM HELP AND INFORMATION IN PREPARING THE FOLLOWING ACCOUNT OF MAJOR-GENERAL BADEN-POWELL'S CAREER.