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CHAPTER
I. THE SCENE OF ACTION 1

II. HOW THE MINES WERE SAVED 15

III. THE SURRENDER OF THE GOLDEN CITY 24

IV. MARTIAL LAW UNDER THE ENEMY 32

V. ONLY A BIT OF RIBBON GAY! 42

VI. PASSES AND PERMITS 46

VII. POSTAGE BY STRATEGY 56

VIII. OUTWITTING THE CENSOR 64

IX. JAN CELLIERS, POET AND PATRIOT 72

X. A LITTLE ADVENTURE WITH THE BRITISH SOLDIER 82

XI. PRISONER OF WAR 92

XII. THE CONCENTRATION CAMPS 106

XIII. A CONSULAR VISIT TO IRENE CAMP 124

XIV. NEW DEVELOPMENTS 135

XV. THE FORMATION OF THE NATIONAL SCOUTS CORPS 146

XVI. A CONSIGNMENT OF EXPLOSIVES 153

XVII. THE FIRST INTERVIEW WITH SPIES, INTRODUCING TWO
HEROES 157

XVIII. THE CASE OF SPOELSTRA 166

XIX. DIAMOND CUT DIAMOND! 179

XX. THANKSGIVING AND HUMILIATION 187

XXI. FLIPPIE AND CO. 194

XXII. THE SECRET RAILWAY TIME-TABLE 204

XXIII. THE SYSTEM EMPLOYED BY THE SECRET COMMITTEE 213

XXIV. THE DEATH OF ADOLPH KRAUSE 222

XXV. THE SHOEMAKER AT WORK 229

XXVI. BITTEN BY OUR OWN DOGS 234

XXVII. THE BETRAYAL OF THE SECRET COMMITTEE.
A MEMORABLE DAY OF TROUBLE 240

XXVIII. HANSIE EARNING THE VOTE 252

XXIX. A WAR-BABY AND A CURIOUS CHRISTENING 262

XXX. FORMING A NEW COMMITTEE 272

XXXI. "TEA FOR TWO" 279

XXXII. KIDNAPPING MAUSER THE KITTEN 283

XXXIII. THE FIRST SPIES AT HARMONY 291

XXXIV. THE CAPTAIN'S VISIT 301

XXXV. MEMORIES BITTER-SWEET 312

XXXVI. A SILENT DEPARTURE. "FARE THEE WELL" 316

XXXVII. BETRAYED 324

XXXVIII. THE RAID ON HARMONY 333

XXXIX. THE WATCHWORD. OILING THE HINGES 343

XL. PEACE, PEACE--AND THERE IS NO PEACE 356

CONCLUSION 375

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

THE WRITER _Frontispiece_ FACING PAGE MRS. VAN WARMELO 4

THE SURRENDER OF THE GOLDEN CITY 30

LETTER FROM HEAD OF SECRET SERVICE TO PRESIDENT 70

THE SIX WILLOWS, HARMONY 83

CAPTAIN NAUDÉ 136

W.J. BOTHA 158

GENTLEMAN JIM'S ROOM 178

ADOLPH KRAUSE 225

THE APIARY, HARMONY 289

THE PETTICOAT COMMANDO