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 OR,

BORNEO FROM SOUTH TO NORTH.

you please, Colonel, four men have not answered to their I names at roll-call."

"Who are they?"

"Schlickeisen, Wienersdorf, La Cueille and Johannes."

"Two Swiss, a Belgian and a native," muttered the Colonel. "And has it been ascertained how late they were seen at the military kampong?"

"Impossible, Colonel, the gates close at six and after that hour may not be reopened without your permission."

"Let a corporal and three men be immediately despatched to enquire after them. Then close the gates and double the