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 NAUDE 136 W.J. BOTHA 158 GENTLEMAN JIM'S ROOM 178 ADOLPH KRAUSE 225 THE APIARY, HARMONY 289 THE PETTICOAT COMMANDO CHAPTER I THE SCENE OF ACTION