XXVIII. THE SECOND ATTACK UPON THE BRICKFIELDS 240 XXIX. THE NATIVE QUESTION 247 XXX. POLITICAL ECONOMY 253 XXXI. "A HISTORY OF THE BARALONGS" 261 XXXII. 'TIS WEARY WAITING 271 XXXIII. TWO HUNDRED DAYS OF SIEGE 278 XXXIV. THE EPICUREAN'S DELIGHT 283 XXXV. THE LAST FIGHT 290 XXXVI. RELIEVED AT LAST 311 XXXVII. THE END 319 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS AND PLANS Page THE COLONEL AT WORK. _Frontispiece_ MAJOR LORD EDWARD CECIL, C.S.O. 45 OUTPOSTS AND ENTRENCHMENTS, SOUTHERN FRONT. 55 HEADQUARTERS 68 CANNON KOPJE 98 MAJOR GODLEY ON THE LOOK-OUT 112 EFFECTS OF SHELL FIRE. I. BEFORE 144 EFFECTS OF SHELL FIRE. II. AFTER 146 BOERS INSPECTING BRITISH KILLED 184 THE COLONEL ON THE LOOK-OUT 192 WAR CORRESPONDENTS AND THEIR BOMB-PROOF SHELTERS 212 PLAN OF THE BRICKFIELDS 222 CAPE BOYS HURLING STONES AT THE BOERS 224 KILLING HORSES FOR THE GARRISON 292 THE BRITISH SOUTH AFRICAN POLICE FORT 298 "MAFEKING," THE AUTHOR'S DOG 324 PLAN OF MAFEKING 338 CHAPTER I AT SEA R.M.S. _DUNVEGAN CASTLE_, _September 16th, 1899_.