It was a fortunate thing, for your madness saved the country.' With some labour we got the treasure down to the path, and took it under a strong guard to Pietersdorp.

The Government were busy with the settling up after the war, and it took many weeks to have our business disposed of.

At first things looked badly for me.

The Attorney-General set up a claim to the whole as spoils of war, since, he argued, it was the war-chest of the enemy we had conquered.

I do not know how the matter would have gone on legal grounds, though I was advised by my lawyers that the claim was a bad one.