4/6 "He must have got excited or something, for he took a step forward, putting himself in full view, and just then I saw what he didn't see--that there were some of those Boer beggars just under our kopje, and that one of them had raised his rifle to pick off Bullfrog. So I made a flying leap on to his back and knocked him flat, and the bullet that was meant for him just crossed the back of my coat and ripped it up. Didn't even scratch me!" The little knot of listeners around Martin waited with bated breath for more. "Ten minutes after that he got shot in the leg. The bone was fractured, and he couldn't move. |