He works in mysterious ways.

In the distance is seen a number of grey objects rapidly approaching which upon drawing closer are recognized as a company of Boer cavalry As they draw nearer you can see that they are straining every ...

RAGS OF GLORY by Stuart Cloete. 631 pages. Doubleday. $6.95. It has the standard ingredients for the big historical novel: dashing cavalry officers, stalwart frontier riflemen bearded, Bible-thumping ...