ILLUSTRATIONS[ He would lead the troops onwards with the little cane he nearly always carried . . . . . . . . . Frontispiece ][ The Corporal was butted downstairs ][ The shell struck the ground five yards in front of him ][ With his own hands he dragged him from the ranks ][ Gordon appeared with soap, towels, a brush, a sponge, and a fresh suit of clothes ][ In the Soudan buying two children for a basketful of dhoora ][ There rode into their camp Gordon Pasha ][ Looking for the help that never came ]