Part 2 (1/2)

”I shall have to do soly to the Adainst those unfortunate Ochori I should be glad if you would send me a hundred men, a Maxim, and a bundle of rattan canes; I'm afraid I must attend to Peter's education myself”

”Lord, did I not speak the truth?” said the Akasava chief in triu! Behold, we have wasted the city of the Ochori, and taken their treasure, and the white reatness! Let us wait till the ain, and I will show you another city”

”You are a great , ”and some day you shall build your hut in the shadow of my palace”

”On that day,” said the chief, with splendid resignation, ”I shall die of joy”

When the ain, a pencilled silver hoop of light in the eastern sky, the Isisi warriors gathered with spear and broad-bladed sword, with ingola on their bodies, and clay in their hair

They danced a great dance by the light of a huge fire, and all the wo their hands rhyther in a canoe, who prostrated hi:

”Master, one day's march from here is Sandi; he has with hiun which says: 'Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha!'”

A silence reigned in court circles, which was broken by the voice of the Akasava chief

”I think I will go ho of sickness; also, it is the season when ”

”Do not be afraid,” said Sato-Koto brutally ”The king's shadow is over you, and he is so hty that the earth shakes at his tread, and the waters of the big river part at his footfall; also, the white men fear hiitation, ”Iwith fever, and calls all the tient, and there was nohis tone

Sanders did not co leisurely, traversing a country whereup When he arrived, having sent a er ahead to carry the news of his arrival, he found the city peaceably engaged

The wo, the little children playing and sprawling about the streets

He halted at the outskirts of the city, on a hillock that coent

”Whyremain in his city when I come? This is sha that a great king should so hury He was dealing with a rebellious people, and his own fine feelings were as nothing to the peace of the land

”It would see has had bad advisers,” he reflected aloud, and Sato-Koto shuffled uneasily

”Go, now, and tell the king to coent departed, but returned again alone

”Lord, he will not coo to hireeted Mr Commissioner with downcast eyes

Sanders' soldiers, spread in a se,” said Sanders-he carried in his hand a rattan cane of familiar shape, and as he spoke he whiffled it in the air,noise-”stand up!”