Part 9 (1/2)

Sanders nodded

”I will see hirimly

They led him to the door of the chief's hut, and Sanders went in It was very dark, and in the darkest corner lay a prostrate ingerly for the swelling on the neck behind the ears for a sign of sleeping sickness No syers passed over the ularity; then he found another, and traced their direction The convict brand of the Monrovian Governht so,” said Sanders, and gave the ht, Bosambo of Monrovia,” he said; and Bosaht

They stood looking at one another for severalin the dialect of the Pepper Coast, said-

”I have ayou, Bosambo”

”That is as your Excellency wishes,” said Bosa his boot with his walking-stick and gazing thoughtfully doard

”Having made thieves, could you make men of these people?” he said, after a while

”I think they could fight now, for they are puffed with pride because they have robbed the Akasava,” said Bosambo

Sanders bit the end of his stick like a man in doubt

”There shall be neither theft nor murder,” he said ”No nificantly

”Master, it shall be as you desire”

”As for the goats you have stolen, them you may keep, and the teeth (ivory) and the salt also For if you hand thee, and that would mean war”

Bosambo nodded slowly

”Then you shall remain, for I see you are a clever man, and the Ochori need such as you But if--”

”Master, by the fat of my heart I will do as you wish,” said Bosambo; ”for I have always desired to be a chief under the British”

Sanders was half-way back to headquarters before he lasses, and wondered where he could have dropped the the binoculars to his ad people

”Fro of goats nor stealing of any kind This n of his love, behold, he gave ic that eat up space”

”Lord,” said a councillor in awe, ”did you know the Great One?”

”I have cause to know him,” said Bosambo modestly, ”for I a of this interesting disclosure

CHAPTER IV

THE DROWSY ONE

There were occasions when Sanders ca like bewilderment, that beyond the farther, blue sea, there were men and women who lived in houses and carefully tabooed such subjects as violent death and such horrid happenings as were daily features of his life