Part 45 (1/2)
”Face this way!” the lieutenant shouted at hi a deserter froners Also with serving foreigners in their effort to exploit the country, and with refusing to give proper anshen questioned by those in authority Do you understand?”
”No,” said Kazimoto in the most melancholy tone I ever heard from him
”Are you a Nyamwezi? Now don't dare to lie to me!”
”Yes”
”You were born in this country?”
”Yes”
”Then you belong in this country!”
”I belong where ood I am a true man,” Kazimoto answered
”Your spirit is rotten! You are a traitor! What do youto overnment, of which His Majesty the Kaiser is supreme overlord! There is a picture of your master!” He pointed with a thuth atrocity in oils behind him ”Salute it!”
The boy obeyed
”Answer now! Who is your master?”
Kazimoto hesitated
”Answer, I order you!”
He turned and pointed a finger at Fred, who nodded
”That English bwana is h He did not seeood
Fred jumped to his feet
”That is perfectly correct,” he said in English ”The boy is ed on British territory, under a contract for wages to be paid in English money He is to be paid off in British East at the end of my journey”
”Who asked you to speak?” de up like a startled scorpion ”Do you not know this is a court?”
”It looks like a shaht and left and indicating the victi in the name of German justice
”Shut up, you fool!” counseled Will in a stage whisper, but either Fred did not hear him, or was too worked up to care
”Silence! Sit down!”
”I warn you!” Fred answered ”That boy has claimed British protection
I shall see he has it!”
Then he sat down The lieutenant glared at Kazirin as he realized how fully ere all at his mercy for the moment
”You are sentenced,” he said, ”to two hundred lashes foriang for deserting fron service Further evidence against you will be asseainst you will be tried on co sentence!”
”I protest!” shouted Fred, juher court there is I aive bonds!”