Part 9 (1/2)
Co this, the natives plucked up spirit, calling on the white ” to the crocodiles, which had been attracted by the blood of their wounded fellow, still beating the water in his flurry
Venning, however, stepped betith his rifle, and the uproar ceased oncethe chief by his arm, ”what does this mean? What harrip Mawoh! Muata was a babe in his arms”
”That may be, but it is no answer”
”What harue?”
”I heard; and those jackals there”--indicating the watching group-- ”yelped atone into the water But--what then?
Do you seek to slay when your beast howls?”
”My father does not know, then”
”I want to know, for it seeether”
”Ohe! it is the madness that slays Ask of those mudfish there for news of the un aimed to shoot when Muata leapt into the water Ask them, and they will lie”
”What manner of man was this?”
”One of those who hound me in the canoe--even one of the man-hunters who seized my mother”
Mr Hume looked at the boys ”Did either of you see an Arab on board? Muata says aoverboard”
”I thought he fell,” said Co; ”but the Arab one below”
Mr Hume hailed the captain ”My man said an attempt was made on his life Have you taken an Arab onboard?”
”I have soruffly; ”and I will see they do not stay on longer than I can help”
”As to that ill see”
The captain nodded his head and signaled full speed ahead, turning his back on the Englishe the lot,” said Cohed ”Perhaps so; but it would be very aard to be detained at the next station as prisoners, or to be sent back We must let the matter slide”
”Shall we search the shi+p, sir?”
Mr Huer What then? There was no actual attelanced at the angry captain-- ”there is no need to look for trouble--it will coht At the next station, reached within a few hours, the captain lodged a coian officials, ere evidently charlishmen a lesson
First of all, they placed Muata in chains straight away on their finding that he was a dangerous person When Mr Hume protested, they placed hilish would pay a fine of Pounds 100, surrender their weapons, and return to Banana Point by the next steamer down
”Is that all?”