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this proved TO be the case). "and when you
managed to hit the tip OF his tusk with
the last ball the magic was wearing off him,
that's all But, Baas, those Black Ken
dah wizards forgot to bewitch him against
the little yellow man. Of whom they took
no account. So I hit him sure enough every
time | fired at him and hope he liked the
taste of my bullets in that great mouth of
his. He knew who had sent them there
very well That's why he let you alone
and made for me, as had hoped he would
oh Baas, die happy, quite happy. since
/ have killed Jana and he caught me and
not YOU me who was nearly finished any
bow. For, Baas, though didn't say any,
thing about It, thrown spear struck my
groin when I went down among the Black
Kendall this morning. II was only "A small
cut. which bled little. but as the fighting
went on something gave way and my in
side began to come through It, though
tied II up with n bit of cloth, which of
course means death In a day or two" (Sub-
se>luent examination showed me that Hans's
story OF this wound was perfectly true. He
could not have lived for very long)
| 'Baas." he went on after a pause. mo
| doubt shall meet that Zulu lady Mameena
| tonight. Tell me. Is she really entitled to
! the royal salute? Because II not. when am
as much a spook she is I will not give It
| to her again She never gave me my titles.
| which are good ones in their way, why
should ! give her the Bayete. unless 1t is
| hers by right of blood although l am only
little yellow dog as she chose to call
| me?"
| As this ridiculous point seemed 10 weigh
upon his mind I told him that Mameena
was not even of royal blood and in wise
entitled 10 the salute of kings.
"Ah." he said with a feeble grin then
| now shall know how to deal with her, es-
pecially as she cannot pretend that | did
not play my part in the battle, as she bade
| 4 nj ING fNPh haF han
Jana charged. Baas, because ! thought I
| did,"
"I seemed TO see something, but no
| doubt ii was only fancy"
"A fancy? Explain to me. Baas, where
| truths end and fancies begin and whether
what think are fancies are not some
times the real truths. Once or twice have
thought so of late, Baas."
could not answer this riddle, so I gave
him some water which he asked for instead
and he continued:
"Baas. have you any message for the
two Shining ones. for her whose name is
holy and her sister. anod for the child of hel
whose name Is holy, the Missile Marie, and
for your reverend father, the Predikant'
If So tell 1t quickly before my head grow:
too empty to hold the words"
| will confess, however foolish It ma,
/ seem, that | gave him certain messages. bu
what they were | shall not write down. lie
| them remain secret between me and him
Yes, between me and him and perhaps thos,
to whom they were to be delivered Fo
after all. in his own words who can know
exactly where fancies end and truths begir
and whether at times fancies are not thu
veritabe truths In this universal mystery o
which the individual life of each of us is 81
small part?
Hans repeated what had spoken TO hin
word for word. as a native does repeated
II twice over. after which he said he knew
II by heart and remained silent for a lonl
while Then he asked me to lift him up il
the doorway of the cell so that he nigh
look at the sun setting for the last time
"for. Baas" he added, IL think | am goini
far beyond the sun.
He stared at II for a while. remarkinl
that from the look of the sky there shoul'
be fine weather coming, (which will be goo,
for your journey toward the Black Water
Baas, with all that ivory to carry"
answered that perhaps ! should neve
get the ivory from the graveyard of tn
elephants as the Black Kendall might pre-
vent this.
NO, no, Baas," he replied. now tha
Jana is dead the Black Kendah will g
away ! know It, | know it,
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