The Washington times., 1919-12-21
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and butter giris. and Gh end bad
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drink.
Thank you. Mr. Robsgtsoo--
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I commanded . man steamer eacs.
and sAssld IKE - Asar nyself
called risAtN again bsfsrs dia--
Il bsg your psrdoa-Captain Rob
srtsoa. bat uysaN doat driAk any.
thing bseses sundown. Hovsvsr. Il
you havs so0sthing to saty-
'oh. yss: insx She's NJ dnasA-
tG. vn AaA you . bits. Thoss men
o. yo1rs,- and - abo leebsA Asabt.
fAlly st Umsiopogaas anl hi savags
company. ''vill want food q veil.
IN have q bsast killed for them:
they look - n thsy coaid saS It,
horns and all Where are my peo-
Pile! Al asleep. I suppose. the
hsy ishbsrs. Wait hit. I'n vaks
thsn up
Going 10 the house. he snatchsd
. great sjAmbok cut from hippopot.
anus hide, from . nail In ths waIl
and ran toward the group Of huts.
roaring out the name Thomaso. also
. string of oaths such - sssmen
ne, nixsd with others Of . Portu-
guese variety. What happened there
! could not zee. because boughs
were in the way. but presently I
heard blows and screams. and
caught sight Of people. all dark
skinned. flying from the huts.
A little later fat. hAlf-brsed man
appeared With some other monde
script fellows and began to give d.
rsetions about our oxen, also a to
the killing of calf.
Just then our host reappeared.
pufRing With his exertions. and de-
eiarins that he had stirred up the
swine with . vengeance. in proof Of
which he pointed to the sjambok
that vas rsddened With blood.
The capcAin led the way into his
sitting room II proved q queer
kind Of place. With rude furniture
seated with strips OF hide after the
Boer fashion. and yet bearing q Ger.
tain air Of refinement. which was
doubtless due to Ines. who. with the
assistance Of native girk was al
ready engaged IN setting the table.
Thus there was . shelf wiah books,
over which hung an ivory crucinx,
which suggested that lnez was a
Catholic. On the walls. too. were
two good portraits and on the win
dow ledge . jar fun Of flowers. Also
the forks and spoons were silver. as
were the mugs, and engraved with
Q tremendous coat OF arms and q
. Portuguese motto.
Presently the food appeared,
which was excellent and plentiful.
and the captain. his daughter and i
sat down and ate. Also I noted that
he drank gin and water. IN inno-
cent looking beverage, but strong
a. he took n. II was offered to
me. but. like Miss lnez, ] pf6ferred
coffee.
During the meal and afterward
while we smoked upon the veranda,
told them as much as / thought
desirable Of my plans. said that
was engaged on . Journey OF ex-
ploration OF TIE country beyond the
Zambesi, and that having heard OF
this settlement, which, by the way,
was called Strathmuir. after q place
In far away Scotland. where the
captain had passed his childhood,
had come here to inquire as to how
to Cross the great river and about
other things.
The captain was interested, espe-
cfally when / Informed him that
was that same Hunter Quatermain"