Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-06-29
CHAPTER I1I.-fCDnanue1.A

With a jerk of his head toward An
drea the white man began to talk rap
idly. Bathtubs's eyes rolled from his
face to Andrea's and back again.
They widened, they narrowed and,
each of the three times the white man
said "Kiboco" with a peculiar empha-
sis, they seemed to vince.
Andrea interrupted. What does
'Kiboco' mean, please?" ~
1T means a whip of raw rhino
hide" said the man. AN implement
that draws blood with a whisper"
Andrea wen white; her Eyes blazed.
S you whip your servants?" she said
with curled lips.
Il rave whipped a boy once" an
swered the man coolly. "They nave
never forgotten" He turned to her.
has quite an English vocabulary. He
Is yours. If he ever fails you l shall
thrash him within an inch of his nine
lives" He dismissed the boy with a
nod.
Bathtub stepped before his mis-
tress, saluted and said in English.
"Kiboco plenty no good He grinned
the broadcast. most friendly grin An
drea had ever seen and without walt
ing for the smiling answer of her eyes
was off like an arrow.
So taken up was Andrea with
watching the white man as he issued
a rapid fire Of orders to his remain
ing lieutenants that when BathtuD re-
turned, saluted. and led her beneath
the lesser Of the acacia trees she could
not believe her eyes for they sh- wed
her a canvas wash-basin on stills, q
clean towel laid over the back of a
chair, another chair before a camp
table laid with a clean cloth and bur
dened with two sizzling fried eggs, hot
toast, marmalade, a pot of tea n an
absurd squat bottle with the stems OF
wild flowers rammed down it's throat.
She tok off her cloak n Bathtub
promptly hung it to air over a low
branch Of the tree: then, while she
by with the towel and when she was
through with that he drew her chair
for her and poured her tea. Children
began. crowding around. He drove
them hack and, dragging his toe,
marked a wide circle on the ground
with the table as center.
Up to that mark and no farther
came the children and squatted in a
staring, nudging but silent ring An
heads at the craal in general and at
the white nan in particular, for from
him radiated an activity incredible in
! comparison with the languOr that had
preceded it.. Her eyes fell to the table
and she realized two things: h was
unusually. marvelously, hungry and
the table was set for one.
Doesn't your master eat?" she ask
ed of Bathtub.
my master makes ready Gaia fol-
Missis."
What is caia?"
Bathtub frowned in an effort to
catch up with a word that was on the
verge Of escaping from his meager
vocabulary. House" he suddenly e x
ploded and grinned with Subtraction,
Andrea lowered the for that was
halfway to her mouth. Makes ready
a house-for me?" Her eyes narrow
ed. II will not need a house. Tell
him"
Bathtub's grin broadened. "sorry
Missis," he said, Flaw like that: every
Missis one hut, every hut one tax"
Andrea stared at him open-mouth-
ed and then blushed %furiously. Il
mean hat ! will not stay here she
explained angrily. TELL your master
I wish to speak with him-at once
Wait q minute. You call him
M'sungo. What does that 2"
white man." said Bathtub, and
departed to call his master.
The white man gave a last order
and then. obeyed Andrea's summons
As he stepped into the shade OF the
acacia he took of his hat and mopped
his wet brow. TOO bad we can't keep
II didn't send for you to talk about
the weather" said Andrea. you
have been raining orders; now let me
give Just one. You are TO get that
machine in shape and take me back
lnoW-today."