Evening star., 1925-07-12

must nave Deen EOll IneN emerged
carrying AS hat and the fy-whisk.
Then they made a dash into mine,
where the shoe and stocking soon at
tracted their attention-finally two
spears received these mementoes.
They had a long talk outside the
tents. pointed to the store and hest
tated while | shuddered within 20
yards of them, my finger on the tris-
ger of my gun. Then with a hasty
glance back at the tents they made
off. Apparently they were satisfied
that we had gone. Not for them the
honor of escorting US To the man
yatta collection of huts): A shoe.
stocking a hat and a fiywhisk were
all they had to show for their nights
raid.
At O'Clock woke A. II was still
pitchy dark in the store.
Now you go To sleep, Margaret
he said.
Get the horses and gombes in AT
once" was my reply: 1T is o'clock.
why did you not wake me earlier"
said A.
/ told him the Nasal had been In
our tents; hurrying out. the missing
articles proved my words.
by o'clock we were on our way
home again. What should we
find when we got there? Bitter rage
swelled up in my heart against these
Nasal, for whom l had done so much
without any thought of recompense.
Well. this was how they repaid me
for all the many kindnesses I had
shown them. They were a tha nkless.
unCrateful crowd
Presently. winding round corner.
came long procession of combes,
hundreds of sombes. probably eight
or nine hundred. followed by sheep.
OF these latter there must have been
over a thousand. Old men and boys
brought up the rear Of the gomhes.
They were quite close.
| called out "targwenya" their
salutation on meeting. There was no
reply. Again [ called "Targwenya." "
and all | received in response were
scowls from one and all. The old
men even went as far as splitting on
the ground-a favorite way of empha-
sizing a curse. With the last of the
sheep came women and young chill
dren. They smiled derisively as we
passed, some Of them also spat.
Things look ugly" I remarked to
\. His answer was command to
the boys to accelerate the pace of
the bullocks.
AT last the dreary journey was at
an end. About o'clock we sighted
home. When we had crossed the river
news was taken TO the house and in
a few minutes Maniburs was beside
us. with many of the boys" A. made
room for Manibura. who scrambled
into the blackboard.
We'll. what news. Manibura A.
demanded.
1t was the same old tale Don't
stay here. Mem-sahib: you and Bwana
go away quickly" Yes, the animals
were all well
We passed another wretched night
taking stock. left last instructions
with the boys" scrambled together
a few of our belongings, and. mounted
on our horses. set of.
A. had said prior to our start,
Which will be the best point to make
for?"
I. still full of regret for the beauti-
full place we had so lately left. at
once said. Let us go back TO Sotik. "
II am afraid that is impossible, A.
replied. You know all approaches to
Sotik are now watched. ] think 1t
will he best to go straight in to Cara
Narok.''
So there we were on our way.
Should we ever reach 1t?
n
I Il
IL fast we were of again. one boy
being sent on ahead TO give warning
Of danger by suddenly throwing up
his arms should he catch sight of
Nasal in the distance.
AT last we reached Cara Narok.
Maj. D. came out to meet us. He and
a number of X. A RS (kings Afri-
can Rifies) were just off to put down
the rising. Would we go into the
bona" (meaning the inclosure, In
which lived the district commissioner
the A. D. c. and the officials?
Ii was a big compound. encircled by
three strands of barbed wire. large
tent was placed at our disposal. We
should probably have to remain there
some days. There were four white
men including A. and about twenty
five "askaris': the rest had gone with
Mai. d.
The first night was one Of anxiety
and torment unspeakable. With us
| was boy whose mother was Masai
woman.
Every morning this boy" would 60
outside the bona to get news. The
second morning he came back with
the report that the Nasal were going
to attack the bona that night.
Yes" said A. The Morani or the
Lioni?"
'In6 LlOnl, was tne reply.
How many?" asked A.
About eight hundred" said the
boy"
The Lioni are the very young men
who fight only with bows and arrows
which are very nearly always poi
soned The Morani. as we knew. were
away somewhere eating meat and
drinking blood until they worked
themselves into a frenzy of excite
ment and then they would take some
-ha ndling So the Lioni had been de
puted to attack the bona.
All the natives and the Goa nese
residents in Cara Nsrok were told
that they had better come into the
| bona that night. and at o'clock we
were Joined by as motley crowd as
ever | set eyes on-Goanese. the wom
! en-. at least, attired in much hnery
representing the shopkeepine element
Then came the natives. Men, womer
/ and children. they simply poured in
/ If ever a creche was needed, 1t was
/ there. for the wall OF the infants was
! positively nerve-racking, when ones
/ nerves were already strung almost to