6 AFRICAN ADVENTURE STORIES 



tain their arms. He laid this exception to the 

 fact that these people were ignorant of the white 

 man's ways, and deemed it prudent to be always 

 prepared until they knew more of him. 



One afternoon the traveller came to a chief's 

 village and, after paying his respects to the 

 potentate, made camp near by, enclosing it in 

 an elephant-grass stockade. 



When everything was settled the chief sent 

 his visitor vegetables and native beer, and the 

 guest reciprocated with calico, beads, and salt. 

 Then he asked the chief to ferry his outfit across 

 a near-by stream in the morning, as the caravan 

 wished to proceed on its way without delay. 

 The old fellow seemed willing, but said as his 

 canoe was not then at the village he could not 

 acquiesce until he had sent for it, which would 

 take a day at least. In the meantime he wished 

 the hunter to shoot some game for his people, 

 promising to furnish a guide and helpers to bring 

 in the dead animals. 



The following day several head of game were 

 killed and most of the meat was turned over to 

 the villagers, S. saving enough for himself and 

 his men. 



As on the previous day, the natives gathered 



