CHAPTER XV 



ROGALA LEAVES THE CAMP — NON-APPEARANCE OF 

 SHINSHOOKO AND ALAPAI — WHAT HAPPENED TO 

 ROGALA ON HIS JOURNEY — HE RETURNS AFTER 

 FOUR DAYS WITH A POWERFUL MONDAH WHICH 

 HE BURIES BEFORE THE CAMP 



THE next day after our talk Rogala, bending low 

 and taking one of my feet in both his hands, 

 said with great fervor : " Oguizi, I want to go home, 

 and if you let me go I will be back in four days. 

 Yes," he repeated, " I will be back in four days. 

 Shinshooko and Alapai will remain with you/' 



I said : " You can go, Rogala." I did not wish to 

 ask him why he wanted to go home, but I suspected 

 that he wanted to consult the big idol about the ill- 

 ness from which he had recovered, and to try to find 

 out who had bewitched him. 



Early the following morning he departed, and I 

 followed him for a short distance and bade him an 

 affectionate farewell. 



I had learned to love Rogala, for he was thought- 

 ful, affectionate, and brave. When with me I always 

 felt that he would never leave me in the lurch. 



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