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A SAGA OF WEST AFRICA WHERE A HANDFUL OF WHITE MEN STAND GUARDIANS OF THE KING'S PEACE-FROM THE EDGAR WALLACE STORY
CHAPTER I
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chieftain, and carried spears; but "You follow Highammed, eh?" there was somehow a sophisticated, "Nay, Lord Sandi. I am a Chris- The West African sun, blinding not entirely submissive twinkle in tian, knowing many fine things of and merciless, beat down with sledge his eye as he saluted the Commis-Markle and Lukio and Johnnie, and hammer violence upon the little nioner.
moreover of that other Johnnie who see you. Lord Sandi!" he lost his head over a dancing-girl-" clump of buildings that were Dis-
"That'll do, that'll do!" sald San- trict Headquarters for the territory
“Bosumbo. If Sanders looked him up and down. ders, hiding a smile. of the Rivers. It shone on the glar-
I set you for Blx moons as chief over ing expanse of parade ground, on Use "Who ate you, man?" he asked. 14
"Lord," was
the reply. "I am the Ochorl will you serve my king crocodiles lazily summing themselves
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on the river mudbanks, and on the M'Laba, son of Z'burn of the Ochori, grinned cavernously and ordered hers being drilled before the river in my fine boat.
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"You
"Ay. Lord Sandi!" he said. You can write?" "AY. lord!"
This Sanders rose. "Then
thing Go back to you shall do, Busumbo.
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a Sunders continued to inspect him Across the sludy verandah, in
"M'Labal son severely bare office cooled by electric without enthusiasm. fans, a small sallow man sat at a of Zibuko of the Ochori," he repented. desk smoking a cigarette. His name "Now I think that in a lie, man! Is the Ochori and write me a message
803"
return. when the old king's was Sanders, and he was Commis-It sioner here in
For n Uny moment there was a Send it to me by the Government the Rivers--which that for a couple of millions silence, and then the negro's, eye pigeons that are in your villages." meant of blacks he was the law. Before dropped. He grinned, fumbling with He took from Sergeant Abiboo the htm were papers in neat piles and his dockets, but Mr. Commissioner San-alle. "Lord." he said, "It is medal and chain of chieftainship and
it about Bosumbo's neck. slung ders was not dealing with the
papers.
"Go now, chief!" he said. Sanders crossed to a steel fle be- Hp
was patiently walling, an art the hind him, rummaged an instant, and palaver
finished!" Rivers taught to great perfection; and then came back with a folder. 11 So Bosambo, Monrovia buy and meanwhile he was watching with contained a police photograph, obvl-escaped convict, went back to hls quiet amusement the ndgetings of a ously of the man before him, but in villages, the accredited ally of Mr. young officer of King's Houssas by the singlet and pants of the Coast Commissioner Sonders. And a week the window.
Beneath it was an Inscription, and later Sanders was trowning over a "You-you don't think anything Sanders read it slowly aloud.
wire from Administration Headquar- roulet have
forters of the Coast. "Liberion negro, committed Jappened, sir?" the sub- aftern asked anally. "He's very late habitual peity larceny. Escaped "Urgent!" it rend. French terri- -Should I take a company and go from St. Thome prison. Age, abuurtory raided for staves by Motalaba. 30. Height, 6 11.4 ing." He looked Now headed toward Ochori. Take laughed quietly. "My up at the man. "Bosambo of Mon- necessary action." dear Bones, no!" he said. "Don'! so excited; and for heaven's sake made yourself chief of the Ochori. forget about that Victoria Crass of and none is chict here in the yours. This country's not that kind without my word for him."
:1
d
rovia," he said, "Ove moons ago you
minule. That sounds ke him Impeted.
brow.
זיי
CERNE,
He threw it at Hamilton. "Half a
company, I think-and two machine
guns.
He drew a piece of thin paper of place, anyhow. He'll be here in "Ay, lord," Ensamba was entirely toward him as the Haussa officer Indeed, he threw a chest went out, and wrote in crabbed const now," he added, as the sentry out and
"These things I know, Arable.
"Abibon!" ha
10 called. This to attention with and moreover, I knew that your lord- site came up to rattle of accoutrements.
"Hello, ship knew, because of your spies, Bosambo of the Ochori, by pigeon-- Hamilton! We've been waiting for) who are everywhere. But
and quickly. Bones"-he turned to Samters put up a you. Everything alf right?*
hand. "And you Lieutenant Tibbetta of the Houssus-- The newcomer, a tall, sunburnt thought, Bosimbo, that I should love on your way down tell Yoka to have
I'm man in captain's kit, saluted and you so much that I would confirm steam In the Zatre to-night.
with coming
think you. I mopped his bro
Up you as chief of the Ochorl." Quite all right, sir." he said. Bosambo showed signs of berin- Motalabu will stand a little tooking found a couple of empty gin bottlesning an oration. "Lord," he sait, into just now, somehow!" in Kulubu's village, sure enough. Bekala-kala long ago,
before
(To Be Continued) was greatly impressed as usual... the Ocheri were a great trouble to sald you were his father and mother, your lordship, being weak and at CONSIGNEES' NOTICE. and had eyes all over you and ears the mercy of all the peoples of the like an elephant. But he wouldn't River. Now I have taught these tell ine where he got his liquor." proples a lesson, lord, and the Ochori
The Commissioner shrugged. "He to obey your law.
Wherefore” doesn't need to," he said. "Our Again Sanders Interrupted alm. friends Parini and Smith smuggling "It is in my mind, Bosambo," he said again. Never mind, we'll get them with sarcasm, "that in a moon I visit red-handed some day and then we'll the Ochori in the matter of taxes. to Anything else?"
Now you thought. it well to come "Yes, there was, sir. I picked up me first, to see if I were angry with river here. He was in an Ochori
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"Lord," said Bosambo, "there came warriors from the old king's country,
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