at his feet and fear of the
demons clutching him around the waist. Save the anthem of the forest no
further sound of the ghosts was audible.

Cautiously rose Bakahenzie, wriggled out of his nest and with as much
dignity as maybe, strode back to the fire. From the village came a slight
whimpering. With satisfaction Bakahenzie noted that no one else was in
sight. For another space he sat with unquiet eyes and ears upon the
forest. Then gathering courage as nothing happened, he pondered upon what
attitude he should assume.

Yabolo stalked from round a hut and squatting calmly beside Bakahenzie,
nonchalantly proceeded to tap out snuff and offered some to Bakahenzie,
who grunted acceptance and sniffed with even greater indifference.
Motionless they continued to sit and silently. Bakahenzie wondered whether
Yabolo knew that he, too, had fled, and Yabolo, who did know, waited for
the first move on Bakahenzie's part to retort.

Yabolo, indeed, who had been as panic-stricken as Bakahenzie, was more
suspicious in view of the accounts he had heard of the magic of
Eyes-in-the-hands. Who knew but this vision might not be another
manifestation of Eyes-in-the-hands? And more slowly a similar idea began
to occur to Bakahenzie, save that he had in mind the incident of
Moonspirit's magic in the face of his bravest warriors. The calmer he
became the more was he inclined to accept this explanation of the
apparitions; such was infinitely more comforting to him than the
conception that they had been in truth spirits from ghostland. As the
doubt grew the wisdom of propitiating this powerful Moonspirit became
apparent; yet was present the dread of loosing what remained of his
autocratic power. The problem now was to enlist the white and discover
some means of controlling him and his magic.

But to both men the vital question was, what had become of Zalu Zako?
There were two alternatives: if the visions had been genuine ghosts, then
undoubtedly Zalu Zako was dead; but if they had been produced through the
magic of a white man, then, Bakahenzie argued, Zalu Zako and Marufa must
be in league with Moonspirit, and Yabolo opined that Zalu Zako had been
captured by Eyes-in-the-hands. To the latter the effect was to strengthen
the determination to go over to Eyes-in-the-hands. If the first
possibility was correct the greater need had he of strong magic if real
ghosts were taking to walking abroad visibly, and the other case merely
proved beyond qu