being a Kafir, the Fingoes would most likely beat him
to death. No, he lives quietly and to himself. He has been in Botha's
service since just after he was circumcised, three years ago. He gets
a cow every year as wages, and each cow as he receives it is given to
old Dalisile, who lives on another part of Botha's farm, and whose
daughter Maliwe is paying lobola for. They say he means to earn two
more cows and then to marry the girl. But I fear he is hopeless."

Kalaza again pondered, his beady eyes twinkling incessantly.

"Do you ever employ detectives now?" he asked.

"Oh, yes," said Jim lightly, "we do so now and then. But he that is
hired must prove that duty has been done before he gets paid."

"How so?"

"By making some one guilty, and causing him to be sentenced by the
magistrate. When he has done this, the detective gets fifteen
shillings. Well, I must go to the camp. Have a drink?"

'Ntsoba came lazily in at Jim's call, and handed him a tot. This Jim
took into his mouth. He rolled it round his gums, he wagged his tongue
in it. He let it flow far back into his throat, and then brought it
forward again. Kalaza came and stood before him, and opened his mouth
wide. Into this, Jim deliberately, and with an aim so sure that not a
drop was lost, squirted about half the tot. Kalaza thereupon wagged
his tongue, rolled the liquor round ins gums, and then swallowed it
slowly.

At the door of the canteen they parted.

"Good-bye, son of my father," said Kalaza.

"Yes, my friend," replied Jim, and walked away slowly towards the
police camp.

Kalaza shouldered his stick and went off quickly in the direction of
the native location.

II.

Maliwe drove home his flock at sunset, and penned them safely in the
kraal, which was constructed of heavy thorn bushes. The old kapater
goat, which acted as bellwether of the flock, strode proudly into the
enclosure, well ahead of the others, and took his station on a rock
which rose up in the middle. On this he lay down, chewing his cud and
surveying the sheep which lay thickly around him. Maliwe then closed
the gate, tied it securely with a reim, and pulled several large bushes
against it. He then walked on to his little hut, situated only a few
yards distant. He had carried in from the veldt a small number of dry
sticks, and he now placed a few of the smallest of these in a little
heap on the raised stone which served as fireplace. He then drew out
his tinder-box fro