m another volley," cried Charley; and having again reloaded, we
fired into the retreating masses. It had the desired effect of
expediting their flight. Away they went howling and shrieking, and we,
our own blacks joining us, uttered a loud shout of triumph.

"They'll not come back again," said Charley, who had been watching them
from the top of the rock. "I don't believe Sanga Tanga or his precious
son are with them, and although he may despatch them again when they get
back to the village, it will be a hard matter for them to overtake us.
We must have some breakfast and a couple of hours' rest, and then make
our way onwards, until we can find another secure place for a camp."

We had brought some provisions I should have said, and not far off was a
stream of water issuing from the hill. Having despatched our meal,
three of us lay down, with all the blacks except Aboh, who undertook to
keep watch with me for a portion of the time. I was then to call up
Harry, who was to be succeeded by Charley. We agreed that Tom, who was
suffering from his wound, should be allowed the full period to rest.
Shimbo was to succeed his brother, for we did not wish to trust any of
the other blacks. The moment my watch was over, and Harry had taken my
place, I was fast asleep. No one came near us, and at the time agreed
on we recommenced our march. Our chief anxiety now was about Tom's
wound. The poison, if poison there had been, we hoped had been scraped
off by the arrow going through his clothes, while the blood which flowed
from the wound yet further prevented any dangerous effects. We had gone
on for some hours, when having got beyond king Sanga Tanga's country, we
came in sight of a village. We could not tell whether the inhabitants
might prove friendly. Not to run any risk, we turned off to the right
through a thick part of the forest, until we reached a small open space.
Here we determined to wait until dark before passing the village. The
provisions we had brought with us were nearly exhausted, but we had
sufficient for another meal, and we hoped to be able to provide for the
next day by our guns, when we should be at such a distance from human
habitations that we might kill some game without the fear of the report
of our firearms being heard.

The rest was very acceptable. It enabled Tom, especially, to regain
some of the strength he had lost. As soon as we calculated that the
people in the village would be asleep, w