CHAPTER XXIX

Decide to break up our camp and return--Arrival at Rogala's home--I make myself a pair of skin trousers--Departure for Rotembo's village--Our grand reception and succeeding festivities--Rotembo's promise--Farewell 189

List of Illustrations

"I saw peeping through the leaves a black fierce face looking at us" _Frontispiece_

The meeting with Rotembo _Facing page_ 4

Rogala and Andekko " " 12

Ndova's mother tries to carry him away into the forest " " 18

"We raised our guns and aimed at the two biggest white-nosed ones and fired" " " 26

"She looked at me in fear and trembling, and she and the children ran to hide" " " 32

"The leopard was slowly crawling near" " " 38

"We fired and brought him down" " " 44

"Boiling water and hot ashes were thrown upon the ants and we put brands across their path" " " 52

"Suddenly the bull made for the river" " " 58

"Gun in hand, I watched for him to swim to the surface of the water" " " 70

"He put his nose close to her face and moaned pitifully" " " 88

"Soon I saw their heads peeping over the palisades" " " 94

Rogala and his idol " " 98

"The two nshiego-nkengos had their backs turned towards us, and were eating pineapples" " " 114

"When the raft was ready Rogala, Ndova, and Andekko crossed to the island" " " 122

"When I was ready to take observations, I seated myself cross-legged before the artificial horizon" " " 128

"Rogala came out of the den holding two little live leopards by the neck" " " 136

"Clearly this village belonged to a warlike tribe, whose people were always fighting" " " 146

"When I saw him, I came towards him, and in an instant we were in each other's arms" " " 152

"Suddenly Rogala uttered a terrific war-cry and ran towards the man" " " 168

"He ate with us, and consequently had the same food" " " 174

"Andekko had pinned the mandrill down and they were fighting savagely" " " 180

"At the end of the day I had made a pair of skin trousers" " " 190

IN AFRICAN FOREST AND JUNGLE