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Mali-ya- bwana was left sufficiently armed by Winkleman's weapon and the sixteen cartridges captured on his person. By the water-hole Simba found the safari encamped. At sight of his khaki- clad figure several men ran to meet him. Their countenances were of a cast unfamiliar to Simba. He looked at them calmly. "Does some one speak Swahili?" he inquired. "N'dio!" they assented in chorus.
"You!" said he suddenly, pointing his forefinger at the man in irons. "You have disobeyed my orders. You are no longer an askari. You are a common porter, and from now on will carry a load. It is not my custom to use kiboko on askaris; but a common porter can eat kiboko, and Mali-ya- bwana, my headman of safari, will give you twenty-five lashes. Bassi!"
As the beast did not slow up in the first ten yards, but rather settled into its stride, Kingozi took rapid aim and fired. His intention was neither to kill nor to cripple his antagonist. If that had been the case, he would have used the heavy double rifle that Mali-ya- bwana held ready near his elbow. The bullet inflicted a slight flesh wound in the outer surface of the beast's left shoulder.
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