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Updated: May 6, 2025
Presently there came the sound of footsteps along the path from the village. Instantly the askaris and the whites were on the alert. More than a single man was approaching. Jenssen stepped forward and challenged the newcomers in a low whisper. "Who comes?" he queried. "Mbeeda," came the reply. Mbeeda was the name of the traitorous head man.
Jenssen was satisfied, though he wondered why Mbeeda had brought others with him. Presently he understood. The thing they fetched lay upon a litter borne by two men. Jenssen cursed beneath his breath. Could the fool be bringing them a corpse? They had paid for a living prize! The bearers came to a halt before the white men. "This has your gold purchased," said one of the two.
At sight of what lay beneath both men stepped back involuntary oaths upon their lips for there before them lay the dead body of Mbeeda, the faithless head man. Five minutes later the safari of Jenssen and Malbihn was forcing its way rapidly toward the west, nervous askaris guarding the rear from the attack they momentarily expected.
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