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Updated: September 19, 2025
"The water there is taboo," said Muata, without showing any surprise. "No one would go there but that one who may go. If the boat is gone it will be returned at the appointed time. See, my friend, I give you my seat under the council tree; have you also trust in Muata, the lone hunter." "Do you go alone?"
"Behold the road," said the chief, showing his white teeth in a rare smile, as he caught in his hand a trailing vine that swung clear from the neighbouring growth, and reached up forty feet or so to a thick branch. "Are we to swarm up that?" Muata nodded. "And what will you do with the jackal?" The chief turned a look of disgust at his bloated ally.
His back was toward me, and I fled." "And did you meet the white-eyed mother again?" "The wisest among the people I have met," said Muata, gravely, "was a woman; and among the creatures of the forest, the wisest was a she-dog. It is in my mind that the leader of the pack was umtaguati. Ow aye, she was a wizard; and it is not well to make war against such."
Muata reached the ground, but not in a state of collapse, for the next instant the two watchers saw him crawl to the shadow of a hut, where he remained as if stretching his limbs. "Come," said Mr. Hume, in a fierce whisper, recovering from his surprise; and the two went swiftly to the river. Compton had already cast off and was holding by the boat-hook. "Bring her in."
Now, if there were hills around, and a nice clean sand-beach, I should like to spend months here." "Too many mosquitoes!" "Besides," said Mr. Hume, striking in, "there are hills." "Where? Over there? Why, that's a cloud!" "Perhaps so; but the cloud rests on a hill-top. Isn't that so, Muata?" "Those be the gates to the Place of Rest." "By Jimminy! How far?" This was something to be excited about.
Do you seek to slay when your beast howls?" "My father does not know, then." "I want to know, for it seems to me you were all mad together." "Ohe! it is the madness that slays. Ask of those mudfish there for news of the man who stood behind them to slay Muata, who had the gun aimed to shoot when Muata leapt into the water. Ask them, and they will lie." "What manner of man was this?"
The Arab thief has truly stopped the river, and the waters rise in the valley rise among the gardens; and when Muata returns he will see water where there was grass." "Ay, Muata will ask how this thing happened. And they will answer, because a woman interfered with his plans.
Then a branch snapped with a startling report, there was a violent shaking of leaves, a short bark-like roar, and then a noise of shaking gradually decreasing. Muata had fallen back to the river's brink at the roar, but now he turned his attention once more to the clearing. "What was that?" "Man-monkey," he said quietly. "Gorilla!
"So Muata was chief, and year by year he led the men of the place against the yellow robbers, till the name of Muata was feared. "The would Muata take to himself wives, and would drink beer, and grow fat; but his mother counseled with him, saying he was a boy saying he was only at the beginning of the path.
With a couple of powerful strokes the swimmer had his hand on the Okapi. "O great one," he cried, "Muata is come to work and to watch to be your shield and your spear." Mr. Hume reached out a strong hand and pulled the chief on board. Muata gave a low cry, and with a frightened whimper the jackal shot out from the bank and lighted on the deck. Then the Okapi slid out silently into the river.
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