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Updated: June 3, 2025
"All night I sat by my fire cooking potio and meat," he protested. "This the askaris will tell you. And my spear lay in the tent with the askaris," he went on at great length, repeating these two points, babbling, protesting, pleading. Kingozi listened to him in dead silence until he had quite run down. "Listen," said he impressively, "all these words are lies.
The close of the fourteenth day found them camped near water in a donga. The dim blue of mountains had raised itself above the horizon ahead. This rejoiced the men. They were running low of potio, and they knew that from the sultani's subjects in these mountains a further supply could be had. As a consequence, an unwonted kalele was smiting the air.
He does not need askaris to guard him in this country. And where can he get potio for so many?" "Hullo!" cried Kingozi, surprised. "This is not porter's talk; this is headman's talk!" "In my own country I am headman of many people," replied Mali-ya-bwana with a flash of pride. "Yet you carry my tent load." But Mali-ya-bwana made no reply, fixing his fierce eyes on the distant crawling safari.
At intervals also they passed more men, gaunt, incredibly cadaverous, considering that only the day before they had been strong and well. They sat or lay inert, watching the safari pass, their eyes apathetic. Kingozi paid no attention to them, nor to the loads of potio, nor to the garments and accoutrements; but he caused Simba to gather the water bottles.
Kingozi went ahead with his preparations, laying in potio, examining kits, preparing in every way his compact little caravan for the long journey before it. Then something happened. He changed his mind and decided to combine safaris with the Leopard Woman. For several nights the plain below the plateau had been a sea of moonlight, white, ethereal, fragile as spun glass.
But, after all, it is a little galling to the average man to think that of him. Your Englishman doesn't mind that; he enjoys being taken care of: but the sportsman of American training likes to stand on his own feet as far as he is able and conditions permit. Besides, it is expensive. Besides that, it is a confounded nuisance, especially when potio gives out and more must be sought, near or far.
Next night I missed him from the clinic, and sent Abba Ali in search. C. returned the next day from V.'s boma, bringing more potio and some trade goods. We sent a good present back to Naiokotuku, and prepared for an early start into the new country. We marched out of the lower end of our elliptical valley towards the miniature landscape we had seen through the opening.
Never before have men like us taken a white man thus easily." "That is true." "Then since this magic bone can subdue for us a great lord of a m'zungu, surely it will also subdue for us a safari of black men like ourselves, a safari that the m'zungu has held in his hand." "That is true." "And that safari must have much potio" "That also is true."
The immediate result was five loads of potio brought by safari men to "somewhere in Africa," and thence transported by Simba's men to Simba's camp. As game was thereabout abundant and undisturbed everybody was happy. Thus passed a week, which brought time forward to the moment when Simba, following his instructions, was to report to Kingozi at the village of M'tela.
The way across the plains is known; but for guides one must find representatives of a little scattered plains tribe. That can be done. Potio for two weeks can be had and so on. Kingozi was particularly interested in these Kabilaganis: and pressed for as much information as he could.
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