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Updated: May 19, 2025
"We do not wish to quarrel with you, King Susko; but you will find it best for you if you will grant us an interview," went on Randolph Rover. "The white man must go away from this mountain. I will not talk with him," replied the African angrily. "Do you know why we are here?" "To rob the Bumwos of their gold."
He felt that by getting closer to King Susko, he was also getting closer to the mystery which surrounded his father's disappearance. "Dar him am!" whispered Cujo, presently. "See, da is gwine up into a big hole in de side ob de mountain?" "Can you make out if it is Susko or not?" "Not fo' certain, Massah Dick. But him belong to de Burnwo tribe, an' de udder man too."
"DEAR BROTHER RANDOLPH: "If, by the goodness of God, this reaches you, I trust that you will set out without delay to my, assistance. "I write under great difficulties, as a prisoner, of the Bumwo tribe of natives, ruled by King Susko.
"That's a bad enough title for anybody," said Sam with a shudder. "I suppose his job is to poison their enemies if they can't overcome them in regular battle." "Um tell de thruf," put in Cujo. "Once de Mimi tribe fight King Susko, and whip him. Den Susko send Poison Eye to de Mimi camp. Next day all drink-water get bad, an' men, women, an' children die off like um flies."
During these days they shot several wild animals including a beautiful antelope, while Sam caught a monkey. But the monkey bit the boy in the shoulder, and Sam was glad enough to get rid of the mischievous creature. On the afternoon of the second day Cujo, who was slightly in advance of the others, called a halt. "Two men ahead ob us, up um mountain," he said. "Cujo Vink one of dern King Susko."
Go before it is too late!" "Who is that who speaks?" demanded Randolph Rover. "I am King Susko, chief of the Bumwos." "Will you come and have a talk with us?" "No want to talk. Want the white man to leave," answered the African chief, talking in fairly good English.
One of the parties was led by King Susko himself, and the chief had covered less than half the distance to where the Americans stood when a bullet from Tom Rover's pistol reached him, wounding him in the thigh and causing him to pitch headlong on the grass. The fall of the leader made the Africans set up a howl of dismay, and instead of keeping up the fight they gathered around their leader.
And that skin did go to Tom, and lies on his parlor floor at home today. "Several of the students from Yale had been out on a long tour the afternoon before, in the direction, of the mountain, and they had reported meeting several natives who had seen King Susko. He was reported to have but half a dozen of his tribe with him, including a fellow known as Poison Eye.
At all of the places which were visited Cujo inquired about King Susko and his people, and at last learned that the African had passed to the southeast along the Kassai River, driving before him several hundred head of cattle which he had picked up here and there. "Him steal dat cattle," explained Cujo, "but him don't say dat stealin', him say um um " "A tax on the people?" suggested Dick.
Then, as the Americans continued to fire, they picked King Susko up and ran off with him. A few spears were hurled at our friends, but the whole battle, to use Sam's way of summing up afterward, was a regular "two-for-a-cent affair." Soon the Bumwos were out of sight down the mountain side.
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