Page 167 - Adventures in Africa

Harry and I looked in the same direction. There
was no doubt about the matter,

££ Who can they be :n exclaimed Harry.
u Perhaps they are natives/' I answered. u li so,
we must be careful how we approach them.”

i think it is more likely that they are our friends
coming to search for us/' said Harry. “ They will be

surprised at our not appearing yesterday, and may have
pushed forward a party who* if on horseback, would
soon be up with us/J

I at length agreed that such was probably the case,
and we accordingly settled at once to go towards the
fire. We should probably, even at a distance, be able

to discover whether or not it was made by our friends.
Jan was of our opinion,
Having hastily finished our meal, we made our way

in the direction w-e proposed. On getting near the
fire, Jan offered to go forward and to bring* word while

we lay hid, so that we might retreat if necessary before
we were discovered.
When I was in the forests of Africa, I always

remembered that while 1 was stalking an animal, a
lion or leopard might be stalking me ; and we there­

fore, while we waited for the return of Jan, kept our
eyes about us, and our ears open to detect the slightest
sound.

W e had longer to wait than we expected. A t length
we heard a rustling of leaves near us, and Jan's voice

exclaiming,—
“ Bey de Capt'n’s party, and Tokoj and two, three,
Makololoes; dey all got horses V-

This was good news. A s we went along he told