If you follow this Kaffir path," and he pointed to a track near by, "it will take you quite close." "Where does the path run to ?" I asked.

"There are no kraals about, are there ?" "Oh! to the Temple, as my daughter calls our house.

My partner and I are labour agents, we recruit natives for the Kimberley Mines," he said in explanation, adding, "Where do you propose to shoot ?" I told him.
"Isn't that rather a risky district ?" he said.

"I think that Sekukuni will soon be giving more trouble, although there is a truce between him and the English.

Still he might send a regiment to raid that way." I wondered how our friend knew so much of Sekukuni's possible intentions, but only answered that I was accustomed to deal with natives and did not fear them.
"Ah!" he said, "well, you know your own business best.