CHAPTER XX.
ABDULLAH THE COOK AND SOME INTERESTING GASTRONOMICAL EXPERIENCES.
THIRTEEN TRIBES REPRESENTED IN THE SAFARI.

ABDI'S STORY OF HIS UNCLE AND THE LIONS Our cook was a dark-complexioned man between whom and the ace of spades there was considerable rivalry.

He was of that deadly night shade.

He was the darkest spot on the Dark Continent.

After dark he blended in with the night so that you couldn't tell which was cook and which was night.
His name was Abdullah, his nature was mild and gentle, and his skill in his own particular sphere of action was worthy of honorable mention by all refined eaters.