"Because you are a great thief," said the Houssa officer, "a provoker of war and a dealer in slaves."
"If any man says that, it is a lie," said the chief, "for no Government man has witnessed such abominations."
Imgani stepped forward.
"Chief," he said, "I have seen it."
"You are a great liar," fumed the portly capita, trembling with rage, "and Sandi, who is my friend, will not believe you."
"I am Sandi," said Imgani, and smiled crookedly.
CHAPTER XIII.
THE SEER.
There are many things that happen in the very heart of Africa that no man can explain; that is why those who know Africa best hesitate to write stories about it.
Because a story about Africa must be a mystery story, and your reader of fiction requires that his mystery shall be, in the end, X-rayed so that the bones of it are visible.