8/24 "Courtney wouldn't hear of it." Pause. "Said good-by to him, and took a coastwise trading steamer back to Mombasa. Saw a lot of the Galla--fine tribe, the Galla." "Suppose you cut the travelogue stuff until later on!" suggested Will. Put in a number of days on heavy social labor--lingered at the club--drank too much of their infernal gin-and-black-pepper appetizer--but made you fellows right, I think." "We're not interested in the slumming. Go on and tell us what you did!" urged Fred. |