It is my opinion that we might have done a great deal worse in selecting a guide.

Let's go back to the house, make camp nearby, and wait until the sturdy warrior is ready for us.

She will be out again to talk to us soon enough, if I am a judge of human nature." The Overlanders acted upon the suggestion and pitched their little tents among the trees across the trail from Joe Shafto's home.

While they were thus engaged Joe came over and watched the operations, but without uttering a word until the camp was made and a little cook fire started for a cup of afternoon tea.
"What's that for ?" she demanded, pointing to the fire.
"Afternoon tea now, and to cook our supper on later," answered Grace.
"Yer all goin' to eat supper with me." The girls protested, but Joe, when once she had made an assertion, would brook no opposition.
"Six o'clock; no earlier, no later.

To-morrow mornin' we start at four o'clock.