"A shout from him, if he is suspicious, might bring them back," I mused; so, under the circumstances, I decided to keep up the appearance of having got in for the sake of a rest, and sat back upon one of the sacks.
However, I was not permitted to stay long inside, for as soon as the mounted Boers were out of hearing Joeboy came to the front of the wagon and called to me in his deep tones--speaking in Boer Dutch--to come out.
I stepped out past the driver, yawning as if tired, and leaped down, to walk on with the black.
"Hadn't you better turn the heads of the leading bullocks now towards the laager, Joeboy ?" I said.
"Um?
Did," he replied, "soon as Doppie captain went away.

Going straight home now." "Ah!" I ejaculated.

"Capital! But we shall be stopped again and sent back." "Um?
Joeboy don't think so.

Doppie over there, and Doppie over there," he said, pointing in opposite directions with his assagai.
"You think we shall not meet another party, then ?" "Um?
Can't hear any," he replied.
"But about the drivers and forelopers?
When they find where we're going they'll want to go back to the lines." "Um?
No," said Joeboy decidedly.

"Black Kaffir chap.