was a mission station once more, but a different sort
of interest appeared to be paramount in this busy station, other
than plain Evangelism. This was a Lutheran Mission, used now
in time of war as a collecting centre for the rice of the
countryside. The foreboding of Isaka's teacher had come but too
true. When Isaka had been telling him (on the day after the great
day) his dream of the White Horse and his Rider, he had read to
him the story of other horses and other riders out of Saint
John's Vision. And his face had grown troubled as he added, 'We
have proved what the riding of the black horse means here in this
mission of ours. Do you remember years ago how the rains were
short here, and how the people went hungry afterwards? And now
there are clouds in the sky clouds not of rain. Will the Red
Horse be ridden, as some prophesy? I seem to see him with the bit
in his teeth spurred by his rider our way. Pray, Isaka, I beseech
you, that the Red Horse and his rider be turned in their road.'
And he told Isaka something of what he meant, also something of
what that riding might mean to them all. And he would have Isaka
pray, and his schoolmates pray also. And they prayed, but for all
that this mad rider came galloping, the rider of whom Saint John
wrote, 'And there went out another horse that was red; and power
was given to him that sat thereon to take peace from the earth,
and that they should kill one another: . . .'

It was nearly a year now since that morning Isaka remembered so
well, when the White Horse was ridden his way. Once again when
awaked.

Isaka, Kadona, was not sure if he was dreaming, but this time the
main reason for doubt was that things seemed too bad rather than
too good to be true, things that had come or were coming, upon
the earth. Nearly a year ago now the news of the riding of the
Red Horse had come. Europe was in a horrible temper, and Africans
must do as usually, not what they wanted to do, but what Europe
bade. Isaka's English teacher must leave his school or his
liberty, he must either run away or stay fast in the Government's
hands a Government that was fighting England. He chose to remain,
hoping to help Isaka and others, but he had very little power on
earth left to him. For a little while he was allowed to stay in
his old home, and the school began to be broken up only little by
little. Then the pace quickened; some were drafted off as
porters, some as soldiers, some were allowed to stay