ny hall where kind Christian men and women
would hear them and commiserate their sufferings; whose indescribable
agonies have never been touched upon by a kindly pen! But go thou on to
slavery, as the thousands who have gone before thee, until English
readers shall meet with thee again!

CHAPTER FIFTEEN.

THE ALARM OF KALULU'S FRIENDS--THE SEARCH FOR KALULU--O KALULU,
KALULU!--SHALL WE NEVER MORE SEE KALULU?--ONLY TREES, TREES, TREES--
KALULU IS LOST!--THE MARCH TO UNYANYEMBE--WHY COME YE IN THIS GUISE,
CHILDREN?--AMONG FRIENDS AT LAST!--SELIM AND ABDULLAH IN ARAB COSTUME--
THE LION LORD'S CITY--HOME AGAIN!--SELIM EMBRACES HIS MOTHER--KALULU
DISCOVERED!--THE SLAVE-MARKET. HOW MUCH FOR KALULU?--KALULU RESTORED TO
HIS FRIENDS--KALULU INTRODUCED TO ABDULLAH'S MOTHER--MY KALULU!

Returning to the camp of our friends, we find the sun has set, and
darkness is settling fast over the earth. Simba stands at the gate of
the camp with an anxious face, for his young friend Kalulu has not yet
returned. Moto, Selim, and Abdullah are just within waiting, and
listening eagerly for the slightest sound of footsteps.

"What can be the matter with the boy? Dost thou think he could get
lost, Moto?" asked Simba.

"No; Kalulu could not lose himself if he tried. He has slain something,
and is coming with a heavy load of meat, so as not to make two journeys.
It takes the like of Kalulu to know how to kill game."

"I wish he had not gone away," said Selim, "because it would be a pity
if he came to harm when we are so close to friends."

"What harm can happen to him about here, except from a lion or a
leopard? But if he met either beast I would set Kalulu against him.
There are plenty of trees about here for him to climb up, and I should
like to see the monkey that would excel him in climbing," said Moto.

Still the night grew deeper and deeper, and the anxiety of the friends
increased.

"What road did he take; dost thou know, Moto?" asked Simba.

"I think he took the Unyanyembe road; but he may have gone after
something in the forest. If he saw any game he would not be likely to
remain in the road. He would go after it, of course," replied Moto.

"Well, I am going to look for him. Wilt thou come? The boys can keep a
good fire up to let us know where the camp is," said Simba.

"What a soft fellow thou art, Simba! Dost thou not know that in the
night we can do nothing to hunt him up, when he may be anywhere but in
the