Ali could only catch a word or two, but he felt sure that he was the object of their wrath, and that they were bound for the camp to have it out with Sahib Anderson. Would he give up Baby Elephant? At the thought the Malay boy's heart went sick. If he lost the small elephant, he would not care to live any longer, now that he had lost the Sahib.
Fifteen minutes later a heated interview took place between the white man and the infuriated Malay.
Bahi came straight to the point, as was his custom.
"You bad man. Sahib Anderson," he said. "You get Ali to run away, and take small elephant back to your camp with him."
"You are mistaken, Bahi," said the Sahib, for he knew what children these
