THE KING'S BUSINESS
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two or three sick missionaries—so you see he doesn’t lack practice. The two boys help him a great deal and both are anxious to learn more. They both can read and are also evangelists and go out to read and preach to the people. The war has changed prices out here. They are just about double the prices be fore, but we are being well provided for and I wish you might see our two rooms
place when they heard a baby was coming. Our bedroom is large and airy; we have a door opening on the long veranda running the length of the house. LIKE CALIFORNIA The African Inland Mission station at Kijabe is about three miles from the rail road station, Called Kijabe, and is up hill from the railroad. The way up reminds me of a California mountain trail. It is so beau-
since we have our pictures and books up, the hammock is swung from the ceiling in the sitting room and the pretty rug on the floor, a big writing table, a good supply of comfortable chairs, beautiful roses and won derful wild flowers, a little organ and a jolly fire-place. Billy has a dear little cradle, a big buggy, a high chair (he sits up to the table at meal time), all found about the
tiful. The road is wide enough for an ox team and a big wagon. The first building reached is the big school building—Kiambogo or Rift Valley Academy. It is built for a large boarding schopl and at times there have been a whole house full of young people living here and going to school. When the war broke out they thought it best to discontinue the board-
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