F.ITA MOKC.IX.I : A STRANGE EFFECT AS OF A T.ONG TINE OF lil.UISl! WATEK-Sl'OUTS 



ON THE HORIZON 



IV 



Masai-Nyika 



WITH what an ever chanoinL; Ijcaiity did the Masai- 

 Nyika break upon our view ! J lie mountain 

 ranges as \iewed from the \elt seemed ahiiost near 

 enough to be touchetb in spite of their distance and 

 vastness. The clear, dustless atmosi)here deceived our 

 eyesight. 



In tlie old days this never-ending \'elt, with its 

 inhabitants, seemed to the newcomer to Ix? an ins()lul)le 

 conundrum. But to-day. alter millions and millions of 

 footsteps have been imprinted on \elt antl on mountain, in 

 swamp and m forest, the wanderer has mastered its speech, 

 thus Imding new .md rich plcasui'es in iIk; illimitabU; solitude. 

 The; velt does not indeed betraN' its secrets wholesale. 

 Those who wouUl uni'axcl them must be prepared to search 

 and studw The\' will succeed onl\' b\- the sweat ot their 

 brow ; and the\' must, abo\"e all. be (earless ol consc(|U(MUX'S. 

 Thirst, hunger, and th'- dread ot malai'ia ha\e to be taceci 

 in the long run, whether willmglx' or not. 



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