386 LARGE GAME. chap. viii. 



leg was not broken it was at least evidently unable to put 

 it to the ground. On communicating the fact to A., who 

 was still employed in loosing the trap, we decided to fol- 

 low it up, and the task of tracking it having fallen to me, 

 as the more experienced, we at once proceeded. It had 

 gone steadily forward for nearly half a mile, until, on reach- 

 ing a detached piece of jungle, overlooking'and partially sur- 

 rounded by the clearing, it had turned off at an angle and 

 entered it. It being almost certain that when disturbed 

 it would retrace its steps and make for the main jungle, 

 we decided that A. should remain here, while I foUowed 

 it in, and in a few minutes, despite aU my precaution in 

 advancing quietly, I heard it breakmg to my left, and a 

 second afterwards a shot from A., and then his voice 

 shouting, " Look out, it's coming back to you." I, in con- 

 sequence, kept myself quiet, and before long heard it 

 crashing through the bushes in my direction, but owing 

 to the tliickness of the cover, I could only get a snap shot 

 at it as it passed. Judging from the sound, I thought it 

 would probably break cover below me, and crossing part 

 of the clearing enter one of the jungles beyond, so I 

 hurried out, and arrived in time to see it some distance 

 below me, striking across as I had expected. Some of 

 A.'s men were employed here in cutting up and heaping 

 the felled forest for burning, and their attention having 

 been attracted by the shots, they saw the antelope, and 

 several of them rushed forward to turn it. One man, a 

 cooHe, was conspicuous ; he was considerably ahead of the 

 others, and was waving his turban and shouting, and by 

 dint of hard running he managed to head the brute, which, 

 however, instead of swerving, kept straight on, and almost 



