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British line thus far, and then trek across. As the 

 Kilimanjaro district is one rich in natives and 

 trade, the track is well used. Most of the trans- 

 port is done by donkeys either in carts or under 

 the pack saddle. As the distance from water to 

 water is very great, the journey is a hard one. 

 This fact, and the incidental consideration that 

 from fly and hardship the mortality in donkeys 

 is very heavy, pushes the freight rates high. 

 And that fact accounts for the motor car, which 

 has been my point of aim from the beginning of 

 this paragraph. 



The motor car plies between Voi and the 

 German line at exorbitant rates. Our plan was 

 to have it take us and some galvanized water 

 tanks out into the middle of the desert and 

 dump us down there. So after breakfast we 

 hunted up the owner. 



He proved to be a very short, thick- set, blond 

 German youth who justified Weber and Fields. 

 In fact, he talked so exactly like those comedians 

 that my task in visualizing him to you is some- 

 what lightened. If all, instead of merely a 

 majority of my readers, had seen Weber and 

 Fields that task would vanish. 



We explained our plan, and asked him his 

 price. 



