CONTENTS 



CHAPTER V 



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 Wc build a leopard trap — A night on the watch — The beast ap- 

 pears at last — Caught in the trap and soon despatched — Her 

 mate killed the following night — Excitement of Andekko and 

 Ndova 36 



CHAPTER VI 



My hunters and I become great friends — Andekko and Ndova grow 

 fond of mc — We take Ndova into the forest — He calls monkeys 

 to us again — Andekko\s prowess as a hunter — A female gorilla 

 and her baby — We kill the mamma and Andekko kills the baby 41 



CHAPTER VII 



Fight between monkey tribes, nkagos and mondis — My gun puts 

 both sides to fliglit — A visit from the bashikouay ants — Every- 

 thing flies before them — We drive them off with firebrands and 

 boiling water 49 



CHAPTER VIII 



Rogala's wife's parrot — I use it as a decoy — Parrots prove tough 

 eating — The ngozos grow wary — Shinshooko discovers ele- 

 phants in the neighborhood — We go after them and kill two . 54 



CHAPTER IX 



Wc build a fortified camp in the depths of the forest — Structure of 

 the camp — Laying in stores of provisions — Koola nuts — Source 

 of my influence over the natives 62 



CHAPTER X 



I take a swim in a crystal pool — Driven out by a huge snake — I 

 kill the snake — Camp-fire talk — How to hunt — Importance of 

 silence and noiseless movements 68 



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