IN AFRICAN FOREST AND JUNGLE 



I said to Rogala, " The animal has escaped from 

 Andekko." 



" It is perhaps so,'* he replied ; " but the dog will 

 not give up the chase so easily." 



A little while after we heard Andekko again far 

 away ; then the barking gradually became louder. 

 We got ready with our guns. I had my smooth-bore 

 loaded with buckshot. Soon after a gazelle passed by 

 uSj closely pursued by Andekko. We fired and killed 

 the beautiful creature. We had great trouble in pre- 

 venting Andekko from tearing the animal in pieces 

 until I cut off the foreleg and threw it to him, ex- 

 claiming : " Great indeed is the gift of Chief Rotembo 

 to me. We shall not starve while Andekko is with us." 



The following day we went again with Andekko 

 into the forest. This time Shinshooko, Alapai, and 

 Rogala were all with me. They had seen footmarks 

 of a gorilla and of her baby. So we took a net with 

 us to throw over the little one and capture him in case 

 we succeeded in killing the mother. 



After a tramp of three hours we heard the fierce 

 barking of Andekko on the right of the path, not very 

 far from us. There followed loud, short yells of an 

 ngina. We immediately left the path and entered the 

 forest, being guided by the barking of Andekko and 

 the yells of the ngina. We soon found ourselves in 



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