IN AFRICAN FOREST AND JUNGLE 



" There is no time to be lost," said Rogala to me. 

 " I will go into the den and get the leopard's cubs if 

 Andekko has not killed them all. Watch carefully, 

 Oguizi, while I am in, and if the leopards come, let 

 ' Bulldog ' send them their death-blow." 



Rogala had perfect faith in " Bulldog," and believed 

 in its supernatural powers. 



In the meantime Andekko was barking furiously 

 outside, and it was all we could do to prevent him 

 from again going inside. If he did, he would surely 

 kill the rest of the young leopards, if he had not done 

 so before. T watched carefully while Rogala was get- 

 ting within ; my eyes were everywhere around ; " Bull- 

 dog " was cocked, and I was ready for any sudden 

 coming of papa and mamma leopard. I felt that I 

 must be quick in aiming at them in case they made 

 their appearance together. 



In the twinkling of an eye, however, Rogala came 

 out of the den holding two little live leopards by the 

 neck. There were two others, he said, that were 

 dead, and Andekko had had hold of these two. 



Rogala looked at me anxiously, and said : " Oguizi, 

 if the leopards are on their way back with food for 

 their little ones, we shall have a bad time. Their 

 anger will be terrible when they see some of their 

 young dead and torn to pieces, and others missing. 



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