CHAPTER XXIV 



WE COME TO THE END OF OUR PROVISIONS — ANTE- 

 LOPE SKIN BOILED FURNISHES US A REPAST — 

 NDOVA DECOYS MONKEYS AND WE SOON GET FOOD 

 ENOUGH — ALAPAI FINDS FRUITS AND NUTS ALSO 



ONE day when Andekko had been hunting by 

 himself, he returned with such a forlorn 

 appearance that we knew he had found nothing. 

 He had been absent about three hours. 



" Poor Andekko ! " I said to Rogala ; " look at his 

 ribs, and how they stick out, and the numerous scars 

 left from the wounds he has received fighting wild 

 animals are more conspicuous than ever." 



He was indeed a sight. The dear old fellow 

 seemed to know that I was talking of him, as he 

 had heard his name, and was looking at me and wag- 

 ging his tail all the time I was speaking. I fancied 

 he was saying to me : " Let us leave this place. It is 

 no good. There is no game here. Can't you see 

 how thin I am ? " 



Looking at Ndova, I said to Rogala: " Ndova is 

 much better off than Andekko. He is not so thin. 



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