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IN THE GRIP OF THE NYIKA chap. 



was not until I had ridden closely all round him 

 and assured them that he was really quite dead, 

 that they ventured to approach the fallen beast, 

 and even then only after having- thrown stones at 

 him for some time. When at last two or three did 

 summon up sufficient courage to go up and touch 



. ..i, . .iLI,L.\ LEAST. 



his head, I suddenly gave a loud snort, imitating 

 a rhino as well as I could. Instantly all fled with 

 wild yells, to the huge amusement of the more 

 cautious majority, who enjoyed the joke tremen- 

 dously. 



While the men were engaged in skinning and 

 cutting up the rhino, we spied another one a little 



