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IN THE GRIP OF THE NYIKA 



CHAP. 



beast with my rifle. Just as I was about to fire, I 

 suddenly heard a tremendous disturbance and the 

 sound of galloping feet coming from among the 

 trees on my right. After a moment, out from the 

 bushes at a headlong pace burst a beautiful roan 

 antelope, followed by a second in hot pursuit. 



" OVER HE TUMBLED AFTER GOING SOME DOZEN PACES." 



There evidently had been a fight between these two, 

 and the larger and older animal was c{ivino- chase to 

 the younger. On they both came at a tremendous 

 speed in my direction, all unsuspicious of their deadly 

 enemy lying behind the hillock. Number one flew 

 past me at thirty yards, and as he did so I put a 

 bullet into his shoulder, and over he tumbled after 



