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Whether there is any truth in this or not, I of 

 course cannot say. The Masai have some very 

 curious behefs and customs, and many of them are 

 so quaint that they are well-nigh unbelievable. I 

 hope to devote a chapter to these interesting people 

 a little later on, and to give some of Abbudi's own 



THE FALLS ON THE ATM I RIVER. 



personal history which he entertained me with, bit 

 by bit, as we journeyed together. 



After leavino- the Thika we marched straio^ht 

 across country in the direction of the falls on the 

 Athi river, which we reached at about 1 1 a.m. On 

 the way we saw a great variety of game, including; 

 waterbuck, kongoni, impala, giraffe, zebra, bushbuck. 



