CHAPTER XIII 



THROUGH LAIKIPIA 



As soon as we returned to camp after our night's 

 adventure, we did full justice to a much-needed 

 breakfast, and an hour later resumed our march 

 to Rumuruti. On the way, B. secured an oryx — a 

 stroke of luck, as these beautiful animals are rather 

 rare in this part of the district — while a Grant's and 

 a Thomson's gazelle fell to Mrs. B.'s rifle. This 

 was the first bit of successful shooting done since 

 Nairobi had been left, so both were much pleased 

 with their orood fortune. We saw numbers of the 

 smaller antelope on this march, but there was hardly 

 a buck with a good pair of horns left, so busy had 

 the sportsmen been along the route. 



Before reaching camp we came across a Masai 

 manyaita, and as I badly wanted some mutton broth 

 for an invalid, I took five rupees (equal to 6s. 8d.) 

 from my cash box, and, calling Abbudi, gave him 

 instructions to gro to the Headman of the Masai 



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