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and quickly downed him with a shoulder shot at 160 

 yards before he made off. Left a savage at each carcass 

 hunted up camp, and sent out men for the meat. No 

 one can imagine what a godsend those three beasts were 

 to us at that time. We had plenty of potio and plain 

 groceries, of course, but had been almost completely 

 out of meat for some time. Under the hard work we 

 were beginning to feel it. Also we wanted desperately 

 to make our reputation as good providers with the 

 savages. For some time we have had a very silent, 

 not to say glum, camp in the evenings. To-night racks 

 are up drying meat, spits are up roasting it, pots bubble, 

 bright little fires gleam, and a continuous chanting 

 arises. 



This happy kalele, which I had not the heart to stop, 

 and the hot night, kept me awake for an hour. Sud- 

 denly I heard a scurrying outside and agonized calls 

 for"AU! Ah!" 



''Nini," says Ali. 



" Call the bwana, a rhinoceros is very near and coming 

 into camp!" 



Get the point? Even a rhino attack was not enough 

 to get them to overstep etiquette and call the bwana 

 themselves! I hopped out with a Colt's. Once beyond 

 the dazzle of the fire I could make out the great black 

 mass advancing steadily and about tw^enty-five yards 

 away. I fired over its head. The flash and noise 

 turned it. Another shot sent it crashing away. 



