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at 180, but downed him with the second. Farther on 

 attempted in vain to stalk wildebeeste,and tried Colby^s 

 lucky bullet at 300 yards^ but could not hold on. Later 

 one came toward me as I lay concealed and I dropped 

 him, after a miss, at 315 yards. Leaving a busy little 

 group at each carcass, I dipped back toward the river 

 where I saw many guinea fowl, and a big herd of 

 mixed game going along single file, among which I dis- 

 tinguished two topi.* In the smoke of a nearby fire 

 made out dimly the darting forms of savages with fire- 

 brands running along and setting fire to the grass. 

 They disappeared when we came near them. Air full 

 of smoke and the crackling of flames. Got out of 

 there. Just as we topped the hill came upon a herd of 

 kongoni. Put Baxter's lucky bullet low in the shoulder 

 at no yards, and followed it with two others before he 

 left his feet, though he did not move twenty yards. 

 This finished the desired quota for ourselves and Wa- 

 sonzi, so I returned to camp after seven and a hah hours. 



All afternoon the Wasonzi drifted in from N'digadigu 

 until twenty had arrived. Each was escorted to my tent 

 by the one who talked Swahili with the statement: 



"I have arrived." 



'' Make it so, " I rephed, like the captain of a warship. 



Then the newcomer joined his friends in the big leafy 

 bower. After tea I went over and had quite a chat 

 with them. At sundown some eland appeared and 



* This seemed to be the easterly range of these animals. 



