AFRICAN CAMP FIRES 



Girlie was more liberal-minded. She pointed her 

 birds, and backed Wayward at need, but when the 

 other dogs rushed her point, she rushed too. And 

 when we swept on by her, leaving her on point; 

 instead of holding it quixotically, as did Wayward, 

 until the bird sneaked away; she merely waited 

 until we were out of sight, and then tried to catch 

 it. Finally Captain Duirs remarked that lions or no 

 lions he was not going to stand it any longer. He 

 got out a shotgun and all one afternoon killed grouse 

 over Wayward, to the latter's intense relief. His 

 ideals had been rehabilitated. 



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