XXVII 

 ACROSS THE SERENGETTI 



WE arrived in camp about noon, almost ex- 

 hausted with the fierce heat and a six hours' 

 tramp, to find our German friend awaiting us. By 

 an irony of fate the drums of water he had brought 

 back with him were now unnecessary; we had our 

 oryx. However, we wearily fed him lunch and 

 listened to his prattle and finally sped him on his 

 way, hoping never to see him again. 



About three o'clock our men came in. We doled 

 out water rations, and told them to rest in prepara- 

 tion for the morrow. 



Late that night we were awakened by a creaking and 

 snorting and the flash of torches passing. We looked 

 out to see a donkey transport toiling slowly along, 

 travelling thus at night to avoid the terrific day 

 heats. The two-wheeled carts with their wild and 

 savage drivers looked very picturesque in the flick- 

 ering lights. We envied them vaguely their defined 

 route that permitted night travel, and sank to 

 sleep. 



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