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ceed eastward into our Unknown Land. By continuing 

 on to the waterhole, the long march would save us a 

 day. Accordingly, after a rest we abandoned our 

 beautiful camp and went on. 



A half-hour out ran across giraffe. Colburn wants 

 one, for which he pays special license, and this was the 

 very last chance before entering German territory. 

 There were in the herd a dozen smaller ones and one 

 large one, apparently bull and cows. Sent Memba 

 Sasa sneaking about for a point of vantage, and he 

 reported the big one a male. At this moment they be- 

 came aware of us and started to run. It was now or 

 never, so I opened fire. Hit, high shoulder, running at 

 200 yards with the Springfield. It went thirty yards 

 and fell dead. It proved to be a very large cow! 

 There were no bulls at all, and Memba Sasa 's zeal had 

 outrun his judgment. We were all very sorry for 

 this, but took the trophy — and left a dozen or so de- 

 lighted Wasonzi. 



At the waterhole we found our boys had been living 

 high on guinea fowl they had snared. 



Eight hours; 16 miles; morning, 66; noon, 100; 

 night, 87,. 



