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turned at bay in a small thicket. Followed her with 

 usual precautions. She thrust her head up ten yards 

 away, got two .405 bullets in the chest, and collapsed. 

 Took lots of hitting this one. While the men skinned 

 her I went outside and killed camp meat in the shape of 

 a topi at 180 yards and another at 210. Just outside 

 camp got a wildebeeste at 231 yards. Thus closed an 

 eventful morning. 



Had just finished lunch when in came Cuninghame. 

 We were glad to see each other ! Ikoma proved to have 

 no donkeys, no Indian stores, no potio, no water except 

 in holes, not even one nail! A single German official 

 occupied a battlemented stone fort with three lines of 

 barbed-wire defences. Cuninghame brought back four- 

 teen naked savages as porters, and two Wanderobo as 

 guides. The porters are Wakoma, well-formed, strong 

 copper men, quite naked, with pleasant faces and a 

 happy disposition. They carry their loads by means 

 of shoulder straps made of bark. Why this does not 

 cut their shoulders in two I am unable to say. Cun- 

 inghame and I sat in the shade and swapped news 

 all the afternoon. He brought back one tin of butter 

 and a few German cigars. We also took our first 

 drink of whiskey by way of celebration. 



Four hours; 13 miles; morning, 56; noon, 89; night, 

 72. Donkey safari also came in. 



