WILD LIFE ACROSS THE WORLD 



As we came back to camp a serval cat was unwary 

 enough to show himself. He, too, was caught and 

 photographed. 



Our third drive was productive of some real 

 excitement. We found neither lions nor rhino, but 

 a cheetah was marked down. He took cover in some 

 long grass, and was still there when I arrived on the 

 scene. A little way off was a small spruit. At once 

 I got the cameras ready, whilst the cowboys set out 

 with the idea of driving him down to me. But that 

 cheetah had plans of his own, and without the sHghtest 

 warning jumped up and headed for the spruit, where 

 he hid in some undergrowth. 



It was an ugly place, but Jones settled the matter 

 in cool, characteristic fashion. He rode to the bank 

 of the spruit, almost asking the animal to come at him, 

 and when it accepted the invitation he lassoed it 

 neatly, afterwards dragging it out in front of my 

 camera, greatly to the amazement of the carriers. 



That night Ulyate returned with the wagon-load 

 of additional stores, so we decided to break camp 

 first thing the following morning, and start out for 

 the Sotik country, where I hoped to meet with better 

 success than had been the case hitherto. 



We trekked on and on that day across that sweltering 

 plain. As usual, the white men rode ahead of the 

 safari, so as to cover a considerable extent of the 

 country, but all the time luck seemed against us. I 



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