WILD LIFE ACROSS THE WORLD 



yell, a long-drawn, piercing war-whoop, and — it was all 

 over. " The comedy was ended." The savage warriors 

 of a few seconds before had once more become Cole's 

 henchmen, and were going quietly to their quarters. 



Dawn had hardly broken when I heard the hoofs 

 of the Somali horses. A few minutes later the whole 

 camp was astir. As soon as we had breakfasted we 

 went out to a small hill, where we had arranged to 

 wait for the Somalis. On the top of this was an old 

 Government beacon, so it was a conspicuous mark 

 miles away, and it was easy to ride straight to it. 



The view was splendid of its kind. Away in the 

 distance was Mount Kenia with its high jagged peaks 

 covered with eternal snow, despite the fact that it is 

 on the line of the Equator. On this particular morning 

 there was not a cloud round it, so for once we saw it in 

 all its rapturous grandeur. No man can look on a sight 

 like this without deep feeling; ever afterwards he can 

 recall the wonders of such a scene, for they live with 

 him for ever. 



No lions could be seen anywhere, not even with 

 the aid of powerftil glasses, though only the day before 

 Cole had seen a troop of seven on the plains a bare 

 five miles from where we were standing. Still the 

 " Zoo " was loose. We could make out four rhino, 

 two about a mile in front of us, and two more on our 

 right ; whilst, of course, there were zebra and buck of 

 various kinds. 



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