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endless mischief in her last moments. We looked 

 about for more tracks, but found none, and spent the 

 balance of the morning skinning her. In the after- 

 noon I did odd jobs, and in the evening tied up 

 a goat without success in the lion-machan. 



January Qth. Spent a last night without success in 

 the Wad Heleu lion-machan, which I dismantled. It 

 had certainly done its work. Under the advice of 

 my shikaris I gave a great dose of turpentine to 

 the three lioness-skins, and made them over to 

 the Sheikh of Wad Heleu against my return. Then 

 marched 4 miles or so to Khor um Habl, where I 

 understand that 0. C. had seen and wounded a 

 lioness across the river. The grass appeared to have 

 been since entirely burnt on both sides, and I fear 

 that the lions have moved on. However, this appears 

 to be a great meshra, and I actually saw two buck 

 Heuglin gazelle, ariel, and three female hartebeest 

 with a fawn, while some female koodoo are said to 

 have come out right opposite the camp. I also saw 

 numerous fresh tracks of giraffe, and one track of an 

 elephant all on the right bank of the Settit, which I 

 did not cross but no sign of lions or even leopards. 

 In the evening I tied up a kid near a patch of grass 

 above the camp, but without success. 



January lih. Slept in bed, and crossed the river on 

 a camel in the morning to look for lion-tracks. Found 



