BIG GAME SHOOTING UNDER A BED 



mile or more nearer the town than our bungalow. 

 At luncheon the girl missed her little cat, and in 

 looking for it passed through the little bedroom to 

 the bathroom beyond. On her return she saw a long 

 spotted tail sticking out from under the bed, and 

 immediately went to call her father, who came and 

 stooped down to look under the bed, and saw the 

 large frightened eyes of the big beast shining in the 

 corner. 



They hurriedly withdrew and shut the door and 

 were wondering what they should do next when 

 I appeared. They had no rifle in the house, so 

 I suggested sending for my husband to bring his 

 rifle and shoot it. Meanwhile, when waiting for him 

 we had tea, and the gentleman told lion stories of 

 when he was first in Africa. His wife told me sadly 

 that an Indian must have stolen her three half- 

 grown turkeys in the night, as there was not a sign 

 of a wild animal taking them, nor a feather lying 

 about ; also that another lady during the night had 

 lost two prize-bred fowls from the other side of 

 Nairobi. The police were taking the matter in 

 hand to find the thief and prevent other robberies. 

 At the same time (we were all talking at once !) 

 her daughter was still wondering about the fate of her 

 little cat, fearing that it was at rest in the inside of 

 the leopard. On my husband's arrival he went to 

 gaze through the window of the room to see the 



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