-* Hostile Forces 



on the ground contrast with the lowing ot the frightened 

 cattle and the crackling of the volleys. The camp-fires, 

 which even at the beginning of the attack were burning 

 very low (we were short of fuel), had now completely gone 

 out. Then we all heard again plainly, not far from the 

 camp, a clatter like the knocking of spears against stones. 



Instantly some shots were fired in that direction. And 

 so the night went by. 



This much is certain : it was entirely to the very 

 quick and successful alarm that we owed our safety. 

 During die writing of these, lines, almost exactly a year 

 alter that incident, there comes grave news from the 

 Masai countries ; much trouble is brewing in the different 

 regions under the Ol Morani, and even in British F.ast 

 Africa several additional Indian regiments have been 



oo ; 



