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to lose, as they wished to tackle the other lions. After a 

 sharp gallop they rounded up the lionesses and cubs. 

 Kermit killed one large cub, which they mistook for a 

 lioness; wounded a lioness which for the time being es- 

 caped; killed another with a single bullet from his 30-40 

 Winchester for the others he used his .405 Winchester 

 and hit the third as she crouched facing him at two hundred 



A Boraii camp 

 Front a. photograph by Kermit Roosei-cit 



yards. She at once came in at full speed, making a most 

 determined charge. Kermit and Tarlton were standing 

 near their horses. The lioness came on with great bounds 

 so that Kermit missed her twice, but broke her shoulder high 

 up when she was but thirty yards off. She fell on her head 

 and, on rising, galloped, not at the men, but at the horses, who, 

 curiously enough, paid no heed to her. Tarlton stopped her 

 with a bullet in the nick of time, just before she reached 

 them, and with another bullet Kermit killed her. Two days 



