CHAPTER V 



ANTELOPE MOVIE STARS 



It was eight o'clock before we finished breakfast in 

 the morning, but we did not wish to begin the motion 

 picture photography until the sun was high enough 

 above the horizon to give us a clear field for work. 

 Charles and I rigged the tripod firmly in the tonneau 

 of one of the cars. Mrs. Mac and Wang, a Chinese 

 driver, were in the front seat, while Yvette and I 

 squeezed in beside the camera. The Coltmans, Mac, 

 and Owen occupied the other motor. We found a 

 herd of antelope within a mile of camp and they pa- 

 raded in beautiful formation as the car approached. It 

 would have made a splendid picture, but although the 

 two automobiles were of the same make, there was a 

 vast difference in their speed and it was soon evident 

 that we could not keep pace with the other motor. 

 After two or three ineffectual attempts we roped the 

 camera in the most powerful car, the three men came 

 in with me, and the women transferred to Wang's ma- 

 chine. 



The last herd of antelope had disappeared over a long 

 hill, and when we reached the summit we saw that they 

 had separated into four groups and scattered about 

 on the plains below us. We selected the largest, con- 



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