io8 ADVENTURES OF AN ELEPHANT HUNTER CH. x 



sealed, began to cry ' Bwana ! bwana ! ' in an agony 

 of terror, and hearing his screams, I dashed back out 

 of the reeds and came into view of the elephant, 

 who promptly gave up the chase of Ntawasie, 

 lowered his massive head and charged full tilt in my 

 direction. It was with an intense feeling of relief 

 that I saw his change of plans, for, having a perfect 

 view of him, I felt little anxiety as to the result of 

 the encounter, and as he came charging on, I met 

 him with a bullet slightly above and right between 

 the eyes, bringing him to earth with the crash of a 

 falling tree. 



After this little adventure, I took particular care, 

 when following up elephants, never for an instant 

 to let my rifle be out of reach of my hand. 



Altogether, the bag had been a good one : the 

 first elephant yielding tusks weighing 152 and 

 137^- Ibs., respectively; the second, 64 and 71 Ibs. : 

 the third, 47 and 52 Ibs. 



