136 ADVENTURES OF AN ELEPHANT HUNTER CH. 



face, dropping him on his knees, and ere he had 

 time to rise and try conclusions with us, I snatched 

 my second rifle from Simba and gave him the coup 

 de grace with a bullet in the brain. Leaving the 

 animal, we instantly set out in search of Usufu, 

 calling his name loudly as we went and hoping 



ELEPHANT WHICH CHARGED ME AND NEARLY KILLED MY BOY, USUFU. 



against hope that he might still be alive. To our 

 intense relief, we soon heard cries of ' Bwana ! 

 Bwana ! ' which we knew proceeded from Usufu, and 

 ere many minutes had passed, he turned up, none 

 the worse for his exciting adventure. 



In relating his experiences, he told us that when 

 the elephant was almost on him, he had flung down 

 the package of food which he had been carrying for 



