152 ADVENTURES OF AN ELEPHANT HUNTER CH. 



time on our return journey with the life-giving water. 

 By this time, our thirst was too painful to describe, 

 and Hyiah having reached such a stage of weak- 

 ness that he could no longer bear the weight of my 



USUFU AND MALINGUM. 



heavy rifle, we hid the weapon under a shrub and 

 marked the spot so that we could easily find it on 

 our return. Relieved of his burden, Hyiah managed 

 to stagger on behind me, but he was walking 

 mechanically and was so exhausted that I feared he 



