DTA THE MAN-EATERS OF TSAVO CHAP. 
managed, however, to put a bullet into the one | 
had marked just as he crested a bank, and he 
looked very grand as he reared up against the 
sky and clawed the air on feeling the lead. For a 
second or two he gave me the impression that he 
was about to charge; but luckily he changed his 
mind and followed his companion, who had so far 
escaped scot free. I immediately mounted “ Blaze- 
away” and galloped off in hot pursuit, and after 
about half a mile of very stiff going got up with 
them once more. Finding now that they could not 
get away, they halted, came to bay and then 
charged down upon me, the wounded lion leading. 
I had left my rifle behind, so all I could do was to 
turn and fly as fast as “ Blazeaway” could go, 
praying inwardly the while that he would not put 
his foot into a hole. When the lions saw that they 
were unable to overtake me, they gave up the chase 
and lay down again, the wounded one being about 
two hundred yards in front of the other. At once 
I pulled up too, and then went back a little way, 
keeping a careful eye upon them; and I continued 
‘these tactics of riding up and down at a respectful 
distance until Spooner came up with the rifles, when 
we renewed the attack. 
As a first measure I thought it advisable to dis- 
able the unhurt lion if possible, and, still using the 
‘303, I got him with the second shot at a range of 
Dae 
