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our rifles and see whether we could hit those vital 

 spots. 



Mr. Akeley had an elaborate moving picture ma- 

 chine and we planned to get some excellent pictures 

 of charging animals. The lion, rhino or other sub- 

 ject was to be allowed to charge within a few feet 

 of the camera and then with a crack of our trusty 

 rifles he was supposed to stop. We seemed safe in 

 assuming, even without exaggeration, that this 

 would be exciting. 



It was at least that. 



At last we said farewell to London, a one-sided 

 ceremony, stopped at Rheims to see the aviators, 

 joined the Akeleys at Paris, and after touching a 

 few of the high spots in Europe, arrived in Naples 

 in ample time to catch our boat for Mombasa. 



