LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS xix 



" I caught sight of a fine waterbuck and successfully bowled 



him over" 144 



" A young one was lying down quite close to me " 145 



A Crocodile on the Sabaki 151 



" Beyond all doubt, the man-eaters' den ! " 1 56 



"\Vatchtheanimalscomedowntodrink" 159 



" The antelope swinging by his feet " 163 



Hippo Head 165 



" Slaves chained neck to neck as was the custom" , 172 



Hospital Tent at Voi where Mrs. O'Hara rested 176 



In the Bazaar at Kampala 179 



" The great Athi Plains " 180 



" First the earth surface has to be prepared " 182 



" Cuttings have to be made and hollows banked up" 183 



"Another gang drops the rails in their places" 185 



" It never moved again " 188 



" The trophy was well worth the pains I had taken to add 



it to my collection " 189 



Jackson's Hartebeeste and Zebra 191 



Waterbuck 192 



" Fortunately the brute fell dead after this final effort " .... 198 

 " We managed to bring them in triumph to the camp " .... 211 

 " I got near enough for a safe shot, which bowled the ante- 

 lope over stone-dead" 215 



Wart-hog 217 



" A successful snapshot of an impala just after it had been shot " 225 



A Masai Chief 229 



Masai Warriors 231 



Masai Woman 232 



Masai Girls 233 



Masai Women 234 



N'derobbo Boy 235 



N'derobbo Boy, with Collabus Monkey 236 



N'derobbo Girl .... 237 



Wa Kikuyu 239 



Wa Wikuyu 240 



" The women of the Wa Kikuyu carry the heavy loads " . . . 241 



" Spooner's plucky servant, Imam Din" 277 



