THE MAN-EATERS OF TSAVO 



CHAP. 



When the trap was ready I pitched a tent over it 

 in order further to deceive the lions, and built an 

 exceedingly strong boma round it. One small 

 entrance was made at the back of the enclosure for 

 the men, which they were to close on going in by, 

 pulling a bush after them ; and another entrance 



"WHEN THE TRAP WAS READY, i PITCHED A TEXT OVER IT." 



just in front of the door of the cage was left open 

 for the lions. The wiseacres to whom I showed 

 my invention were generally of the opinion that the 

 man-eaters would be too cunning to walk into my 

 parlour ; but, as will be seen later, their predictions 

 proved false. For the first few nights I baited the 

 trap myself, but nothing happened except that I had 



