198 THE MAN-EATERS OF TSAVO CHAP. 



wildebeeste having stuck its horn right through the 

 man's thigh and tossed him over its back. Fortu- 

 nately the brute fell dead after this final effort, 

 leaving Rawson grateful for his escape. 



After abandoning the chase of my wildebeeste, we 

 had not gone far on our ,way towards the home 



"FORTUNATELY THE BRUTE FELL DEAD AFTER THIS FINAL EFFORT." 



camp when I thought I observed something of a 

 reddish colour moving in a patch of long grass, a 

 good distance to our left front. I asked Mahina if 

 he could make out what it was, but he was unable 

 to do so, and before I could get my field-glasses to 

 bear, the animal, whatever it was, had disappeared 

 into the grass. I kept my eye on the spot, how- 



