CHAPTER XXII 



HOW ROSHAN KHAN SAVED MY LIFE 



ON May 12 railhead reached the Athi River, 

 where, as there was a great deal of miscellaneous 

 work to be done, our headquarters remained 

 established for some little time. One day not long 

 after we had settled down in our new camp, I was 

 joined quite unexpectedly by my friend Dr. Brock, 

 who had shared the exciting adventure with me at 

 Tsavo the night we were attacked in the goods- 

 wagon by one of the man-eaters. Now Brock had 

 so far not been fortunate enough to bag a lion, and 

 was consequently most anxious to do so. Shortly 

 after his arrival, accordingly, he suggested that we 

 should go for a shooting expedition on the morrow, 

 and that I should trot out for his benefit one of the 

 local lions. Of course I said I should be delighted 

 I was always ready for a hunt when it was 

 possible for me to get away, and as just at the time 

 we were " held up " by the Athi River, I could 



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