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of scrub which grew round the kraal, when by the 

 aid of my glasses I saw a herd of zebra and other 

 game away in the distance, feeding peacefully 

 on the rolling prairie. I made my way steadily 

 towards them, and noticed as I went that a couple 



CROSSING THE ANGAKUA RIVER. 



of eland were gradually drawing away from the rest 

 of the herd. I marked these for my own, and care- 

 fully noting the direction they were taking, I dis- 

 mounted and made a detour round a rise so as to 

 lie in wait for them and cut them off. My plan 

 succeeded admirably, for the two fine animals 

 continued to come straight towards me without 



