WITH FLASH-LIGHT AND RIFLE 



self of the trap. He galloped away, and I had had, so 

 far, my trouble for naught. Yet I refused to acknowl- 

 edge myself defeated in my purpose. With the help of 

 my Wandorobbo guides I succeeded in tracing the 

 fleeing animal over the sandy and rocky steppe. For 



MY FIFTH LIONESS 



half an hour we followed the tracks without seeing the 

 lion. At last I saw him ahead of us, running with a 

 limping gait. The trap had weakened his paw. Now he 

 passed a grassless spot and turned his head around to see 

 how near we were to him. This was my chance. I took 

 aim with lightning rapidity, fired, and the lion fell to the 



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