46 IN THE GRIP OF THE NYIKA CHAP. 



was not until I had ridden closely all round him 

 and assured them that he was really quite dead, 

 that they ventured to approach the fallen beast, 

 and even then only after having thrown stones at 

 him for some time. When at last two or three did 

 summon up sufficient courage to go up and touch 

 his head, I suddenly gave a loud snort, imitating 



"THEY VENTURED TO APPROACH THE FALLEN BEAST." 



a rhino as well as I could. Instantly all fled with 

 wild yells, to the huge amusement of the more 

 cautious majority, who enjoyed the joke tremen- 

 dously. 



While the men were engaged in skinning and 

 cutting up the rhino, we spied another one a little 



