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Whether there is any truth in this or not, I of 

 course cannot say. The Masai have some very 

 curious beliefs and customs, and many of them are 

 so quaint that they are well-nigh unbelievable. I 

 hope to devote a chapter to these interesting people 

 a little later on, and to give some of Abbudi's own 



"THE FALLS ON THE ATHI RIVER." 



personal history which he entertained me with, bit by 

 bit, as we journeyed together. 



After leaving the Thika we marched straight 

 across country in the direction of the falls on the 

 Athi river, which we reached at about n A.M. On 

 the way we saw a great variety of game, including 

 waterbuck, kongoni, impala, giraffe, zebra, bushbuck, 



