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some fifty yards away. As he was alone and 

 looked very vicious, I at once concluded that this 

 solitary rover was a "rogue," and therefore a 

 dangerous beast, and I was further confirmed in 

 my rogue theory by the fact that he had only one 

 tusk. He had probably lost the other in a mighty 

 encounter with a rival bull, who had defeated him 

 and driven him out of the herd. As he showed 

 every intention of charging uc, we hastily dis- 

 mounted and covered him with our rifles. Just as 

 he began to make for us I called on Mrs. B. to fire 

 first, so she let drive at him with her .450 rifle, 

 which struck him heavily. We then all fired at the 

 oncoming monster, on which he turned, and, stag- 

 gering off a short distance, fell heavily among some 

 dense bushes, which completely hid him from our 

 sight. I ran forward, hoping that I might be able 

 to give him a finishing shot before he could rise and 

 do any damage, but when I got to within ten yards 

 of where he lay I found that I could not see him or 

 get through the thick bushes among which he had 

 fallen. 



The others had by this time taken up their 

 position on a high rock, from the top of which 

 they could catch glimpses of his huge body. They 

 shouted out to me to come back quickly, as the 

 elephant was getting up. At the same instant I 

 heard a terrific commotion going on among the 



