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they followed us with our gear. They tended to 

 straggle along and string out all over the landscape 

 until our chances for rhino became practically nil. 

 About 9 A.M. we sighted a rhino ahead in some 

 volcanic slag. We halted the safari and taking the 

 camera boys told the others to remain behind imtil 

 we called. 



Now we located the rhino again and got very close 

 to him by going carefully. I set up my camera 

 and was patiently waiting for him behind a bush. 

 Suddenly he snorted and ran. On looking for the 

 cause I discovered my safari going around a hill a 

 quarter of a mile ahead. The boys had disobeyed 

 and thought they would go on. As a result they 

 gave the rhino their scent and my two precious hours 

 went for naught. 



This was a bad day altogether. About eleven we 

 came upon another rhino and this time you may be 

 sure the boys remained behind. Osa and I with the 

 cameras managed to get up close enough for a few 

 scenes, when the sun went under a cloud and the 

 party was off for the moment. Then a pest of flies 

 descended on us and bit our flesh until we nearly 

 went insane. Also dust and heat waves made 

 photography almost impossible. 



The last straw came when the rhino found we were 

 after him. There was only one small thorn tree 

 near the camera, up which I put Osa when the beast 



