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Here, we were surprised to learn, there were ante- 

 lopes in the vicinity. We decided to stay for a 

 day and try our luck with them. 



Early the following morning we rode out, accom- 

 panied by a guide. We had not gone far when 

 we suddenly came upon an antelope, which stood 

 watching us at no great distance. Before we could 

 get our rifles ready, however, he was off. A rapid 

 shot only sent him flying like the wind. He seemed 

 to stretch out along the ground, as he sped like 

 an arrow over the sandy soil, and was soon out 

 of sight. 



Continuing, we put up a second antelope, which 

 we followed up carefully. Finally I got a shot 

 at him, and bowled him over. He seemed to 

 rebound from the earth, however, and was off 

 like a streak across a low ridge. Following him 

 up, we soon found his trail marked with splotches 

 of blood. For two hours we followed this, at last 

 coming upon our antelope lying out on a sandy 

 stretch. He sprang to his feet on seeing us, and 

 once more started off at a good pace. Mounting 

 our ponies, we foolishly gave chase. We could 

 not overtake the wounded animal. With m}- 

 glasses I had made out a big red patch on his 

 side, showing where he had been hit. In 

 spite of this wound he led us for a ten-mile run, 

 finally eluding us in some broken country, where 

 his trail got mixed up with a lot of others equally 

 fresh, and the blood having long since ceased to 



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