Diary. 19 



I kill her or give it up as hopeless. Can send 

 my camels on to water easy. Shot two dik-dih. 

 forty yards, missed one about same distauce 

 (over), 303. 



18th, Thursday.— Only hhubber is that lioness 

 tried to rush a herd of goats at about 6 p.m. 

 yesterday, but was frightened off. Moved my 

 camp to the biggest karia, from which she is re- 

 ported to have taken a goat two nights ago. 

 Could find no fresh pugs. Made a small zereba 

 outside karia, sent off camels to Gagli, keeping 

 two camels and five men with me. Have water 

 now for three more days. 



19th, Friday. — Found lioness pugs close to my 

 zereba. Followed from 7.45 to 12.15, lost pugs 

 in hard sand ground. Got back 2.30. Heard 

 that about 2,000 Abyssinians camped last 

 night one day's march west, and started this 

 morning for Gogli. Must give up lioness and 

 march all I know to try and get to my kit before 

 them. If they loot my camels, the whole show 

 is up, so consider it best to give up the chance of 

 this lioness, though it looks good. 



20th, Saturday. — Marched from 4 p.m. to 7.15 

 p.m. yesterday. To-day from 5 a.m. till 10 a.m., 



