82 Three Months' 1 Leave in Somali Land. 



skin on opposite side. N.B. — Both bullet holes 

 closed up by skin, no blood except that snorted 

 out of nose. Shot an oryx, female, head 28 in., 

 only one I saw. Meat badly wanted, or I would 

 have let her alone. T have had nothing but 

 chupatfies (flat unleavened cakes) for two days. 

 Distance 120 yards, 500 ex., turned slightly 

 away, hit in loins and dropped on spot. Had 

 shot two dik-dik before out of three shots, but 

 two dik-dik will not feed my crowd. Found a 

 Somali woman, she had lost the party she was 

 with, who were going to Darur, and she was badly 

 athirst, going to lie down under a bush and wait 

 for them to come back. Meanwhile, the lions 

 would probably have got her, for I have seen 

 plenty of old tracks to-day, and some are certain 

 to go down the road one way or another after 

 the camels. Gave the woman food and water, 

 and made her come with my party back towards 

 her karia, which we shall reach to-morrow morn- 

 ing. Tracks of lions all about the spot I am 

 camped in, about two days old. Marched from 

 four to ten o'clock and about three hours in after- 

 noon. Can keep time no longer for my watch 

 has stuck work. 



