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to walk in after dark. We got back at 6.30, 

 after an hour and a-half of very fast going over 

 hills, eleven hours footing it in pretty stiff ground ; 

 once was taken to the very bottom of the Grolis 

 range by the wounded beast, and up to the top 

 again before we left him. 



27th March, Tuesday.— Sent Jama and Ali to 

 look if wounded hoodoo was dead ; they said he 

 had gone up to Gran Libah, where they did not 

 follow (no time). I walked along the hills and 

 down to Mandera, saw plenty of fresh hoodoo 

 tracks but no hoodoo. On to Leferug in the 

 afternoon. News — hear that the Habr Unis 

 strength is about 150; were close to me when 

 I was at Darur, and that one of their spies found 

 my camp. (My men saw his tracks, but we 

 thought it was one of the Ogaden come to see 

 if there was water at Darur.) These men, 

 probably joined by the eight who came to me, 

 went on to Handiget and hung around, waiting 

 for the Ogaden. Rer Harun Ogaden came up 

 strong, ten karias and lots of camels. Habr Unis 

 attacked them before they had made zerebas, and 

 made a big bag, men, women, and children. 

 They only lost three men killed in the fight, and 



