CONTENTS 



CHAPTER I 



FIRST EXPEDITION FROM MOMBASA 



Preliminary observations — iMrst acquaintance with Mombasa — Enter service of 

 LB. E.A. Company — Description of Mombasa — My hunting weapons — Organise 

 elephant-hunting expedition — My Swahili name — Our start — Desertions — Over- 

 land route adopted — Last outpost of civilisation — My terrier companion " Frolic" 

 — Reach Laiju — A fertile district — Build a stockade — " Papa," an old Ndorobo 

 — Hunting trip across Mackenzie River — The Ndorobo's idea of happiness — 

 Expedition unsuccessful — Shoot zebra and oryx on return — Side-shot at rhino- 

 ceros — The rhino's death- waltz — My second rhinoceros — His death-charge — 

 First sight of Waller's Gazelle — A rhino's close inspection — Shoot a giraffe — His 

 peculiar fall — Stalking herd of oryx — Device for scaring vultures — The Ndorodo's 

 one occupation — Ideal game country — Varieties of game — Return to camp — 

 Disheartening news — Loss of pack-animals — Experimental visit to Embe district 



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CHAPTER H 



ON THE JAM BEN I RANGE 



Over lunbe hills to Mthara — Description of country — The natives : their appearance 

 and habits — Their mode of killing elephants — Fruitless search for game — Sight 

 bushbuck — Tempting chance of a rhino — Critical moment — Trumpetings heard 

 — An obstinate guide — First encounter with elephants — Reputation as hunter 

 at stake — A longed-for chance — My " cripjile-stopper " — Three elephants shot — 

 Change of camp — Friendly natives — Shoot an impala — Presents from natives — 

 Holding a " shauri "— The recjuest for tribute — "Blood-brotherhood" — An un- 

 pleasant ordeal — My elder brother " Ndaminuki " — Track elephant spoor — 

 Native curiosity — Sight another herd — Their favourite cover — A satisfactory 

 shot — A good day's work — Ivory trading a tedious process — Scarcity of impala 

 — Kenia — A reason for making " shauri " — Visit native kraals . . 29-52 



