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said to be fatal to horses, nor was the country free from 

 the tsetse-fly. 



Five hours' marching east of Sarua, the path crossed 



THE CJIRAFFE HUXT. (SO:\IE OF THE " FIELD 



fresh tracks of a giraffe, which Gosling and his band followed 

 up. Soon some of his Sarua men spotted the beast by climb- 

 ing to the top of a high tree. They all pursued at once until 

 they again caught sight of him — or rather a few" spots of 

 him, for the bush was very thick. The animal was, how- 

 ever, on the alert and Gosling had to take a quick shot at 

 170 yards. The shot took effect, but not fatally, and two or 

 three more in a running pursuit were necessary to bring him 

 down. On examination it was found that liis aim had 

 been too low. Then followed three hours of hard work 



