XIV 
ELEPHANT-HUNTING IN EAST AFRICA 
CHAPTER XI 
FROM EL BOGOI TO LAKE RUDOLPH 
A trying march—A Swahili yarn—Shoot an uncommon gazelle—The “high veldt” 
— A jackal claims relationship—A curious episode—Thomson’s gazelle and 
Jackson’s hartebeeste—My “lucky camp”—A new branch of obstetrics—A 
land flowing with honey—My ivory store—A welcome sight—Disturbing a 
siesta—A gardener’s opportunity—Death of a favourite—A photographer’s 
disguise—Our route to Lake Rudolph—A providential escape . Pages 234-255 
CHAPTER XII 
LAKE RUDOLPH 
Final start for the lake—A desolate land—A curious fish—Trials during a hurricane 
— Remains of a catastrophe—An aquatic race—Disturbed by a “shauri”—A 
false alarm—A fisherman’s paradise—Signs of Europeans—Remedy for lessening 
the sick-roll—A fortunate coincidence—My first topi—At close quarters with a 
rhino—Wealth of bird life—A feathered jockey—My coolPs new entree—Simple 
Christmas fare—The kraals of Reshiat ...... 256-287 
CHAPTER XIII 
A SOJOURN AT RESHIAT AND KER^ 
Among artless savages—Scene of a massacre—Egrets and their hosts—Myriads of 
mosquitoes—A satisfactory morning’s work—Good out of evil—A new antelope 
—A revolting disfigurement—The metropolis of Kere—Exchanging greetings— 
Waifs from a European expedition—New Year’s Day—A melancholy event— 
Pacifying a chief—A consequence of lavish expenditure—Exorcising a marauder 
—A model in ebony—Getting rid of a nuisance ..... 288-316 
CHAPTER XIV 
RETURN TO LAKE RUDOLPH 
Back to Bassu—Vigilant guards—A miraculous escape—Acute sufferings—Native 
solicitude—An exultant tribe—Rare luxuries—A long illness—An anti-slavery 
tribe—A chief’s prescription—Longing for a change—A relapse—My “con¬ 
valescent camp ”—Start a poultry-yard—Breeding-time of topi—Native trappers 
—A curious phenomenon — Fabulous elephants—Arrival of ivory - traders—A 
happy coincidence.317-343 
