PREPARATIONS FOR DEPARTURE 
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Stephenson, a hunter with many years of experi¬ 
ence in the wild places of the United States, Canada 
and Mexico. My hunting experience had been 
Getting Ready for Lion Shooting 
chiefly gained in my library, but for some strange 
reason, it did not seem incongruous that I should 
begin my real hunting in a lion and elephant 
country. 
I had all the prowess of a Tartarin, and during 
