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burned to a ruddy tan and his eyes were as clear as 
a plainsman’s. He laughed and joked and com¬ 
mented on the news that we told him with all the 
enthusiasm of one who knows no physical cares or 
worries. 
Reading the Report That He Had Been Killed 
“If I could have seen you an hour and a half 
ago,” he told Akeley, “I could have got you the 
elephants you want for your group. We passed 
within only a few yards of a herd of ten this morn¬ 
ing, and Kermit got within thirty yards to make 
some photographs.” They had not shot any, how- 
