A DRAMATIC EPISODE 
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Kavirondo had restored the baby! There was an 
instant impulse to rush down to see the glad re¬ 
union, but better counsel prevailed. Such a charge, 
en masse , even though friendly, might frighten the 
natives away. So Akeley alone went down and 
assured the father and mother that we were friendly 
She Threw Her Baby Away 
and that nothing would harm them. And when he 
came back it was to report that the parents and the 
little baby were peacefully installed in their forest 
home again. 
Early in the morning we went down to see our 
strange friends. They had greatly increased in 
number during the night. There were now one 
man, two of his wives, an old woman, and eight chil- 
