A LION-DRIVE 
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was her last. A Paradox ball on the shoulder dropped 
her from our sight. 
When this second lioness first bounced within sight 
I had thrown up the Paradox for a snapshot, thinking 
she was coming straight on; but on her hesitating as 
described, by an inspiration I glanced along the sights 
to assure myself that the aim was correct. The gun 
was then pointing a clear inch above her shoulder ! 
LIONESSES RIGHT AND LEFT. 
(By artistic licence grouped nearer than they actually fell .) 
Both animals lay quite dead within thirty yards of 
each other; yet my companion, Elmi, who, while they 
w T ere yet living, had been as bold and collected as though 
we had merely been engaged with antelopes, now de¬ 
veloped a curious degree of caution. Probably he was 
right and acting on experience, but he would not allow 
me to approach till he had collected sundry sticks and 
stones and thrown several at either carcase. 
While Elmi and I were thus occupied, we had heard 
several rifle-shots away on our right. It now tran¬ 
spired that a third lioness had also been secured by the 
