io8 ADVENTURES OF AN ELEPHANT HUNTER ch. x 
sealed, began to cry ‘ Bwana ! bvvana! ’ in an agony 
of terror, and hearing his screams, I dashed back out 
of the reeds and came into view of the elephant, 
who promptly gave up the chase of Ntawasie, 
lowered his massive head and charged full tilt in my 
direction. It was with an intense feeling of relief 
that I saw his change of plans, for, having a perfect 
view of him, I felt little anxiety as to the result of 
the encounter, and as he came charging on, I met 
him with a bullet slightly above and right between 
the eyes, bringing him to earth with the crash of a 
falling tree. 
After this little adventure, I took particular care, 
when following up elephants, never for an instant 
to let my rifle be out of reach of my hand. 
Altogether, the bag had been a good one : the 
first elephant yielding tusks weighing 152 and 
137J lbs., respectively ; the second, 64 and 71 lbs. : 
the third, 47 and 52 lbs. 
