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she straighted herself, turned and bounded
off farther up the kloof.
CHAPTER III

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CHAPTER III
"'Come on, Inkoos,' said Tom; 'let's
get back to the wagon.
"'All right, Tom, answered. i will
when | have killed those three other lions,
for by this time l was bent on shooting
them as [ never remember being bent on
anything before or since. you can 90 if
you like, or you can get up tree.
"He considered the position little, and
then he very wisely got up tree. Iwish
that had done the same.
Meanwhile had got out my knife,
which had an extractor in it, and sue
ceeded after some difficulty in hauling out
the case which had so nearly been the
cause of my death and removing the OBJ
struction in the barrel 1t was very little
thicker than postage stamp; certainly
not thicker than a piece of writing paper.
This done, loaded the gun, bound my
handkerchief round my wrist and hand to
staneh the flowing of she blood and started
on again,
81 had noticed that the lioness went
into a thick green bush, or rather cluster
of bushes, growing near the water, for
there was little stream running down the
kloof about fifty yards higher up, and for
this | made. When | got there, how
ever, could see nothing, so | took up
big stone and threw it into the bushes. |
believe that it hit the other cub, for out it
came with rush, giving me broadside
shot, of which l promptly availed myself,
knocking it over dead. Out, too, came
the lioness like fash of light, but quick
as she went | managed to put the other
bullet into her ribs, so that she rolled
right over three times like shot rabbit
| instantly got two more cartridges into
the gun, and as | did so the lioness got up
again and came crawling toward me on
her forepaws, roaring and groanipg, and
with such an expression of diabolical fury
on her countepance as | have not often
seen. shot her again through the chest,
and she fell over on her side quite dead
'That was the first and last time that
| ever killed brace Of lions right and
left, and what is more, never heard of
anybody else doing it. Naturally | was
considerably pleased with myself, and hav-
ing again loaded up went on to look for
the black named beauty which had killed
Kaptein. Slowly aud with the greatest
care | proceeded up the kloof. searching
every bush and tuft Of grass as I went.
1t was wonderfully exciting work, for |
never was sure from one moment to an
other but that he would be on me- Itook
comfort, however, from the reflection that
a lion rarely attacks a man (rarely, say
sometimes he does, rs you viii seel unless
he is cornered or wounded. | must have
been nearly an hour hunting after the
lion. Once | thought | saw something
move in clump Of tambopki grass, but |
could not be sure, and when | trod out
the grass could not find him. II
"At last [ got up to the head of the
kloof, which made cul de sac 1t was
formed of wall Of rock about 6ftyfeet
high, Down this rock trickled little
waterfall, and in front of it, some seventy
feet from its face, was a great piled up
nass of powders, in the crevices and on
the top of which grew ferns and grass and
stunted bushes. This mass was about
twenty-five feet high. The sides of the
kloof here were also very steep. Well, 1
got up to the top of the nullah and looked
all round. No signs of the lion, Evi-
IDENTIFY had either overlooked him farther
down or he had escaped right away. |
was very vexatious, but still three lions
were not bad bag for one gun before
dinner, and was fain to be content.
Accordingly I departed back again,
making my way around the isolated pillar
OF howlders and beginning to feel that
was pretty well done up with excitement
and fatigue, and should be more so before
| had skinned those three lions. When
had got, as nearly as could Judge, about
eighteen yards past the pillar or mass Of
powders, turned to have another look
around. l have pretty sharp eye, but I
could see nothing at ALL
.Then on a sudden | saw something
sufficiently alarming. On the top Of the
mass of powders opposite to me, standing
out clear against the rock beyond was the
huge black named lion. He had been
crouching there, and now arose as though
by magic There he stood lashing his
tail, just like statue of the animal on the
gateway of Northumberland house that
have seen a picture OF But he did not
stand long. Before | could fire before
| could do more than get the gun to my
shoulder-he sprang straight up and out
from the rock, and driven by the impetus
of that one mighty hound came hurtling
through the air toward me.
"Heavens, how grand he looked, and
how awful High into the the air he
flew, describing great arc. Just as he
touched the highest point Of his spring
fred, did not dare to wait, for saw
that he would clear the whole space and
land right upon me. Without a sight,
almost without aim, fired as one would
FIRE snap shot at snipe. The bullet told,