The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-08-28
MAIWA'S REVENGE
ALLAN QUATERMAINS GREATEST ADVENTURE
i, RIDER HAGGA RI
CHAPTER II.
Continued.

the ground, Sroaned and died.
This little matter having been at
tended to- /, with the assistance of
Gobo, who had now found his feet
went OH to extricate our unfortunate
companion from the aloe bush.
This we found thorny task, but at
last he was dragged forth uninjured.
though in very pious and prayerful
frame Of mind.
His "spirit had certainly looked that
way" lie said, or he would now have
been dead.
AS never like to interfere with true
piety, l did not venture to suggest that
his spirit had deigned to make use of
my eight-bore in his interest.
Having dispatched this boy back to
the camp to tell the bearers TO come
and cut that buffalo up. bethought
me that I owed that rhinoceroS a
grudge which l should love to repay.
SO. without saying Il word of what
was in my mind to Gobo, who was now
more than ever convinced that fate
walked about loose in Wambe's coun-
try, I just followed on his spoor.
He had crashed through the bush till
he reached the little glade.
Then. moderating his pace some
what, he had followed the glade down
its entire length, and once more turned
to the right, through the forest, shap-
ing his course for the open land that
lies between the edge of the bush and
the river
Having followed him for mile or so
farther, found myself quite on the
open. took out my glass and searched
the plain.
About a mile ahead was something
ebrown-as thought, the rhinoceros. l
advanced another quarter of a mile and
looked once more-it was not the rhi-
noceros, but a big ant-heap.
This was puzzling. but l did not like
TO give it up, because l knew from his
spoor that he must be somewhat ahead.
But as the wind was blowing straight
from me toward the line that he had
followed, and as rhinoceros can smell
you for about mile, 1t would not, |
felt. be safe to follow his spoor any
farther.
So I made a detour of mile and
more, until nearly opposite the ant
heap; then once more searched the
plain.
1t was no good; could see nothing
of him, and was about to give it up
and start after some oryx l saw in
the distance, when suddenly, at dis
tance of about three hundred yards
from the ant-heap. and Oh its farther
side, l saw my rhino stand up in
patch of grass.
Heavensr' 1 thought to myself,
she's off again.
But no; after standing staring for
minute or two he once more lay down.
Now found myself in Quandary.
AS you know, a rhinoceros is very
short-sighted brute; indeed, his sight
is as bad as his scent is good.
OF this fact he is perfectly aware,
but he always makes the most Of his
natural gifts.
For instance, when lie lies down he
invariably does so with his head down
wind
IL
he will still be able to escape or at
tack him, and if. on the other hand. the
danger approaches up wind, he will at
least have chance of seeing it.
Otherwise one might, by walking del
icately, actually kick him up like
partridge if only the advance was
made up wind.
rth
should l get within shot Of this rhi-
noceros.
After much deliberation determined
to try Il side advance. thinking that
might so get shoulder shot.
Accordingly we started in crouch
ing attitude. l first, Gobo holding on
to my coat-taiis, and the other boy
on to Gobo's moocha.
always adopt this plan when stalk
ing big game. for if you follow any
other system the bearers will get out
of line.
We got to within three hundred yards
right enough. and then the real Difficult
ties began.
The grass had been so closely eaten
off by game that there was scarcely
any cover.
Consequently it was necessary to go
OH orr hands and knees, which In my
case in volved laying down the eight
bore at every step and then lifting it
up again.
However. l wriggied along somehow
and if it had not been for Gobo and his
friend no doubt everything would have
gone we'll
But as you have, l dare say, OBJ
served. a native out stalking is always
cf that mind which is supposed to ac-
tuate all octrich. .
So long as his head is hidden lie
seems to think that nothing else can
be seen.
So it was in this instance; Gobo and
the other boy crept along on their
hands and toes. with their heads well
down. but. tough unfortunately | did
not notice 1t till too late, bearing the
fundamental portions of their frames
high in the air.
Now ali animals are quite as sus
picious of this eId of mankind as
1QeV are OI Ills lace, anu VI thlS it't
l soon had proof.
Just when we had got within about
two hundred yards, and l was con-
eratulatin myself that | had not had
This long crawl. with the sun beating
Oh the back of my neck like fur
mace, all for nothing, l heard the hiss
ing notes of the rhinoceros birds, ana
ID flew four or five of them from
the brutes back, where they bad been
comfortably employed in catchin.
ticks.
Now this performance OH the part oi
the birds is to rhinoccros what the
word cave is to Il schOolbny; it puts
him OH the Gui viye ut once.
Before the birds were well in the al"