The Red Cloud chief., 1913-05-15
tCopyrisht. BY Ridgway Coz

sessed by an allpowerful lust for the
blood Of this new mammoth OF the
African jungles. Besides. until they
had killed. they could not rest and
eat; their sporting instincts would not
permit this until all hope OF success
was lost The true sportsman never
deserts a wounded quarry until he
has killed It.
At last. after six hours Of fruitless
search, nature demanded a temporary
halt 1t was after midday Graetx
decided to have the motor.launch
brought up to them and a man was
sent back to get It. In the mean.
time the two white men rested. In
three hours the launch reached them
and the cook Immediately began to
prepare satisfying lunch for the
tired and famished hunters. Break.
fast and lunch would have to be
merged into one meal. This Is not
an infrequent occurrence in African
travel, and the two men were accus.
toned to II.
| While the meal was under prepara.
ton. Graetz sent three Of the boys"
to search further for the wounded
buffalo, for he was positive that It
must be somewhere in their vicinity.
He offered his followers liberal
"bakshish" and with this Incentive to
a speedy location Of the buffalo. they
fastened OF into the bush. Break.
fast and lunch was Just about to be
served when the boys came run.
ming back to announce that they had
found the wounded buffalo lying in
the long grass near the river. So
much good luck had been hoped for,
but hardly expected.
Graetz and Fiere rose excitedly tn
their feet and got their rifles. They
were only just in time, for at that
moment the high grass parted right
in front Of the former, and the ami.
NAL dashed out, making straight for
the German! He fred. and at the
same time Fiere fred also. 80 tina,
the two rife reports sounded as one
Graetz sprang to one side to escape
the furious charge OF the maddened
animal. As he did so, his foot caught
In the long grass and he fell on his
knees. It proved his salvation. II he
had remained upright he. would have
been impaled upon the sharp and
cruel points Of the buffalo's wide
sweeping horns.
Snorting with extreme fury, thu
, huge beast nosed under the lieuten
ant. who was now lying PROSTATE OF
the ground, trying to toss him. A
last Graetz sprang to his feet ant
clung with all his strength to thu
|, horns Of the beast. in the vain hope
that. severely wounded as the buffalo
was. he might give way before hi
own strength. or that Fiere nigh
get chance for second shot. Fo
, n few brief minutes. which seemed
!. hours to Graetz. man and beast pittet
: their strength against each others
The huge denizen of the forests wa
rapidly firing from loss Of blood, bu
Graetz was no match for the strengtl
J. OF the enormous beast. II all har
u pened In a few minutes: the buffal
! tried to shake the man of. and, a
. he flung his shaggy head from side 4
: side, the point Of his left horn pierce
: its way deep into Graetz's righ
cheek. He cried out with pain an
. then felt himself suddenly hurled W
. ward into the air and consciousness
. left him.
= In the meantime. Fiere had com
4 gallantly to his companions rescu,
o unmindful OF his own danger Fl
10 fired, but succeeded only in maxim
=. the buffalo more infuriated. The ga,
, age beast turned rapidly upon hil
|. and tossed him repeatedly into tn
" !. air. tearing his body dreadfully.
A. Then, as II worn out with its te
rife efforts to avenge the attack @
"a itself, the buffalo toppled over dea
N beside the bodies OF its foes.
" In a recent letter Graetz himse
70 best describes what happened mex
a. His account Is q graphic. yet simpl
,e worded, narrative Of heroic resourc
q. fulness. In my travels in Africa
NJ have met two men-Col Eric Smit
d. OF the Horse Guards, and Mr. BE
re jamin Eastwood. the chief accountai
v. OF the Uganda railway-who ha,
pt actually amputated their own arm
as when dire necessity demanded It, b.
ly ! can conceive Of nothing more cou
at ageous than Lieutenant Graetz's ow
ly selfaccomplished surgery, Far fro
m medical aid. with his companion
,d misfortune gored to the point
al death. suffering indescribable agon
Graetz acted expeditiously and sav,
he his own life by his ready courage.
ID. In the days when anesthetics we
he an unknown quantity, men and wo
rs EN- had perforce to bear all mann
nd Of operations with remarkable for
re- tude. But we were a harder ra
st. then. Civilization has weakened O
II bodies and we are unable to endu
RS pain as did our forefathers. Yet
re- be able to amputate an arm or sew
vi terrible wounds for oneself is a thi
ly. that was rarely done In the past ag,
he In Africa, Il Is not an uncOmm