Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-04

and even Dasalin declared that the
HavaSh would follow up to avenge
the death of their comrades, though
| did not believe for moment that
they would dare to approach the post.
Gabre Michael, eager to wipe out
his lack of initiative at the attack on
the stockade Immediately took out a
patrol and found that the cause of
the alarm was the presence of a few
of the innocuous elmolo on the lake
shore. On the tenth day after the
skirmish an Indian assistant surgeon
arrived with a supply of chloroform-
and morphia.
LIE had made remarkable journey
from Marsabit with only one
camel and one orderly and had had
various adventures en- route. During
one of the few short halts he had
allowed himself he had been stalked
by a lion, which followed for a con
siderable distance, but fortunately did
not attack.
He was a remarkably clever and
kind little man and undoubtedly saved
my life by his devotion.
Mr.. Parvati for that was his name,
at once put me under chloroform and
made a thorough examination of the
wound. BY this time il was septic and
gangrenous, literally sprinkled with
particles of lead, puttee. and boot
leather, and swollen to a tremendous
size.
We discussed how soon a relief
could possibly arrive and what means
had best be taken to remove me,
though l was still very anxious to
await the arrival of my successor. as
L did not wish to leave the detach-
ment without an officer.
AT last. however, Mr.. Parvati in
formed me that l must be moved at
once, or my successor would never
see me alive, so 1t was determined to
start at once for Marsabit In an
ticipation of this event. X. had sent
up the mountain for a pair of stout
poles and had constructed more
easily portable stretcher with a piece
of canvas cut from the inner fly of a
tent.
That night by the light of the moon
l said goodbye" to Gizaut and my re-
naming Abyssinians and gave my
final instructions for the maintenance
of the duties at the post Right we'll
they kept them, too, for my successor
told me later that when he marched
in some weeks afterward no one
would have been able to tell that no
European officer was in command.
The routine duties and patrols had
been meticulously carried out, and
even the eggs laid by the fowls since
my departure had been carefully
kept.
TO move my travelling stretcher. we
had to cut out the side OF the
grass hut IN which I lay. Then we
started out across the lava field on
the first stage of the long journey TO
Nairobi. The going over the broken
lava rock and big powders was very
trying and progress was so slow that
X. decided 70 halt about midnight and
await the dawn.
My camp bed was put down and the
stretcher laid gently upon it, The
men, exhausted by their strenuous
efforts, fell asleep where they stood,
my orderiies by the side of the
stretcher.
Soon all was still. the lake lay
leaden and heavy in the moonlight,
/ could just distinguish the outline Of
the old volcano and wondered IL l
was really going to get out it's clutch
es. 1t looked almost human and de-
termined to hold me.
Suddenly I saw two shadowy forms
approaching the stretcher. I made a
movement to try to brighten them
away and felt for my revolver. They