the fight.
Mango, who had been thoroughly alarmed, seemed very penitent for having
gone to sleep. There was no necessity to point out to him the danger we
had been in, in consequence. He tried to say he would never do so
again. At last I persuaded him to lie down and rest, while I sat up. I
kept looking round, in the hope of seeing the zebra trot up to us, but
when the morning came our little pet had not returned.

I had begun to cook our breakfast even before daylight, that we might
lose no time in starting, so as to take advantage of the cool air of the
early day. We had not gone far when we came to a small cross made of
stones on the ground. It revived my spirits, for it was the sign that
Leo had passed that way. Then again the fear came across me that the
lion which had scented us out might have attacked him. During the day
we passed several other crosses, some cut, as he had promised, in the
trees; but the greater number were composed, as were the first we had
seen, of sticks. It took a shorter time to erect them than to cut the
marks on the trees or the grass, or even to make crosses of stones on
the ground. Frequently during the day I turned back, in the hope of
seeing the zebra following us, but I was disappointed.

The next night passed away, and then another, and Mango kept wide awake
during his watch. Leo must have pushed on well, for still the crosses
appeared. We came on all the spots where he had slept--his lean-to or
hut, with the ashes of his fire before it; and generally midway between
them a black patch alone, where he had stopped to cook his mid-day meal.
We found the feathers of several birds which he had shot. It was
evident, indeed, that he had exercised all the sagacity of an
experienced hunter--remarkable in one so young. I was very thankful
that I had an animal to ride, for the heat and the constant exertion I
was undergoing tried me greatly.

On the third day we still found Leo's crosses, but several were out of
the straight line. The country had become open, similar in character to
that which I had passed over with Natty. Hitherto we had found springs
affording sufficient water for ourselves and the ox. Now, however, we
had to go a long way without meeting with any, though we carried enough
in our bottle for ourselves, and a small quantity for the patient ox.
Travelling on, I saw something lying on the ground a short distance off.
I pointed it out to Mango, who ran towards i