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of the car with her head under the lamp.
we ran on over the plain to pick
up another bunch, within two
miles we saw three herds, one em-
barrassing about 20 animals. The
antelopes were loping slowly along
and did not begin to really run
until we were about 1/2 yards
from them, then they started
out in a long line and streaked
it across the plain like white
blown ribbons of yellow silk,
we were ambushing at 25 miles per
hr, but Coltman gun man proved
as the animals came with full
speed the car jumped to 35 mi.
a then it 40 miles. As usual the
animals began a swerving about
in a long circle & we jumped
rapidly. Soon we were not more
than 20 yards away. Mac had been
sitting hanging over the edge of the
car with his foot on the running
board & as the motor stopped he
leaped to the ground, dropped both
knees off back fire. Coming Coltman
with spinning out also and banged
away. At Mac's second shot he
dropped a fine buck and Charles
off a young doe. The herd was
six hundred yards away & going