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found the girls at camp, we left
Tiffini really immediately after.
ward packed up, we got away
about 2 p.m. but it began to rain
a little late but soon cleared off.
The wind was very strong and cold
however but we had a comfortable
camp in the lee of a hill not far
from a well.
next morning we ran on toward M,
with a stinky cold wind from our face.
On the way we saw several herds of
antelope but we did not wish to shoot
any more so passed them by. About
11 o'clock we saw two wolves standing
on a hill crest or they were looking
at temptation to be missed.
Arking failed to remain on the road,
we running off over the rise of ground
after the larger wolf, he had a good
start of about 600 yds. but the game
was splendid so we ran up & down
hills without difficulty. At that
we gained rapidly and after about
two miles had the wolf almost under
the front wheels. Coltrman wanted
to shoot it with his pistol and I, too,
I was chaffing at finally him off with
my rifle I wanted to do him.
When we were about 50 yards of the
animal it gave a sudden alarum.