not, and going further found another
relation of Andreas; this time a young man, and the pride of the
family. They shot and wounded him slightly. He fired and mortally
wounded one of his attackers, which was as far as they got.

The gendarmes had come and arrested them all, and these were the men
of both sides, which we had seen that morning.

As we knew several of them personally, we were doubly interested.

CHAPTER XI

Preparations for our tour in the Brda--We start--Where it is not good
to be giddy--A trying ride--Our inn--Nocturnal episodes--The journey
continued--Pleasant surroundings--The Montenegrin _quart
d'heure_--Arrival in Kolasin--We meet the Governor--Visiting--The Band
of Good Hope--The Crown Prince's birthday--We are ashamed.

The preparations for our tour through the mountainous districts of
North-East Montenegro, known as the Brda, took a few days.

We had some difficulty about horses, though ultimately P. and I
secured two good animals for ourselves, but the third, destined for
the bulk of our baggage and Stephan, was a dilapidated apology for the
equine race. As a matter of fact, it stood the trying journey in a
remarkable manner.

Then there were a few pots and pans for cooking purposes to purchase,
some necessary additions with which to supplement our humble fare, and
two days' rations of meat and bread.

It made a formidable pile when we reviewed it one morning at daybreak,
though we had cut down our baggage as close as possible. It took
Stephan about an hour to load up, and when he had finished, he had
left no room on top for himself.

We carried ourselves each a carbine, revolver, and bandolier of
cartridges, and a pair of saddlebags; but what with a camera, camping
utensils, guns and cartridges, sleeping-coats, etc., the pack-horse
was full up. However, there was no help for it, and Stephan had to
walk the first day.

We left Podgorica about 6.30, accompanied by Dr. S., who came with us
partly on business and partly out of friendship. As he knew the
country perfectly, he did much to render our tour more interesting.

The mountains ascend abruptly, and our path was for some hours along
the turbulent Moraca, which we met at the end of the plain. In five
minutes we were surrounded by mountain scenery. Some little way up the
valley a bridge is in the course of construction across the stream,
and will form part of the projected road from Podgorica to Kolasin. On
its completion,