onfinement.

"Try and catch the other," exclaimed Hendrik to his companions, pointing
to the second of the young giraffes. "Make haste, and you will have it.
See! it's stuck in the mud. Quick with your rheim, Hans, quick!"

In a second or two, Hans, obeying the call, succeeded in throwing his
snare, and the second of the young giraffes became a captive.

As this was all that was wanted, the rest of the herd received no
further attention,--the hunters being wholly occupied with the two they
had taken.

Left free, the crowd of camelopards once more made a break to get off
down stream. In their struggles to escape, one of the young--that
captured by Hendrik--was borne down and trampled under the water.

It was not carried off. The rope still retained it; but, although it
remained in the hands of its captors, it was only in the shape of a
carcass. It was partly drowned by its head being carried under water,
and partly choked by the noose having tightened around its neck.

As soon as the herd had gone off, the three hunters turned their
attention to the captive that was still alive. It was at first fairly
secured, so as to prevent the noose from slipping, and then carefully
led out of the stream.

For some time it struggled to get free, but, as if convinced that its
efforts would be idle, it soon desisted.

Exhausted with the long race, as well as by its subsequent exertions in
the water, it was the more easily subdued.

Our three hunters were in ecstasies. They had now obtained one young
giraffe, and there was a possibility of their yet procuring another.
The feat of capturing these creatures, that had baffled so many hunters,
was proved not to be impossible. After all, Groot Willem had not been
like a child crying for the moon. He had hoped for nothing more than
might be accomplished. The welfare of their captive was now their
greatest care; and, to give it an opportunity of recovering from its
fright, as also to get it a little better acquainted with its new
companions, they resolved to allow it an hour's rest before returning to
the camp.

The young giraffe was too much exhausted to make any further effort at
freeing itself.

With the mild and gentle character of the camel, and nothing of the
leopard in its nature, the giraffe soon becomes resigned to captivity.

CHAPTER FIFTY FIVE.

A REVERSE OF FORTUNE.

Having given their captive the desired rest, during which it had
displayed its good