CHAPTER VIII.

UNPLEASANT VISITORS--"SPEED THE PARTING GUEST"--OFF AGAIN--AN OSTRICH EGG--I'ARIA MISLEADS US--STRIKING OIL--PREPARATIONS FOR THE CHASE--WIND AND HAIL--A GUANACO AT LAST--AN EXCITING RUN--THE DEATH--HOME-- HUNGRY AS HUNTERS--"FAT-BEHIND-THE-EYE." 81-99