CHAPTER XII

1908-1913

Roosevelt's expedition to Africa--Selous' arrangements--Selous joins Roosevelt at Naples--Goes to the Northern Gwas N'yiro with MacMillan--Fails to obtain lions--Accident to Mr. Williams--Selous at Vienna--Warburton Pike--Expedition to the Bahr-el-Ghazal--Goes to Tembera--Phil Oberlander--Killed by a buffalo--Some stories of Oberlander--Selous' hunt for the Giant Elands--A hard trip--Illness and rapid recovery--Third expedition to East Africa--Judd's adventure with a lioness--Roosevelt on African hunting--Physical limitations--Selous' last buffalo--A gallant foe--Elani his Somali nearly killed--Dislike of crowds--Visit to the Channel Islands--Roosevelt on the early Normans--Heatley Noble on Selous--Their expedition to Iceland--Selous' imperturbability--His powers as a climber--Selous' idea of a good dinner--Selous on his Icelandic trip--Yearnings for Africa--Young Fred Selous--A true son of his father--His athletic prowess--An excellent airman--His untimely death 267