buffalo staggered, stopped, and fell dead.

Galazi came up. "Who now is the swiftest, Galazi?" cried Umslopogaas,

"I, or you, or your wolf host?"

"You are the swiftest, Umslopogaas," said Galazi, gasping for his

breath. "Never did a man run as you run, nor ever shall again."

Now the wolves streamed up, and would have torn the carcase, but

Galazi beat them back, and they rested awhile. Then Galazi said, "Let

us cut meat from the bull with a spear."