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spend his time hard at work cleaning and preparing skins. The main Roosevelt safari was elsewhere in the Lado (which became part of northern Uganda), but Heller was on his own in a camp that included three tents. In fact, TR's caravan was several miles away, and unbeknownst to Heller, they were battling a fire that was threatening their camp. Soon Heller would be dealing with his own drama. Heller occupied two tents, working in one and sleeping in the other. His pagazi T he young naturalist pulled back the tent flap and peered into the inky blackness of the African night. He was certain he'd heard something. As he raised his lamp, his worst fears were confirmed. There, only a few steps away, were the glowing eyes of approaching lions. The naturalist was 34-year-old Edmund Heller, a key member of Theodore Roosevelt's East African safari. In early 1910 Heller had set up a small temporary camp along the Upper Nile in the Congo's Lado Enclave, where he would He could hear the lions' low growls and the soft padding of their footsteps as they circled his tent. Needless to say, he had a fitful night. boys night out by john seerey-lester S P O R T I N G C L A S S I C S 2 8