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could not stay any longer. About a month later while I was in the Peint 

 Range I received word that he was man-eating again, and so as the moon was 

 waxing I determined to go back to Mulher and have one more try, — a long tiring 

 journey of over 60 miles by road (with no springs) and 40 miles by rail. I 

 stayed at Mulher a week, but never once saw the beast and had to go. Men 

 were killed in August and September, and in November my work took me 

 to Ajmir Saundana within 22 miles of Mulher, and while at Ajmir I beard on 

 the 26th of November that the panther was killing again. I at once went to 

 Mulher, but it was not till the 4th of December that the beast was killed ; 

 I should have had to leave on the evening of the 4th as I could spare no 

 more time after him, so luck was with me at last. 



On the 3rd, at noon, I heard a boy of 15 had been killed at Wadai, 4 miles 

 from my camp ; this boy was most unfortunate. Last year the panther had 

 tried to get him, but only mauled one leg ; my wife and I were able to dose 

 the wound with carbolic oil and the boy got well ; this time he and one or two 

 others were sitting close to a bright fire on a threshing floor near the village 

 in the early part of the night and the panther came and carried him off : the 

 panther took him about a quarter of a mile to a patch of high grass and 

 brushwood and ate all he could of the head, the flesh of one leg and all hig 

 inside ; so there was plenty left for the beast to come back for. The body 

 was dragged into deep shade under the brushwood and there was no tree any- 

 where near to sit up in, so four holes were made in the ground and a wooden 

 post put in each ; a cart was then taken off its wheels and lifted on to the top 

 of the posts so as to be about 8 feet from the ground: the cart and posts 

 were then hidden in branches and grass, only a small opening being left to 

 shoot through. An avenue was cut through the brushwood so that I could 

 clearly see the body from the erection, which was about 35 feet from the kill. 

 At 3-30 p.m. I was sitting as quiet as a mouse in the cart and had sent all the 

 men back to the village. At about 4-30 I distinctly heard the panther cough- 

 ing about a quarter of a mile away. In another hoar's time and without 

 any warning the beast growled just close behind me ; I had been absolutely 

 still and he could not have seen me and so probably he scented me because 

 of my erection not being far enough off the ground. I did not turn or move, 

 hoping he would in a few minutes come round to the kill in front ; but he 

 was too cute, and it got darker and darker till at 8-30 I could not see the body 

 at all : there was a crescent of a moon, but it was useless / as the body was in deep 

 shade. At about a quarter to seven I settled to turn up my hurricane lamp 

 and hang it outside on one of the front posts and about 7 feet off the 

 ground : I did so as quietly as I could and the light shone well on to the body. 

 I now felt as if my best chance had gone, but settled to sit right through 

 the night till morning. At 8-30, after the moon had set, when lookiug 

 towards the body I saw a grey mass beyond it which had not been there 

 before, so I knew the panther had come at last and was more thankful than 

 I ever remember being in my life. He looked most weird as of course he 



