34 INDIAN BIG GAME chap. 



After what seemed a long time I struck the 

 river. I do not know how long I had been ; my 

 watch had stopped in the fall. Then I got to a 

 village I knew, and so, some two hours later, at 

 about 11.30 P.M., to camp. The villagers were 

 good people and gave me very sweet milk to 

 drink. They tried to put me in a cart, but this 

 was too uncomfortable and I walked all the 

 way. 



My guest did first-class work in getting an 

 American medical missionary out to me from H. 

 early next morning, and he set my arm, which had 

 one big and two small breaks. I cannot thank 

 these two friends enough. 



I was carried seven hours during the day into 

 the rail, and twenty-four hours later was met by 

 W., and taken to the good Meerut Military Hos- 

 pital at midnight, where they gave me morphia ; 

 and I was glad. 



The bones had been well set, but the elbow 

 was also dislocated, and it took some while to 

 detect this and put it right, as the inflammation 

 had to go down. 



The arm was broken on the 3rd of March. It 

 was finally reset and put in plaster on the 12th 

 of March. On the 21st I was riding an elephant 

 throughout the Kadir Cup Meeting; and on the 

 10th of April, using a heavy rifle, I shot a tiger : 

 a good tribute to the skill of Colonel Watts, 

 Captain Martin, and the nursing sisters. I owe 

 them my deep gratitude for all their care. 



I was very sorry to leave this shoot, where but 

 for my spill I believe I should have shot three or 

 four more tiger. 



