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RIFLE AXD SPEAR WITH THE RAJPOOTS. 



cliff tops, form the footway, with thinner ones at each side 

 as guys. The height at which this frail-looking contrivance 

 swings to and fro above the roaring torrent, gives an idea of 

 insecurity which it does not really possess. Alan crossed 

 first, and just as he got halfway, a little black dog from the 

 other side ran between his legs. The dog's master, the 

 keeper of the bridge, followed, shouting offers of assistance, 



OUK FIRST ROPE EKIDGE. 



and skipping along the ropes like a monkey. This caused 

 the bridge to oscillate very disagreeably, but Alan was too 

 proud to accept help, for which indeed there was no neces- 

 sity, and dog and master were after some delay sent back. 



It was now my turn, but no sooner had I reached the 

 middle when up rushed the dog as before. The footway 

 was barely twelve inches wide, with a drop of some forty 



