CHAPTER VII. 



Duck-shooting with the Maharaja— The "lone widower "—The happy 

 valley— En route f or Pathankot— " Hubble-bubble toil and trouble " 

 —The baboo stationniaster— An Indian " Joe Miller "—The baboo 

 and the tiger— Lahore— The Fort— Jumma Musjid— Runjeet Singh's 

 bedroom— The "Lion of the Punjab"— The armoury— Kunjeet 

 Singh's tomb— Pind-dadan-khan— The Tehsildar's English— Enter- 

 prising mosquitoes— The oorial— Down a salt-mine — A transforma- 

 tion scene — On the road to Kalar Kahar — Lost ! 



December 3rd. — Alan went out cluck-shooting with the 

 Maharaja. Coming hack in the evening, the latter 

 suddenly stopped, and pointed out a bear on the oppo- 

 site mountain across the valley. The Raja has certainly 

 the most wonderful eyesight ; the bear was so far away 

 that even our shikaris could not see it at first, and with 

 a fieldglass I could only just make out a small black 

 speck. It was too late to attempt to stalk to-night, 

 and to-morrow we were to start for Lahore. But the 

 Raja offers to lay a dak— so that we can do three days' 

 march in one — if we will stay to-morrow and drive for 

 the bear. He was very anxious we should stop longer 

 and have one big drive, but this necessitates a week's 

 delay — as two thousand coolies have to be collected — 



