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to the tiger. After crossing a small stream, his 

 track led toward a rocky hill less than two miles 

 distant, coming suddenly into a clearing with tall 

 grass. 



I shouted to the men to spread out, keep quiet, 

 and move slowly within a few feet of each other. 

 As the grass was still heavy with dew, we could see 

 where the tiger had passed through to the right into 

 the thicker jungle. We had perhaps traveled about 

 one hour, the tracks becoming difficult to follow on 

 account of heavy undergrowth, when we were 

 startled by the screaming and chattering of mon- 

 keys. We knew then the tiger was not far ahead, 

 and at the same time the elephant that the Tungku 

 was on, spreading his ears and raising his trunk, 

 uttered a shrill, brassy trumpet, expressing his fear. 

 I called to the Tungku to take the elephant back, 

 as he would be worse than useless. He was quickly 

 turned about and driven behind, the Tungku com- 

 ing up with me, the two headmen joining the men 

 on foot. The elephant I was on showed no sign 

 of uneasiness; the mahout or driver spoke sharply 

 to him, calling back to me that he could handle him 

 as that was not the first time he had been used in 

 smelling tiger. Still I was loath to risk firing a 

 gun from his back. 



We followed the trail of the chattering monkeys, 

 when suddenly they ceased, as we came to a very 

 heavy patch with thick undergrowth, excellent 

 cover for the tiger, into which he had evidently 



