ILLUSTRATIONS 



HOT WEATHER THE MIDDAY HALT . . ' Frontispiece 



TO FACE PAG 



A FATAL PAUSE . . 4 



A FAMILY AFFAIR . . . . 14 



THE SAMBAR . . , . , . 16 



LAY PANTING IN THE HEAT . ,. . . -, r .. ; . . 16 



"A STRIPED HEAD ROSE" . . ... 30 



OFF TO THE POOL . . ; . 30 



BHALU VEGETARIAN AND HYPOCRITE . 32 



INSPIRING RESPECT . . . ... 34 



A GHASTLY EMBRACE . . . , 40 



SHELTER FROM RAIN . . . . . 42 



UP WENT His ROUND TAIL . . . . . . .42 



THE LEOPARD . . . . . . 44 



SHE HAD FACED HIM BRAVELY . . . . 46 



RAISED His HEAD . . . . 48 



PORK TOO EXPENSIVE . . ... 48 



"WOUGH!" HE BELLOWED AGAIN . . 52 



STOLE SOFTLY, SLILY OUT . . ... 58 



AT HOME . . . . ... 60 



A DRINK .... . . 62 



REPULSIVE SCAVENGERS . . . . "~ . 62 



"A DARK MASS BROKE THE SILVERED WATER" . . 76 



AT THE HEAD OF A DEEP GLEN . . . . 90 



STOOD WITH HEAVING FLANKS . . . . 92 



