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THERE CAME A SUDDEN SHOCK . . . 108 



THE RESCUE . . . . . no 



BURSTING FROM THE PRICKLY COVERT . . .126 



HE CLUNG TO THE ROCK . . . . 138 



STOOD, PRICKING MY EARS . . . . . 150 



THE LORD OF THE HERD . . . . 152 



AFTER THE RAINY SEASON . . . . 154 



A JUNGLE POOL . . . . . . 164 



A CORNER IN THE SANDY WAY . . . 176 



THE PERFECT STAG . . . . . 178 



A LIKELY BIT OF TIGER COVERT . . . . 196 



IN THE JUNGLE . . . ... 196 



SOME JUNGLYPUR REMINISCENCES . . . . 202 



Too PATENT TO A PANTHER OF EXPERIENCE . . 222 



THE DHAR KHORA . . . ... 224 



LIKE A YELLOW METEOR . . ... 226 



THERE . . . STOOD A MONSTER STAG . . . ' . 234 



IN THE HILLS RAINY SEASON . . . 240 



STALKING CHINKARA . . ... 242 



THE POACHERS . . . . . . 310 



THE HALLAL . . . ... 326 



MULLOO AND KANHAYA JATS . ... 326 



HEREDITARY INSTINCT . . ... 354 



THE GOAT-SLAYER'S END . . ... 354 



No MORE GOATS ! . . . . . 360 



ON TREK . . . . ... 360 



BUFFALOES IN SAL FOREST . . ... 374 



SPLASH THEIR LEISURELY WAY ACROSS . . 380 



