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tha,'' (''Listen, sir! the tiger has eaten bullets; 

 that was the noise of a gun,") and whilst he spoke 

 I heard a second report. We immediately turned 

 back to see what the doctor had done, and in a 

 short time got to the spot, where we found the 

 carcass, but neither he nor Fred's shekarry were 

 to be seen. After a little examination, I found 

 that the tiger had paid a second visit to the body, 

 as the pugs were quite fresh, and also that he had 

 been wounded, as gouts of blood were visible here 

 and there, which the doctor and shekarry had 

 evidently followed up, as we could tell by their 

 tracks. Such being the case, we immediately 

 joined the trail, and in a little while came up with 

 the doctor and the shekarry. 



"Well, doctor," exclaimed Fred, "you got a 

 shot, did you not ?" 



"Indeed I did," answered the doctor; "and 

 never was a chance so lost. I ought to have killed 

 him over and over again; as it is, I believe I 

 have hit him hard, but at first I was so intent on 

 watching his movements that I did not think of 

 firing, and this dolt here (Fred's shekarry) be- 



