CONTENTS. Xlll 



CHAPTER XIV. 



Difficulty of finding great old markhor A morning call at Bruin's 

 quarter " Not at home " Up among the pines Birch-bark 

 and some of its uses Cold tea A herd of markhor A wild 

 tableau An awkward position for a shot Gamoo implores 

 the assistance of Allah and the Prophet A shadow of doubt 

 All's well Jerking the meat Blackbirds Snow-bridges 

 Just in time for a shot A bitter drop in the cup of happiness 

 Gamoo and Hatha search for a talisman The bezoar Our 

 luck deserts us Grief A random shot and its consequences 

 An unexpected apparition A close shave We try a glissade 

 A startling sight Kazima's first testimonial, . .181 



CHAPTER XV. 



Stag-shooting in Cashmere compared with deer-stalking in Scot- 

 land The "rutting" season The Cashmere stag Watching 

 for a stag A love-song A royal hart Human vultures 

 A miss in the dark Splendid view of "the Vale" Our 

 reveries are disturbed Wild music Ramzan's strategy 

 A rather mean advantage Remorse A challenge and a 

 reply Recklessness of stags during the rutting season An 

 artifice for attracting them With what success we tried it 

 A native practitioner Forced to submit to his tender 

 mercies, ........ 199 



CHAPTER XVI. 



An unexpected meeting with a stranger in the land Cold quar- 

 ters Tracking in the snow The short twilight fails us We 

 lose our wounded stag The forest monarch A charmed life 

 Doubtful satisfaction Lost trophies are always the finest 

 An exciting but rather " shady " way of doing business A 

 night vigil The Goojur's black stag An invasion of rats 

 and mice How we circumvented the black stag A grand 

 set of horns Cashmere method of driving a gorge Making 

 a virtue of necessity Why "hangul" have decreased in 

 numbers, ........ 215 



