CONTENTS 



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being robbed or murdered A clever thief Carelessness of native 

 syces An example Pony trap adventure Both reins unbuckled 

 Pony bolts with cart Two helpless women A railway level crossing 

 Charging the gates A smash Advantages of being a heavy 

 weight Lying insensible on the line A train approaching 

 Agonizing suspense A miraculous escape The distracted husband 

 Well-merited castigation Driving accidents not uncommon in 

 India Partially trained horses Amateur horse-breaking Imple- 

 ments used Home-made, but useful The break Hamshackle con- 

 trivance A haphazard system Dangerous vices engendered 

 Bolting and shying I fall a victim to the latter More native 

 carelessness A coronation celebration Arranging for a royal 

 salute An ancient weapon found Volunteer gunners Loading 

 the weapon The supreme moment arrives The salute is fired 

 Direful results A tragic ending 206 



CHAPTER XXVIII 



A veteran police inspector Some of his exploits Tulia Naik A famous 

 dacoit leader Small beginnings First arrest Escapes from his 

 escort Forms a gang A terror to the neighbourhood Baffles the 

 police Inspector on his track The tables turned Captures the 

 inspector A drinking bout The inspector's opportunity A clever 

 re-arrest Convicted An apparent reformation Return to crime 



Final surrender Transported for life Sir F S r A 



notable police officer Rising of the Bhils Babajee their leader 



His arrest attempted Refusal to surrender Captain H of the 



police shot dead Escape of the gang Subsequent pursuit Sir 



F S r in command The gang marked down Disguised as 



a native Babajee found bathing Captured in the water by Sir 



F S r A remarkable achievement Many of the gang 



secured Importance of the capture Compliment paid to the 

 police Relation between the military and police Commissioner 

 of Police, Bombay A lakh of rupees offered as a bribe The offer 



indignantly refused Strange action of the Government Sir F 



S r and an American globe-trotter His anxiety to see the man 



who had refused so large a bribe Enquires if true I His astonish- 

 ment when convinced " Guess you Britishers will keep India I " . 



CHAPTER XXIX 



Small-game shooting in India The season for this sport Snipe offers 

 best sport Arrival of these birds Two varieties of true snipe 

 Other kinds, the jack and painted snipe Migratory birds Large 

 bag can be made Quail Small charges and 20-bore preferable 

 River and bush quail Partridges Three kinds Painted, grey, 

 and black The last best for table Sand-grouse Strong on the 

 wing Floriken finest game bird in India Peculiar habit of the 

 cock Native explanation Very plentiful in places Indian bustard 

 A huge bird Good sport for rook rifle Peafowl and Indian 

 plover Ortalon, too small for sport Snared i by natives Excellent 

 eating Wild-fowl Many kinds Found on tanks Very numerous 



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