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come in for a parley. Several men and 

 a few women appeared, the latter ugly 

 hags, unclothed to the waist, with un- 

 kempt hair, and each with a pipe dang- 

 ling from her mouth ; but in spite of 

 these personal drawbacks the ladies 

 put in a word every now and then, and 

 were listened to; and when the men 

 hesitated to give up the murderers in 

 exchange for the captives, the women 

 urged acceptance with one voice, and 

 carried their point. The murderers 

 were surrendered, and certain articles 

 of police equipment captured at the 

 first collision were also given up ; and 

 when we marched across the country 

 to Bodagudda the next day, our late 

 enemies shouldered our baggage and 

 carried it for us. 



