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The female 

 did so in this 

 case, and, al- 

 though Dick 

 and Mr. Godkin 

 fired at her as 

 she darted into 

 the jungle, and 

 were sure they 

 struck her, she 

 showed nosigns 

 of receiving any 

 injury. 



"Now is our 

 time to hurry 

 by," called out 

 Mr. Godkin to 

 the servants be 

 hind them ; 

 " she won't hurt 

 us if we make 

 haste." 



The ponies 

 were forced in- 

 to a sharp gal- 

 lop, which they 

 maintained all 

 the way to the 

 top of the long 

 hill in front, Jo, 

 Jack and Jim 



skurrying after them with such swiftness that 

 they were but a very little way behind. 



Dick and his friend could afford to laugh at 

 their singular experience with the tiger, and the 

 lad did not fail to give full credit to his sagacious 

 beast, which had snatched him from under the 

 descending monster, who, had she alighted where 

 she intended, would have made as short work 

 with the plucky boy as she had done with the 

 unfortunate postman a short time before. 



As the party hastened from the -spot they saw the shocking evidences of the 

 tragedy. Blood and the torn turban were on the ground, while the long pole with 

 its bell and fragments of paper were scattered about. 





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