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tion to leopards My dog carried off A crusade Find tracks of 

 bison My " boy " : his views as to my whisky and cheroots 

 A herd of bison reported I resolve to stalk them Description 

 of the stalk Come up with the herd Approaching the quarry 

 Select a bull A successful shot : apparently ! Narrow escape 

 from the herd Resurrection Charged A lucky snap shot 

 Victory ! My first bison A fine head Securing the trophies 

 Make over carcass to the coolies Like vultures on their prey 

 A revolting spectacle Material for a globe-trotter's book 

 Actual facts 158 



CHAPTER XXI 



Turn my attention to ibex An aggravating " shikari " Decide to 

 camp out -The wariness of the jungle goat We stalk a herd 

 A tedious business " Saddle -backs " A shot at last Missed ! 

 The second barrel more successful Three legs seemingly as good 

 as four The buck makes off Mist : sudden darkness En- 

 camp under a tree Following up next morning The herd again, 

 but one missing Found Two snap-shots My first ibex 

 Another buck obtained Carcass suspended from a tree Back 

 to camp Return the next morning No signs of the " kill " 

 An astonishing discovery A four-footed thief A confabulation 

 Hazardous but exciting search The tiger viewed A fasci- 

 nating sight A quick shot A confusion of ideas " Some 

 huge object passed over our heads ! " A struggling mass of fur 

 The luckiest shot of my life Proves to be a tigress Hunting 

 for the cubs A hopeless quest . . . . . .167 



CHAPTER XXII 



My host as a raconteur Relates an extraordinary adventure : How 

 a sporting friend obtained his first ibex An ardent sportsman 

 His two objects in life, and his efforts to obtain them One all 

 but realized Disappointment Better things in store for him 

 A strange -loo king animal What can it be ? An amazing 

 discovery A fellow stalker Clever stalking Waiting for the 

 mist A sudden interruption A strange incident Between two 

 fires Rapid firing The result Two fine saddle -backs 

 Further search Another found The "shikari's" stupidity A 

 new suit for sixpence Visions of a record head A satisfactory 

 day's work 179 



CHAPTER XXIII 



I return from leave A new district Some description of camp- 

 life in India Attention to details Tents and their furniture 

 Transport difficulties Native carts The process of loading 



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