CONTENTS 



CHAPTER XXXI 



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A deputation Asked to kill " some tigers ! " Baiting the jungle 

 A kill The rope broken Searching for a watch-post Diffi- 

 culties A lucky find Alone in the jungle Anxious moments 

 The crunching of bones A shadowy form The tiger at its meal 

 Suspicious The meal resumed 1 fire at last A mortal 

 wound The tiger in its death-throes An uproar in the village 

 The villagers come up A tigress reported close at hand Too 

 late Skinning the carcass Dangerous even in death . . 237 



CHAPTER XXXII 



On an inspection tour A new weapon : the " toy rifle ! " A 

 sportsman's paradise A sudden alarm Glorious news Off to 

 the cover A leopard in a quicksand A happy thought 

 Beaters armed with lighted torches The plan succeeds Driven 

 out by fire A snap shot A surprise Effects of the Jeffery 

 bullet Move our camp A halt for lunch An unexpected find 

 Posting ourselves An unprovoked attack Stopped in time 

 Advantages of a repeating rifle Magazine weapons best for 

 howdah shooting Prejudice against repeaters The Winchester 

 500 Express Indian gun bearers not to be relied on Valuable 

 qualities of a repeater for dangerous game . . . .243 



CHAPTER XXXIII 



My last year in India Back to my old district Europeanized 

 " Babus " My successor appointed A sudden call to camp 

 The night journey A forest by night : interesting experiences 

 " As of a peal of thunder " The tiger and tigress Daylight at 

 last Emerge from the forest A movement in the grass A 

 shot at random Practically a record An investigation 

 Descendants of Ananias ? A solitary planter My welcome 

 Discouraging information A cunning tiger We take to trees 

 The tiger reveals itself Two shots Clinging to cover A patch 

 of yellow I fire : evidently hard hit Dead An extraordinary 

 discovery Conclusive evidence My friend's disappointment 

 Explanations The return journey Arrival of my successor 

 Handing overcharge A gentleman at large Homeward bound 

 Conclusion 255 



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