CONTENTS 



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jungle Preparations for camping Our " zareba " Dhundhos 

 to the front Securing the elephants The cook's despair 

 Devotion of native servants An amusing duologue . .104 



CHAPTER XIV 



Dine picnic fashion Permitted to smoke Night in the forest 

 The elephants disturbed Visited by bears Dhundhos as a 

 " raconteur " His story A bear and its victim A terrible 

 mauling Six months later The veiled recluse A mysterious 

 individual " The man without a face " Appointed as a wood- 

 cutter An application for a gun Consternation of the forest 

 officer A shot heard in the forest An investigation An extra- 

 ordinary combat A madman and a bear Hacked to pieces 

 but alive A merciful bullet The supposed lunatic secured 

 His conduct explained He reveals his identity and relates his 

 extraordinary story A wood-cutter's revenge and how he 

 accomplished it . . . . . . . . .112 



CHAPTER XV 



A tiger calling in the night Native superstitions with regard to 

 tigers A doubtful compliment The march resumed Another 

 night in the forest Numerous visitors : more exciting than 

 agreeable We pass an anxious night An early start With 

 our tents again Exciting news A difficult jungle Tedious 

 and unsuccessful beating Civet cat taken for a tiger Fresh 

 pugs A hurried meal The tiger encountered Hit on the 

 jaw Misjudging the pace A charge averted Charging the 

 line An unfortunate selection Perilous position of the 

 " khitmagar " : also of our lunch A ludicrous scene No 

 laughing matter Taking advantage of an elephant's tail The 

 howdahs to the rescue A volley and its effects The tiger on 

 my elephant's head A plucky shot Death of the tiger Almost 

 a record The last bottle of soda-water . . . . .122 



CHAPTER XVI 



The size of tigers A much contested point The story of a monster 

 Many attempts to locate it The jungles baited " One missing " 

 A telegram The beat organized A movement in the grass 

 Viewed for an instant A volley from the howdahs Excellent 

 shooting Down : but up again Advancing : shoulder to 

 shoulder A sudden onslaught The " line " put to flight Refuse 

 to advance Howdah elephants to the front A desperate 

 struggle A charge of No. 6 Immediate results A mighty 

 bound A plucky elephant Face to face The last shot 

 Measuring the trophy Extraordinary measurements Weight 

 An undoubted record . . . . . . . .129 



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