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only just now that the Yanadi pointed him out 

 to me in this clump of high grass, where he had 

 cunningly lain down to conceal himself. As I came 

 up he again charged, when, stepping aside, I allowed 

 him to pass, and gave him the contents of both 

 barrels well behind the shoulder, which brought 

 him up, and to make sure of him this time I ad- 

 ministered a couple of pills in the back of the head 

 as lie lay writhing and gasping upon the ground ; 

 and here he is safe enough. But what have you 

 done?" 



" About the same as yourself," I answered ; " I 

 have killed the big bull and a couple of cows, which 

 makes six bison and three elk bagged. Not a bad 

 day's work for two guns." 



" No, indeed," replied B ; '•' would it nou 



make the folks at home stare ? " 



" Mulcher log hoht kush honga, Sahib ! " — " The 

 Mulcher people will be very happy, sir ! " exclaimed 

 Chineah ; " there will be meat in their huts for 

 many days to come, and the gentlemen's great 

 shekar will be spoken of for a long time in far off 

 jungles." 



" Yes, Chineah," I replied ; " I dare say we shall 

 soon have more mouths to fill, but remember you 

 impress upon the minds of the Coorchi moopen* 

 of the Carders, and the head men of the Mulchers, 

 that in return for the game we give them I shall 

 expect to hear of elephants." 



* A high priest, or rather " holy-man" of a tribe. 



