CHAPTER V. 



A speculative Beat Its results Contemplated change of Camp 

 Manajoe's Day Bear-shooting A double Death Bears' 

 Grease Striking the Camp. 



IT was late next morning before any emissary 

 arrived from Rugonauth. Indeed, noon was already 

 past, when a man came in to say that a tiger had 

 been marked down in some jow jungle near that 

 in which the tigress was killed, and in the same 

 river. It had moved about in an unsettled manner ; 

 and hence, the man stated, the delay in sending 

 information. 



The hunters were speedily on the move, and in 

 due time joined Rugonauth. It was soon evident to 

 Mackenzie and Norman that some doubt existed in 

 the old man's mind as to the exact whereabouts of 

 the tiger, though he professed to be satisfied that it 

 was lying in the jungle he proposed beating. But 

 his hesitating manner, and his repeated cautions 

 not to make the slightest noise for fear of disturbing 

 the beast ; his lack of excited energy also ; and 

 altogether an inexplicable something about him, 



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