THE SPORT OF RAJAHS 

 with him, and jam the spear down 

 fiercely on his burly back ; the spear- 

 head slips aside. Again I try, with 

 like result, and an instant later the 

 thorny bushes close behind him and 

 bar my farther way. 



We quickly make our plans, and, 

 posting ourselves en vedette on either 

 side of the cover in which he hides, 

 we watch against his least attempt at 

 escape. 



Presently the coolies join us, and 

 while one goes back to the camp for 

 a fresh spear for me, we get the blunt 

 one fined upon a local sharpening- 

 stone. A grateful interval of refresh- 

 ment, and then, re-armed and rested, 

 we set the beaters on to drive him 

 forth once more. But this is no easy 

 job. He cares not for their drums 

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