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of pills in the back of the head as he 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 not 



make the folks at home stare?" 



"Mulcher log boht kush honga, Sahib I" "The 

 Mulcher people will be very happy, sir ! " exclaimed 

 Chineah ; u 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." 



"Ho ba-shucJc, Sahib I" " Yes, without doubt, sir, 

 the tribes will build < jopreys' (huts made of branches) 

 near our camp, and we can send the men into the 

 jungle every day to look out for trails." 



" All right," I replied, " that's your affair ; in the 

 mean time hand me the tape and come and help me 



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



