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through his heart. I had fired at the bison 

 from a standing position, and the distance was 

 considerable : so that it was a fine shot. 



It was then dusk, and I started for the camp, 

 leaving Kana in charge of the bison until we 

 could send him help to bring in the head. The 

 more I thought about the animal's attitude, 

 the less could I reconcile it with the flurried 

 appearance which is almost invariably shown 

 by a wounded animal, and I told Kana to see 

 if there were more than two bullets in the bison. 

 On the other hand, it seemed most unlikely that 

 I should have shot two bison bulls in less than 

 two minutes. 



Tweedie returned to the camp on hearing 

 the shots ; and the servants were sent off during 

 the night to a village about nine miles distant 

 on the way to a Reserved Government Forest, 

 which was situated on the Madras border, and 

 in which we had a permit to shoot one more 

 buffalo. In the morning, when we were ready 

 to march, Kana appeared with the head and 

 said that there were only two bullets in the 

 bison. Instead, therefore, of marching, we re- 

 turned to the place where I had fired the first shot, 

 and found there the blood-track of a wounded 

 bison. We followed the track from daylight 

 until 10 a.m. I then sent for the mare ; rode 

 to the village where the tents, which we had 

 sent on, had been pitched ; had some breakfast, 

 and ordered the tents to be brought back ; and 

 then returned with food for Tweedie. We then 

 followed the track of the wounded bull until 

 nightfall. Tweedie had one glimpse of him in 



