CONTENTS 



men killed — Vengeance on a spy — Organize a flying column — The 

 robber Btronghold stormed — Desperate resistance — Heavy cawnaltkia 

 on both sides — Capture of ring-leader and ihlB gang — ^Treasure 

 recovered — A fine body of men — A wounded robber chief in hospital 

 — Some startling revelations — A sporting ruffian — Sedition in 

 Naeik — Mistaken sympathy from the Press — Trial and conviction 

 of the ring-leaders — Inadequate sentenoes — Agitation renewed — 

 Manufacture of bombs — Art acquired in Europe by so-called 

 ■tadants — Murder of officials — A judge shot in native theatre . . 110 



CHAPTER XVI 



Wild animals as pets — I start a menagerie — Experiments with tiger and 

 panther cube — Hunting by scent or sight and hearing? — A much- 

 vexed question practically decided — Conclusive evidence—" Billy," 

 my tiger cub— Pillow fights with tiger cube — The dog-boy and his 

 oluurges — A troublesome pair — Oymkhana for the police — Bicycles 

 supersede horses — Be-visit Khandnsh — A hunting box — Old friends- 

 Shooting under difficulties — Blank days — A tiger at last reported — 

 The beat — A tiger and tigress put up — Charging the beaters — 

 Situation becomes dangerotis — ^Bescuing the stops — The beat aban- 

 doned for the night — Disappointment — Nasik antiquities — Traffic 

 in curios — Made in Birmingham^ — ^Transferred to Dharwar — 

 Shooting off ladders — ^An aoddent near ending in a tragedy — Fit 

 only for a madhouse — An interesting temple — The god Khundobar 

 — Said to have been a sportsman — Hunting vrith his hounds- 

 Worshippers assume attitude and character of dogs — Feeding the 

 dog-devotees — On all fours — Biting and barking — A reptUsive and 

 d(^jading exhibition — Backsheesh the main object .... 118 



CHAPTER XVII 



! Western Ghats — Castle Rook and Morumgoa — ^ne 

 Spend a hot season at Castie Rock — A kill in a ravine— The gbns 

 posted — A tiger Tiewed — A doubtful hit — Bapn the opItmMi — A 

 tell-tale leaf — An advanoe In close order — The enemT pnpane to 

 charge — Careful shooting nioBiary — Snooess — Following up a 

 wounded bear — A corioas stoiT — Seoond i^i— An app^tkm In 

 the nli^t — ConTinoing evldenoe — An apology to my readen — 

 Another tUnr marked down — Caught napping — An unexpected an- 

 Gooofter— My periloos position— Faoe to Ja ee A dsnenle ncoeeed- 

 inf— Seekiag vefofe In m hodi— ^ pteeacioiai ■belter— Swf—s 

 nUared— A loeky sh ot Onrions erldenee oi a reoant irletim— A 

 man -ea tin g panther— Oarriss off a child— The body found— Waicli- 

 Ingovar the remains — An eerie vigil— A jackal greedy hat saq^eloos 

 —The panther at last— Cre^lnf m to the ** kUl "—Only five yards 

 oil— A steady shot at his ehea^— Hit, bol not dead— Too danfacoos 



to follow up^y night— vElie hnnt isaiiaiail TiaiiHiMilij blood and 



looiprints— Found dead— A waU-neoikhsd bsartlha iillaoy of 

 theories regarding man-eaten 1S8 



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