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THE SEA TRAGEDY OF THE JUNGLE 
FOLK 
| (T seemed to me, as I waited in Mahommed Mun- 
shee’s village, that it might be a good plan to 
establish a reputation among the natives as a work- 
er of wonders. Fame as a magician is easily 
acquired among these people and is of inestimable 
value in handling them. For the task that lay 
before us, I needed all their courage and confidence, 
and I had a feeling that they were accepting me 
with some doubt. That would never do, for, unless 
I had them under perfect control when the hunt 
reached its most exciting point, all our efforts might 
be wasted. They showed proper awe of the express 
rifle that Ali exhibited so proudly, and they took 
fitting note of my ‘stores, but still they regarded 
me simply as a white man who might, or might 
not, be able to do the things he said he was going 
to do. They were respectful and hospitable, but 
the more I saw of them, the more I realized the 
importance of doing some spectacular thing that 
would distinguish me in their minds and send tales 
of my magic traveling through the wilderness of 
jungle. It is astounding, by the way, how rapidly 
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