The morning call., 1893-10-22
A BLIND TIGERS DECOY.
A Fortunate Hunter Bowls Over the
Terror of the Jungle.
London Tim es.

LOndOn IlmeS.
The great Jhoot demon, described by Colonel
Downing In his narrative Of adventures In
India, was tiger whose ways were as mys-
terious as his ravages were terrible. BE could
Dever be bagged. he killed every sh kari
native or European, who tried it. This true
ulent beast had never even been seen, and, as
he never manged body, but only sucked
the blood through an ori1ce made over tbe
jugular vein, the terror the great Jhoot
demon inspired is not surprising. he never
forced a door, yet he got into house after
house Two subaterns went out for him, and
the next day we're found dead like the rest.
One with his last strength had managed to
scratch the words. "Look out for L-'' But
no amount OF conjecture could solve the riddle
of these words A famous shot, VINO once for q
wager shot 100 tigers in twelve months. met
the same fate. He, too, left a "creepy" and
mysterious message-the letters "a. NJ" Then
the colonel goes. He built himself au ambush
"Just as the full light of he moon fell npon
tie stream and Illuminated the surroundings
there was an almost iDauoble rustic OF leaves
close behiDa me, and turning on the instant
saw little gray-brOwn paw very cautiously
putting aside The twigs of my shelter, and be.
hind the paw l could discern two small green
eyes attentlyely regarding me.
"a lungoor.' said to myself as it vanished
from view-a monkey. That's what the lads
and Dick Culveri0n meant to tell US, and by
George there's mischief here Moved by q
day account, l FASTENED from the shelter Ind
ascended the adjoining tree. | had scarcely
time % seat myself comfortably upon one OF
the lower branches when / saw the lungoor
returning. followed by the most repulsive-loOk-
Ing monster my eyes have ever behed.
"You talk. Snanper, OF your tiger being
NANCY; this one was absolutely naked, nude
as a nut, bald as bottle. not hair anywhere
huge, CHASTITY. glabrous mOnstr0sity-a very
Caliban OF tigers, as big as bison and as long
as crocodile.
"As the ghasty creature crept after the
monkey he followed the slightest curve and
deviation OF his guide with the delicate alac-
rity OF a needle under the influence Of mag
net. The adrotness displayed by tile tiger
was suddenly converted into subject OF hOr-
riied wonder, for as the brute approached
the ambush he turned his hideous face up TO
the moon, and could see that his eyes were
oil a dull, dead white, without light inteIIi-
blind. For all that, he evidently know, or
thought he knew, what lay before him, for the
saliva of anticipation was clinging TO his
wriDkled jaws like mass OF cleaning !clces.
"The monkey, when he had come within
jumping distance, gave low signal cry, made
alghted upon my camp.stool and sprang out
again on the other side. He was instantly fol-
lowed by the tiger, who fell like an avalanche
upon the stool. crushing 1t to matchwOod, and
at once began o feel about on all sides for his
expected victim.
Now was my chance. Beneath me in the
broad light OF the full moon lay the demon OF
the Jboot. / aimed steadily al a dep furrow
between the shOulderblades and held my
breath for the shot. AT that moment the keen
eyes OF the monkey caught sight Of me, and the
little animal uttered shril note of warning;
but was too late. My finger was upon the Irig-
ger, and fired both barrels in quick success
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