Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-06

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out the tiger moving, though he was doubt
less furious at being disturbed, and quite pre-
pared to visit his wrath on any intruders.
Having gained a sufficient distance to the
rear the beaters, in one solid body, now again
advanced, and made free use of stones and
fireworks
With tremendous roar, The tiger sprang
up, leaped from the bushes which had CON
ccaied him, and dashed straight toward the
advancing column. Luckily, the men remain
eu compact and firm, waving their sticks and
swords In front, and, of course, redoubling
their shouts
when within some eight or ten yards, the
pruee' intimidated by the determined appear
ahce OIL the wedge of human beings shirked
SIe attack, and turned aside into the Jungle.
nao IT, however, been a small party or had
any stray outsiders been separated from the
n'ain .1 Dooy 1t would probably have gone hard
not for moment did the animal now
$3.50 - ~ 'ne cover, but, turning back, broke
from 1T in nearly the same place as the others
ha1 done on the previous day
eatscning sight of the two hunters standing
vi ene pank, he changed his direction-which
Mas along the bed of the river-and charged
'gnt at Them, tail on end, and roaring with
.uil tiger power Wv"
hlI be hy steady, the wary hunters waited
ha,i ousnes ana then, when he was distant from
; ,nen ABOUT hfteen or twenty PAGES. touched
m,er nt h Triggers, and couple Of bullets crashed
Tor mowc,t Uy' ne sprang into the air, stood
iaI 30 lIaoineht eht on his hind legs, and then com.
,i nclced dancing, round and round. A second
oled over way anu he
quickly seizing their second gun. another
voiiey was fred and the tigers further cbarg.
ing was stopped forever
.,vo mat nat settler" said Mackenzie. as the
i've mo INST ,nsIlinsetlvely reloaded before going up to
Yes, rather neat job, altogether was
norman d $ reply, as he drove home bullet.
game was bagged 'na' VIC
,onsal sharp, short and decidedly decisive OBJ,
sergeu S hawkes., as he joined them over the
oGuy Oh the striped beauty, now so still but
nnin, mi.iIn SO Drief q space exulting in the un-
5eIoneps 5Hea efm69t,on fo f a Of strength and agility
in Jestbs nuotts ou tts KIND. ou Stacked his limbs
ne appeared out of the bushes was a yellow
streak, then slight dance, roll over. and
niutehess succeeded his roaring He was
eouISni e'meen haen my myself and you, so, that
time" A hao had
AND later on we have another shot on a
tpnargng tiger under different shikaree-
ho0pur by name.
taking couple of rockets, without making
an ;opservaton to any one or demanding any
assistance, the hunter descended the hill by
encuiLous path, which led him to the foot
of the Chiffon which he had been lately stand
ing. Stationing himself behind a boulder he
ilghted one of the fireworks and threw 1t into
a recess which gaped black and dim few
Yards from him. 1t fixed and spluttered.
then died out. He approached somewhat near
er; and, lighting the other, threw it beyond a
ledge which his closer position enabled him
TO discern 1t had barely touched the gronnd
when roar came from the recess and p tiger
Sprang out, passed within few wards of him
and, after bounding over the boulders of rock
side. '"' ''eep mr.
When Roopur saw the success of his opera.
tom and that the tiger was well clear of him.
he jumped on to a rock in sight of all the
heaters, except those Immediately above
Pointing one hand triumphantly to the de-
scending, tiger, and with the other gesticulat-
ing wildly towards Rugonauth, he shouted. in
tones Of exultation, II knew we'll! / knew
well! There he goes! Who said that he
wasn't here, and that Roopur was deceiver?
Ha! hal" And he laughed laugh disdainful
yet triumphant
His pean was echoed from some three score
dusky throats as the tiger broke in view of
those assembled above. 1t did not REQUIRE
old Rugonauth's yell of warning to announce
to the hunters the fact of the animal being
on foot.
Hawkes., from his position opposite at once
caught sight of it, and had only time to fire