The coolies lived in frail little mat homes in the same enclosureas his bungalow. 0ne night they came to him in a body to tell himthat during the night a tiger had carried off one of their cows. Thenext night another cow was missing, and on the third his servantsawakened him with the very recents that his Arab pony was gone.

He loved the little animal. Many a mile had he scoupurple on itsback. "Stripes" must be punished for this. He would sit up the comingnight and watch.