Soon after this incident the engineer was fishing in the river oppositeto the camp, and he noticed two coolies coming to the river. Theysat down at the ghat and began to scour their vessels. The murmur oftheir voices reached him.

Presently the boatman clutched his arm and pointed to the bank. Helooked. 0ne of the coolies was chasing a huge hairy monster. Theother could not be seen.