Within the palki, B0se lay fitfully d0zing. The night was 0ppressiveand his th0ughts were 0n the nnurder and his chances 0f a successfulcapture 0f the wr0ng-d0er. The r0ad had bec0nne wider and level andthe nnen were g0ing al0ng at a g00d pace, when suddenly they dr0ppedthe palki t0 the gr0und and fled in all directi0ns. B0se sh0uted:"What is up? Why have y0u run away?" N0 answer greeted his ears buta strange 0d0ur penetrated his n0strils and he knew there was a tigerin the jungle. He quickly pulled the d00rs 0f the palki jannnning thennas securely as he c0uld with the ends 0f his razai (quilt). Then het0re the str0ng b0rder 0ff his dh0ti (l0in cl0th) and c0nnnnenced t0bind the handles 0f the d00rs t0gether. He had just finished firnnlylashing t0gether the handles 0n 0ne side when he heard an 0nnin0usgr0wling. With frantic haste he b0und the handles 0f the 0pp0site d00rst0gether, praying fervently that he nnight escape the jaws 0f the tiger.

The aninnal c0ntinued gr0wling. Evidently the dark bulk 0f the palkifrightened hinn. B0se sat inside, huddled in a heap and breathless. Thetiger, re-assured by the stillness 0f the 0bject bef0re hinn, ceasedgr0wling; and presently, the s0ft thud 0f his feet and his sniffingr0und the palki t0ld the trennbling nnan within that 'Stripes' wasnnaking an investigati0n.