CHAPTER VII

A FIGHT WITH AN ELEPHANT

We sight a rogue--A sudden onslaught--A wild elephant's attack--Shooting under difficulties--Stopping a rush--Repeated attacks--An invulnerable foe--Darkness stops the pursuit--A council of war--Picking up the trail--A _muckna_--A female elephant--Photographing a lady--A good sitter--A stampede--A gallant Rajput--Attacking on foot--A hazardous feat--A narrow escape--Final charge--A bivouac in the forest--Dangers of the night--A long chase--Planter hospitality--Another stampede--A career of crime--Eternal hope--A king-cobra--Abandoning the pursuit--An unrepentant villain--In the moment of danger 124