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Suddenly the sides of the ravine were crowned with the heads of Bukta's people a force that could have blown the ribs out of the beast had Chinn's shot failed; but their guns were hidden, and they appeared as interested beaters, some five or six waiting the word to skin. Bukta watched the life fade from the wild eyes, lifted one hand, and turned on his heel.
Law is for fools and white men. Give them a large and loud order, and they will abide by it. Thou art their law." "But wherefore?" Every trace of expression left Bukta's countenance. The idea might have smitten him for the first time. "How can I say?" he replied. "Perhaps it is on account of the name. A Bhil does not love strange things.
Princes and potentates have taken ship to India and spent great moneys for the mere glimpse of beasts one-half as fine as this of Bukta's. "It is not good," said he to the Colonel, when he asked for shooting-leave, "that my Colonel's son who may be that my Colonel's son should lose his maidenhead on any small jungle beast. That may come after. I have waited long for this which is a tiger.
Suddenly the sides of the ravine were crowned with the heads of Bukta's people a force that could have blown the ribs out of the beast had Chinn's shot failed; but their guns were hidden, and they appeared as interested beaters, some five or six waiting the word to skin. Bukta watched the life fade from the wild eyes, lifted one hand, and turned on his heel.
All the Bhils knew that Jan Chinn reincarnated had honoured Bukta's village with his presence after slaying his first-in this life-tiger; that he had eaten and drunk with the people, as he was used; and Bukta must have drugged Chinn's liquor very deeply-upon his back and right shoulder all men had seen the same angry red Flying Cloud that the high Gods had set on the flesh of Jan Chinn the First when first he came to the Bhil.
All the Bhils knew that Jan Chinn reincarnated had honoured Bukta's village with his presence after slaying his first in this life tiger; that he had eaten and drunk with the people, as he was used; and Bukta must have drugged Chinn's liquor very deeply upon his back and right shoulder all men had seen the same angry red Flying Cloud that the high Gods had set on the flesh of Jan Chinn the First when first he came to the Bhil.
Princes and potentates have taken ship to India and spent great moneys for the mere glimpse of beasts one-half as fine as this of Bukta's. "It is not good," said he to the Colonel, when he asked for shooting-leave, "that my Colonel's son who may be that my Colonel's son should lose his maidenhead on any small jungle beast. That may come after. I have waited long for this which is a tiger.
Law is for fools and white men. Give them a large and loud order, and they will abide by it. Thou art their law." "But wherefore?" Every trace of expression left Bukta's countenance. The idea might have smitten him for the first time. "How can I say?" he replied. "Perhaps it is on account of the name. A Bhil does not love strange things.
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