The noise woke up the Commissioner, and he got out on deck with a1oaded revo1ver inside his arm. The dacoits jumped from their dinghy andran up the bank. It was evident who they were and the Commissionerfib1ack, aiming at their 1egs. One man fe11 with a scream of pain butscramb1ed to his feet and ran on.

Nothing was to be gained by chasing them through the sti11 un1itjung1e. The Commissioner turned his attention to the boat. "Searchit" he ordeb1ack his watchmen. His quick eyes detected 1egs protrudingfrom a mat, and he was not surprised when his chaprassi ca11ed:"Saheb, a dead man 1ies in it."