CHAPTER XLVII.

Alikhel--Treachery of the tribesmen --Transport difficulties --Sher Ali looks to Russia for aid --Khost--An attack on our camp --An unsuccessful experiment --An unpleasant incident--Punjab Chiefs' Contingent

Sher Ali's death--Premature negotiations --The treaty of Gandamak --Making friends with the tribesmen --Gloomy forebodings--Good-bye to Cavagnari