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Last and far the greatest of them all Mhovar Sadhwani, the Robin Hood of Kathiawar: * * Mhovar Sadhwani was 'out' for years, and a thousand stories, true or legendary have gathered about his name. How for example he overtook Colonel Phillips in marching along the road to Rajkot with his squadron of cavalry and offered the Colonel after having engaged him in friendly talk, a seat on his swift trotting Sindhi camel: and how they rode so for several miles, and parted the best of friends, the Colonel having no idea of the rather questionable company he had been keeping. Or how on another occasion Mhowar held up nearly all the Bania women of certain village, near Wankaner, I think, in this well. There was a long winding stair leading down to well, and beyond the well a cave. Hither every