82 TRAPPING WILD ANIMALS 



descent at any great pace; uphill, or on the level, 

 man would be immediately overtaken. When 

 elephants are close at hand, standing in indecision, 

 no one should shout to turn them ; a charge by one 

 or more of them is sure to be made if they are sud- 

 denly started at this time. 



Eight months passed at breaking elephants. I 

 was sick with fever and dysentery and I was glad 

 when we could break camp. Riding on the head of 

 an elephant, I led my catch through the jungle to 

 port. Once again I paid my respects to the Sultan, 

 who told me that I might hunt in Trengganu when- 

 ever I pleased. A year before, I should have been 

 wildly delighted at the prospect of having Treng- 

 ganu open to me under his protection, but now, with 

 my health broken, I did not care much if I never 

 saw the country again. 



I arranged for the keeping of the animals until 

 they could be brought by boat to Singapore, and then 

 I caught the first coast steamer south, taking four 

 elephants with me. At Singapore I found that the 

 story of the big capture had been the talk of the city 

 for months. In fact, several days after I arrived, 

 I went to call on my former enemy, Mahommed 

 Ariff, and he took off his turban and bowed. We 

 had many dealings after that, and he always treated 

 me with the greatest respect and honesty. 



When I was leading one of the smaller elephants 

 through the street on my way to the animal house 



