422 ANOTHER " CLOSE CALL." 



and rode off at a brisk pace, in the direction of the grassy plain and jungle which 

 had been the scene of so many stirring adventures to both parties. 



You will recall that it was there that our friends had caught their first sight of the 

 herd, as they swung over the trail to the pool of water where they had had such a jolly 

 time. The supposition was that the elephants would be likely to make another 

 visit to the pool, and that vicinity, therefore, was the right one in which to look for 

 them. 



Accordingly the friends lost no time in riding directly to the spot, where most 

 unexpected good fortune awaited them. 



