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of the wounded nor made any attempt to follow 

 the flying foe. 



The word went forth that the elephant must 

 be shot, and, while some returned to head- 

 quarters to obtain the necessary permission, the 

 others kept the fugitive in view as he listlessly 

 roamed through the forest. It was then that 

 Kareem, with bitter grief in his heart, came 

 to the conclusion that life without his brother 

 would be of no use to him, and determined to 

 recapture him single-handed or die in the 

 attempt. Preparing some balls of sweetmeat 

 in which large doses of opium were concealed 

 he walked slowly up to the maddened elephant, 

 and, as soon as he was detected, stood and 

 spoke to him in terms of 

 endearment. The crowd 

 of natives watched the 

 scene with breathless 

 interest. They saw the 

 great elephant double 

 up his trunk and cock 

 his ears on the point of charging down upon 

 this insignificant intruder ; then, as the man 



