AN ELEPHANT HUNT IN CEYLON 7 



Owing to the fact that the head was turned 

 to one side the shot missed the vital part. 



The brute stood there amazed and furious. 

 But only for a second, just long enough for 

 Finckenstein and one of the Englishmen to 

 fire. Then the wounded giant turned and 

 crashed away. . . . 



There we stood — looking remarkably foolish. 

 The Englishman said " damn " and we said 

 " verflucht," — which is very much the same 

 thing. 



One thing I was determined upon, and 

 that was to follow immediately. 



One of the Englishmen roundly declared that 

 he would not consent to my going a step 

 farther, for a wounded elephant is no joke. 



I told him quietly that he could go back 

 if he liked. This he declined to do, so we all 

 started to follow the horrible, reeking track. 



That chase I shall never forget as long as 

 I live. 



The undergrowth was tremendously thick and 

 prevented us seeing anything. Any moment 

 we might have found ourselves within a few 



