The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-01-20

aPl -NlDuD. WHO Gre" khEliCS gun car
riaGr, both hated and feared the steam
cars. They reared and plunged aud
tTum; ict",i &,ri'.r. Tl"n. mad with
terror %ntl GrHf L. the cxhOrtutions and
urodd;n@ Of "a nH!irr mahuuts, tncy
hr0H" ont Of IlA"Hui dashed mp a rocky
hillside, :'r"i-ht away iro.l the =.
viewing stan and III" rest uf H." force.
The disaster WAS in i#ut,% ''.;?Ncd
There was no lack of 81 jun. Tin"
battery halted, and its Coz" %uUlrg Oil
Ger spurred after the fugitlvyH cn horse
back. Then, by special order, Il troop
of cavalry clattered Owe the plain. The
ambulance corps wisely followed.
This is serious, S%trattord." said the
governor general. II know what mad
elephants are. The brutes will likely
plunge over yonder bluff Peering
through his fieldglasses. he added,
There is some one on the carriage be-
side the gunner
The colonel took the glasses with a
trembling hand. lit is Bertie,' he
gasped. and digging the spurs into his
horse he was off like a whirIwind.
Meanwhile the huge, panic stricken
elephants had actually gained on their
pursuors as they strobe recklessly up
the hill, over rocks, bushes and every
thing that came in their way. Raftles
realized the danger. He had but one
thought-how to save BERTHE.
The lads first impulse was to Jump,
but Rat1es caught and held him.
You'll break your neck if you try
that" he cried. Trust to me-"
Side by side they chung to the narrow
seat. 1t was a miracle that they We're
not pitched off. Finding they could do
nothing with the maddened brutes, both
drivers jumped at the same instant.
One poor fellow struck head first on a
rock and eve moved. The other land
ed in some bushes, but he was not far
enough out Of the way. He uttered a
piercing. scream as the heavy wheels
rolled over his leg.
Beltie shivered and chung tighter to
his companion. The elephants dashed
on faster than ever. Just ahead was
the top of the hill. The otner side
dropped down at a frightful angle for
several hundred feet. 1t sickened Raj
ties to think of what would happen
when the maddened hrutes should reach
the verge. In vain he shouted to Sui
tan. He looked back at the pursuing
horsemen. No hope Of aid there.
Then Tom remembered that a road
led along the brow of the hill and final
iy turned down to the River Raw at "a
point where the slope was not so pre-
cipitous. Like a flash he formed a des-
perate resolve.
Hold tight, my lad. he said. I'm
going to leave you. 1t it comes to the
worst. jump off before we 60 over the
bluff. Do you understand"
BERTHE nodded. There was a grim
and plucky expression on his pallid
face.
The next instant an agile spring land
ed Rafies ON Nabob's back. BY cling
ing to the stout harness he worked his
way forward. A second spring carried
him over the gap between the two ele-
plants, and he was quickly perched on
Sultan's neck.
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