The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-01-07

lie boy charging upon them, turned ana
fed True, they had only light, small car
ble rides but--was that an excuse ior ue
serting an adopted son and nephew IN ms
extremity? They did not get away, how
ever! Freddle's father tripped and teii
right in the road of the Rajah! Uncle FREQ
stopped, white as death, but steady, as
tride of the stunned figure Of his brother.
Seventy yards away the elephant trumpet
ed and bore down triumphantly uhcie
Fred took careful aim. There was but one
little spot in the great beast Ioreheau ~
hit successfully and stop the Ra1ah 10
miss il meant death for both men. Inc
hunter gazed steadily through his sights
at that spot and paid not the slightest
attention TO Master Freddie, who, IN an
agony of apprehension, screeched at the
top of his voice Don't miss, uncle or
you'll hit met
seventy yards, fifty yards. thirty
Yards! Uncle Fred fired. Flame ana
smoke and roar and crash and Freddie
found himself sitting on the grass alone,
and the wonderful Indian jugglers had
both disappeared,
He picked himself up at once and ian
as fast as he could back to the nunSa-
low Ii was past breakfast time and every
bcdv was on the veranda. Freddie's moth
err was tying up her husbands arm In a
sling. Uncle Fred was standing up ana
taking excitedly Freddie heard him as
he ran up.
The closest shaver Uncle Fred cried.
"By Jove, Dick though / say 1t myself
it was a great shot tool Right on the vital
spot and he went 10 his knees with a
crash! Halloar'
"Fre9diew cried his mother. where
have you been? Without q hat! oh! dear
oh! dear! You'll have sunstroke"
But Freddie leaped to his fathers
breast, sobbinR.
I'm so gladr he sobbed 81 didn't know
whet err you killed the elephant or the ele-
phan{ killed you, and / was afraid uncle
missed and killed me, but I'm not killed,
am l, papaY
Papa and mama and Uncle Fred raised
their hands, and their faces were pictures
OF bewilderment.
How do you know about the elephant?
Where were you?" his father gasped.
Didn't you see me7' Freddie asked re-
proachfully II was on top of the elephant
where the mahout rides, you know. The
old juggler let me climb the rope, and
went 90 The docSyard, and got on to the
Raja..'s back, and he went mad ana ran
away, and / thought you were killed and
-"
"FroddieY cried his mother. ''you have
got sunstroker
She p,ck=d the little boy up i'm her arms,
and carried him into a cool room, where
he was put to bed with ice on his head,
while tie doctor was sent for. in spite OF
his protests but on the veranda papa ana
uncle stared at each other.
"Jugglers! Climbing up the rope" cried
papa. THE child must have met troupe
of these travelling conjurorsv
"But-but." said Uncle Fred feebly, OF
course all Anglo-Indians know the strange
tricks these fellows can perform, whch
no man--no white man at any rate-has
ever explained but-but-oh, bless my soul
there was an elephant and you did fan,
and there was no boy on the e,ephan's
back, and therefore Freddie couldn't be
there but-but-oh, confound 1t al, how
did he know what happened before any
body but our TWO selves and your VIE
knew any elephant had been shot at all?'
Pape jumped up angrily In spite Of his
sore arm.
1--WE seen that rope trick done often ana
the man climb into the clouds Everybody
has seen 1t, and no one ever explained 1t,
save by hypnotsm of the audience. That's
IL But the idea of practlcing their arts
upon a little boy! It's too bad! II
send out, and If they are caught, they
will have to hynotize themselves out of
jail"
"Of course" said uncle, still with weak
bewilderment "but-but-was Freddie on
the elephant or was he not, don't you
know? Oh, bless my soul!'
SO. riders were sent out In all directions
to catch the wonderful Jugglers, but IL
was no use-these had Jugged themselves
far away. But mama was very indignant
at papa and Uncle Fred for such sugges-
lions as hypnotism and tugg cry
you two big Allles!" said mama. Tho
boy went 10 sleep in the sun and dreamed
and the rest is all coincidence. So there!"
Still, however. men came from the dock
yard to trace the dead elephant, and they
told of It's escape just as Freddie did. SO.
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