New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-05-01

princess IN hurrledly he assisted the prince and
lone in after him. then with his thumb on the
speed knob. started the elephant down the street
at a furious pace among falling palm trees and
topping buildings. On they went through mud
and water the prince and princess too glad to es-
cape the dangers or the storm TO think OF the
Soon it dawned upon them that perhaps they had
trusted too much to these STRANGERS and that they
were betnE carried away 10 some strange unknown
country. But they were soon treasured and con-
storm for they noticed they were retracing their
steps along the Menam River and Harold promised
8 Sait oy night 'hey would &c BACK at 'As own
Being only boy and girl at heart though 4
prince and u princess they became intensely inter-
ested in watching Harold run the elephant and were
listening inteiEently to his explanations The
rain kept pouring down. the wind blew hurricane.
and the river overlooked its banks. sweeping every
thing before it, Harold kept UP his fast pace and
storm. As they travelled along he told them about
their passage across the Pacific OCEAN and their
journey By land from China 10 India, and that he
was now on his to the Himalaya Mountains;
ever been able to ascertain their height the altitude
being great that no human being could reach
But with this elephant can climb to their ,1.
highest P5ak for T cP t 9se 2Tea an anu MY
"Oh! what would I not give to go with you'' ex-
I'VE would be only too glad to have you so with
us. for longing for the companlonshp or
some one of our own age"
aAll right. we will do it, said the prince. and
my people viii think that the wonderful pink ele-
plant has carried us off TO another country"
Which II has done" added the princess -
we will never be sorry for leaving life Of
stupid dulness for one of activity and excite
For days they travelled through jungles black
as night where the suns rays never penetrated
them never seen nor heard of before until at last
they came out on "A great plain and saw bounding
range called the Himalayas with its purple base
"Gioriousr they all exclaimed in one breath.
It think" said lone that we had all better get
and take walk, we have been shut up In such
close quarters for so LONG 10 TINS they an agrefa
picnic fashion, their table cloth spread. on the
While they were eating the prince went back
into the elephant for something and how he did 1t
he never knew. but he had barely STEPPED from the
little iron stairs, when the door new smut
and the elephant started off at a rapid pace;
In horror and amazement they wa{ched II speed
away, as If suddenly come 10 ne ana playing Cfuel
tricks them, leaving them alone the dangerous
Jungle behnq ana lhe uIgdIy' usOl5IS Pl lllst ~
Even Harold turned pale A. re SpIdus up anu
bounded after it, the prince following in hot pur-
oughly exhausted. Suddenly the machine seemed
to saclen its speed and on coming nearer Ih@y
and slowly sinking.
up nicely. whereas the weight or the elephant had
caused it TO sink They new to the rescue, ana ana
covered what had caused the mischief. heavy
dagger had fallen down and lodged behind the
work getting the elephant out, for when they
started up speed ii seemed to sink deeper into the
fear of sinking altogether. They kept the trapooor
open. they could jump II there was any Danger
of tho elephants sinking entirely. At last they
Tfhen they had recovered from the fright the
Journey approaching the mountains through the
paths indicated the map, and slowly and eau
II was not long before II began to grow very cold
in the elephant and they had to turn on the heat;
air they turned the compressed air; the snow
had to be melted with the powder; and last, but
Which biew with such tremendous force around the
peak. But, nothing daunted. they went on on on