The evening world., 1912-09-27
N|NE.YEAR-OlD
GIRL SAILS FOR
THE JUNGLELAND
Isla Tudor Starts for Africa to
Catch Live Wild
Lions.

An ye Bwana Tumbos and m,ehty
hunter9 take notice! Miss isla Tudor,
nins years old. who 10 crossing the
Atlantic for the twenty-nfth time since
~ WAS ohrfstsned soon after her birth
= Hons den ~ concy Island, Is after
vsur scaips.
Little Miss Tudor IL going to Africa
With her father. Harry Tudor. to catch
bons. Did you get thst7 A nine-year odd
IN actually Eoing to jungleland to catch
real. live lions, and shes a. happy over
The prepsct - af sire were bound for q
psenic
Before SAILING aboard the steamship
Baltic OF the White Star Line yesterday
sfssrnoon. Mr.. Tudor told an Evening
Weird reporter that no expected to re-
tern 10 America In about six months
with the greatest animal exhibit ever
seen here.
"wont M!as Isia be afraid Of the lions
and thousand and one other animals in
the junade'" asked the reporter.
BORN IN THE ARENA AMONG
ANIMALS.
II should say not answered the nttie
Miss proudly. why should I b afraid7
I vas born among animals
mot All animals. 1 hope. Lsis." broke
b Papa Tudor.
well, OF course, suppose you and
mamma And . few others were there"
coatinued Miss Tudor. but, anyway, I
en- sure there were more animals than
Deople. because I was horn In the arena"
Aiss lsla 10 q bright, CHUBBY little girl.
and very proudly tells everyone that she
% the most travsaled youngstsr In the
world.
1--WE nswsr had . real homo" she said.
and don't suppose We ever shall.
Rapa b % restless no must BE- on the
- an tAs ums. The longest We ever
remained anywhere was at Consy Island.
and then only during the summer sea-
sons.
And somehow" continued Miss Isia,
Il believe ! hike Coney Island better
than any place ! ever saw. IT'S 70 DIFF
esrsnt. you know. OF ooures. this win
b my frst trip into the heart OF the
1ungis, but I've been to Africa before
- unisss <he jungle 10 An Improvement
- the country saw I don't think
shaM care for Il. except for the animals."
Her lfctls face ngtrtsd UP and she
@;tngiy added:
''oA. nov happy Iai BE- 70 see - many
WA aninaas! love than best whom
tAsy are wild. II 10 such fun to TRAIN
GEN."
! And did you ever train any wild
/. GnimeAs, Mo- Islsy' Asked tho reporter.
s'wsn. so< I'll by myuslf: but i've
haDpsd. and know how" she replied
OnAdsnAay.
NOT A DIT AFRAID OF LIONS,
oN9 sAve.
soh. re-: plenty Of them" saA AfNss
I lG1A with the air OF an old trainer. II
~ lions the best OF al. There were
Suonty-ssvsn At my christening when I
~ . bahy. you know. and l probably
uoms ~ u naturally. ! was never afraid
, q Q Non In my life. They are just the
dearest thinso In the world. and ] would
sDvor dream Of n lion really hurting me.
"Why." said MSS Isia. when l wa
ely 1Dr or hve years old I used TO
Voay VIA my doIls In the lion cage At
0Dusv. aad nobody ever thought any
Ting of T. Tn sure want frightened.
Ter knew all the lions 70 weli and felt
= Oa1o W9eh them - II had been with
uamua - Dspa-"
oAiss lslA 10 carrying large album Of
pAotographs to Europe. showing herself
b Varieus posas with lions.
81 don't think lSla would take million
denars for that album. would you. Isia'"
~ NJ. Tudor.
''Yso ! wouid." snapped the little miss.
IA buy tho African jungle ana do Il ali
over aGain for less than th0N"