Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-06

being prieicsd by the long thornA Grit took
one look at the mountain Of flesh which had
suddenly doomed up before him as he stood In
the lee of the thicket where his master had
taken refuge. and suddenly deciding that fight
ing elephants was no part Of his duties, turned
deliberately around and trotted OF down the
back Itrail toward home.
For = long moment the great beast stared
with dreadful intentness at the man, and his
'SwiniSh little eyes burned red with ta1e lust OF
slaughter. Then, turning around, he delbers
ateiy backed into the thorn-Studded scrub WITH
his enormous hind quarters and sat down.
nattening part of tine thicket and nearly impal>
ing the the thorns. AS Long-toe was
scranlbling to his feet preparatory TO repeating
the attack, ally of the squire appeared upon
the field.
At the first outbreak of hostilities Quit had
retreated to the rear with exceeding prompts
ness, whining with fear-but had not gone
home. When Grit retreated, the coach dog
Whined still more loudly, but still he stayed.
Then, when the elephant began to sit his way
through the thicket, it was not Grit the hghter
who INTERVIEWED. but Quit the coward. Whimps
ering and trembling with terror, he snapped
and worried at the elephants feet, sensitive as
they were large. until with q scream OF rage
the great bull suddenly turned and charged him.
AS the dog. yelping with fear fed, the squire
slipped out from the far side Of the thicket
and ran for his life down one Of the winding
trails which led out OF the bush.
Unfortunately for the squire, Qute 1oon
managed to hide himself in ciurap Of aeacta
thorn Losing sight of him, the maddene0
elephant rushed back to take vengeance on tha
enemy he had left behind. and, finding him
gone, followed him by scent like . hound.
Nearly exhausted and breathing in Short
choking gasps. the squire had run orb Looking
back as he he saw the mountainous shape
of the telephone start rehentlessly down the
trail after him. There seemed to be no way Oh
escape left. Then as he swung around o gTeau
thicket of tangled acacias and was hidden for q
moment from his pursuer he sew Q last dess
perate chance for life. Beyond the patch Oh
brush was a spot on the plain where the grass
grew longer and was of a darker green than
elsewhere. Squire Weston had been warned b4
his overseer to look out for hardware diggingS
in such places when riding over the veldts 1or
that strange anteater, with the ears Of q mule
and the eyes of a COW, brings up the Ticn soil
when It digs. and the grass always grows NeU
and tall around one of its burrows.
Stopping for an instant and 1gza9gtn0 BACK
and forth in wide circles SO as 70 tanGle his
trail the hunted man suddenly tooa ny1n@
leap into the long grass and 'scuttleo on his
hands and knees down the deserted burroW
which he found there. Scarcely had he disc
appeared from sight when, crashing through
the brush, the black killer reached the Spoe
where he had stood but q moment before
Trumpeting shrilly his ears pricked up and his
stunpy tail cooked above his great back, the
monster looked about from side TO SIDE with
quick chances from his twinkling little red eyes,
BY desperate effort the squire had mans
aged to crawl backward some 6 feet down the
burrow. At that point the tunnel took q sud-
den turn, and try as he would, he could go no
farther. From where he lay he could see the
sinister monster Scrutinizing every foos Of the
plain it drifted nearer and nearer 10 hinA Ii
it once discovered his hiding place, he knew
that he would be dragged out Of the hole by
the elephants trunk to be stamped - DEATH
under his vast feet.
Winnowing the air before him through Ms
sensitive nostrils as he came, the great beast
moved like doom nearer and nearer 10 where
the man hay hidden under the tangled grass
Then, just as the squire 'unccnscioasly
tensed his muscles for the screech with whici1
the elephant would announce It's discovery o
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