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Behind her tree there was a clearing, then a ju

trees; beyond those was another clearing, upon which stood a deserted

elephant stockade The grass had grown rank in it for want of use

She was in the act of putting on grass sandals when she saw, to her

dismay, the approach of men and elephants Two elephants were ridden

byjostled toward the

stockade, evidently new captives They proceeded passively, however,

for elephants submit to captivity with less real trouble than any other

wild beast Kathlyn crouched low in the grass and waited till the men

and elephants entered the stockade; then she ran quickly toward her

haven, the platform in the tree She never went very far from this,

save in search of food She had also recovered the idol and set it

back in its place It was not, fortunately, a much frequented spot

It was for the benefit of the occasional pilgri

shrinesher rushes and waited She could not see the

stockade from where she noas, but she could hear shouts from the

mahouts

Recently she had discovered a leopard's lair near the stockade and was

very careful to avoid it, much as she wanted to seize the pretty cubs

and run aith them By this time she knew the habits, fears, and

hatreds of these people of the jungle, and she scrupulously attended

her affairs as they attended theirs Soer