. St. Nicholas [serial]. go4.] CHAO CHAHNG AND THE MAN-EATER. 106 to search out a place where he could get downto the water without breaking his neck, and nowhe emerged from the woods at the brink of thehigh bank in line with the course in which thetiger was swimming. He advanced, testing hisfooting, until the dirt at the edge, crumblingunder his feet, began to rattle down to thewater; then stretching both fore legs straightout before him, he curved his big body over thebrink, and went sliding down the slope. Thetiger, seeing him coming, turned back toward rose some three feet above the waters
. St. Nicholas [serial]. go4.] CHAO CHAHNG AND THE MAN-EATER. 106 to search out a place where he could get downto the water without breaking his neck, and nowhe emerged from the woods at the brink of thehigh bank in line with the course in which thetiger was swimming. He advanced, testing hisfooting, until the dirt at the edge, crumblingunder his feet, began to rattle down to thewater; then stretching both fore legs straightout before him, he curved his big body over thebrink, and went sliding down the slope. Thetiger, seeing him coming, turned back toward rose some three feet above the waters surface,and scrambled upon it. Here he bristled androared, while the four elephants came up andlined themselves around him. At my com-mand, the mahout turned Lala back toward thecataract, and fording the river there, forced herout into the pool above the other elephants,where she took a position from which Icould see all that went on. Had my rifle been in working order I couldhave settled matters with the tiger where he. HERE HE BRISTLED AND ROARED, WHILE THE FOUR ELEPHANTS CAME UP AND LINED THEMSELVES AROUND HIM. the middle of the stream. The bank fell fiftyfeet down to the water, and was very steep, andhow Chao Chahng avoided turning a somer-sault or two on the way is a mystery; butsomehow he kept right side up, and, withPrahim hanging desperately to the girth to savehimself from dropping over his head, he plungedinto the water. From a fountain of mud andspray his trunk emerged, and then the top of hisback, moving out into the river, with the ma-hout climbing to his place on the neck. Like amonitor in a running tide the elephant pro-pelled himself across the deep channel, and,gaining his footing in the shallower water be-yond, he loomed up, confronting the tiger,which turned and swam to a great boulder that stood, for no hunter could have asked for asurer shot than he presented. With my rifledisabled the situation was quite another the rock the tiger stood level wit
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