side it was hedged in by the densest jungle vegetation, the solid
walls being broken here and there by elephant paths leading off into
the green tangle.

The little glade in which the Golden Eagle had settled was covered
with short, yellow grass and had been trampled almost bare of
vegetation, apparently by the gambols of countless generations of
elephants.

"This must be one of the elephant playgrounds I have read about,"
exclaimed Harry, looking about him.

"No doubt it is," replied Frank. "But look at those tusks, why
there's ivory enough there alone to give us all a nice wad of pocket
money."

Ben Stubbs, with one of the small axes, at once set about hacking
out the dead elephant's huge tusks and a long job it was. Finally,
however, he managed to cut them free and clear and the boys loaded
them into the aeroplane.

"Now we are all ready for a fresh start," said Frank as they
clambered in after him and settled down in their places; but a
startling interruption occurred.

With a wild yell, that struck a sudden chill to the heart of every
one of the little group, a band of beings that at first sight looked
like nothing so much as huge gorillas, burst from the forest on
every side.