Tula Oolah., Bas

“This little elephant is undoubtedly one of that
kind, and is probably many hundred years old.”

The gold was broken into small pieces, so that
it could be more easily carried away and sold.
Celia insisted on staying in the room, while this
was being done, for she could not help feeling
that somewhere in it she should find the elephant.
But they did not find him, although in breaking
the last bit of gold, which had been in the middle
at the very bottom of the mass, they came upon
two tiny tusks! And that was all that was left of
the Tula Oolah elephant.

The gold proved to be very pure and when
sold was worth a great many thousand dollars, so
that Celia and her mother became very rich
people. They gave a large lump of it to Mr.
Newcombe, for without his help they might never
have got the gold at all, and they were very
grateful to him. They built a beautiful house on
the beach so that Celia could always be near her
dear friend, Soft-Eyes, the seal, who had brought
all this good fortune to his dear little friend.