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Updated: September 18, 2025
The sight of it made him recall vividly all the joys that he would miss if he didn't get to see the circus. He took the coin out of his pocket and looked at it and the longer he looked the slower grew his pace. Then he thought of Kathleen and the summer cough that Mother 'Larkey said was bad for babies, and his lips suddenly closed in a firm, straight line.
"There's Danny on the el'funt and Chris too!" "For land sakes!" cried Mrs. Mullarkey. "Nothing has happened to any of the children, has there?" "We're all right, Mother 'Larkey!" Jerry assured her. "Nothing at all, madam," said Whiteface approaching her, "except that Jerry Elbow has found his parents." Mrs. Mullarkey stared at Whiteface, too astounded to speak.
Jerry was somewhat dumfounded at the burst of laughter which followed his announcement. They did not know, he thought, that Kathleen had given him her old, adored rag dog of her own free will. "The darling!" cried Mother 'Larkey, after she had stopped laughing. "But there is plenty of time to change your mind yet." "Then you must be very kind to Kathleen, always," said Jerry's mother.
Mother 'Larkey got out a ball of carpet rags, when they reached home, for Jerry to balance on his nose in place of a balloon, and gave Danny an old green wrapper, just ready to be cut up into carpet rags, out of which to make his elephant costume. She made Chris a clown costume out of a piece of old white skirt upon which she sewed large dots of red and blue cloth.
And Celia Jane " She couldn't finish, but put Kathleen down and covered her face with her apron, rocking her body back and forth. Jerry looked towards the house and saw at the living-room window the face of a man, a large, heavy face that seemed to scowl out at the crowd. Jerry's new-found mother went quickly to Mother 'Larkey and placed a comforting arm about her shoulder. "I am Mrs.
Consequently it was with a joyous heart that Jerry awoke early on the morning of the great day that the circus was to reach town. He had slept fitfully all night, thinking of the circus and fearing that he might not wake up in time. Mrs. Mullarkey had promised to call him, but for once Jerry had waked up himself. He heard a stir downstairs and called to Mother 'Larkey that he was up.
"Mother 'Larkey will be awful glad to see the circus," Jerry remarked. "She ain't seen none since just after she was married. An' so will Nora and Celia Jane." "You boys wait here while Helen and I get ready," said Whiteface, "and then we'll pay our respects to Mrs. Mullarkey and Nora and Celia Jane and Kathleen." "You won't go out of the tent, will you, Gary?" asked the elephant-lady.
Jerry tried all the next day and the next to think what it was that the picture of the elephant jumping the fence almost made him remember, but it just wouldn't come and finally he gave up trying. After playing with Kathleen until Mother 'Larkey put her in the crib for her afternoon nap, he wandered out towards the woodshed from behind which he heard the voices of Danny and Celia Jane.
"We are, almost," Jerry admitted. "Gee, my arms ache," Chris remarked. "You boys had better rub each other's backs with liniment while I get your breakfast," Mother 'Larkey said, getting a bottle down from the cupboard. "Did Danny get a ticket, too?" Celia Jane asked. "No," said Chris. "Why, where is Danny?" inquired his mother. "I don't know," replied Chris. "He was asleep when we left.
Baby Kathleen sat at her feet, playing with the old rag doll that had once been Nora's and was now claimed by Celia Jane. Jerry entered the room slowly and took a seat on the chair without a back. He said nothing at all and finally Mother 'Larkey looked up at him. "Why don't you ask for fifty cents, too?" she inquired. "Don't you want to see the circus?"
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