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"She's the one at the table," replied his mother, "ringing the bell for a waiter to bring her something to eat." "Can el'funts do that?" Jerry asked amazed. "Much more than that, Gary," she responded. "I guess el'funts know more'n some people," Danny remarked. Jerry craned his neck to see the elephants. "Are they going to jump the fence now?" he asked. Whiteface burst into a joyous laugh.
"Don't be afraid of Whiteface, Kathleen," called Jerry. "He's father." At last Mrs. Mullarkey found her voice, but at the queer, choking sound she made, Jerry looked up and saw tears running down her face. "I can't tell you how glad I am that you have found your father and mother, Jerry," she said. "Mr. Darner is here now and, after all, he was going to take you away this very day.
It was the way you said a part of one line in my elephant song: 'Great Sultana, Oh, Queen of the jungle!" "Carryin' water for the ellifants," said Jerry, through his tears. "Do you remember any of the chorus?" Jerry thought hard, but finally shook his head. Whiteface then started to repeat the chorus: "'Ho, ye drowsy drones! The Queen is a-thirst; A penny for him who brings a pail first.
Squire Hudson had agreed to give her back on payment of the balance due, with accrued interest; but neither he nor Mark Nelson expected that such an offer would be made. "I was passing Squire Hudson's to-day, and saw poor Whiteface," said Walter, one evening. "I think she knew me, for when I called her she lowed back." "I wish we had her back," said Sarah.
By that time they had reached a part of another tent which was all screened off into small rooms, into one of which Whiteface and the lady carried Jerry, followed by Danny and Chris, who, torn between their desire to see the elephants perform and their curiosity about Jerry's new-found father and mother and their desire to obey the beautiful lady, had kept close at their heels. "Now," said Mrs.
The performance will now continue and you will see what a great degree of intelligence is possessed by these pachyderms in the tricks which they will now perform for your gratification." And how the people shouted and applauded at that! "Bow to them. They are cheering for you," said Whiteface to Jerry. "They are glad you have been found."
"Eyes shut," commanded the clown. "Come with me." He led Jerry quite a distance away from the tent, Jerry thought, and then had him sit down on the ground so that the clown was directly behind him. "Now," said Whiteface, "you are going to be carried into the circus, but don't open your eyes till I tap twice on your back and you have counted to twenty." "I won't," promised Jerry.
"He'll be killed!" cried Danny's remorseful voice, high and shrill above the uproar. "And it's all my fault!" "Up! Up! Sult Anna!" commanded Jerry, and laughed aloud and waved his arms. Why were all those people afraid? Sult Anna wasn't going to hurt him! All the clowns had come running about the elephant. "It's Jerry Elbow!" exclaimed Whiteface.
"You may send me Whiteface," continued Squire Hudson, who knew that this was the most valuable of the three cows. "That is my best cow," protested the farmer "That makes little difference, as you expect to redeem it in two months." Mark Nelson was silent. He felt indignant with Squire Hudson for his cruel exaction; but he felt that he was in his power, and that he must submit to his exactions.
"Now we can have Whiteface back, can't we, father?" asked Walter, joyfully. "Yes, Walter," said Mark Nelson, almost as excited as his son. "I will go over the first thing in the morning." "Can't we go over this evening?" asked Walter, impatiently. "No, it is dark, and Whiteface is stalled for the night." "You'll have seventy dollars left over, father, won't you?"
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