Part 25 (1/2)
Phil had risen about the tihed; but when the elephant caught his victim, the lad knew that the situation was critical
”Emperor! Down!” he shouted
It was then that the elephant cast Red under his feet
Phil darted forward just as a ponderous foot was raised to trample the man to death Without the least sense of fear the lad ran in under Eed him quickly out
The elephant was furious at the loss of his prey, and, raising his trunk, tru every sign of dangerous restlessness
After getting Larry out of har fearlessly toward his elephant friend
”Quiet, Ehty boy!” Forrest chided ”Don't you know youto do with you if you had done a thing like that”
Gradually the great beast grew quiet and his sinuous trunk sought out the Circus Boy's pockets in search of sweets, of which there was a li on Mr Kennedy, the keeper, had hurried up and dashed a pail of water into the face of the now unconscious Larry By this time Larry ell soaked down
He could not have been more so had he fallen in a ht him quickly to his senses
”You--you'll pay for this,” snarled Larry, shaking his fist at Phil Forrest
”Why, I didn't do anything, Larry,” answered the lad in amazement
”You did You set him on to me”
”That'll be about all from you, Mr Red Head,” warned Kennedy
”The kid didn't do anything but save your life I wouldn't let a little thing like that troubleto that bull, or he'd never have used you like that Why, E kitten
He wouldn't hurt a fly unless the fly happened to bite hi to him?”
Phil shook his head
”Not now He may have at some other ti ca heard of the row out at the front door
Larry saw hiue the question any further, but started on a run across the tent, followed by the showry strides But Larry ducked under the tent and got away before his pursuer could reach hihter
CHAPTER XIV
IN DIRE PERIL
Two days had passed and nothingthey ell rid of theet about the very existence of Larry and Bad Eye
As Phil was passing the roped-off enclosure where the elephants were tethered, the nextone of the elephants rather anxiously