Part 28 (1/2)
”Back up! Back, Jupiter!”
As docile as if they never had left the tent, each huge beast slowly felt his way into his corner
”Good boy, E of peanuts, which E and all
”You greedy fello get back into your own corner!”
The elephant did so
”You fellows keep away fro around hi fellows excited We've had trouble enough for one day”
Phil then began chaining down the beasts, his first care being to secure the unruly Jupiter But Jupiter's fit of bad temper seemed to have left him entirely He was as peaceful as could be, and, to show that he was good, he showered a lot of hay all over Phil
”You bad, bad boy!” chided the lad ”All this is just because you let your teto say to you if anyone has been killed or seriously hurt Oh, you want soet you so me so with a bag of the thein his hand the boy walked slowly down the line, giving to each of his charges a s thehly at home and perfectly contented now, and Phil had chained the last one down, except the baby elephant, that usually was left free to do as it pleased, providing it did not get too playful
At thisout on the lot
”Go out there and stop that noise!” the boy coe of the show at that moment as if he had been the proprietor hi in on one of the circus ponies that he had taken frohted to see that the keeper was uninjured
”Did you do this, Phil Forrest?” he shouted bursting in
”Yes But I'll have to do it all over again if you keep on yelling like that What happened to you?”
”Jupiter threwfor a new building I thought I was dead, but after a little I ca then”
”Did you know I had theot near the lot I followed their tracks you see Finally so the herd back here I knew that was you Phil Forrest, you are a dandy
I can't talk now! I'm too winded I'll tell you later on what I think of your kind Now I'hts out of that Jupiter”
”Please don't do anything of the sort,” begged Phil ”He is quiet now He has forgotten all about it I am afraid if you try to punish him you will only make him worse”
”Good elephant sense,” eht to be on the animals”
”It seerinned the lad ”Oh, was anybody killed?”
”I think not Don't believe anyone was very seriously hurt
You see, that open lot there gave the people plenty of chance to see as coet away after that”
”I'lad I hope no one was killed”