Part 29 (1/2)
”They don't dare!”
”They do and they will Swing your elephants out of line and throw theet by our bulls in a hurry”
”Great! Great, kid! I'd never thought of that”
”You'll have to hurry The other fellows are al the parade Sully's just looking for trouble!”
The voice of the elephant trainer uttered a series of shrill commands that sounded like soquickly out of line and went lu down the street
”Hey, there, that you, Phil?”
It was Teddy on old E costume that he had worn for that purpose the first season with the show
”Yes, what's left offast to keep up with the swiftlystreet he es
”Hurry, hurry! They're right here,” howled the Circus Boy
The trainer, with prod and voice, urged the elephants into even quicker action than before Twoacross the street dohich the rival parade was coe ani the other body of paraders
”We're just in time! There they are!” cried Phil excitedly
”I should say so They were going to do what you said they would, the scoundrels!”
”Can you hold theet by, do you think?”
”Can I hold them? I can hold them till all the mill ponds in Canada freeze up!” exploded the elephant trainer
Phil walked forward to meet the Sully parade The owner of that shoell up toward the front of the line on horseback
”You'll have to wait till our line gets by, sir,” announced Phil, with a suggestive grin ”We've got your little game blocked, you see”
”You!”
Sully fairly hurled the word at the disreputable looking Circus Boy
”Yes; you see I got away Are you going to stop?”
”No, not for any outfit that Ja runs Where is he?
Afraid to come out and show himself, eh? Sends a runaway kid out to speak for him Get out of the way, or I'll run you down!”
Phil's eyes snapped
”You had better not try it, if you knohat's good for you!”
”Move on! Break through their line!” commanded Sully