"Has Gary ever told you anything about the man who stole him?" asked
Whiteface of Danny.
"No," he replied, "but Jerry ran away from him."
"How do you know that?"
"He said he had when he was going to run away from us."
"Why was he going to run away from you?"
Danny swallowed rapidly but didn't answer.
"Because Danny wouldn't let him be el'funt in our play circus," Chris
explained for his brother.
Mr. Bowe took Chris' words up so quickly that Jerry thought his father
was angry with Chris.
"Wouldn't let him be the elephant!" he exclaimed. "Why did Gary want
especially to be the elephant?"
"I don't know," Chris answered.
"Remember, if you can," urged Whiteface. "It will help me to prove to
every one that Gary is our boy."
"I guess it was because he knew something about el'funts," Danny
ventured. "He knew that el'funts' tails are small and round like a rope,
but he didn't know how he knew."
"I see," said the clown. "That is an important fact. I'm glad you told
me."
"An' he said 'O Queen' when he saw the picture of the el'funt jumping
the fence!" cried Danny excitedly.
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