She kept her eyes turned back on the elephant and ran into Nora,
who was pulling Mrs. Mullarkey, with Kathleen in her arms, out through
the door.
Whiteface now commanded Sultana to help him down, and she raised her
trunk, wrapped it around his body and lowered him to the ground. The
crowd of boys and girls who had pushed up as close as they could made
way for him, while Jerry and his mother climbed down the ladder the
elephant trainer placed for them, followed by Danny and Chris.
"Mother!" called Celia Jane. "There's Danny on the el'funt and Chris
too!"
"For land sakes!" cried Mrs. Mullarkey. "Nothing has happened to any of
the children, has there?"
"We're all right, Mother 'Larkey!" Jerry assured her.
"Nothing at all, madam," said Whiteface approaching her, "except that
Jerry Elbow has found his parents."
Mrs. Mullarkey stared at Whiteface, too astounded to speak.
"An' his name ain't Jerry Elbow," cried Danny. "It's Gary L. Bowe."
"An' the el'funt knew him in a whole crowd of people," Chris added, "an'
picked him up with its trunk.
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