The Circus Boys on the Mississippi; Or, Afloat with the Big Show on the Big River

atch him!" shou

the river!" cried half

he may still be on the upper deck," answered Mr. Kennedy, as he plied his prod industriously

alf a dozen men had gone in search of the lost gangway tha

g. "Row around to the other side a

o the mass of equipment on the lower deck, lost his footing and went rolling under a

he met Phil Forrest emerging from

the matt

wered the sh

oy again! W

r tosse

re i

r him up here. They are searching fo

one side of the deck, Mr. Sp

d get the gangway. I have the

ling was bending over Teddy, who la

he h

im untangled. He seems to be standing on

be easily broken. I think he

Boy out, and Teddy suddenly sat up

ck me?" he dema

rew you up here

ur

es

he carpenter who swallowed a tap

tered an impati

. I must get back. Ther

once that his companion had sustained a se

Teddy. What is the

g himself, explaine

re came a cal

, P

es

come do

se. What

rling wa

e right

ionway, swung over the side of the boat and dropped light

g trouble with the bu

Spar

Teddy t

way out of our difficulty. Mr. Kennedy ha

you done

ed briefly, Phil giv

ound the gan

towing it up to

had hauled the gangway

" asked the lad after the gangway had been chained down so secur

en before. Phil observed three or four sh

ng, will you see that no one comes near the elephant

along the line until he cam

the Circus Boy soothingly.

uth. Then Phil, taking hold of the trunk, petted

ng toward the ship, with Emperor following meekly and obediently.

trong enough to suppo

ill hold t

y we

lephant making no protest; though, knowing him as he did, Phil saw that the animal wa

ump of sugar as the r

r will follow,

r woul

wung Emperor around an

oing to do?" as

I do not see how I shall be able to accomplish

was

you that something will happen. See here; didn't I tell you fellows to keep away fro

ock!" roared

animal walking about and peering into the faces of the people who now were standing back at a resp

who were standing on the other side,

; w

ted to

u ask that

uspicious of th

Emperor up to Jupiter, placing the former's

he same time giving Emp

, plunged across the gangplank, with Emperor pushing him along, the former trumpeting wildly in his