Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-10
DREAMLAND
ADVENTURES
UNDER THE CIRCUS TENT
by DADDY
CHAPTER II
The Friendly Elephant

DOGGY and Billy found themselves
in n fix. They had crept under the
canvas wall of the circus tent to see
what the insides of a circus looked like
here was something unexpected facing
them. That something unexpected was a
samel. They had blundered right into
his pen. .
Peggy was so startled she would have
dodsed back under the canvas IL she
hadn't heard shout from the guard
outside. The guard was warning boys
away from the tent and the tone of his
voice showed he was angry. 1t would
never do to fall into his hands, thought
Peggy He might put her and Billy in
jail.
sleepily. chewing his cud when Peggy
and Billy popped under the tent. He
was almost as surprised at seeing them
as they were to see his ugly face frown-
ing down at them His eyes popped open
wide and he gave queer sort of
grunt.
Perhaps the camel would not have
paid much attention TO them, but II
happened that he was particularly cross
that day He had been quarreing ali
| morning with the other camels in the
menagere and now had turned his back
on them and was sulkily doing, when
the children disturbed him. The sight
Of them startled his i'll nature into ac-
tion. He opened his big mouth, his long
| neck darted forward. and before Peggy
could jump aside he caught her dress in
his teeth. His neck straightened up and
he began to pull Peggy toward him.
Billy leaped to Peggy's rescue He
tried to jerk Peggy's dress away, but
/ the camel had firm grip on It. Then
he gave the camel a thump on his
nose. Still the camel did not let go I:
| he just gave 'grunt and hung on as
tightly as before, dragging Peggy nearer
Peggy had heard how dangerous
camels are when they bite in anger
how they set their teeth and grind until
ped She was afraid that when the
camel had drawn her close. he would
let go her dress and grab her shoulder.
Billy feared the same thing. When
camel open his mouth Billy seized
Peggy around the waist and tried TO pull
her away. The camel, however. was
stronger than Billy and Peggy put to-
him. He slowly dragged Peggy until her
arm was within grabbing distance. An
evil gleam came into his eyes. and as
quick as scat he let go the dress, in.
But the camel didn't get Peggy's
shoulder. Instead he got a stunning
whack on the side of his head as !
long, black arm shot past Peggy ant
hit him. The blow made the camel see
stars. Before he recovered himself the
arm had gone around Peggy and Billy
and lifted them out of his reach.
Peggy and Billy certainly were aston
ished as the arm struck the camel nnt
then seized them. At first glance they
thought the arm was a big snake. ther
as Il swung them back thew knew wha
IL was-an elephants trunk.
The elephants eyes were twinlSlini
mlschievously Peggy and Billy couldn'
tell whether he meant them harm OF
good. Then he set them down CAREFUL!
and let them go.
"There you are little sister and it'll,
brother" grunted the elephant, in &
friendly sort of way. You'd ought L
know better than go near a camel whei
he has a mad on"
"Oh. thank you. kind Mr.. Elephant.
answered Peggy we didn't rnow ",
we're going to get near him when
when" Peggy paused in confusion. 70