"I was not!" he flashed back indignantly. "But I couldn't see very well because a tall wide man sat in front of me. Let's go on the merry-go-round."
"I hear it stopping now," Jess cried. "We'd better hurry."
SIX PASSES
Mrs. Larue laughed and said she thought that even if they missed the next ride, it would not be a serious matter.
"I see a number of comfortable benches over there in the shade," she announced, "and they look as though they had been placed there especially for patient parents. We'll go over there and wait for you."
The entrancing music grew slower, the platform of prancing beasts began to revolve more slowly and at last stopped. There was a wild scramble of children to get on their favorite mounts.
"I want the giraffe!" cried Jess, who never rode anything else.