"Attention!" shouted Dan. "Let's do this thing right or we'll never get to the Pyramids. One at a time. There, that's right."
At last all were up, Dan on the back of the tallest camel at the head of the line.
"All right, back there?"
"Wait; I'm sliding off!" howled Sam.
"Anybody got a rabbit's foot in his pocket? If so, pass it along to Coxswain Hickey."
"I'm off. Wow!"
Sam hit the ground, sending up a little cloud of yellow dust. The jackies burst into a roar.
"Leave him! Let him walk!"
"Yes, go on. It will do him good."
The camels started off, with every man on them shouting suggestions to poor Sam, who had regained his feet and was racing along trying to keep up with the camels, and hurling threats at his companions in a dust-choked voice.