"Gee!" exclaimed Lance. "That's the monkey that put the 'tang' in 'tango'—eh, what?"
"Poor little thing!" said the Lockwood twins together.
"I don't believe he likes to do that," said Laura.
"He ought to be taken away from that man and sent to school," declared Chet, with gravity in his face but a twinkle in his eye.
"He'd do quite as well in his classes as some of you boys, I have no doubt," said Jess, quickly. "At least, Professor Dimp says you act like a lot of monkeys sometimes."
"Old Dimple is prejudiced," declared Lance. "He ought to see this monkey act. Phew! see him whirl. There! that's over. Now what next?"
CHAPTER IV
A SOLEMN MOMENT
The dance of the performing monkey had ceased and its owner changed the tune on the piano-organ again. He handed the monkey a little toy gun with one hand while he still turned the crank with the other. The monkey threw the gun down petulantly at first, but Tony threatened him and finally the animal held it when it was thrust into his hands.