So the elephant lifted them all down off his back with his trunk, and when he had told them good-by, and promised to see them again, he went off with the man to do his tricks in the theater, and the Trippertrots and the jolly sailor were left standing in the street. And it got darker and darker.
ADVENTURE NUMBER TWENTY
THE TRIPPERTROTS AND THE TWO-HUMPED CAMEL
“How long do you suppose it will be before the two-humped camel gets here?” asked Mary, as she and her brothers waited in the street with the jolly sailor.
“I hope the elephant sends him along pretty soon,” said Johnny.
“I think I see something coming,” answered Tommy, slowly, and then, all of a sudden, they all heard a queer voice singing:
“I’m a great big two-humped camel,
From a sandy desert waste,
And I’m coming now to get you, dears,
With most particular haste.
“I’ll ride you far upon my back,