“Well, the elephant and the camel, for two,” answered Nelson.
“Elephant and cam—!” ejaculated Dan. “Say, that’s what comes of sleeping in the moonlight. I’ve heard of it before. I wonder if you’re daffy, too, Bob. Are you? Try and say something sensible and let’s see.”
“The moonlight can’t have any effect on you,” said Bob significantly. Dan sighed.
“You too! I feared it! Say, Nelson, how are the pelicans and the white mice getting on? Had their hot chocolate yet?”
“I didn’t see them,” answered Nelson. “But the Numidian lion and the royal Bengal tiger aren’t up yet.”
“You don’t say? Dear, dear, most careless of them! Say, Tommy, how about you? Are you—er—?” Dan tapped his forehead.
“I will be if I don’t get something to eat pretty soon,” replied Tom dolefully. “How soon does that telegraph office open?”
“Eight, I guess,” said Nelson. “Wonder where we can wash up a bit?”
“How about the farmhouse over there?” suggested Bob.
“All right, I guess. Let’s break camp and go over. By the way, I saw Jerry a little while ago.”