Soon the horsemen of the pursuing
party came dashing up and brought their horses to a sudden stop.
"What do you want?"
"We demand the turning over of the elephant which one of your men
stole from us. They've wrecked the blacksmith shop and there'll
be a pretty bill of damages to pay! Come now, before we take you
back with us."
Mr. Sparling grinned.
"Perhaps you don't know that you are in the State of Ohio at the
present moment, eh? If you'll take my advice you'll turn about
and get home as fast as horseflesh will carry you. My lawyer
will be in your town today, and he will arrange for the payment
of all just damages. We decline to be robbed, however. We've
got the elephant and we're going to keep him."
"And we're going to have the boy that broke in and released him."
"Ho, ho, ho!" laughed Mr. Sparling jovially. "I guess you'll
have the liveliest scrimmage you ever had in all your lives if
you attempt to lay hands on that boy. Come, now, get out of
here! If you attempt to raise the slightest disturbance I'll have
the bunch of you in the cooler, and we'll be the boys to put you
there if the town officials don't act quickly enough.
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