human
Well, now we'll go on with the show, said Mr. Sorber, when matters had settled to their normal level.
gpt
I'll see you afterward, Neale, and you too, Mr. Howbridge, and those delightful little ladies from the old Corner House.
human
Oh, Uncle Bill, I almost forgot! cried the boy.
gpt
Have you that trick mule yet--Uncle Josh? The one I taught to play dead?
human
Uncle Josh? No, I haven't got him, but I wish I had, said the circus owner.
gpt
One of the stablemen took him away--stole him in fact--and I'd give a hundred dollars to get him back!
human
What do you mean?
gpt
Pay me the hundred dollars, was the answer.
human
I have Uncle Josh!
gpt
No! Really, have you?
human
I have! I thought you hadn't sold him!
gpt
Well, that is good news! exclaimed Mr. Sorber.
human
I'll send for Uncle Josh right away. I sure am glad to have him back. He was always good for a lot of laughs. He's almost as funny as Sully, the clown.
gpt
Uncle Bill in his own private tent, and the Corner House girls had a glimpse of circus life