"They sent it, with two of their wagons, a lot of food, their cooking kit, and the two cooks who travel with the circus. What's more, Anton, you remember those two clowns in the show who were so funny?" "You bet I do!" exclaimed the lad, his eyes shining. "They volunteered to come down and help as waiters. They're doing it, too, and it's a right good thing, for every one around in the place is roaring with laughter half the time. Folks work a lot better when they're cheerful." A perfect gale of merriment, which greeted the boys as they neared the tent, showed the truth of the Forecaster's statement. He had greatly understated the work of the circus. Nearly all the performers were there, busily helping the distressed. "They're a right kindly folk, the circus people, as a rule," remarked the Forecaster. "Are they all here?" queried Anton. "Goliath, the strong man, the Flying Squirrel Brothers, Androcles, the lion tamer, Princess Tiny and the rest?" "Yes, most of them," the Forecaster answered. "Goliath is in charge of one of the gangs I've got at work on the river front, and the darkies are so proud of being under him that they're working like fury. The Flying Squirrel Brothers--cracker-jack mechanics, both of them--have been fixing up some tackle and machinery that we needed, but I think Androcles stayed back with his lions. I suppose he thought the lions wouldn't do us any good. But if you're not too hungry to wait just for a second--" He paused. "What?" queried Anton excitedly. "Yes, there they are!" the Forecaster answered, gazing along the levee. Both boys followed his glance. Vast, bulky shadows stood outlined against the distant Arkansas shore and the clearing sky. Unreal they seemed, until it was evident that they were moving. There, shuffling along with that heavy rolling gait which is unlike that of any other animal in the world, came two colossal elephants. Anton shrieked with delight. "Elephants! Real elephants!" he cried. "Oh, Mr. Levin, I haven't ever seen an elephant quite close." He started off up the levee, but the Forecaster called him back. "Have your breakfast first, Anton," he said; "you've got all day to look at the elephants. They're the best workers I've got. I'd like to have a gang of them at work on the levee all the time."