Surely enough, when the crowd got outside, there was Wango perched high
in a big, leafless tree, eating cake.
[Illustration: THERE WAS WANGO PERCHED HIGH ON A BIG TREE.
_Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue Giving a Show._ _Page 42_]
"Well, how are you going to get him down out of there?" asked Mr.
Snowden.
"Looks as if I'd have to climb after him," said Mr. Winkler. "When I was
a sailor on a ship, and had Wango for a pet, he used to climb up the
mast and rigging and I'd go after him. That was when I was younger. I
don't believe I could climb that tree and get him now."
"Do you want me to do it for you, mister?" asked a new voice.
Bunny, Sue, and the other children turned to see who had spoken. They
saw a boy about twelve years old, with bright, shining eyes standing
beside Mr. Winkler and pointing up at the monkey in the tree. The
strange boy seemed to have arrived on the scene very suddenly.
"Do you want me to climb the tree and get your monkey for you?" asked
the boy. "I'll do it, if he doesn't bite."
"Oh, he doesn't bite--Wango is very gentle," said Mr. Winkler. "But can
you climb that high tree?"
"I've climbed higher ones than that," was the answer. "And ropes and
poles and the sides of buildings. I can climb almost anything if I can
get a hold. I'll go up and get the monkey for you!"
As he spoke he took off his coat; and though the day was cold Bunny
noticed that the strange boy wore no overcoat.
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