"No, not Elsie, but her Doll!" shouted Archie. "And so is my Stuffed
Elephant."
"Well, that isn't so bad as if one of you children were in the bin,"
replied Jake. "I'll help you, though. Show me which bin."
Archie told what he had done, and when Jake opened the bin on the lower
floor it was brim full and running over with oats.
"You surely let down enough grain," said Jake.
"How are you going to get my Doll?" Elsie asked.
"And my Elephant?" added Archie.
"Oh, I'll shovel them out," said Jake. "Don't be afraid. I'll get the
Doll and the Elephant."
"Well, you'd better hurry, 'cause they may smother," Elsie said.
"I'll hurry," promised Jake.
With a shovel he carefully took some of the oats from the bin, so that
first Elsie's Doll could be seen, and then the Elephant came into view.
"There you are!" said kind Jake, as he handed the toys back to the
children.
"My, wasn't that a terrible time?" said the Doll to the Elephant that
night, when they were left by themselves in a closet.
"I should say so!" agreed the Elephant. "I never want anything like that
to happen again! I hope I have no more adventures!"
But he was to have more.
For a time, however, nothing very exciting happened.
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