"Why didn't you make me wake up?"

"We called you and pounded you and turned you over," Chris replied, "but
you went back to sleep."

"Why didn't you kick me or pull me out of bed?" Danny asked. "Then mebbe
I'd've got a ticket, too."

"Mebbe you can, anyway," said Celia Jane. "The el'funts'll want a drink
at noon."

"I'll go out and see," said Danny and was hurrying off at once, but Mrs.
Mullarkey made him wait for breakfast. He bolted the oatmeal and bread
and raced out of the house.

"I'm glad I'm not a sleepy-head like Danny," said Chris.

"So'm I," echoed Jerry.




CHAPTER VIII

THE CROCODILE TEARS OF CELIA JANE


Jerry could hardly wait until time for the parade. He and Chris were
both too excited to play; they stayed in the house most of the time and