Three Elephant Power and Other Stories

Project Gutenberg's Three Elephant Power, by Andrew Barton 'Banjo' Paterson This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org Title: Three Elephant Power Author: Andrew Barton 'Banjo' Paterson Release Date: June 29, 2008 [EBook #307] Language: English Character set encoding: ASCII *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THREE ELEPHANT POWER *** Produced by A. Light, L. Bowser, and David Widger THREE ELEPHANT POWER AND OTHER STORIES by Andrew Barton 'Banjo' Paterson [Australian Poet, Reporter—1864-1941.] 1917 Edition [Note on text: These stories appeared originally in several Australian journals.] Contents THREE ELEPHANT POWER THE ORACLE THE CAST-IRON CANVASSER THE MERINO SHEEP THE BULLOCK WHITE-WHEN-HE'S-WANTED THE DOWNFALL OF MULLIGAN'S THE AMATEUR GARDENER THIRSTY ISLAND DAN FITZGERALD EXPLAINS THE CAT SITTING IN JUDGMENT THE DOG THE DOG—AS A SPORTSMAN CONCERNING A STEEPLECHASE RIDER VICTOR SECOND CONCERNING A DOG-FIGHT HIS MASTERPIECE DONE FOR THE DOUBLE, By Knott Gold Chapter I.—WANTED, A PONY Chapter II.—BLINKY BILL'S SACRIFICE Chapter III.—EXIT ALGY Chapter IV.—RUNNING THE RULE Chapter V.—THE TRICKS OF THE TURF THREE ELEPHANT POWER "Them things," said Alfred the chauffeur, tapping the speed indicator with his fingers, "them things are all right for the police.