Joe came near and eyed the twirling form with joy.
Mother and Sal arrived, breathless and excited.

They screeched at Joe.
"Undo th' r-r-rope," Joe said, "an' he'll come w-w--WOP." Sal ran away and procured a sheet, and Mother and she held it under Casey, and told Joe to unfasten the rope and lower him as steadily as he could.

Joe unfastened the rope, but somehow it pinched his fingers and he let go, and Casey fell through the sheet.

For three weeks Casey was an invalid at our place.

He would have been invalided there for the rest of his days only old Dad came home and induced him to leave.
Casey did n't want to go; but Dad had a persuasive way with him that generally proved effectual.
Singularly enough, Dad complained that kangaroos were getting scarce where he was camped; while our paddocks were full of them.