'is pants jus' like a baby."The night before Dale’s execution was hotter and muggier than Paul could everimagine. It was thundering and lighting outside too. Del talks to Paul andsays he's worried about what'll happen to Mr. Jingles when he's gone. Paul andBrutal tell him that there's a mouse circus in Tallahassee where people will payto see Mr. Jingles do his tricks. While they're talking about this Percy comesand steps on Mr. Jingles and breaks his back. Then the story goes back to Paulin Georgia Pines and he is going to take a walk when Brad Dolan catches him andyells at him and makes fun of him. He tells him his mind is gone and that he'stoo old to take a walk, and a bunch of other mean stuff. Elaine comes in andtells Brad to mind his own business because she's got a grandson who's on theSupreme Court and she'll talk to him about Brad and then he'll be out of a job. Brad leaves, and the story goes back to 1932. John tells Paul to give him themouse while there's still time. Paul picked up the mouse and gave it to John. John inhaled and Mr. Jingles' tail started to move again. John started gaggingand out came the "bugs" again. Mr. Jingles was okay but he walked with a limp. Later on that night was the time for Dale’s execution, when Del saw Percy was theone out front he screamed that he didn't want to go if Percy was out front. Percy told Del that Mr. Jingles wasn't going to Mouse Ville and Del got veryupset. Percy was supposed to wet a sponge and put it in the cap that goes onDale’s head, but he didn't wet it. Dale’s face started on fire and everythingstarted burning. The smell was awful. The mask over his face burnt away andthey could see his eyes, which were just gobs of white, filmy jelly, that hadbeen blown out of their sockets and landed on his cheeks. Everything started toburn and turn black. Paul thought of Old Toot-Toot saying, "Look at me! I'mfrying now!" Paul talks to Percy after ...
