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Updated: June 26, 2025
This seemed to be the best plan, though Joe would willingly have stayed. It was not a question of bravery, but of expediency. If the lion did come out the dog-trainer could probably hold it back better than Joe could. "The lion under your tank!" cried the ring-master. "Great Scott! I never thought of looking under there. We'll get him out right away. Say, it's a relief to know where he is!"
"So I would for a while at any rate. But why can't I do part of the trapeze act, and the rest of my stunts in the tank? I like it. I'm sure I can do better the more practice I have. I'll make you that offer to do the tank act and as much of my trapeze work as I have time for. What do you say?" "Why, I guess I'll say 'yes," replied the ring-master.
With a long prodding rod he lifted one end of the canvas. At once there sounded a menacing growl, and some of the men moved back. "He's there all right," the ring-master announced. "Now to get him out. Bring up some of those tubs." He pointed to some of the heavy wooden affairs used in elephant tricks, and the men rolled them around three sides of the platform.
"Two persons to see you, sir." "Show them in here," said the Mayor. Alice lingered and was rewarded, for the "persons" were no other than Signor Currie himself and his ring-master. Alice recognized them at once. Both were gorgeously dressed in black and orange and velvet-slashed sleeves, and came in holding their plumed hats in their hands.
"What's the matter?" asked Jim Tracy of Joe, as the young acrobat and Bill hurried across the tent. "Why aren't you two going on with your acts?" Jim Tracy was head ring-master and one of the owners of the circus. "Ben's in some kind of a fit," answered Joe. "We've got to get him out of the tank." "Whew! Great Scott!" exclaimed the ring-master in a low voice.
Joe had formed the acquaintance of a few of the circus folk some time before in a casual way, and he had shown what he could do on the flying rings and the trapeze, which resulted in his engagement. Jim Tracy, the ring-master, took quite a fancy to Joe, and Benny Turton, who did the "human fish" act, was very fond of our hero. As for Joe, he was more than interested in Helen Morton.
Four seconds five and at the last tick of the five seconds over the four minutes, Joe shot up to the surface. He tried not to show his exhaustion as he climbed, dripping wet, out on to the platform and bowed to the plaudits of the enthusiastic crowd, but it was hard work for Joe to keep up. He did it, however. "Good work, old man!" cried the ring-master as he helped put the bath robe about Joe.
The ring-master, with whom she was a great favourite, shook his head reproachfully at her, as he paused to rest and wipe his heated countenance. He was a greasy and affable personage, whose temper was as easy as his morals. He was more soft-hearted than most of his compatriots, and he honestly liked Arithelli and admired her riding. "What have you there, Mademoiselle?" he enquired pathetically.
See through those drifting, drenching clouds that come hurrying out of the northeast, and there are the boss-clouds above them, the great captains themselves, moving serenely on in the opposite direction. Electricity is, of course, an important agent in storms. It is the great organizer and ring-master. How a clap of thunder will shake down the rain!
At that moment the ring-master came in to start the second half of the entertainment, and Alce turned away from Ellen. He was unconscious of her till the band played "God Save the King," and there was a great scraping of feet as the audience turned to go out. "We'll go and have a cup of tea," said Alce.
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