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Updated: June 5, 2025
He was known as the leading clown in the business. >From the first, Shivers had taken a liking to Teddy Tucker, and shortly after leaving Edmeston he had conceived the idea of making a full-fledged clown of Teddy. The permission of the manager had been obtained and this was Teddy's first appearance as assistant to Shivers.
After being a few weeks out they are able to set the tents in from half an hour to an hour less time than it takes during the first two or three stands of the season. The next stand was to be Edmeston, the home of the two Circus Boys.
"No; I am earning plenty for myself. But every week, now, I shall send all my money home to Mrs. Cahill. I wrote to her about it while I was sick. She is going to put it in the bank for me at Edmeston, with herself appointed as trustee. That's necessary, you see, because I am not of age. Then no one can take it away from me." "You mean your Uncle Abner?" questioned Teddy. "Yes.
Do you know, sometimes I think it is all a dream, and I'm afraid I shall suddenly wake up to find myself back in Edmeston with Uncle Abner Adams driving me out of the house with a stick." Phil's face grew solemn as those unhappy days under his uncle's roof came back to him in a flood of disquieting memories. "Don't wake up, then," replied Teddy.
His training of the animal had been absolutely in secret, so that none of his school fellows, save Phil, knew anything about it. "All right," answered Teddy carelessly. "Wait till we get to Edmeston and see what we can pick up there." Mr. Sparling bent a shrewd, inquiring glance on the impassive face of the Circus Boy.
The audience, now worked up to the proper pitch of enthusiasm by the words of the director, howled its approval, the spectators drumming on the seats with their feet and shouting lustily. Phil had not had such an ovation since the day he first rode Emperor into the ring when he joined the circus in Edmeston.
Just then the human pyramid toppled over and Teddy had to leap to save himself, striking the mat, doing a rolling tumble and coming up on his feet. When all the fun making in the hall was over one surprise proved yet to be in the reserve. The high school boys of Edmeston turned out with lighted torches. Forming in column of fours they escorted Phil and Teddy to their car on the circus train.
The next two weeks were busy ones for the lads, with their practice and the hard study incident to approaching examinations. Both boys passed with high standing. Fully half the town had gathered to see them off, for Edmeston was justly proud of its Circus Boys.
Only last night I saw poor Bob Edmeston, who has got to pull through a deal of drift-wood before he gets into clear water, break down completely in the very beginning of his acquaintance with one of the nicest girls I know, because he would not tell the truth, or did not. I was standing right behind them, listening to Dr.
A poor, but kind-hearted family in Edmeston had taken the lad in rather than see him become a public charge. With them he had lived and been cared for ever since. Of late years, however, he had been able to do considerable toward lightening the burden for them by the money he managed to earn here and there. The two boys were on their way home from school.
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