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The Circus Boys Across the Continent : or, Winning New Laurels on the Tanbark By: Edgar B. P. Darlington |
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by Edgar B. P. Darlington
CONTENTS CHAPTER I The Boys Hear Good News
II On The Road Once More
III Phil to Rescue
IV Renewing Old Acquaintances
V Doing a Man's Work
VI The Showman's Reward
VII Trying The Culprit
VIII Phil Makes a New Friend
IX The Mule Distinguishes Himself
X His First Bareback Lesson
XI Summoned Before The Manager
XII The Human Football
XIII Ducked by an Elephant
XIV In Dire Peril
XV Emperor to The Rescue
XVI An Unexpected Promotion
XVII The Circus Boys Win New Laurels
XVIII Doing a Double Somersault
XIX Marooned in a Freight Car
XX The Barnyard Circus
XXI When The Crash Came
XXII What Happened to a Pacemaker
XXIII Searching The Train
XXIV Conclusion The Circus Boys Across the Continent
CHAPTER I THE BOYS HEAR GOOD NEWS "You never can guess it you never can guess the news, Teddy,"
cried Phil Forrest, rushing into the gymnasium, his face flushed
with excitement. Teddy Tucker, clad in a pair of linen working trunks and a
ragged, sleeveless shirt, both garments much the worse for their
winter's wear, was lazily swinging a pair of Indian clubs. "What is it, some kind of riddle, Phil?" he questioned, bringing
the clubs down to his sides. "Do be serious for a minute, won't you?" "Me, serious? Why, I never cracked a smile. Isn't anything to
smile at. Besides, do you know, since I've been in the circus
business, every time I want to laugh I check myself so suddenly
that it hurts?" "How's that?" "Because I think I've still got my makeup on and that I'll crack
it if I laugh." "What, your face?" "My face? No! My makeup. By the time I remember that I haven't
any makeup on I've usually forgotten what it was I wanted to
laugh about. Then I don't laugh." Teddy shied an Indian club at a rat that was scurrying across the
far end of their gymnasium, missing him by half the width of
the building. "If you don't care, of course I shan't tell you. But it's good
news, Teddy. You would say so if you knew it." "What news? Haven't heard anything that sounds like news,"
his eyes fixed on the hole into which the rat had disappeared. "You can't guess where we are going this summer?" "Going? Don't have to guess. I know," answered the lad with an
emphasizing nod. "Where do you think?" "We're going out with the Great Sparling Combined Shows,
of course. Didn't we sign out for the season before we closed
with the show last fall?" "Yes, yes; but where?" urged Phil, showing him the letter he
had just brought from the post office. "You couldn't guess if
you tried." "No. Never was a good guesser. That letter from Mr. Sparling?"
he questioned, as his eyes caught the familiar red and gold
heading used by the owner of the show. "Yes." "What's he want?" "You know I wrote to him asking that we be allowed to skip the
rehearsals before the show starts out, so that we could stay here
and take our school examinations?" Teddy nodded. "I'd rather join the show," he grumbled. "Never did see anything about school to go crazy over." "You'll thank me someday for keeping you at it," said Phil.
"See how well you have done this winter with your school work.
I'm proud of you. Why, Teddy, there are lots of the boys a long
way behind you. They can't say circus boys don't know anything
just because they perform in a circus ring." "H m m m!" mused Teddy. "You haven't told me yet where we are
going this summer. What's the route?" "Mr. Sparling says that, as we are going to continue our
last year's acts this season, there will be no necessity
for rehearsals." The announcement did not appear to have filled Teddy Tucker
with joy. "We do the flying rings again, then?" "Yes. And we shall be able to give a performance that will
surprise Mr. Sparling. Our winter's practicing has done a lot
for us, as has our winter at school." "Oh, I don't know." "You probably will ride the educated mule again, while I expect
to ride the elephant Emperor in the grand entry, as I did before... Continue reading book >>
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