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into the room�察�with excited�察�flushed face。 ;What's this you saythe circus�拭�

Land   sakes�察  �I   haven't   seen   one   since   I   waswell�察  �since   I   was   a   girl。 I 

don't know。; ;You'll go�察�won't you�拭─�urged Phil。 ;Of course�察�I'll go�察─�she 

made     haste    to  reply�察 �noting    the   disappointment       in  his  face   over    her 

hesitation。     ;And thank you very much。; ;Shall I come and get you�察�Mrs。 

Cahill�察  �or   can   you   get   over   to   the   circus   grounds   alone�拭─   �Don't   worry 

about me�察�my boy。          I'll take care of myself。; ;Your seat will be right next 

to mine�察�and we can talk while we are watching the performers。; ;Yes�察�you 

run    along    now。    Here's     a  quarter    for   spending     money。     Never    mind 

thanking me。        Just   take  it   and have a good   time。 Where's   your   friend�拭─�

;Teddy�拭─ �Yes。; ;Over on the lot。; ;He going in with you�察�too�拭─ �Oh�察�no。 

Teddy   is   too   proud   to   go   in   that   way。 He   crawls   in   under   the   tent�察─�

laughed Phil�察�running down the steps and setting off for the circus grounds 

with all speed。 When he arrived there he saw at once that something was 

going on。 The tents were all in place�察�the little white city erected with as 

much   care   and   attention   to   detail   as   if   the   show   expected   to   remain   in 

Edmeston all summer。           The lad could scarcely make himself believe that�察�

only a few hours before�察�this very lot had been occupied by the birds alone。 

It   was   a   marvel   to   him�察  �even   in   after   years�察  �when   he   had   become   as 

thoroughly   conversant   with   the   details   of   a   great   show   as   any   man   in 

America。 Just now there was unusual activity about the grounds。                     Men in 

gaudy uniforms�察�clowns in full makeup�察�and women with long glistening 

trains�察  �glittering   with   spangles   from   head   to   feet�察  �were   moving   about�察�

while   men     were   decorating   the   horses   with   bright   blankets   and   fancy 

headdress。 ;What are they going to do�拭─�asked Phil of a showman。 ;Going 

to parade。; ;Oh�察�yes�察�that's so�察�I had forgotten about that。; ;Hello�察�boy 

I've   forgotten     your   name;     ;Forrest�察─   �explained     Phil�察  �turning。     The 

speaker   was   Mr。   Sparling's   assistant�察  �whom   the   lad   had   seen   just   after 



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saving the lion cage from turning over。 ;Can you blow a horn as well as 

you can stop a wagon�拭─ �Depends upon what kind of a horn。                      I think I 

can make as much noise on a fish horn as anyone else。; ;That'll do as well 

as anything else。       Want to go in the parade�拭─ �I'd love to� ─            �The color 

leaped to the cheeks of Phil Forrest and a sparkle to his eyes。                This was 

going beyond his fondest dreams。 The assistant motioned to a clown。 ;Fix 

this boy up in some sort of a rig。        I'm going to put him in the Kazoo Band。 

Bring him back here when he is ready。              Be quick。; A long�察�yellow robe 

was thrown about the boy�察�a peaked cap thrust on his head�察�after which a 

handful of powder was slapped on his face and rubbed down with the flat 

of the clown's hand。        The fine dust got into the lad's nostrils and throat�察�

causing him to sneeze until the tears rolled down his cheeks�察�streaking his 

makeup like a freshet through a plowed field。 ;Good�察─�laughed the clown。 

;That's   what   your   face   needs。  You'd   make   a   good   understudy   for   Chief 

Rain´In´The´Face。 Now hustle along。; Phil picked up the long skirts and 

ran full speed to the place where the assistant had been standing。                 There 

he waited until the assistant returned from a journey to some other part of 

the lot。 ;That's right�察�you know how to obey orders�察─�he nodded。                 ;That's 

a good clown makeup。           Did Mr。 Miaco put those streaks on your face�拭─�

;No�察  �I   sneezed   them   there�察─  �answered   Phil�察  �with   a   sheepish   grin。   The 

assistant laughed heartily。       Somehow�察�he had taken a sudden liking to this 

boy。 ;Do you live at home�察�Forrest�拭─ �No�察�I have no home now。; ;Here's a 

fish horn。     Now get up in the band wagonno�察�not the big one�察�I mean the 

clowns' band wagon with the hayrack on it。 When the parade starts blow 

your   confounded head  off   if   you   want   to。    Make   all   the noise   you   can。 

You'll have plenty of company。 When the parade breaks up�察�just take off 

your makeup and turn it over to Mr。 Miaco。; ;You mean these clothes�拭─�

;Yes。    They're a part of the makeup。          You'll have to wash the makeup off 

your   face。   I   don't   expect   you   to   return   the   powder   to   us�察─  �grinned   the 

assistant humorously。 The clowns were climbing to the hayrack。                  A bugle 

had blown as a signal that the parade was ready to move。                   Phil had not 

seen Teddy Tucker since returning to the lot。            He did not know where the 

boy was�察�but he was quite sure that Teddy was not missing any of the fun。 

Tucker had been around circuses before�察�and knew how to make the most 



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of his opportunities。       And he was doing so now。 ;Ta ra�察�ta ra�察�ta ra� ─�sang 

the bugle。 Crash�       �answered the cymbals and the bass drums。                The snare 

drums buzzed a long�察�thrilling roll�察�then came the blare of the brass as the 

whole  band   launched   into   a   lively  tune   such   as   only  circus   bands   know 

how to play。 The parade had begun to move。 It was a thrilling momentthe 

moment of all moments of Phil Forrest's life。 The clowns' wagon had been 

placed well back in the line�察�so as not to interfere with the music of the 

band itself。     But Phil did not care where he was placed。               He only knew 

that he was in a circus parade�察�doing his part with the others�察�and that�察�so 

far as anyone knew�察�he was as much a circus man as any of them。 As the 

cavalcade drew out into the main street and straightened away�察�Phil was 

amazed to see what a long parade it was。               It looked as if it might reach 

the   whole   length   of   the   village。   The   spring   sun   was   shining    brightly�察�

lighting    up   the  line�察 �transforming      it  into  a  moving�察   �flashing�察  �brilliant 

ribbon of light and color。 ;Splendid� ─�breathed the boy�察�removing the fish 

horn from his lips for a brief instant�察�then blowing with all his might again。 

As the wagons moved along he saw many people whom he knew。                            As a 

matter of fact�察�Phil knew everyone in the village�察�but there were hundreds 

of people who had driven in from the farms whom he did not know。                       Nor 

did anyone appear to recognize him。 ;If they only knew�察�wouldn't they be 

surprised�拭─�chuckled the lad。 ;Hello�察�there's Mrs。 Cahill。; The widow was 

standing on her front door step with a dishtowel in one hand。 In the excess 

of his excitement�察�Phil stood up�察�waving his horn and yelling。 She heard 

himas everybody else within a radius of a quarter of a mile might have 

and    she   recognized     the  voice。    Mrs。    Cahill    brandished     the  dishtowel 

excitedly。 ;He's a fine boy�察─�she glowed。            ;And he's having the first good 

time he's had in five years。; The Widow Cahill was right。                    For the first 

time   in   all   these   years�察  �since   the   death   of   his   parents�察  �Phil   Forrest   was 

carefree   and   perfectly   happy。   The   clowns   on   the   wagon   with   him   were 

uproariously funny。        When the wagon stopped now and then�察�one whom 

Phil recognized as the head clown�察�Mr。 Miaco�察�would spring to the edge of 

the rack and make a stump speech in pantomime�察�accompanied by all the 

gestures   included   in   the   pouring   and   drinking   of   a   glass   of   water。 So 

humorous       were    the  clown's    antics   that   the  spectators    screamed     with 



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laughter。 Suddenly  the lad espied that   which  caused his own   laughter to 

die away�察�and for the moment he forgot to toot the fish horn。                     The parade 

was     passing    his   former     home�察   �and    there�察  �standing     hunched      forward�察�

leaning   on   his   stick   and   glaring   at   the   procession   from   beneath   bushy 

eyebrows�察  �stood   Phil's   uncle�察�Abner Adams。   Phil's   heart   leaped   into   his 

throat�察  �at   least   that   was   the   sensation   that   he   experienced。   ;II   hope   he 

doesn't know me�察─  �muttered the lad�察 �shrinking back a little。                    ;But I'm  a 

man now。        I don't care。      He's driven me out and he has no right to say a 

thing。; The   lad   lost some   of   his   courage�察 �however�察  �when   the   procession 

halted�察�and he found that his wagon was directly in front of Mr。 Adams' 

dooryard�察  �with   his   decrepit   uncle   not   more   than   twenty   feet   away   from 

him。     The     surly�察  �angry    eyes   of   Abner     Adams     seemed      to  be   burning 

through Phil's makeup�察�and the lad instinctively shrank back ever so little。 

However�察�at that instant the boy's attention was attracted to another part of 

the wagon。        The head clown stepped from the wagon and�察�with dignified 

tread�察�approached Abner Adams。                 He   grasped the old   man by  the   hand�察�

which he shook with great warmth�察�making a courtly bow。 At first Abner 

Adams   was   too   surprised   to   protest。       Then�察  �uttering   an   angry   snarl�察  �he 

threw the clown off�察 �making a vi

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