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The Circus Boys In Dixie Land
Or
Winning the Plaudits of the Sunny South

by Edgar B. P. Darlington

CONTENTS

CHAPTER

I UNDER CANVAS AGAINII IN THEIR HOME TOWNIII THE CIRCUS MAKES A CALLIV A FRIENDLY AUDIENCEV TAKEN BY SURPRISEVI IN THE HANDS OF THE ENEMYVII SHIVERS AND HIS SHADOWVIII A RIVAL IN THE FIELDIX PHIL MAKES A DISCOVERYX THE CIRCUS BOY IS RECOGNIZEDXI ON SULLY'S PRIVATE CARXII LOCKED IN THE LINEN CLOSETXIII THROUGH RINGS OF FIREXIV A DASH FOR FREEDOMXV OUTWITTING THE PURSUERSXVI THE BATTLE OF THE ELEPHANTSXVII MONKEYS IN THE AIRXVIII TEDDY TAKES A DROPXIX THE CIRCUS ON AN ISLANDXX DISASTER BEFALLS THE FAT LADYXXI ON A FLYING TRAPEZEXXII IN A LIVELY BLOW-DOWNXXIII THE LION HUNTXXIV CONCLUSION

The Circus Boys in Dixie Land

CHAPTER I

UNDER CANVAS AGAIN

"I reckon the fellows will turn out to see us tomorrownight, Teddy."

"I hope so, Phil. We'll show them that we are real circusperformers, won't we?"

Phil Forrest nodded happily.

"They know that already, I think. But we shall both feel proudto perform in our home town again. They haven't seen us in thering since the day we first joined the show two years ago, andthen it was only a little performance."

"Remember the day I did a stunt in front of the circus billboardback home?"

"And fell in the ditch, head first? I remember it," and
Phil Forrest laughed heartily.

"You and I weren't circus men then, were we?"

"No."

"But we are now."

"I guess we are," nodded Phil with emphasis. "Still, we havesomething to learn yet. We are a couple of lucky boys, you andI, Teddy Tucker. Had it not been for Mr. Sparling we might stillhave been doing chores for our board in Edmeston."

"Instead, we are getting our envelopes with sixty dollarsapiece in them from the little red ticket wagon every Tuesdaymorning, eh?"

"Just so."

"I never thought I'd be able to earn so much money as that in awhole year," reflected Teddy.

"Nor I."

"Do you think we'll get any more 'raises' this season?"

"I haven't the least idea that we shall. You know our contractsare signed for the season at sixty dollars a week. That surelyshould be enough to satisfy us. We shall be able to save a wholelot of money, this year; and, if we have good luck, in five yearsmore we'll be able to have a little show of our own."

Teddy agreed to this with a reflective nod.

"What kind of show?"

"Well, that remains to be seen," laughed Phil. "We shall belucky to have most any kind."

"Do you know what sort I'd like to have?"

"No. What kind?"

"Wild West show, a regular Buffalo Bill outfit, with wild
Indians, cowboys, bucking ponies and whoop! whoop! Hi-yi-yi!
You know?"

Teddy's eyes were glowing with excitement, while a dull red glowshowed beneath the tan on his face.

"I wouldn't get so excited about it," answered Phil,highly amused.

"How'd you like that kind?"

"Not at all. It'

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