“What of that?”

“He’s coming to the show to-night.”

“What then?”

“He says he’s going to bring his lasso.”

“Why?”

“And he swears he will rope you from the stage.”

“Is that it?” cried Merry. “So that is what he means to do?”

“Yes. He says he’ll drag you over the footlights and clean out of the theater.”

“Well, this is rather interesting!” exclaimed Frank; “and I am greatly obliged to you for telling me about it.”

“What will you do?”