Teddy lost his balance, aided in this by the fact that Bruiser had fastened to the lad's pajamas.
"They're going to fall!" roared Mr. Sparling. "Catch them!
Catch them!"
The men hastened to move the net, and none too soon, for Teddy and Bruiser came whirling down, the lad making desperate efforts to right himself so as to drop on his feet. But the baboon prevented his doing this.
They struck the net, which was jerked from the hands of the men, and Teddy hit the deck with a terrific bump.
CHAPTER XXI
A CIRCUS BOY MISSING
"Grab the beast!"
Teddy was still clinging to the baboon so firmly that they had to use force to get Bruiser away from him.
As for the baboon, he was too dazed from the shock of the fall to offer any resistance, and was quickly captured and returned to his cage.
Teddy had not fared quite so well. He was unconscious, and for a time it was feared that he had been seriously injured.