"As I said before, there is something I want to ask you, Phil," repeated the showman.
"Yes, sir."
"Did it not strike you that Jupiter acted very peculiarly last night?"
"Yes. I did not see the first of it, but I saw enough."
"What did you think about it?"
"I did not know what to think."
The showman shot a keen glance at the Circus Boy's thoughtful, serious face.
"What do you think today?"
"That it was perfectly natural for Jupiter to balk going across the gangplank."
"How about him having hurled Teddy to the deck of the
'Fat Marie'?"