Leo the Circus Boy; or, Life under the great white canvas

by Edward Stratemeyer

Copyright, 1897.

BY

W. L. Allison Co.

CONTENTS

• [CHAPTER I.—A ROW AND ITS RESULT.]
• [CHAPTER II.—CAPTURING A RUNAWAY LION.]
• [CHAPTER III.—LEO LEAVES THE FARM.]
• [CHAPTER IV.—LEO JOINS THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH.]
• [CHAPTER V.—A LEAP OF GREAT PERIL.]
• [CHAPTER VI.—LEO ASSERTS HIS RIGHTS.]
• [CHAPTER VII.—LEO GAINS HIS LIBERTY.]
• [CHAPTER VIII.—AMONG THE CLOUDS IN A THUNDERSTORM.]
• [CHAPTER IX.—THE MAD ELEPHANT.]
• [CHAPTER X.—CAPTURING THE ELEPHANT.]
• [CHAPTER XI.—A CRIMINAL COMPACT.]
• [CHAPTER XII.—THE STOLEN CIRCUS TICKETS.]
• [CHAPTER XIII.—LEO MAKES A CHANGE.]
• [CHAPTER XIV.—LEO MAKES A NEW FRIEND.]
• [CHAPTER XV.—AN ACT NOT ON THE BILLS.]
• [CHAPTER XVI.—AN UNPLEASANT POSITION.]
• [CHAPTER XVII.—CARL SHOWS HIS BRAVERY.]
• [CHAPTER XVIII.—A WONDERFUL TRICK EXPLAINED.]
• [CHAPTER XIX.—WAMPOLE’S NEW SCHEME.]
• [CHAPTER XX.—ANOTHER STOP ON THE ROAD.]
• [CHAPTER XXI.—AN UNEXPECTED BATH.]
• [CHAPTER XXII.—WAMPOLE SHOWS HIS HAND.]
• [CHAPTER XXIII.—THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH ONCE MORE.]
• [CHAPTER XXIV.—IN THE CIRCUS RING AGAIN.]
• [CHAPTER XXV.—ANOTHER BALLOON TRIP.]
• [CHAPTER XXVI.—ADVENTURES AMID THE FLAMES.]
• [CHAPTER XXVII.—ESCAPE FROM THE BURNING FOREST.]
• [CHAPTER XXVIII.—THE RIVAL BALLOONISTS.]
• [CHAPTER XXIX.—PORLER’S MOVE.]
• [CHAPTER XXX.—MART KEENE’S STORY.]
• [CHAPTER XXXI.—A FALL FROM THE CLOUDS.]
• [CHAPTER XXXII.—MART A PRISONER.]
• [CHAPTER XXXIII.—LEO TO THE RESCUE.]
• [CHAPTER XXXIV.—THE END OF PORLER.]
• [CHAPTER XXXV.—A COWARDLY ATTACK.]
• [CHAPTER XXXVI.—ON THE ELEVATED TRACKS.]
• [CHAPTER XXXVII.—THE CAPTURE OF GRISWOLD.]
• [CHAPTER XXXVIII.—GOOD-BY TO THE CIRCUS BOY.]

Leo the Circus Boy

CHAPTER I.—A ROW AND ITS RESULT.

“Land sakes alive, Daniel, look at that boy!”

“Where is he, Marthy?”

“Up there on the old apple tree a-hangin’ down by his toes! My gracious, does he wanter kill himself?”