Taking advantage of the excitement, Porler, for it was he, had left the grounds as fast as possible.
He knew that if caught the crowd might be incensed enough to lynch him on the spot.
Luckily two physicians were present, and both hurried to Leo’s side.
It was found that he was suffering quite a little from his fall.
An ambulance was summoned, and the young gymnast was conveyed to a hospital.
Here he was given every attention, and by the following morning he felt nearly as well as ever, although his breast was still sore and had to be kept tightly bandaged.
In the meanwhile the balloon had sailed away from the fair grounds with Mart clinging to the ropes.
The boy was terribly frightened over what had occurred.
He became faint and felt for a minute that he must fall from his lofty perch.
But he recovered and held fast, and thus the balloon drifted far away.