“See here,” put in Barton Reeve. “This boy wanted to do clown as well as acrobatics.”
“Is that so, Dunbar?”
“Yes, sir, if I can help you out I’ll do my best.”
“It’s short notice,” mused Adam Lambert.
“Snipper can instruct him and cut out anything difficult,” suggested Barton Reeve.
He had taken a strong liking to Leo and wished to get the boy a place.
“Well, fix it up, Dick, the best you can,” said the manager. “I must go back and see about those stolen tickets.”
And off went the manager, followed a minute later by Barton Reeve, leaving Leo alone with Dick Pomeroy, who had charge of the clowns and tumblers connected with the “Greatest Show on Earth.”
Pomeroy at once led Leo around to a dressing-room. In a corner sat Jack Snipper, a clown and gymnast, his face drawn down.
“Here’s a man to take Broxton’s place,” explained Pomeroy.