“Now he is dressed in tights!”
It was true. Leo was in full gymnastic costume and was swinging gracefully from the high bar.
As Leo began to do his best on the bar, Natalie the Fire Queen started to leap through rings of fire held up by several ringmen.
The performances of the young gymnast and the Fire Queen were in full swing when a cry of horror arose.
In some unaccountable manner the fire from the hoops had communicated to the tarred ropes running up by the centerpole to the roof.
The great canvas had taken fire in several places.
Before Leo could realize what had happened a cloud of smoke seemed to envelop him.
The fire had reached the ropes supporting the very bar upon which he was performing!
His escape in that direction was cut off, and the distance to the ring below was fully half a hundred feet!