This was a new way of looking at it.
“Well, we won’t get paid for a parachute jump,” said the balloon manager. “But we can claim half money, true enough.”
The boy showed the men where the balloon was, and helped them load it on their wagon.
The men took to Leo, and as he helped them at the hardest work, they readily answered his questions about the circus and gave him full directions by which he could take a short cut to the grounds.
“That was a narrow escape,” murmured Leo to himself as he made his way back to the “Greatest Show on Earth.”
Arriving there, he had another long talk with Barton Reeve, who, as before stated, had taken a sudden and strong fancy to the brave lad.
The upshot of the matter was that Reeve bought Leo a trunk and advanced him money for several changes of clothing.
The next day, at Lendham, the circus tents were jammed with people.
Everything was again in order, and all the acts went off with a dash that drew round after round of applause.
Snipper was as sour as ever, but he took good care not to interfere with Leo.