“Yes, Buster, and I wish you could help Mr. Fox and Sneaky. They’ll be eaten up by Loup in the morning.”
“Ha! Ha!” laughed Buster. “I must get around early to see the circus. It will surely be worth seeing.”
“But aren’t you going to help Mr. Fox or Sneaky?” asked Bumper. “That’s why I called to see you.”
“Help them?” grunted Buster. “What for? They’ll eat you up some day if they get out.”
“Perhaps they will,” sighed Bumper, “but I can’t bear to think of Loup killing them when they’re prisoners. They ought to have a fair show.”
“Yes, I suppose they should. Well,” yawning and stretching, “we’ll see what can be done. I’ll go with you to the pit. I’ll be ready in a minute.”
What they saw and did in the pit early in the morning will be told in the next story.