“That will do for one suit, besides the Hallowe’en and his clown dress,” observed Bunny. “But I think it would look different if he had a tramp suit.”
“What you mean?” asked Sue.
“I mean—I mean—well, in a circus or a show lots of times a man comes all dressed up like a ragged tramp, but he can do good tricks. Maybe we could have one act where Patter wore a ragged and torn suit like a tramp dog, and people would be surprised.”
“Oh, that will be fun!” agreed Sue. “I’ll make a tramp suit, too, Bunny.”
“No, I’ll make that,” said the boy. “You mightn’t make it torn and ragged enough. You make the gold and silver suit and I’ll make the tramp suit.”
So it was agreed, and plans were made for several new tricks it was hoped Patter would perform. Each day he seemed to learn something new, but the trick Bunny and his boy chums liked best of all was where Patter swung on the trapeze with Wango the monkey.
This trick was practiced whenever they could coax or borrow Wango from Mr. Winkler, and this was pretty often. The trick of having Whitefeet also ride on Patter’s back was not forgotten.
“I’ll make him do that trick when we have the show, ’cause Whitefeet is my kittie,” declared Sue.
And so it was agreed.
One day Mrs. Brown sent Bunny and Sue down to the boat and fish dock with a note to her husband. He had gone out for a little while, but Bunker Blue said he would be back soon and advised Bunny and his sister to wait.