“Suppose you take Connie and Veve in tow and show them around the lot,” Mr. Carsdale suggested to Eva. “Everything is new to them, you know.”
“All right,” agreed Eva willingly enough. “As soon as I finish my breakfast.”
Presently Mr. Carsdale went away, leaving the three girls together.
“Are you really joining the circus?” Eva asked when the animal trainer was out of hearing.
“Oh, no,” answered Connie. “We’re returning to Shady Hollow just as soon as someone comes for us.”
She told Eva about the Brownie camp and how she and Veve had been locked inside the railroad car.
“I knew Mr. Carsdale was teasing me,” the little circus girl said in relief. “I was sure no one else would be given my place in the riding act.”
Eva finished her breakfast. Then she asked the girls what they would like to see first.
Veve said she would enjoy visiting the big kitchen. Eva took the girls into a nearby tent where nearly all the circus food was prepared. Instead of ordinary sized pans, huge steam cookers were used.
“My, it must take a lot of food to feed so many people,” remarked Connie.