Left to themselves, Connie and Veve wandered slowly about, watching the men feed the other animals. As they were staring at the camels, they heard footsteps directly behind them.
“Hi, there!” greeted a familiar voice.
Veve and Connie whirled around to see Clem Gregg, the circus detective.
“Well, if it isn’t my young friends from Rosedale,” he said gaily. “I heard you two had joined the show. How do you like it by this time?”
“Oh, hello, Mr. Gregg,” said Connie. “We like the circus, but we’re not intending to stay.”
“You don’t think you’d care for it as a steady thing?”
“Well,” returned Connie politely, “we would miss our parents. Besides, we want to go back to Shady Hollow Camp.”
“When will someone come for us?” Veve asked.
“We haven’t received word from Shady Hollow yet. I imagine there may be a telegram at the railroad station now.”
“How soon will you know?” inquired Veve.