The afternoon wore on. Never had time seemed to pass so slowly. Veve and Connie wandered through the animal tent and visited the sleek-backed horses which were picketed back of the main top.
As shadows began to enfold the circus lot, the two girls became very uneasy. If Mrs. Williams, Miss Gordon, and the Brownies failed to arrive, they knew they would have no other course but to travel on to the next town.
“I don’t think they’re coming,” Veve declared in a discouraged voice.
“Neither do I,” agreed Connie. “If we travel on with the circus train, they may never find us.”
Just at that moment Eva came running across the lot toward her friends. The girls could tell from her smiling face that she had exciting news.
“Guess what!” she cried, skipping up to them. “They’re here!”
“Mother and Miss Gordon?” cried Connie.
The question was unnecessary, for behind Eva trooped all the Brownies, Miss Gordon, and Mrs. Williams. Although the newcomers looked rather tired from having driven so far, everyone was smiling.
“Connie, are you all right?” asked her mother, giving her a hug and a kiss. “And you, Veve?”
“We’re fine!” both girls answered together. And Veve added: “We’re to be in the show tonight!”