By six o’clock Miss Gordon and all the Brownies had arrived at the Williams’ home.
Veve and Connie shivered a little as they squeezed in beside Mrs. Williams in the front seat of the sedan.
“It will be warmer now that the sun is coming up,” said Mrs. Williams.
Few automobiles were on the street at such an early hour. But the Brownies saw many cars as they approached the railroad station. Mrs. Williams and Miss Gordon parked as close as they could to the tracks.
“The circus train is in already!” cried Veve, catching sight of the brightly painted cars. “Oh, hurry or we’ll miss everything!”
The Brownies kept close to Miss Gordon and Mrs. Williams as they walked through the crowd. They knew they easily could become separated in such a large throng.
Circus men were unloading great tent poles, canvas, cook-house equipment, work horses and wagons. Heavy objects were being moved by the elephants. The Brownies found it all very exciting to watch.
Veve and Connie were especially interested in seeing the animals moved. Some of the cages were covered with canvas so they could not see what they contained. But they glimpsed camels, a zebra, bears, lions, a baboon and a queer looking animal which even Miss Gordon could not name.
“Oh, see!” cried Connie as another cage was removed from one of the stock cars. “A tiger!”
“He’s mad too!” laughed Jane, clutching her Brownie cap to prevent the wind from blowing it away. “Watch him stalk up and down and snarl.”