Suddenly Veve pinched Rosemary’s arm and cried: “Look!”
A large white steed with a red brocaded saddlecloth had entered the arena. Eva Leitsall rode gracefully on the animal’s broad back. The little girl wore tights and looked like a princess, so proudly did she carry herself.
“Oh, Rosemary, don’t you wish you could ride like that?” sighed Veve.
At that moment Eva gazed into the stands, directly at the Brownies. She noticed the Brownies, because with exception of Veve, they all wore their brown checked uniforms.
Eva had not forgotten the girls, for she smiled and waved her hand.
Following the bareback riders came the Queen, riding in a beautiful golden coach drawn by four white horses with purple plumes. At the very tail of the parade were the clowns, who rode in an old flivver that made crazy noises.
Suddenly the old car exploded with a loud bang. As it fell apart, the clowns ran in every direction, pretending to be frightened.
The arena cleared and then skilled performers came into the rings. So many interesting things went on at one time that the Brownies could not watch half of them.
Thrilling indeed were the trapeze performers. Even better, the Brownies liked the butterfly act. Girls with large colored wings on their backs were raised high into the air and whirled around.
The Brownies clapped hard when Mr. Carsdale did his animal act. With ease he made his tigers roll a large red ball and jump through a paper hoop. One of the large cats kept snarling and trying to strike the whip with its paw.