“Mr. Carsdale must be the bravest man in the circus,” declared Veve.
Soon the riding acts came on. Eagerly the Brownies watched for a glimpse of Eva Leitsall.
“There she is!” cried Veve, standing up in the bleacher seat. Rosemary had to pull her down so that other spectators could see.
Eva Leitsall turned a somersault from one horse to another. At the very end of the act, she made her steed jump through a paper hoop.
“Such beautiful riding,” sighed Connie. “It must be wonderful to travel with a circus.”
“And never have to do any school work,” added Belinda. Examinations were due the next week and already she was dreading them.
Soon a man came through the audience selling pop and lemonade, peanuts and popcorn. Just to watch him made the Brownie Scouts very hungry and thirsty.
“Here you are, folks,” called the white-coated salesman. “Get your hot roasted peanuts! Twenty cents a bag. Peanuts! Popcorn! Cracker Jack!”
The man passed so close the Brownies could smell the good things he carried.
“I’ll have a box of Cracker Jack,” announced Jane, who had brought a quarter spending money. “I should get a prize.”