“We liked your riding act,” said Connie shyly. “Is it hard to turn somersaults?”
“’Course it is,” promptly answered the circus girl. “Not many grown-up riders can do it.”
“Aren’t you ever afraid?” questioned Veve.
Eva Leitsall hesitated before she replied. Now in truth, she often was afraid of the somersault from one horse to another. Once in practice, she had fallen and hurt her shoulder. But, being proud, she had no intention of admitting this to Connie and Veve.
“I’m not afraid of anything,” she said boastfully.
“I guess you’d be afraid to walk a tightrope,” retorted Veve.
“I would not,” Eva denied. “Anyway, riding a horse and somersaulting is much harder than any tightrope act.”
Veve and the circus girl acted as if they might argue, so Connie said quickly:
“Guess what we found under the stands?”
“What?” asked the circus girl, all interest.