"I s'pose he said I was tryin' to rob him."
"He did, and I believed him."
"Then he lied!" said the man, fiercely. "He'll repent the day he told tales about me."
"That will do, Carden," said the manager, quietly. "Here's your money."
Carden went off swearing. As he was leaving the grounds of the circus he met Robert.
"You've been blabbing about me. I'll fix you," he said.
Robert made no reply, for he did not care to get into a dispute with such a man.