"What do they mean?" asked Helen of Bill Watson.
"They want you to say something," the clown said.
"Oh, I never could—never in the world!" and Helen blushed more vividly than before.
"Try it," urged Joe. "Just thank them. You can do that."
Much confused, Helen arose at her place.
"I'd rather ride in a circus ring ten times over than make a speech," she confessed in an aside to Joe.
"Go on," he urged.
"My dear friends," she began tremblingly, "I want to thank you for all the nice things you have said about me, and I want to say that I'm glad—glad——" She paused and blushed again.
"Glad to be here," prompted Joe.
"Yes, that's it—glad to be here, and I—er—I—— Oh, you finish for me, Joe!" she begged, as she sat down amid laughter.