And how it resulted may be learned by reading the next volume of this series, to be entitled: “Joe Strong on the Trapeze; or, The Daring Feats of a Young Circus Performer.”

“What are you thinking of, Joe?” asked the professor as they sat in the train that night.

“A new trick,” was the answer. “You take a horse named Rosebud and you——”

“What! A horse on the stage?” cried the professor, in wonder.

“Oh—er—I—I was thinking of something else,” murmured Joe. And so for a while we will take leave of Joe Strong.

The End


TRANSCRIBER’S NOTES

  1. Silently corrected obvious typographical errors and variations in spelling.
  2. Retained archaic, non-standard, and uncertain spellings as printed.