Part 16 (1/2)

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This ti ever so little for her spring

Dimples uttered another shrill ”yip!” and threw herself into the air again

He saith keen satisfaction, that this ti to hting far back on the broad hips of the gray horse with bird-like lightness

Phil doffed his hat, and, getting to his feet, li out its applause They had forgotten all about the boy who but a few moments before had saved Little Dimples' life, and he was fully as well satisfied that it should be so

Just as he was passing the bandstand the educated h the curtains like a projectile The ht up suddenly to launch both heels at him But the Circus Boy had seen this same mule in action before, and this time Phil had discreetly ducked under the bandstand

Then the mule was off

”Hi-yi-yi-yip-yi!” howled Teddy, as the outfit bolted into the arena The old hands with the show discreetly darted for cover when they saw Teddy and hisLike Phil Forrest, they had had experience with this sa what the bucking ht not do, while there was a reasonable certainty in their iven half a chance

”Hi! Hi! Look out!” howled Teddy as they neared the entrance to the

The boy saw that the erie tent, there to give an exhibition of his contrariness

In they swept like athis way and that, stopping suddenly now and then and bracing its feet in desperate efforts to unseat its rider

But Teddy held on griht of his heart, and the lad really was a splendid horseh it is doubtful if he realized this fact hierie tent with a pail of water in each hand The mule saw him Here was an opportunity not to be lost

Teddy's mount swept past the fellow Then both the beast's heels shot out, catching both the pails at the same time The two pails took the air in a beautiful curve, like a pair of rockets, distributing water all the way across the tent, a liberal portion of which was spilled over the water carrier as the pails left his hands

Theat such a rapid rate that he did not recognize the fellow, but Larry recognized hiainst the Circus Boy

But the h the time liing for exciteain

”Whoa! Whoa!” howled Teddy, tugging at the reins But heshort of a stone wall could stop the educated master had blown his whistle for the next act and the perfor to their stations when Teddy and his ain

”Get out of here!” yelled the ring to do so,” howled Teddy in a jeering voice

”Can't go any faster than I am”

”Stop hi out of the way as the ht at the showman

”Can't stop In a hurry,” answered Teddy

On they plunged past the bandstand again, the h to kick the silk curtains into ribbons Next hetent

In less ti tent looked as if it had been struck by a cyclone

Clubs and side poles were brought down on the ruh the side of the tent