Part 28 (1/2)
It was so for a boy who had been a circus performer for less than two days to have his na attractions
But Phil Forrest had a level head He did not delude hiant idea of his own importance He knew that what he had done was purely the result of accident
”I'll do so, someday, that will be hile,” he told himself
Phil's act that afternoon was fully as successful as it had been on the previous day back in his home town Besides, he now had more confidence in hiht be able to keep his feet on the elephant's head without the support of Emperor's trunk That would be an achievement
On this particular afternoon he rode with asit all the season
”You'll ot the poise and everything necessary to ood one”
”What kind, do you think?”
”Any old kind Do you get dizzy when up in the air?”
”I don't remember that I have ever been up hed Phil
For the next two minutes the man and the boy were too busy with their act to continue their conversation The audience was enthusiastic, and they shouted out Phil Forrest's name several times, which made him smile happily
”What would you advise me to do, Mr Kennedy?” he asked as the elephants started to leave the ring, as?”
”Yes, but not so high up as those that Rod and his partners perforht doesn't s down so you can reach theher, if you find you can work on them”
”Thank you Perhaps I'll try it this afternoon I ah it's easy, I think I ht work up this act of ours to make it rather funny”
It will be observed that Phil was rapidly falling into the vernacular of the showot any ideas we'll thresh the you suggest What is it?”
”Don't you think Mr Sparling would object?”
”Not he Wait till I get the bulls chained; then we'll talk”
After attending to his charges, Mr Kennedy and Phil stepped behind the elephants and sat down on a pile of straw against the side walls of the th what he had infrom time to time as Phil made points that ot a head on you a yard wide You'll ht of that before”
”Don't you think I had better speak to Mr Sparling?”
Kennedy reflected for a moment
”Perhaps you had better do so But you needn't tell hio see the property man and the carpenter We'll find out what they can do for us”
Slipping out under the canvas, the two hurried back to the property rooether with the ars employed in the show, known as properties