Part 24 (2/2)

Instantly he had leaped to his feet Sully clapped his hands together approvingly

”That's the way to do it You've got the other fellow skinned forty ways!” he cried

”In sonificantly ”Otherwise not”

The ring was in excellent shape, much to the boy's surprise, and the horse was the best he ever had ridden In a few an to feel veryattendants brought out strips of bright yellow cloth, which two clowns held across the ring for the Circus Boy to leap over as his horse passed under This did not bother hih he had never tried the act before It was a relic of the old circus days that fes had retained

But Phil was on the point of balking when a clown came out with a handful of hoops covered with paper

”You wanta brief intermission

”Sure”

”Does the other uess”

”I reckon you can do anything on a horse that you happen to feel like,” said the show to his feet A paper hoop was raised on the opposite side of the ring, the lad eyeing it hesitatingly

”I'll go through it if I break ether

Sh the tender paper, but the breaking paper stung his face like the crack of a whip lash, and Phil, instead of landing on his feet as he should have done, struck the back of his ring horse on all fours

Sully growled angrily

”You ain, and you'll be sorry for it,”

he bullied, shaking an angry fist at Phil, who turned a pair of surprised eyes on the show color, ”I' talked to like that If you don't like ed to ride for you, you know”

”Go on, go on!” snapped the owner

The next hoop Phil took as easily as if he had been doing that very sah the season

”Fine!” chuckled Sully ”He's a star perforood as I send”

Phil was hurling hih a succession of hoops now

Then all at once, to his surprise and disapproval, five hoops of fire flared up before him and on all sides of him