Part 35 (2/2)
In the big top a slender rope had been stretched across the blue seats from the arena back to the sidewall This was the ”color line” On one side of it sat the colored people, on the other the white people
After all were seated, however, the line was taken down and colored and white people sat elbow to elbow All were perfectly satisfied, for the color line had been drawn The rest did not matter
The show people entered into the spirit of the unusual exhibition with the keenest zest, and the Sparling show had never given a better entertainh they had not been successful as fisher Teddy and his donkey, which he had named January, after the manner of , while shi+vers and his ”shadow” reatest bunch of people to be found in this country,” confided Mr Sparling proudly to the surgeon
”Especially those two boys, eh?”
”Yes They can't be beaten Neither can a lot of the others”
A fair-sized house had been brought over to see the show, and after the performance was ended they were taken back to their hoht over
”I'll tell you what you ought to do,” said Teddy confidentially, just before the show closed
”Well, what is it?” questioned Mr Sparling
”You ought to leave those folks here”
”Leave them here?”
”Yes”
”What for?”
”Why, they couldn't get back, and they would have to go to the evening perfor then
Do you see?”
The show and loud
”Yes; I see”
”Then why not do it?”
”Young s that way We do business on the square, or we don't do it at all I adreed Phil, who stood near; ”I so up a bit”
”What's that?” questioned Teddy ”What's a moral code?”
”I'll explain it to you some other time e are not so busy,”
replied Phil
”Nor so wet,” added Mr Sparling ”You see, ant to coain some other time”
”I don't,” responded Teddy promptly ”I've had all I want of it for the rest of et all the fun I want out of perfore of a lake that you are expecting every minute to tumble into”