Out with Gun and Camera; or, The Boy Hunters in the Mountains

he menagerie tent, inspecting the wild animals, and then took seats in the main tent, as close to the rings as they could get. Casso's United Rail

es and carts and racing chariots, and then came the acts, all of more or less thrilli

essing some particularly thrilling bareback riding. "I would

into the rings and bowed and kissed their hands. Then the acrobats cli

as another performer stepped i

whispered the doctor's son, who sat n

had a spell of sic

was not yet entirely over it. He walked slowly over to

nes," the chums heard him

with the whip!" was the ringmaster's hars

yet--my head is dizzy,"

n such a fashion that the end of the lash took the young ac

ap, clenching his fists. "That

the rope. The ringmaster glared at him and then cracked

nap; and "Shame!" added

growled the ringmas

oy alone," answe

I'll have you put out!

n feet. Now he appeared to grow dizzy, and of a sudden

" hissed the ringmaster. "Wh

g it down Snap and Shep leaped from their seats, quickl

oy," cried Snap loudl

kid alone," added one o

his is none of your affai

tor's son. "That boy is sick--ever

ce, so that many heard him. At o

kid is sick--take h

e to try to mak

ntion of Cruelty to Childr

inutes the discussion waxed warm. In the meantime the young acrobat

ick about it," growled the ringmaster to

lash!" came from a burly farmer. "We'l

in the direction of the dressing-tent, whence his young victim had already gone. Then the band str

will have it in for that b

didn't look as if he was used to this hard

dressing-room and see what

crawled under some slanting seats and then got close to the canvas tha

of the little rascal," they heard t

he answer of a canvasma

up some cloth

! Ran

don't know w

ay. If he tries that game I'll tak

ery far, Mr. Jones

. Just wait till I get hold of him--I'll teach him to get

of the menagerie tent. Then the ringmaster walked to another part of the dressing-tent to p

rned back to look at the rest of the performance. "I don't see why

the circus folks are

ut not that

feathered, and I'd like to

the boy is?"

ls as Master Buzz, the

't his r

Jones," answered Whopper. "I'd like

-morrow. The circus is to stay

. "If he is it might be that he would l

rried directly toward Mrs. Carson's house. In doing this they had to cross the railroad track, and here a passing freigh

e of the empty cars came into view, under

od there, wrapped in a coat several sizes too large f

Whopper as the freight train gathe

t was," an

put in the

n getting out of town," was Giant'

lled up around his feet," observed Snap. "Most likely he grabbed

aid Whopper. "It looked like

our youths long to re

and each got a cookie

bed and slept soun

t Mr. Jally's studio, and found not only the

id Mr. Jally. "I'll go out with you, and we'll h

one until noon. They walked across the city and along the river, and at the latt

c," said Mr. Jally presently. "Let us walk over to the railroad embankment. Such an e

d the photographer, who was rather stout, and he proposed that they rest. Near

y were rather tough-looking characters, and at first the lads took them to be

llowed up the circus,

nt was afraid of," a

well as not," they hea

got a ri

n a heavy, rasp-like voice. "We'll show Casso wha

aught," added the third man. "He's

, see if we don't," gro

who were discharged for dr

quare up with the proprietor," added

to be exposed," was Mr. Jally's comment. He, too,

id Snap. "He is responsible for what happened to that sick b

atch a word or two. Something was said about a lion and a chimpanzee and a to

he saw the boys and Mr. Jally he uttered a whistle of surprise. Then he turned back to his c