"We needn't beware if the ghost turns out to be like that other,"
answered Giant.
"My folks told me to keep out of trouble especially with Ham Spink's
crowd," said Whopper.
"Say, fellows, I reckon you have forgotten something," said Shep.
"Forgotten something?" queried Whopper.
"Exactly."
"What?"
"There's a circus at Rallings---to-day and tomorrow."
"Why, so there is!" exclaimed Giant. "How queer we didn't remember
it before! Casso's United Railroad Shows. Do you suppose it is
worth going to see?"
"I don't know. But as the admission is only twenty-five cents we
might take it in---if we get the chance."
"Oh, let us take it in, by all means," pleaded Whopper. "Why, I'm
dying to see the elephants and acrobats and all that!"
"Seems to me you're dying pretty often lately," answered Snap with a
smile. "You ought to become a dyer by trade!" And then he ducked as
Whopper made a playful pass at his head.
When the train came along the lads found it well filled, mostly with
country folks going to Railings to see the circus. They had to
stand up part of the distance to the city.
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