"
"A lion got away, and also Abe, the educated chimpanzee. The circus
folks think those men who were discharged and you were responsible."
"Me! I didn't do it, and I never had anything to do with those men
who were discharged. They were a hard crowd."
A little later the camp was gained. As soon as the dog saw Tommy
Cabot he became frantic with joy and leaped up and licked the
hand of his youthful master. Tommy fairly hugged Wags to his
breast.
Of course, Whopper and Giant were surprised to see the circus boy
and glad to know the boat had been found. How the craft had gotten
loose was a mystery nobody was able to solve.
A substantial breakfast was prepared for the circus boy, and while
he was eating he told his story in detail---how his parents had
died years before, and how his sister Grace had been taken by some
friends in the Middle West.
"I sold papers and blacked boots for a living, and I learned to do
handsprings and the like," said Tommy. "Then the circus came along
and I went with it, taking Wags. Some of the circus men were kind
to me, but most of them were rough, and Jones and Casso were cruel.
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