 of the circus. Listen, that's all right for Mr Randall, but not for me. I am Chief Boss in the Menagerie tent, but I am Kelly to my friend. Gee, you know, that's one thing I like about circus folk. It's not a whole lot of fuss about being polite and all that. But everyone knows who's Boss and who to take their orders from. No reason why we can't all be friends. After all, I may give orders in here, but I take them for Mr Randall. Yeah, I can give orders to regs, but I take them for most everybody else. Well, it don't seem to hurt you much. After all, you've got to learn to take orders before you can give them. Yeah, dad used to say that. Always told me I had to learn to do things myself first. If I wanted to be sure later on, they'd be done right for me. Well, all I've ever heard of your dad, he was a pretty smart man. And now that I'm beginning to know his son, I'm not changing my opinion on him. Yes, we just about got the show up today. You don't think we'd let a little thing like a condemned vessel keep us from playing a town, do you? What slides or fires or anything else? I should say not. Hey, Jeff, what's holding up things? Those wagons are lined up now. You and Slim get the slides off. Sure, boys. We'll have the towners in here in a few minutes. Funny about Major Mike, Misson. He's little enough to be overlooked. Yeah, but golly, you can make enough commotion for someone twice as size if he wants attention. I can see your voice to that little guy. I like him, even if he is kind of, well, feisty. Yeah, that's a good word for it. Hey, what's going on over there? I was just wondering about that myself. Looks like I guess. Yeah, it's all right. Listen to her. Come on, Jerry, we find out. Looks like the show is in the cage next to Agus. So that's where it was hiding out. What is it, boys? Make way so I can see what's going on here. It's the Misson Major, Kelly. The Major? What are you talking about? Why, it is. Look, he's sound asleep in that cage next to Agus. Well, I'll be dog gone to pee. If that isn't the craziest business. Sue sees a monkey on a bad page. Getting wise to himself, maybe. Hey, pipe down, boys. Get back to your work. Hey, Major. Listen to him snore. That's probably why he didn't hear all those cracks the men were making. Major, Major Mike. But how did he ever happen to get in there? Probably everybody was sure looking for him. Major. Hey there, wake up. The show is going on in a few minutes. Say, Slim, run tell Randall we found the Major. I'm already on my way. Say, Major, you're late. The site show has been on for half an hour. What's that you're saying? Where am I? What is this? I don't know, Major. You're more likely to know who you, how you got there than I am. Oh, you let me out. Let me out this minute, I say. Say, stop pushing those bars. You can't get out that way. Try the door. Collage, you're mad. Well, it's his funeral. He has no business being in there in the first place. Let me out. Open this door this minute. I'll have the door on you, Kelly. Hey, Jeff. Open the door for the Major. Okay, Kelly. This is locked on the outside. Oh, I'm saying it's locked on the outside. Just you wait, Kelly, until I get to Randall. I'll tell him how one of your men- Just a minute, Jeff. I've changed my mind. Leave that door bolted. He lives. You're going to leave him locked in that cage? I'm not going to let him out if he won't behave himself. Wait till I get under this rope. There. Listen to me, Major. Just a minute, Major. If you want to get out of there, you just keep quiet a minute. I don't know how you got in there, but you have no business in my monkey cages. If there's any complainant to do, I'm going to do it. Now, what are you doing in that cage? Well, I was up there all night. Yes, I know. I've been there. Wasn't anybody to help me, and I got lost. I guess that it was still kind of dark, and I asked him to help me and out with it, Major. What happened? I guess I don't quite know. And I was so worried and upset, and I just don't know as I blame you. Who were these men? I never saw them before. I'm no one you, I can imagine. Anyhow, the next thing I knew one of the men picked me up and then some more men came around. You didn't recognize any of them? No, it was dark, and I began to call for you and Mr. Randall. Well, you had to take on some extra men this morning to help with the wagons. None of my regular men would have known you, I'm sure. Well, I don't know. They didn't hurt you, none, did they? No, but why? Fell asleep. Now, listen here, Kelly. I'll do something. Okay. Jeff, let him out. Don't say it, boy. Jiminy Crickets. Major, you had everybody on the lot looking all over for you. Mr. Randall got the police force out the minute we knew you were missing. You don't say. Hmm, I guess Mr. Randall realizes who's important to his show. Yes, sir. The bearded lady was carrying on something awful. Oh, she was, was she? Just like a woman. Never around when she can be of use, but always threatened and fussing when there's nothing to be done. There you are, Major. Now you can get out. Thank you, Kelly. And believe me when I say I'm mighty sorry this happened. I'll check and see if any of my men know anything about this. I certainly wish you would. It's a sad world when big bullies have to pick on smaller people for their jokes. I hope you don't think I knew. No, no, of course not. I guess I was kind of chesty when I first woke up the surprise and all, but oh my, but I'm stiff. I can't say as I like sleeping on straw so much. They sure must have missed you in the side show. Miss, what do you mean? What time is it? Now where is my wife? It's time for the folks to come into the menagerie now. They've just opened the gate. Oh, I'm late. Why didn't you tell me? We tried to at first, Major, but you were so... Oh, they can't put on a side show without me. Why is that cheating the public? If you hurry, you might get in for the last part of it. Oh, of course. That's just what I'm doing. Hurrying, of course. Well, goodbye. Goodbye, my, my. Dolly, have you ever seen anyone get as excited as the major? He certainly raises an awful rumpus about nothing. I can just imagine how he must have annoyed those guys this morning. Yeah, not knowing the major. They must have given the life out of him. I bet he was mad in that monkey cage till he fell asleep at least. Oh, Major, my, if it isn't one thing, it's another. But he's a big attraction. There's no doubt about that. Well, I gotta be going. He's seen you, Kelly. Bye. Glad to see you anytime, Mr. Randall about the major. Yep. Golly, you should have heard him laugh. I haven't seen him laugh like that in a month or some days. All by yourself. Oh, hi, Patsy, heading for the wagon to see how Rags is. I thought so. But you may as well save yourself the trip. Bumps has got him in the backyard and hated to leave him alone. Gee, I'm sorry. I promise to be there early. If I got all excited about the major. Have they found it? Sure. Didn't you hear? No. What? Well, I was watching him fix up the menagerie before the show opened. And when they took down the sides, the egg is wagging. Yeah. Well, they found the major in the cage next to her. No. Yeah. And he was plenty sore when he woke up. You mean he was asleep? Snoring like a trumpet. Just rigged, huh? He was fine. Oh, so he left you here, huh? Guess he knew I'd find you all right. Okay, Rags. We'll sit right here and watch the grand entry line up, won't we? Oh, say, Patsy, I meant to ask you. What, Jerry? You know that letter you wrote to the lock company? Yes. Well, haven't they answered you yet? Oh, no, it's too soon. They hardly have time to get it here, even by airmail. Oh, gee, I sure wish that letter to hurry up and get here. Oh, I know how you must want to know if they can trace that box belonging to your dad. Yeah, I do. It's not just curious, either. I don't know. Sort of seems like hearing from dad. Just knowing there's something of his somewhere in a bank. It belonged to me now that dad's gone. Well, we might hear in the next town. Well, I sure hope so. Funny dad never talked about that box. So, Jerry, you don't know of any property or anything he might own? Uh-uh. You see, before I was born, dad was always traveling with the circus. Then when he married moms, they both traveled till she got so sick. So you never had a home or anything? No. After I was born, we rented a little place, and then when moms died, dad and I took to roaming around from one job to another. And you don't know of any other relatives? Except an Uncle Gantacor. Oh, yes, of course. How is he? Have you heard from him lately? Yeah, thought I told you. He's doing fine. I ought to be well enough to truth before long. Oh, that's fine. Well, looks as if it's about time for the parade to start. Golly, I love the grand entry. Full of costumes and animals and spangles and clowns. I never get tired of it either. I kind of wish I still went around in it. Of course, now you're a star performer. You can't do it anymore. Oh, if it weren't that I haven't a costume for it, I'd often sneak in and go around just for the fun of it. I'd like to do that some day. Listen now, Jerry, I'm not putting ideas in your head, I hope. No. I was just thinking, well, you keep your mind on taking care of rags and the horses. You'll have plenty to do. And thinking about that letter that's coming pretty soon. Because of course, when we know what bank dads boxed in, that'll give me something special to see about it. Will you just be patient till we hit our next stand? No, I've got a hunch we might hear by then.