 of the circus fine couldn't be better Jason are you sure it's safe for you to go on you bet I'm sure listen Jerry I'm not taking any unnecessary risk you just stop worrying sure we're Mr. Randall of hurry I just gotta see him now what's bothering you don't know you don't know what do you want him for them I mean Jim Bennett yelled at me as I came by the ticket wagon and told me to get hold of Mr. Randall he seemed awful excited but he didn't say what it was all about that's funny hello Boris I heard you were going to work today that is good news so I came over to see you that's very kind of you boys not at all always I appreciate the man who can carry on in the face of much trouble you feel well yes fine thank you a man has to get into trouble to find out where he's good friends are that's true Boris to be perfectly frank I didn't realize how regular you were until well lately how you see my good old Russian manners be lying hey you're on board are you ready oh yes I must see that everything is in readiness sir I'll stand by during your turn Jason okay you know I can't quite make him out Jason I guess we just didn't take him right he's got a quick temper underneath well from the looks of things it seems to be a regular fellow yeah but this looks like a gathering of the clan that's right look all the clowns and everyone hanging around the bedroom that's funny anything up I'll say my favorite lion tamers coming back into the ring oh I see well Jerry's right Jason we'll all be here rooting for you well say I guess I'd better get over there I'm on in a few minutes see you later Mr. Randall alright I never saw Jason embarrassed before yeah he's a modest person Jerry most big people are Jim and he crickets I almost forgot now I got a message for you oh for me well I guess I can wait till after oh there goes Jason now I don't know he was awfully excited and said to be sure to tell you quick and have you come right over to see him he seemed awfully excited Mr. Randall what are you talking about Jerry Jim Bennett oh howdy boys well what's it all about Jerry oh I'm sorry I'm interrupting some oh no no no Jerry was just trying to give me a message well I'll go with it so that's all I know Mr. Bennett just said for you to get over his ticket wagon fast something awful it happened I wonder what can probably wait better watch our brave friend Jason first damn Mr. Randall yes yes I guess you're right yeah sure is great having him back and all in one piece I'll say I wonder what's on Jim Bennett's mind easy not the sort of person that gets excited over nothing he was is there anything more thrilling than a steel floor mixed cats and you're forgetting about blood horses now here now no professional jealousy Boris Justin it's a different kind of a thrill that Jason takes the wild fishes brood bends him to his will man victorious over animal I'll say he does and I take an intelligent sensitive animal and trade train them like an artist I create a unit man and horse yeah that's very well put Boris the two types of work can't be compared of course gee I sure missed that fire act with street oh so do I yes it broke my heart to pack that Panther out to the zoo so you did send a black fury onto a zoo and yes yes you'll never be good for the ring again however he may live to a ripe old age in the zoological gardens certainly thousands of people will still have the thrill of seeing him yeah black Panthers are as scarce as ball as scarce as in Steve yeah well looks like Jason is doing all right and perhaps I'd better get on over and see what Bennett's got in his mind I'll come by there soon as Jason through and tell you how things went oh I do that Jerry I'll walk with you I'm headed for my wagon to get Nicholas for a latin all right good well Boris our thing is going with your troop everything satisfactory we grew soft start keeping ourselves 40 busy that's fine everything okay with whitey yeah since that last misunderstanding things are all smooth and friendly I'm glad to hear that it's the best way to get along with folks you're right Mr. Randall well this is where I stop all right all right I'll be seeing you Boris hey Mr. Randall quick hey Jim Bennett's having a fair he says he's got to see you right away yeah thanks Jeff I I heard he wanted me and was heading for his wagon oh hello there Jim I hear you're looking for me I'll say not about giving up to I finally got one of the men to handle a ticket wagon and came for you myself say this must be pretty important if you leave your job like that it is where can we talk you may as well stop by the office wagon it's quiet there okay boss well what's up I hope it's not serious better wait till we get inside your wagon it's plenty serious no not a hold up or anything like that hold up is right not the kind you're thinking of you're building this into quite a mystery Jim well here's the office wagon let's go in all right okay Jim here we are all right now we're alone out with it what's this all about a strike what that's it boss it looks like we're going to have a strike what in the world are you talking about now wait a second I show you this letter who ever heard of a circus having a strike here read this I found under my door not signed and I don't see what this is all about we want more money that goes for the canvas men and the rest about all of us and if we don't get it we won't work and how will you move your show without us so I guess you are stuck and had better come across sounds like they mean business wonder if the stakers in this thing have you check with Murray yeah first thing he says he heard the men complaining some but he's a surprise we are how long they've been grumbling did he know he said just the last day or so probably due to all the extra work we had after that cyclone strike in a circus ridiculous every showman knows the show's got to go on the public mustn't be disappointed you wouldn't catch the performance pulling a stunt like this I do as much as if not more for my men than most owners I'll wed you there's more behind all this than meets the eye you got the reputation for being the squarer shooter in the circus business Mr Randall I could just know who's behind this scheme if I could just say my hands on him I can't believe this is just a regular strike Murray's as much as surprised we are oh so he's not sympathetic with this thing what that Irishman say you should have heard him wonder who wrote this note if I knew I'd skin him alive well what are we going to do boss wish I knew what about loading the show tonight don't worry it'll be done but they say there'll be no work done yes there will if they don't do it I'll I'll what I don't know yet but I'll have to work fast I can see that but what can we do boss I'm not sure yet but of all times for a thing like this to happen yeah but with all that expense we've just been through thanks to that twister and now that $25,000 note to be met by the end of the month we can pay it okay if we do average business and there's no setbacks yeah I wonder what's up boss nothing nothing I just got my idea hey you're not thinking of meeting their demands you mean giving this raise yeah I should say not they get all their entitle to you know that if I give into this just because we're in a jam I'd fall prey to every racket that could be thought of in the circus most of these men don't think any further than their noses they don't realize you're giving them all you can and still keeping the circus going every year they forget the expenses go on during the winter regardless of no income that sounds like Jerry yeah it is he's been watching Jason he's coming back here after the act and tell me how it went well that's right Jason did go on today yeah yeah come right in Jerry went off swell sure was a quarker wasn't it right I talked to Jason afterwards and he said to tell you he feels fine good good he's a good man doesn't everyone who didn't insist on working after getting messed up the way he did I sure hope I'll be like him when I grill on you got a pretty good start Jerry thanks Mr. Bennett Jerry close the door please okay Mr. Randall Jerry yes Mr. Randall how's your bump of detective instinct I don't know Mr. Randall I haven't had much chance to use it lately I might be able to put you on to something what a mystery or say that's well well not exactly the kind you're thinking of but there's some trouble brewing and I don't know but what you might be the ideal person to do a little super sleuthing for me say that it'd be swell you don't mean on this this business we've been talking about boss that's exactly what I do mean a boy can wander about and do a little listening without their paying any attention to them while if you or I were around they'd all shut up like clam well maybe you're right hey this sounds keen what's it all about well if you do this Jerry I'll have to trust you not to talk about it with anyone sure anything you say oh gee mr. Randall you know you can trust me yeah all right now this is the situation for some reason or other some of the men are planning a strike a strike yeah he threatened to stop work if I don't raise their wages you don't mean they let the circus down apparently that's exactly what they do mean I never heard of such a thing right but I suppose it's always the first time say who's doing this well that that's what I'd like to know now if you spend your spare time around the canvas men and the stakers yeah and the workman you know yeah any of them and try and find out what's going on without asking questions just listen sure I know if I start asking questions they might know what that I'm on to it that's it Jerry but keep your ears open and perhaps you might find out who's inciting the man in sighting yeah you know stirring them up getting them to strike oh well maybe they won't really do it maybe it's just a thread well that's possible in that case we'll call their bluff but if it's real we'll have to be prepared golly you couldn't put up the show without the roster box and the rest of the workers and certainly be tough they could hire the stakers in each town though it would cost a lot but the canvas men and they pretty difficult to find untrained men you could put up all the canvas see I'll get right on to this mr. Randall all right and remember Jerry don't talk you bet but I'll keep my ears to the ground if there's anything to be heard you can just bet that I'll get it