 Jerry, up the circus! The place Jerry makes doesn't lose that tail of his. Don't worry, it's on good and tight. I used to wonder about it when he was a pup. Then I'd pick him right up by the tail. And the tail stayed on? Yep. So I know it's on for good. What was you doing with your costume? I'm taking it to Clara and then the wardrobe. Oh gee, it's pretty. What's all this stuff? Looks like diamonds. They're rhinestones. They're made of glass. Oh, those are the things that sparkle so when you're working under the light. Mm-hmm. Gee, they're pretty. You sure looks well in that costume. Oh, thanks, Jerry. That's a nice compliment. Want to come along to meet Clara? Sure. We haven't anything to do right now. Besides, I want to meet her anyhow. When Mr. Randall and I came back from the police station, he asked me to... The police station? What are you doing there? They got Laranze. No, they didn't. Oh, Jerry. I'm sure glad they caught him, because otherwise I might never have found out about Uncle Dan. It was like a Christmas. Oh, here we are. I almost walked by the wardrobe top. Seems funny calling a tent atop. Very good use to it. Clara? Oh, hello there. Are you busy? Of course I'm busy, but goodness knows I'm never too busy to see you. Clara? This is Jerry. I'm glad to meet you, Jerry. I've been hearing about you ever since you came to the police station. Clara? This is Jerry. I'm glad to meet you, Jerry. I've been hearing about you ever since we left Midvale. I'm glad to meet you, too. Now, Patsy, don't tell me you've torn that costume again. I'm losing some of the rhinestones. See, here, around the neck. Let's see. Gracious me. I'll say you are, and all around the arms, too. I guess that's where most of the string is. Well, this is too much to fix for tonight's show. I'll tell you, if you leave this here after the performance tonight, I'll get it to your first thing in the morning. You're a dear, Clara. I'm sorry I'm such a nuisance. You're never a nuisance. And my goodness, I wish I could say as much for lots of other people in this circus. Clara, Mr. Randall asked me to see you. Mr. Randall? Before. Well, you see, he says you've been having some trouble around here. Well, I'll say I have. Don't tell me you know anything about it. Well, no, but I'm going to try and find out. A regular boy detective now, aren't you? Jerry certainly helped a lot to catch Lorraine's. You know, he found a missing piece of a gun. Reg's really found it, but I helped. You don't say. Now, if you just tell me, Clara, exactly what happened around here. Of course I will. The thing that burns me up the most is that they've taken my gold symbol, the one grandma. Oh, no, Clara. Not the one your mother got from her mother. That's the one. Oh. And I care more for that symbol than anything else in the world seems like. What a shame. Well, maybe you just dropped it someplace. No, sirie. You know how careful I am with that. I always leave it right in my work basket. Have you got a pencil? Sure thing. Right over there on the table. Why? Thank you. I think I'll write everything down. There. A gold symbol long to your grandmother. What else? My, you are businesslike. Half of the gold braid that was left over from the uniforms for the band. What happened to the other half? It was all over the floor, and my goodness was I mad when I saw that mess. All over the floor? That's funny. Anything else that's valuable? The most valuable things in the whole wardrobe were those jewels. And when I come in and saw them, oh, Clara, don't tell me all that jewelry is gone. Oh, it'll take forever to find those lovely things again. I'll say it will. But the worst is having to clear up the mess every morning. I'd like to give those thieves a piece of my mind. Every morning? Yes, sir, since we got to this town. Let's see. We move tomorrow night. Why don't you stay and watch tonight? And get hit on the head? Oh, thanks, not me. I'm not that curious. Gee, I'd love to stick around and find out what's going on. Oh, Jerry, Mr. Randall, never let you do that. I got it. What? Why don't you clear away all the sawdust on the floor? Landsakes are feted, get damp. Can't stand on bare ground all day. Oh, I mean before you leave tonight. Then at least you'd have a chance to get some footprint. As it is, you haven't any idea who's hanging around. They can't get footprints and sawdust, you know. That's right. Policemen always get footprints if they can't get fingerprints. That's a good idea, Jerry. I don't mind trying at once. Sure. Just before you leave tonight, you sweep all the sawdust away from the door here and away from in front of those tables and trunks and things. Sure, I will. I'd just like to get my hands on the thieves that stole my symbol. I'll be in first thing in the morning. So don't you step on the ground till we find out if there are prints or anything around there. I won't, don't you worry. Are you the watchman? I sure am. The one who stays on the lot all night? Yeah, that's me all right. Well, I'm Jerry. Oh, howdy. And this is my partner, Reg. Put out your paw, Reg. Well, well, well. So you're the little critter that's being talked about so much, huh? Is Reg being talked about? Oh, I'll say he is. He'll be about as important as this circus as anyone else in it. You hear that, Reg? I guess you got something to live up to now. He just finished his last walk around the bumps. Oh. See, they were swellin' out. But I had something special I want to ask you about. Well, fire away, sonny. Well, you see, it's like this. Claire's been having trouble over in the wardrobe. Hmm, shall I tell some pranksters been bothering her? Oh, it's much more serious than that. Mr. Randall asked me to help smooth around. You mean like a detective? Uh-huh. So I thought I'd ask you if you'd kind of help. Keep your eyes open. I'm going to come back later tonight. Maybe Reg's and me can detect something. Well, maybe so, but, uh, be careful about pussy-footin' around where I might catch you and stick to the real culprits. That would be awful, wouldn't it? So you better not prowl around without giving me the high sign, so I won't make any mistakes. I sure won't. Oh, there goes Patsy. I've got to see her. I'll be back later. Come on, Regs. Well, keep me eye out for you and watch the wardrobe top two. Patsy! Patsy! Oh, hello there, Jerry. We're just taking my costume over to Clara's. I was waiting for you. I've been talking to the night watchman. We're going to find out something about what's going on. Tonight, I hope. I hope so too, Jerry. But you better be careful. After all, you don't want to get mixed up with any disparate characters. Don't you worry about me or Regs. We can take care of ourselves, can't we? Woof, woof, woof! Say Patsy. Mm-hmm. Bumps and I are going over to the restaurant to have something to eat. Won't you come along? Bumps that I could ask you. Well, thanks, Jerry. I'd love to. Here, I'll just leave this inside. Wait just a minute. Hey, wait a minute, Patsy. Don't go in there. Why not? We don't want your footprints all over the ground. Oh, of course. I forgot. Here, let me do it. There, you hold that open so I can see. Mm, Clara must have left early tonight. There, see? I'll climb up on this box and leave it right there, safe on the table. Without getting my feet on the ground at all. Oh, thanks, Jerry. Lucky I was here. You'd have forgotten all about Clara getting rid of the side dust. Come on, let's get going. Bumps has already started. We'll meet him there. I'll race you. Oh, gee. It's no fair beating a girl. What do you mean, beating a girl? Listen here, I'm a pretty good runner. Yeah? You're on. Come on, Rags. We're going to race Patsy. And feet are so bad. All right. You ready? Sure. On your mark. Get set. Ready? Go. I'll say you can run. You can't just a girl, huh? You can't do anything. I didn't say so. No? You're just as bad as... You said no fair beating a girl. Gee, you're ahead of me already. Yeah. But Rags is ahead of me. I'm out of breath. Heading up? No. Of course not. Unless you're tired. But not me. Hold those bumps. Right ahead of us. Hide bombs. Hold them. Hold them. What on earth are you doing up your hurry, boys? I'm out of breath. Well, guess I beat you after all, Jerry? Yes, you're dead. But not much. Well, no. What's this all about? Jerry thought I couldn't run. Boy, you ought to know that Patsy would be a pretty fast runner, a girl who flies around on trap pieces all day. Well, she has to have pretty good lung power and pretty strong arms and legs. I'm finding that out. Say, look, there goes Major Mike. Golly, that Patsy is carrying his most figure than he is. A banana sticking out of the top. What on earth can he want with so many bananas? Oh, maybe he's going to treat some of his friends in the sideshow. He's awful cute, isn't he? I like Midget. He always seems like they're grown-up babies, and you ought to treat them carefully. Well, you don't have to treat the Major so carefully. He knows how to stand up for himself. Well, here we are. Come on in, Patsy. Lift it up at the counter. You're the boss. Come on, come on here, Jerry. What are you looking at? I was just watching Major Mike. He's sure in an awful hurry. Come on, Rag, lift it on. So you say the Major can take care of himself. He certainly can. I've traveled with him for years. He's a scrappy little fella. He's always getting into scribes because he thinks people are likely to take advantage of him because he's so small. He always does have a chip on his shoulder, doesn't he? Gee, that's too bad. Man, you're going through life thinking everyone's going to be mean to you. Evening. Can I take your order? Yes. What do you want, Patsy? I'm going to have a nice big piece of... RIP, Mike, look where that dog goes. Rags, rags, come back here. You sure you went after that cat? Don't wait for me, Bump. I got to get rags. Goodbye. Rags, rags, come back here. Aw, Gene, I was hungry, too. Rags, Carly, he's gone back on the lawn. I'm certainly getting my sure running tonight. Rags, you bad dog, come here. Rags, get away from there. Let that poor cat off the tent. Come here, you. Come here, I say. Now, aren't you ashamed of yourself chasing a poor little cat? Well, I should think you would be. Look at that poor kitten. Now what's wrong, huh? Where? Gee, it does look as if something's moving over there. Carly, in front of Claire's tent. Rags, shh. Look, can you see Claire's tent? Yeah, we're at the other end of the lot. The big just went in there. Carly, we'd better find that watchman. I couldn't make out what it was. He got in there so fast, but I certainly saw something go in that wardrobe just as plain. Come on, Rags. Looks like we've happened on something. We've just got to get that watchman.