 Jerry of the circus I see it's Olson hi old son he's no bother Jerry I'm just about all finished taking care of the bulls for this day anyway yeah yeah yeah we're late getting over onto the lot but you notice we're ready on time I just can't figure out how you do it so fast getting the circus ready for a show is just like building a big city you do it in a couple of hours yeah almost like magic and sure is well I'm heading for the mess top take on a little more coffee you want to come along no I think I'll go over and see Mr. Randall I want to find out if they picked up that counterfeiter yet oh you mean that fellow with the funny name that was hooked up with Velco the strong man yeah was his name again I heard it but it was too odd for me to remember a Tannetti slippery Tannetti oh yeah oh yeah that's it that's it why I heard somebody say see who was it oh well don't matter but someone said Mr. Randall got a phone call from that detective that was traveling with you mean Mr. Hadley yeah yeah he told Mr. Randall all about how they captured this Tannetti for him I'm going to get right over the office wagon and find out about it still plain detective on Jerry well I'm especially interested in this case yeah I'll see you later you're right over this way Mr. Randall it's me Jerry man hey you're all excited aren't you poor rags even patting all the way over here the minute I heard heard what Jerry Olson just said you got a phone call for Mr. Hadley oh that yes yes it did well I wanted to hear all about it all right sit down Jerry okay lay down the right poor rags is puffing like a steam and he'll get his breath in a minute tell me did they get Tannetti yes sir picked him up at the post office in Silver Springs when he called for that package of counterfeit money and what else well Jerry it seems the question bell go quite a bit and got him to talk I didn't think he'd be hard to handle what did he say did he tell the truth and did he say the spike didn't have anything to do with him or Tannetti you know of course that Mr. Hadley thinks that spike was mixed up with him yeah I know he does but I don't well tell me what Boko said well I guess I left a break down and admit that you were right again what do you mean although I wasn't trying to agree with you right along yeah well Boko admitted that he planted that counterfeit money in Spike's mattress he did and he also admitted giving Spike a bad $10 bill for the work he did on his trunk that's the bill he spent for the new clothes he got yeah yeah can you imagine anyone being so mean as to do a thing like that there's all sorts of people in this world Jerry yeah I guess so now Spike will go free won't he oh yes yes and Hadley tells me he should be free of all charges in a few days you think you'll join up with the circus again well I told Hadley to tell him that he could go right back to work for me oh that's keen I should think he'd stay away from the circus though why it's sort of a jinx for a jinx yeah seems seems like it's bad luck for Spike this is the second time he's been picked up by the police since he's been with the circus I guess that's right but I think he'll be back now let's hope so and let's hope he doesn't get into any more trouble oh it wasn't his fault no it wasn't just his tough luck I sure feel good now lucky I spotted Tannetti with Belko the other night wasn't you bet it was yeah for all concern well I guess that's all there is to talk about so maybe I'd better get over the horse top and see if I can help why oh come in Nick stop it right Nicholas good morning good morning mr. Randall Jerry good morning well what's on your mind Nick well mr. Randall you know I do not like for to complain but my sister Olga she tell me I have to see you yeah what about or should I say what about this time well it is the horses again our horses oh yes Olga say they do not get attention just because we own our own horses you know it is in our contract that they should have the best of care yes that's right well what seems to be the trouble well Olga say they do not get enough feed our horses do not get as much as the other horses but that's not so why do you like those Arabian horses yours and always give them special attention just just a minute Jerry let me ask you this Nick care have you seen any mistreatment of your horses well I don't think so but my sister Olga she says yes yes I know Nick she takes an awfully keen interest in the Russo troop doesn't you know she's the manager of the yacht yes I know well you tell Olga that I'll have a talk with Whitey and see that your horses get extra care from now on oh thank you mr. Randall I will tell me all right Nick goodbye goodbye Jerry goodbye Nick I'm sorry what I said but well I couldn't help but I I know for sure why do you like their horses and takes good care of them that's all right Jerry I know he does too but well you just got a humor Olga this is nothing new where she sends one of the brothers over to me every once in a while with some silly little complaint I didn't know that yeah sure Olga just wants to show her authority that's all so the best thing to do is to say yes yes we'll take care of it whatever it is dad used to call people like her troublemaker yeah that's just about the right name for Olga but along with her pettyness and she shrewd very shrewd she's managed the Russo troop ever since they came to this country and she's done a fine job of it she's a very clever woman and well I wouldn't want her for an enemy are they very rich yourself yeah well yeah I'd say they were pretty well off they've got many thousands of dollars tied up in those horses of theirs besides the silver saddles and expensive trappings that they use yes I'd call them rich no telling how much money they've saved over the past few years they're very thrifty you know I kind of thought they were rich they're about the highest paid active it's kind of the world today but I guess they're worth it you bet they are they're worth every penny I pay they're big attraction Jerry a big attraction and they're real Russians do aren't they oh sure they are Boris the oldest brother was a member of the czar's royal guard a high-ranking officer what was that I sounded like a smash about the by the front entrance wait like close this door hey you were right look at that up on the sidewalk out by the main gate well of all things look at that water that truck why that truck broke off a fire hydrant see this is bad the whole lot will be flooded the way that water is pouring out of that hydrant hey you're right you stay right by me Larry John get some sandbags and put them along sidewalk that water will get into the main top and we won't have a matinee today okay there must be some way to shut that water on how does that mean if you men know the driver the truck said he lost control the first thing he was up on the side just our lucky at the break off that fire hydrant pretty bad all right that water's coming out one of you men run across the street that store and call the fire department yeah yeah and call a police department too I'm afraid the whole lot will be flooded we can't put on a show of the arena truck under water no no no there's nothing nothing can be done until the fire department gets here now they'll have a way of stopping it I hope the water must be pouring out of there about 50 gallons a minute all things a broken fire hydrant right in front of the big top couldn't have happened to block away it seems awful that we just have to stand here not doing them here come some of the mental sandbags that should help them over here oh but that won't work Mr. Randall the water's pouring out too fast yes I'm afraid you're right Jerry just look at that midway two inches of mud on it already how will the folks get through that to get in to see the show I'm not so much worried about that as I'm about whether or not we'll have a show I can get boards put down on the midway and make a walk for the customers but if that water isn't stopped soon the best we can do this put a boat race on under the big top yeah it's no laughing matter Jerry I know it I'm sorry but you said that's so fun you know it's true Jerry there'll be a lake in there in a few more minutes hey listen what is Jerry you hear who the fire department oh good yeah look they're opening that iron cover across the street that's where they turn the wire off yeah yeah that slows it down all right and that's it all right there it's all fixed didn't take them wrong once they got here here comes the chief Jerry I want to talk with him yeah chief yeah chief I'm the owner of this water soap circus here oh mr Randall it's too bad sure flooded your line one of those unfortunate things that can't be helped yeah I was just going to ask you if there isn't some way we can get that surface water off the ground especially in the main tent yes I think we can help you out all right mr Randall we get through you might get a load or two of sand and spread it around before you put the sawdust down yeah what do you have in mind to do well we'll get some pumps working and pump out the best part of the water of course the ground will be pretty muddy even after we get through that's what I was thinking by the time the elephants trot around on that soft ground it won't be fit to work on for the rest of the acts you're working against time too I should say we are less than three hours until matinee time I hate to call it off I'll get my men on the job as fast as can I'll have to pump an apparatus over here and working within 15 minutes thank you chief not at all mr Randall glad to help he sure is nice isn't he very accommodating well come on Jerry I've got a lot to do come on rags where you going now mr Randall well I'll have to look up Murray and see if you can get some sand to spread around under the big top when they finish with the pumping the water is even running way over this way and look there's a lot of it draining down toward the horse top that's a mess Jerry you know it's a shame too we got a nice break in the weather and then this had to happen I don't think you'll have to call off the matinee though we'll just have to wait and see what kind of a job the fire department doesn't pumping out that water mr Randall you know oh oh it's you Olson have you seen Murray I saw him over by the horse top with whitey oh hello Jerry it's a fine puddle we've got under the big top mm-hmm the fire department is going to pump out the surplus water but the fire chief advised me to getting some sand to absorb whatever is left that the pumps can't draw up oh sand huh yeah say Olson run over and tell Murray to have his men spread it around before the matinee will you okay mr Randall and oh we'll have to get a lot of extra sawdust and get that down to you yes I know it's a whale of a job yeah but I I don't want to postpone this matinee if I can help it Olson you run over and tell Murray that it's all up to him