 Jerry of the circus And the reason no one is inside good listen all good I feel fairly certain Patsy is going to turn over a twenty thousand dollars to me Why do you think this she asked me to tell her more of my plans about taking the circus to South America? Oh, she's very interested very interested. Oh, so interested in the enjoyment of the trip She doesn't realize her twenty thousand would only be how you say drop in the bucket It would not be well if she talked with someone wiser than herself Well, I told her not to mention it to anyone and she will heed my words I have no fear of that. I have completely captivated her all. Are you boasting Boris? Would it be bad if I boast a little of my accomplishment? No Boris, you are clever. You may blow your whistle a little bit Blow my whistle. You mean put my horn Look Boris, here she comes now. Patsy with Jerry over there. Oh, yes, yes. Hello. What's your hurry? Big business, Boris. Hello Olga. Hello Patsy and Jerry. Jerry's in a hurry. Get over to the office wagon. A package just arrived for him. Oh, yes. The package Mr. Randall spoke of. So you haven't seen what it is yet, eh Jerry? No, not yet. Patsy, just tell me about it. Come on Patsy, let's hurry. That's right. You're anxious. I don't blame you either. Your excuses won't you? And certainly you go right ahead. Of course, Patsy. You're on the line. Come on, Rang. Friendly to Boris and Olga. Well, I can't help it. I waited so long to find out just what was in that safety deposit box at Dad's at. Now, well, now that it's here at last. Of course, Jerry. I understand. You just can't wait. Well, wouldn't you be anxious too? You just bet I would. In fact, I am. What do you mean? Well, after all, I had a hand in helping you locate that box and I'm interested too. Oh, I hope it's something worthwhile. So do I. Maybe by now Mr. Grayson's found out about that property in Montana. What do you mean, found out about it? It's yours, isn't it? Oh, sure. But Mr. Randall didn't seem to think the property was worth much. Mr. Grayson will most likely tell me all about it in a letter. Yes, sir. In just a few minutes, now you'll know a whole lot of things that'll have a great deal to do with your future. Oh, I wish I could look ahead at my future. Oh, I guess you know pretty well just what you'll be doing next year and the year after. Yes, and even the year after that. Oh, I don't know about that, Jerry. Next year I may be in South America. What? Uh-huh. It looks that way. You mean to say you're not going to be with Mr. Randall that you're going to leave the circus? This circus, Jerry. You see, I have an opportunity to go with the show that's going to tour all through Brazil and Argentina. Oh, you're kidding. No, I'm not. Well, Jim, I need it. That's your hard to believe. Well, come on, let's hurry. Gee, I sure hope Mr. Randall's in the office wagon. He'll be there all right. He told me he'd wait for you. Hey, one side, young fellow. It's me, Mr. Randall and Patsy. Oh, all right, Jerry. Come on in the door's unlocked. Go ahead, Patsy. Come on, all right. Here he is, Mr. Randall. Oh, good. Well, Jerry, I guess Patsy told you about the package. Yeah, for Mr. Grayson. Oh, here it is. All yours, Jerry. Thanks. Don't look at it. Open it. We want to see what's inside. That's right. Patsy and I are both hoping there's everything in that box a boy could wish for. Well, okay, here it goes. Oh, say, I nearly overlooked the letter. And here, Jerry, this letter came with the package. Okay. There he is. Sure. Wrapped up, bud. Hurry, Jerry. I am. There now. Hey, look. Here's Dad's medal. Medal? Yeah. He got it when he was a soldier for bravery. Oh, well, let's see it, Jerry. Here. And look. Oh, gee, I'm sure glad to get this. What is it, Jerry? Mom's picture. She was pretty, wasn't she, Patsy? Oh, yes. And such a sweet smile. Here, Jerry. Here's your medal. Say, I'd hang on to that if I were you. That's a mighty nice thing to have. Now, not every boy's got a medal like that, I'll tell you. You better all hang on to it. Now, what's this? Looks like some kind of a map. Say, maybe you'd better read this letter before you get into those papers. It might explain things as you go along. Mr. Randall's right, Jerry. You'd better see what Mr. Grayson has to say. Yeah, all right. Here's the letter. Okay. I'll read it out loud. Yeah. Yeah. All right, go ahead. Uh, it says, dear Jerry, I have just mailed under separate cover the contents of the safety deposit box, along with a new deed to the Montana property made out in your name. The little map as close as I can figure is a plan your father had for a dude ranch to be built on the property. Oh, that's what we wanted to find out. Well, we'd like to finish the letter first. Then it says, you can consider my services in this matter a gift from Dad and myself. Please remember us both to all our friends in the circus. Sincerely yours, Richard Grayson. Oh, isn't that nice? That's just like Johnny Bradley. Then he's not going to charge me for doing all he did? No, I guess he isn't. Say, Jerry, you'll have to write him a nice letter of thanks. You bet I will. Now, let's see this map here. Look, Mr. Randall. Yeah? That's what it is. It's a plan for a ranch. See here? It says ranch house by this drawing of a house. Uh-huh. And over here is the stable. And there's a place for a tennis court. And guest houses. Man, that's quite a layout your dad had in mind, Jerry. Maybe someday I can build it, just like Dad planned. That's possible, Jerry. Uh, say, where's the deed to the property? Uh, here it is. Mm, boy, it looks important, doesn't it? Yeah, I say it is important. Well, look here, 42 acres. Say, that's a nice piece of land. No, I'll say it is. Yeah, wish I could go out there and see it. Well, you might get around to that someday. You're a lucky boy, Jerry. That's a nice little start for you. Well, I guess that's settled now. Gee, I thought I'd never find out what was in that box. It was worth waiting for, wasn't it? I'll say. You're going to show bumps now, huh? Uh-huh, I promised I would. All right. Well, Petsy, what's new with you? Oh, she's going to leave us, Mr. Randall. She's going to South America. What? Jerry Dugan. That's what you told me. What's this, Petsy? Oh, it's not settled yet, Mr. Randall, but I have an opportunity to buy an interest in a circus that's going to travel down there. Oh, for your $20,000? Uh-huh. You can't expect much of an interest for that. I thought you decided to buy an annuity with your money. I did, but this proposition came up and I can double my money, so I thought that... Oh, now, now, wait a minute, Petsy. Yes? It's, uh, it's none of my business what you do with your money, and I, I don't like to advise you, but I think you should know a little more about the business end of a circus before you invest your money. Well, I, uh... I have your interest at heart. You know that, and I don't want to see you make a mistake. I know. Uh, tell me about this deal now, and let me see if I can't help you out. Say, can I look at this book while you're talking, or should I go out? No, stay here, Jerry. Oh, sure, sure. Stay there and read it at my desk. Okay. Uh, if you'd rather not talk about it, Petsy, that's all right with me, but I, I just think that... Oh, I do want your advice, Mr. Randall. I just didn't want to trouble you, or I would have come to you about it. All right, well, go ahead, Petsy. Well, uh, in the first place, Mr. Randall, I hope you won't ask me to tell you the name of the other party for, for several reasons. That's all right. I'm not at all interested in who it is that's making you the proposition. I'm only interested in the proposition itself. Well, this party, Mr. Randall, is putting up the biggest part of the money himself. He's a good businessman and knows quite a bit about the workings of the circus. Mm-hmm. And, and for my $20,000, he's going to give me a fourth interest in the show. Oh, oh, wait a minute. Well, what's the matter? A fourth interest in the circus for only $20,000? That's what he told me, and, and I'm to get a fourth of all the profits, too. Ah, now, look, Petsy, do you have any idea what it would cost to send even a fair-sized circus to South America? No. Well, I, I don't need it right at the moment, but I'll venture to say it would cost at the very least about $50,000 or $75,000. And that's just for the boat fares and shipping the animals. Really? Well, that's a conservative figure, Petsy. Besides that, it'd be the salaries, the feeding of the animals, the, and, and the entire troupe, and that would run around $3,000 a day for a show much smaller than this one. Oh, I guess I just didn't stop to figure. Now, mind you now, I haven't even mentioned the initial cost of getting the show together. If I only tried to guess at that figure, it would stagger you. Animals, canvass, regens, generators, mess top and, oh, I could go on and on. That's right. I guess I wasn't thinking. You see now that you could hardly expect a fourth interest for just $20,000. I wonder. If you're wondering that whoever made you this deal is just scheming to get your money, I'd say you were right. I guess I've been blind, Mr. Randler. I'm so glad I talked with you. There's no such thing as getting rich quick, Petsy. It's much better to take a small return on your money and be safe than to try to double it in a hurry. Well, my mind's made up now and definitely I'm going to buy that annuity. Now that's a wise choice. Your check is still my safe here. I'll get that annuity within the next few days for any more clever schemes come to my attention. Good girl. Well, Jerry, that book must be interesting. Jerry. You help out too. I'll say that book is interesting. His mind is a million miles away. I didn't know he had this book here. I'd read it long ago. It's all about animals and abortion. You were really poking your nose in that book. All your business affairs settled? You bet they aren't. I'm a whole lot wiser. But not sadder. No, thanks to you. Then you're not going to South America? No, sir, I'm going to Ireland this winter to visit my grandmother. Next spring I'll be right back with Randall Brothers Circus. Hooray! That is, if you're having, Mr. Randler. Worse, I couldn't operate the show without you, Petsy. Say, Jerry, what are you going to do this winter? Well, I'm going to stay at winter quarters, of course. Oh, who decided that, Jerry? Well, you mean that's what you'd like to do, hm? Well, I haven't thought about it much, but gee, I'd hate to be away from all my friends and the animals and everything all winter long. Well, I thought a little bit about it, Jerry. Yeah? Quite a little bit. Young man, you're going to school. To school? Uh-huh, there you are, Jerry. But, well... You know very well that you've got to complete your education. Yes, sir. You're going to school. Uh-huh, well... Oh, say, look, there's speed out there. I better see him in a minute. I just thought of something. See y'all later. Come on, guys. Hey, speed, speed. What is it, Mr. Randall? Yeah, did you see Jerry trying to head out of our discussion about the plans for his future education? Well, yes. Yes, he did see Max just to cut it short. Do you think he will go to school? Oh, I, of course. That's the only thing for him. I think you are just looking right. Hmm. He's a great boy, Patsy. Oh, he surely is. Yes, sir. And there's a boy who's going to amount to something someday. You'll hear plenty from Jerry Duggan.