 Jerry of the circus. Oh, you're as strong as me. Well, now Jerry looks to me as if Randall's picked a pretty good substitute for the bearded lady I'll say imagine lifting those weights like that. Say, did you see all his muscles stood out? Well, he certainly is a marvelous physical specimen and does he know it don't know as I've ever come across the side show performers proud of Himself as this Velco. He did seem to be kind of fucked up like I'm not talking about his muscles either Hey rags, come here. Stay with us That's right. Now stay right here. You and bumps and I got to get dressed pretty soon That dog yours is like a race horse. He's always ready to go. Yeah Did you notice anything funny about the major this afternoon? No can't see as I did Jerry I don't know but seem to me was awful blunt You know how cocky usually is kids at towners and everything they come to think of it the major was kind of quiet Yardly had a word to say he didn't get a chance Velco was so busy telling the crowd how strong he is. He wouldn't even let the spieler finish Guess he's kind of stealing the major stuff. No in the major I'll bet I'll be beefing the mr. Handler the poor major. He no sooner gets rid of the bearded lady And another Amazon comes along to plague him Amazon for sure a giant That's why Velco is put on the stand next to the major He makes the major look smaller and Velco more like a giant. Oh I sure love this midway. It seems like I never see it anymore. Of course not you're getting to be too important to the show What you mean? Well the more you got to do around the circus the less time you have to see much of it That's right. Well, I was rehearsing with El Mundo I didn't get a chance to do anything, but he's sleeping rehearsing. Well, of course, I had to help whitey in between I guess you kind of wish you were twins down there. I'll say I'll tell you what Jerry Someday maybe we'll just be audience We'll come in like the rest of the folks and buy our own tickets and see the show from beginning to end You think you'd like that and miss being in it. I should say not Well, now you're kind of hard to please hard with kitten bumps. You feel the same as me What is it Jerry? Did you find out why we didn't get paid this morning? No, no I haven't seen mr. Randall or Bennett all day kind of funny, isn't it? Oh, guess it's not worth worrying about Of course, we usually get paid in the morning. You think we will get paid. Don't you other signs said we'd be paid after the matinee Sure, but well, it's kind of funny Well, if mr. Randall had to put off the time for pay in this way. He had some good reason. Yeah, of course I know that well as anyone. I'm just worried for fear something happened to him See, you don't think I'm complaining to you. Oh, no, that wouldn't be like you Jerry Guess rags and me go without our salary all together if it helped mr. Randall any I'm sure you You better get him Jerry. I'll head on over to the way. Okay, I'll get rags and meet you there Spike where on earth did you come from? What why spike? I thought you were still in well in jail I'll guess you haven't been following the papers much Jerry. I got out last week. I'll spike. I'm so glad She was I just can't believe it's really you right seems to know me. All right I'll see how long you've been here. Anyhow just get here. No, believe it or not. I joined the circus in Fordham Fordham, we just left there last night. I joined up with the outfit the day of the big handicap race yesterday You did sure did I asked around for you But you were so all fired busy with winning the race for that fire horse that you mean you heard about that I sure did I was busting with pride to think you're a friend of mine, too Honestly, I just can't get used to your being back with his circus me neither Jerry I I've been wanting to tell you how grateful I am to you for finding all that out of but flat, you know That was nothing nothing it made all the difference getting out of jail imagine you you might have been in jail for years And it wasn't your fault at all It seems awful. I know I used to be pretty bitter about it But now I'm not anymore did they send flat to prison I I guess I've been too busy with horse racing to notice the papers much Yeah, you got 20 years say that's fierce, but he sure deserved it Well, I don't feel so sorry for him seeing as how he was willing to let an innocent man take his punishment I should say not oh So you want some attention to Yeah wonder what time it is seems like the midway back there was kind of quieted down boy gets about ten minutes before show What oh boy? I gotta beat it. See you later spike Rags and me are both performers now, and I gotta make up so long all right step on it kid I'll be seeing you. Yeah, and you don't know how glad I am your back. Bye. Come on, right? We got a run You're got a good memory rags remembering spot like that and spotting them in all that crowd, too Sure, I'm proud of you. Yes. I know a good dog when I see you on Well, there's the wagon. I'm so think we're lost you're not I Sorry, I'm late. Oh, am I interrupting? Oh, no, no, of course not Jerry come on in get the word Well, Jerry you're getting to be an old timer when you can jump into your makeup at a moment's notice Yes, sir. I didn't mean to be so late though. Mr. Randall, but Jerry I want to finish telling bump something of course. I wouldn't want wanted to go any further You want me to go out? Oh, no, no, I'm sure I can trust you not to say anything I'm explaining to bumps why I had to put off paying salaries until after the matinee No, you say this letter came from the authorities in Ford. Yeah, special delivery got here in Evansville as soon as we did But of course getting the circus up. We didn't have enough time to check the money Imagine seven hundred dollars lost in one day. I like a lot of money. It is and phony at that What do you mean phony? Well, it seems a lot of counterfeit money was passed in for them at the fair all during the week The authorities found a trickling in at the last day of the fair over $700 of counterfeit currency was taken into the fair grounds alone Hey, that's awesome. They must have made a clean and important with the circus and the fair going on all at the same time Well, they found the guilty people. Yeah, no, no, not yet Did you get some of the counterfeit money to mr. Randall? Well, that's what the Ford authorities wanted to know in the telegram. How about it Sam? Well, of course, we banked our money every night Stranges it may seem only a couple of counterfeit tens got by Bennett. He's pretty quick and not easy to fool But you see the the last day's intake. I didn't bank seeing as we pay off today We just held the cash over for today's payroll And so you didn't know until this morning when you checked with the bank whether you'd gotten caught. That's it What about it, mr. Randall? Are you all right? Yes, Jerry? Luckily, I am a few bad tens trickle in but considering what the Fordham folks lost. We got off pretty lucky I'm sure glad of that. So am I everyone will get their salary today without more delay. See I wasn't thinking about us I know Jerry, but I remember not a word of this to anyone No, you're playing a thing like this got around in the circus. Oh, I should say not my dinner time the story are grown So we'd never recognize it and all the folks would be scared to death Yeah, as long as everybody's happy. There's no use upsetting them about things my job to keep everything going as smoothly as possible Well, Rags, you hear that Come on fella, we got work to do in the parade. That's right. We'll have to call you to bumps incorporated I got an idea Sam. What is it bumps? I'm thinking of training rags in a bullfight act Will you let us perform in the ring if rags can do it? I mean the actor dad did for years Yeah, the same and granddad did it before him used to do it in the arenas and spanked between the bullfights What's that? You tell Jerry, Mr. Randall rags and I got a turn to do What kind of an act is he talking about Mr. Randall? Well, it's an old act been done for generations That's one thing about circus acts. They get so famous. They're handed down from farther to son again and again Can outsiders copy them? Oh, yes But they can't use the original names and you don't often find them stealing star turns the name goes with the actor That's a jury if for some reason someone sells his act to others the name goes with the turn Oh, I see if some other tightrope walkers wanted to do the stunts the bandinis do and the bandinis were willing to sell out These new people could call themselves the famous bendini wire walkers, huh exactly instead of handing down money Strictly spokes hand down all the things they learned in the business to their children The same idea star turns that have become famous all over the world or with a lot of money to the performer I should think so, but what is this bullfight act bumps wants to teach rags? And it's a grand turn. All right. The dog is dressed up like a bull with a fake head and horns and things I Can just imagine rags with a lot of stuff over there You'd have a fit. Well, it's surprising how soon they get used to it Then the clown pretends to be a matador and waves a red blanket in front of the dog Just like they do it real bullfighter Yeah, the same thing only they put in a lot of comedy and the act ends up with a bull chasing the clown out of the ring That's well, I can just imagine. I'll silly a clown and look afraid of a tiny bull no bigger than rags Well, I guess I better get going. How's your old neck coming on Jerry? Oh, you mean with El Mundo? Say it's going slick. We're great friends now. He'll let me do almost anything with him How's your Spanish? Oh muy bueno, that means very good It's gotta be if I want that Spanish elephant to do it I tell you it's quite a lesson you learned that day you ran away with you and no one knew the Spanish word for stop I'll say oh say before you go, Mr. Randall. I gotta tell you I saw spike on the lot Oh, that's right spikes been a protégé of yours, isn't it? Well, I got him his job with the circus if that's what you mean. Mm-hmm naturally I feel kind of well kind of responsible. Yeah, that's it He sure was well of you to hire him back again. Oh, he's a good worker the circus needs man like him Yeah, but he's been in jail. Well, I know but you help prove his innocence and I'm a pretty good judge a man I think we can trust him all right. I'm sure of it Yeah, I'd like to I'd like to give worthy men a chance to make good It's always hard for an ex convict guilty or not to get a job. Why is that Mr. Randall? Well, you see some people think that even if they're honest when they go to a prison that Association with other prisoners is likely to make them go wrong when they get out again I'd stake my salary and rags too on spike. I can see spikes got a good booster. All right Well, we're pretty lucky to have salary today with all that bad money passed around for them Seems kind of funny that more didn't come into the circus. Yeah, come to think of it It is however criminals know that circus ticket sellers are pretty smart They think they have a better chance to fool the towners up. Yeah, that's about it Say the parade's over. I'd better get into my costume. Yeah, you certainly had I date to have to fire you I'll say you wouldn't do that. Well, I'd fire anyone that didn't do his work properly Even if the boss himself kept them talking so they forgot. I sure would like I said I fire the boss too in a case like that I'll beat it then. I'd sure be tough for you. Awesome. You got fired. Bye, Mr. Randall. Yes, sir. Knock him dead, boy