 Jerry of the circus There's something bothering you Jerry. Yes, I just wanted to talk to you that's all Let's head toward the wagon. I'll take my makeup off and we'll look out for those zebras I'm watching that treacherous little animals You never know when they're gonna take a notion to kick out it somewhere. Yeah, come on. Okay. Come on I love watching the last parade at the end of the show. Well, you mean the last walk around Yeah, the acts are all over but but when y'all go around the ring again and the applause starts all over again The crowd starts to leave and we start breaking up the show taking down the tents and oh, I love it Well, we got to have those things in our blood Jerry Most people I guess rather go home get into a nice warm bed and go to sleep They just don't know what they miss Bumps I've been watching the animals and card them off to the station I just love to see all the dark shapes going through the lot at night with the music still going on in the Get your head here. We are Close the door Jerry All right now Jerry, what's on your mind? Nothing. Oh now you can't fool me. You're hanging around me for some reason. Well, I guess I'm just kind of sad Sad yeah, you know after find out about dicker. Oh, yes. I know Jerry. I liked him and now maybe he's a crook What on your mind now now listen in the first place we haven't any proof Well, that is certain proof that he stole that money No, I admit it looks kind of bad If you only had to run away or try to put the blame on Jason, that's the worst stuff I know no rents to I always thought there was something peculiar about that combination. What do you mean? Lorenzo such a different type and deck here It just seemed unnatural for two men like that to be friends You know bumps the more I think about it the funnier it seems I sometimes had the fuel and Decker was afraid of Lorenzo He was under Lorenzo's thumb. All right. Oh, but now you mustn't keep worrying about it. Jerry We're gonna have company. Oh, who's there bumps Jerry come on in Jason Oh, hello there. I saw the light and thought one of you might be in well How come you're around so late Jason? Yeah, you don't have to do the last walk around by the way Why aren't you ever in the last parade? He's one of the stars in this show, Jerry. Well, aren't you too? You bet bumps is a star, but you see Jerry He runs all through the show and I just have my one act and then I'm through Jason's just being modest You can't imagine me walking along in the grand parade with my lions on a leash. Can you call it the audience would be in a Panic all right besides bumps can always think of some new things to do on the spur of the moment to please the people make Them laugh. I only know my one routine of tricks or those I'm working on for the next season To hear Jason talk you think he didn't have much to do wouldn't you Jerry? Yeah, but he's not telling about all the hours and days and weeks of training. He's taken to handle those animals Well, you're right there Jerry lots of my work never shows for instance I'm heading for a job right now want to come along sure what is it? Well, I've been waiting for them to get the lions loaded on the flat car So I could get over there and fix Daisy up again tonight You bet I'd like to help fix her would you let me put the medicine on her this time? Well, I don't know about that. I saw you do it this afternoon I know Jerry But you have to learn to handle well animals before you can do much with sick ones lions are pretty responsible when they're hurt Well a wild animals first instinct is to strike out Jerry. They don't stop to think that you've been good to them That's because they're afraid isn't it? Mm-hmm. That's it now when you fix a child is hurt with the child knows you're trying to help it So does rag no matter what's happening. Let's me fix them up He doesn't even whimper if he can help it some day we may get our wild animals to understand us that well Jerry But so far we're just beginning to gain their confidence. It's uphill work Well, if you two you're gonna fix that line you better get started remember we pull out of this town at two Oh, we'll have lots of time you think after the day you've had Jerry you'd want to go to bed Well, I gotta learn all I can about the circus while I'm still young don't I I'll never get anywhere if I don't Come on Jerry don't let bumps get you you don't have to explain Have you heard any more about Lorenzen Decker Jason? Well, I've just been talking to Randall He's gotten in touch with the local police and they've sent out telegrams to every town that the train passes through You think they got away on the train then? Well, that's the only train out of this town they could have gotten if they're hanging around here anywhere They'll certainly be picked up by the police in a hurry and what about mr. Bennett and mr. Randall say whether he's gonna get well enough To come with us tonight or not. Don't worry about Jim Bennett. He's as tough as they make him He'd come along and with us tonight if they had to bring him on the train with a stretcher He's brave all right, you know He walked all the way to the doctors with me right after the holdup when he got there the doctor thought he might have Concussion or something it probably wasn't quite that bad here Jerry this way we can cut across the tracks here Hey, what's going on? It's right over there by the plant you see where the elephants are helping to load those wagons. Come on. Let's hurry careful Don't get too close Jerry looks like one of the elephants is on a rammer Jason that opens picked up a man Is he hurt no just cared Quiet now Some of you men come here and watch this elephant to find out just what this is all about Who is this man? Oh, it's usually He tried to kill me. I'll sue you for this Come on get up. Let's see if you're hurt. Come on Now listen here Zeke I told you before to stay away from that elephant You and your crazy idea playing jokes, but I'll be darned if I let you get my elephants into trouble Why is he mad at that man? It was the elephant that caused all the trouble. I'll tell you all about it later, Jerry I'll get the law and you listen murderous elephants around on his folks. It ain't right Now look here Zeke if you want to stay with this outfit you keep your nose clean one word out of you And I'll have to fire too fast. You won't know what happened. Yeah, and it's serve him right Okay, man now go and get back to work. We pull out of here in an hour Well, hello, Wilson looks like you've been having a little trouble Trouble my eye If the men were as easy to handle as the animals there'd be no trouble What happened mr. Olson you get gaysen to tell you I've got to go take Gertie out of here for the night Aren't you gonna let her work anymore? Not tonight. I'm not she's too excited And I don't take any risks with my men or my elephants I suppose this Zeke is the same driver you've complained of before Yeah, he is and you bet I don't complain about him no more He behaves himself or he leaves this circus. What Zeke do this time. I don't know I don't care, but one thing I won't have is him making a killer out of Gertie She's one of the best workers. I've gotten as gentle as a lamb Well, I got to get her bedded down for the night. Come on Gertie Come on Who's with that elephant talking to mr. Olson? She's certainly scolding away about something I guess I'm kind of dumb, but I can't figure this all out. Well, it was Zeke's fault How do you know would you heard the other men talking about him? Yeah, they all seem to be on the elephant side They are you see Zeke has been teasing Gertie ever since he joined the circus That's dangerous, isn't it? I'll say it is. Come on down this way. Daisy's car is right below here What kind of things does Zeke do? He used to get just beyond Gertie's reach when she was chained and take a long stick and tease her Gee, that's mean Yeah, and one day she got so excited she broke loose Did she go after Zeke? Olson just happened to come by then so she didn't have much chance to do anything I don't think I'd like to be in Zeke shoes I'm sure I wouldn't. Well, here's the car. Can you climb up here Jerry? Sure thing. Here you go Good boy Good good for you and rags too. That's dog-circle-naked-and-jump Jerry, want to help me push this panel back? Sure There we go Yeah That's right Daisy. Yeah, I just want to fix you up a little Can I help? You hold this stick while I get this cotton wand around it There now, plenty of medicine Certainly put a lot of that stuff on I want to be sure to get enough on the first time Here we go That's right Daisy. There, I guess that fixes you for the night Well, come on Jerry, help me here with this panel There, thanks Jerry Well, I guess we've done our good deed for the night What do you think we'd better do next? Well, we've got a lot of time before the train pulls out Hmm, maybe we'd better get to bed Well, of course if you say so Unless you think you might like a little pie and some ice cream Oh boy, do you mean it? I take it you would like some then You bet I would. Gee, thanks Okay Jerry, let's head for the station There's a restaurant there and they'll be open I'm hungry boy Well, why didn't you say so? Well, it's your nice to be asked though I like your company Jerry You know Jason, I can't get over that elephant You mean Gertie? Yeah, funny how they remember things Don't they ever go after the wrong man? Never, they don't make that mistake You see Jerry, one reason Olson gets so upset is that if Gertie should ever get mad enough to kill a man That's the rule So you see Olson wants to keep her from getting so worked up that she might do something like that I'll say Is this a restaurant you mean? Yeah, come on Rags Let's sit here at the counter Hi Jason, hi Ken Hi Joe, now let's see Waiter, have you got any pie? You bet we have almost any kind you want Well, how about apple Jerry? Yeah, that's well and can I have some ice cream too? You bet you can I'll have some pies on a moat and a cup of coffee Coming right up What do you got there Jerry? That picture of my uncle Dan, the one past his dad's center He's certainly a fine looking man isn't he? Yeah and that's not all He's a wonderful man too He's real brave That's wild animals and shoots better than Indians I've heard of him Jerry Well, the morning paper already Here boy, I'll have one of those papers There you are Thank you Be careful of your uncle's picture Jerry You don't want to get it all sticky Oh yeah, I'll put it in my inside pocket here That's where I usually keep it so it won't get musked Oh boy, this sure good ice cream boy I think I'll have a look at this paper and see what's happened in the outside world today If there's anything exciting, tell me about it I'm too busy doing anything but eat right now Well Jerry What? Well look here, oh that's awful What is it? Well listen to this This is an abrasion and possible internal injuries An unidentified man was discovered lying in an unconscious condition in the right of way of the L, R and S railroad tracks late tonight by accrual track workers Authorities are said to believe he was either pushed or had fallen from the westbound 540 train No identification was found on his person or in his pockets except What's the matter Jason? Except that he wore a full beard Jason, you don't think it's I don't know what to think but that's the train he and Lorenz took Where have they got him now? Let's see, rushed to the emergency hospital Oh golly, that's the time we play tomorrow And we'll be there for three days Well, we'll certainly have to check on this I'll bet Randall and the police will be interested in this bit of news