 Jerry of the circus See that kittens you'll all get your dinner an awful lot of difference in cats But still the whole from the cat family what you can do with that piece of meat Collie look at her gobble up that meat. You think they'd never had anything beat before in their lives the way they're acting You sure they get enough Jason sure they just act that way when they smell fresh meat. That's what makes them wild Here's your portion Daisy What no dinner you really mean you don't want to eat Well, I guess I got a sick cat here Jerry sick why but a big old lion is like Daisy here doesn't want raw meat Something's wrong with it. What's the matter Daisy? Have a look at you How can you put your hand right through the bars into the cage won't you hurt you? Well kind of scraped off some high enough your flank on Daisy See that Jerry she was how'd that happen? It's all sore. I guess she got it and running through the shoot run through the shoot What's that the shoot Jerry is that long runway from the animals cages into the steel and the steel is a big cage for you Do your act huh? That's right here Daisy take it easy I'll fix that cut later want to get well by itself probably but it's so high on her shoulder She can't lick it. Yeah, I know even dogs make cuts well by licking them So I'll help it along with a bit of medicine here. Wait a minute Daisy. Let me get at you I want to get my friend Jerry a charm Collie you pulled her right out of her head And now I'm going to twist it up and tie a little knot each end and this way there. There you are Jerry What's that for? Well, that's a charm charm. What kind of a charm well out in India The natives believe that a bunch of hair from the head of a lioness will protect them from ever being hurt by a wild jungle animal Is it true Jason? Well the natives think so you think it'll keep me from being hurt by a jungle animal I don't know Jerry, but carry it with you anyhow. Thanks a will Do you carry a charm like this? No to be truthful. I don't believe in charm I guess you should have had some kind of a charm when mr. Randall asked you where you were during the robbery Then maybe you could have told him where you were at the very minute I guess just telling him where I was wouldn't help much and that's have a witness to prove it No, Jerry. I guess I'll just have to be suspected of being guilty until I'm proven innocent Did you really take a walk by yourself? I sure Jerry you believe me, don't you? Yeah, sure. I believe you Jason Hey, look who's coming well Patsy. Hello. Hello, Jason say I missed your dinner tonight What brings you around here at this time? Patsy? I've got some news Come on over here and sit on this box Jerry. I've got something to show you. Yeah, what is it? Come on? Sit here beside me. All right. That's it Jerry I just got an airmail letter from my father and there's some news in it about your uncle Dan Oh boy, that's keen. Does he know where my uncle is? I'll read you what he has to say But first look at this Jerry. He's an old picture of your uncle Gee, you know what dad had a picture just like that one that was taken years ago when Uncle Dan was was just a young fella Here I want to see it Jason. Yeah Well, so that's your uncle Dan, huh Jerry? Well, I'd better put that medicine on Daisy and fix her up before the show. It's getting late. All right, Jason Listen Jerry. Here's what my father wrote. Let's see. Oh, yes. Here it is You asked about Danny Dugan Well, dear, I haven't heard of him in years The last I heard of him He was making one of his trips to Africa on a big game expedition for the Marsh Museum And I think that's been over five or six years ago You say his nephew has joined the circus Well, give the boy the enclosed picture of his uncle was taken in winter quarters when we were together years ago He might like to have it. Oh gee, I'm glad to have this picture, but but call it I was figuring that maybe you knew where Uncle Dan was Say I got it Jerry all right to let it to the Marsh Museum and see if they know anything about him You will sure oh gee you're swell Patsy Oh, I hate to see animals hurt. Well, that's over. He thinks you'll be all right now. I hope so It's it's getting late Jason. Don't you think you'd better have something to eat before you go on? No, thanks. I'll be all right I'm just not hungry tonight. Hmm. I guess nobody's hungry tonight Lorenz and Decker didn't come in for dinner either. What I said that you mean to say Lorenz and Decker weren't in the mess tent tonight That's what I said. Well, they weren't there Jason. Why I don't know why why he gave the three of us orders to stay Right on the lot. I'm going to check up and see if they're here. Well, I'll be seeing you Want to come with me Jerry, I sure do I guess we'd better go to your wagon first How could Decker and Lorenz get off the lot? Oh, it's possible. All right We've only got a few policemen and after all Barney can't keep them guarding the entire lot every minute Who's Barney Jason? He's in charge of the circus police force. Oh Do you have to have policemen? We certainly do You know Jerry of a big circus with as many people as we have is like a small city And whoever heard of a city without law and order and a police force Collie I'm learning more about the circus every day. Well, here we are Jerry. You run into the wagon and see if they're here. Okay The wagons empty I I guess bumps is over in the bedroom Already getting ready to do his walk around with rags. That's funny Decker and Lorenz are usually getting ready for their act about this time to move almost time for the show to start Did you notice if their knives and prompts were in there Jerry? No, I didn't well just a minute I'll have a look. Maybe they went over to the big top early this evening No, no one here that sure is funny. They're their knives and props and even their costumes are in the wagon Come on, Jerry. Let's get over to the padroom and see if bumps have seen them They'll miss the show. They go on a few minutes after the pad. Yeah. Well, let's hurry. We've got time My golly if they've gotten away, you don't think they've quit the show. Do you I don't know Jerry, but it sure looks funny Here we are. Oh, there's bumps over there bumps. Oh bumps. Come here a minute. Oh, hello Have you got a minute bumps? Oh, that's about all just about to go on. Listen bumps Have you seen Decker or Lorenz? Are they around here anywhere? No, I haven't seen them. Aren't they over at the wagon? No, that's why we came here looking for them. That is funny. They should be ready for their act by now Say come to think of it. I don't remember seeing them in the mess tent at dinner either I wonder. Yeah, that's just what I'm wondering. You better go tell Randall Oh, the walk around is gonna start. I'll have to go tell Randall that Decker and Lorenz aren't here yet You bet I will It looks as if I was right after all. I tried to warn Mr. Randall What do you mean? What it looks as if Decker and Lorenz have skipped out the show and taken the payroll money with them Oh, no, not Decker. I'm sorry Jerry, but it certainly looks bad. Decker isn't that kind of a fella If they've run away Jerry, there isn't much question as to who stole the money No, that clears you then doesn't it kid? It looks that way I've got to hurry and get over to Randall so he can notify the police. See you later Jerry I Smoke out here on this big platform I wonder nobody but you and I will sit out here Lorenz I know you won't like me saying this again, but I don't like this whole business. Decker for the last time stop preaching I know what I'm doing That's the one I can do anything the way you are always trying to tell me right from wrong But Lorenz, don't you see that? I see you are a fool Decker. I take you with me. I do not know You never want to pull any of the jobs we do You're yellow. That's what you are. But planting this last job on Jason. It's just But you'll take your share of the money all night. No Lorenz. I don't want that either. Oh, no. No, I don't All I want is I want to go straight You want to go straight, huh? That is a good one. There's nothing funny about it I'm sure with this crooked business You are through with it, huh? If you if you just won't turn me over to the police Listen Decker You are through or get the police But what do you mean? You are always through I don't I don't understand. I of course not you don't understand anything Oh, don't get me wrong Lorenz. I do appreciate the way you've shielded me from the police And I appreciate the job you gave me when I was down and out when you gave me a job in Iraq I Know it would have been hard for me to find work with a police record. I've got You thanked me for keeping you from the police, huh? Decker When I met you in that cheap little restaurant five years ago and we talked and I offered you a job in my act You didn't tell me you were wanted by the police. No I told you You told me What do you mean? I saw right away. You were crazy What are you talking about Lorenz? I needed somebody to help me pull a job then You were a good man for my purpose. So I told you you were being looked for by the police Wasn't true Of course not fool. Are you telling me the truth Lorenz? Nothing but the truth You mean to say I haven't a police record as far as I know you never did have any And you roped me into all these crooked deals. Uh, forget it I have no use for a weak minded crazy man like you I'm going as far as this train will take me and then I get another train and keep going Tell me some more about that night. You pick me up Lorenz. Oh, oh, okay Sit here beside on this railing decker, and I'll tell you plenty. Yeah Yeah I want to know more about yourself. Yes, Lorenz. I do Well, you were you're dressed in cheap clothes and Come to think of it. You didn't even know your name. I asked you if it was decker and you didn't know so I I called you decker Then my name isn't decker Well, then Who am I? What difference does it make? What difference does it make? You picked me up when I was sick You stuffed me full of a lot of lies about the police being after me And then you get me into your dirty old deals and now you ask me what difference it makes who I am or where I'm going Well, you're going decker Will not make any difference Over you go And so are you You cannot fall off a train going 60 miles an hour and live to tell anybody about the man who pushed you off Goodbye decker and good weapons