After a little more talk Leo and Reeve left the squire’s house.
On the next day Reeve got a short note from Dobb. It read:
“I have given up all claim to Leo Dunbar, and so has Daniel Hawkins.”
Leo was much pleased. Barton Reeve smiled to himself.
“There is something in all this, Leo,” he said. “Next week, when I get time, I’ll look into your past and Squire Dobb’s doings.”
CHAPTER IX. – THE MAD ELEPHANT
From Middletown the circus went to Dover, and then to Grasscannon.
At each of these places a big business was done, and at every performance Leo did better.
The young gymnast became a great favorite with all but two people in the “Greatest Show on Earth.”