l
them to me?" he asked the Curlytops.

"No, sir!" cried Teddy and Janet as they hurried out of the tent. "We're
going to have a circus of our own with 'em!"

And, happy and joyful, with the delighted Tip and Top in their arms, the
Curlytops started for home.

CHAPTER XX

THE CURLYTOPS' CIRCUS

Hurrying along, as if afraid that Professor Montelli might run after them
and take Tip and Top away again, Teddy and Janet went to the corner where
they had left the trolley car. Some boys and girls who had been in the
dog show followed the Curlytops, and men and women smiled at the
children.

"Here comes a car!" cried Ted, as he saw one approaching. "Have we got
enough money left to take us home, Jan?" he asked, for his sister had the
cash.

"I guess so," she answered. "If we haven't we'll ask the conductor please
to charge it."

The car stopped and with Janet holding Top and Ted with Tip in his arms,
the children got aboard.

"Well, I see you got your dogs back," came a voice, and, looking up, the
Curlytops saw the same conductor they had ridden out with from Cresco.

"I didn't think I'd have you back with me so soon," he said. "But I'm
glad to see you. It's sort of against the rules to bring dogs on trolley
cars, but I guess yours will be all right, as long as they're trick
circus dogs."

"Shall we make 'em do some tricks for you?" asked Teddy, as he and his
sister took their seats.

"Well, not now, thank you," the conductor answered, with a smile as the
car started off, leaving behind the curious crowd. "I'll soon be so busy
collecting fares that I won't have time to watch."

"Then we'll send you a ticket to our circus," promised Janet, "'cause you
were so kind to us."

"Thank you," replied the conductor. "I shall be glad to come. You can
take my name and mail the ticket to me at the car house. I like animals,"
and he patted the heads of Tip and Top. "But what makes one black, and
the other streaked black and white?" he asked.

"They're colored, but it will wash off," answered Ted. "The Professor,
or maybe Shorty, dyed our white poodles black."

You can imagine how surprised Mr. and Mrs. Martin were when Ted and Janet
came in with the lost dogs--one black and the other white and black.

"I was just going to telephone to the police and have them start to look
for you!" cried their mother. "I was worried. Where have you been?"

"To a dog show, where we found Tip and Top," said Janet.

Then they