ons to different parts of the ring,
and then told Rosebud to fetch them to her, one after the other,
calling for them by name.

The intelligent horse made no mistakes, bringing the right flag each
time.

"And now," said Helen at the conclusion of her act, "show me what all
good little children do when they go to bed at night."

Rosebud bent his forelegs and bowed his head between them as if he were
saying his prayers.

"That's a good horse!" ejaculated Helen. "Now come and get your sugar
and give me a kiss," and the animal daintily picked up a lump of the
sweet stuff from Helen's hand, and then lightly touched her cheek with
his velvety muzzle.

Then with a leap the pretty young rider vaulted into the saddle and
rode out of the ring amid applause.

"You're doing beautifully, Helen!" was Joe's compliment, as Helen rode
out.

"I may be all right on a horse," she answered, "but I don't know much
about money and business."

The show moved on that night, and the next day, when the tent was set
up, Joe indulged in light practice. He found the soreness almost gone,
and as he worked alone, and with the Lascalla Brothers, his stiffness
also disappeared.

"I think I'll go on to-night," he told the ring-master.

"All right, Joe. We'll be glad to have you, of course. But don't take
any chances."

Mail was distributed among the circus folk that day following the
afternoon performance. Joe had letters from some people to whom he had
written in regard to his mother's relatives in England. One gave him
the address of a London solicitor, as lawyers are designated over
there, and Joe determined to write to him.

"Though I guess my chances of getting an inheritance are pretty slim,"
he told Helen. "I'm not lucky, like you."

"I hope you don't call me lucky!" she exclaimed. "Having money doesn't
do me any good. I lose it as fast as I get it."

She had a letter from her lawyer, stating that he had looked further
into the case since she had left the papers with him, and that he had
less hope than ever of ever being able to get back the cash paid for
the oil stock.

Joe did not intend to work in any new tricks the first evening of his
reappearance after the accident. But when he got started he felt so
well after his rest and his light practice, that he made up his mind he
would put on a couple of novelties. Not exactly novelties, either, for
they are known to most gymnasts though not often done in a circus.