He grasped
the old man by the hand, which he shook with great warmth, making
a courtly bow.
At first Abner Adams was too surprised to protest. Then,
uttering an angry snarl, he threw the clown off, making a vicious
pass at him with his heavy stick.
The clown dodged the blow, and made a run for the wagon, which
was now on the move again.
Phil breathed a sigh of relief. The people had roared at the
funny sight of the clown shaking hands with the crabbed old man;
but to Phil Forrest there had been nothing of humor in it. The
sight of his uncle brought back too many unhappy memories.
The lad soon forgot his depression, however, in the rapid changes
that followed each other in quick succession as on a moving-
picture film.
Reaching the end of the village street the procession was obliged
to turn and retrace its steps over the same ground until it
reached the business part of the town, where it would turn off
and pass through some of the side streets.
Now there were two lines, moving in opposite directions. This
was of interest to Phil, enabling him, as it did, to get a good
look at the other members of the troupe. Mr.
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