human
Dimples, I guess we have ridden Jim for the last time, said Phil in a low voice.
gpt
Hadn't you better start the other acts, Mr. Sparling. The audience will become uneasy.
human
Yes, yes, answered the showman, waving his hand to the band, a signal that they were to play and the show to go on as usual.
gpt
Are you sure, Phil--sure Jim has not merely strained the leg?
human
I am sure. He never will perform again.
gpt
I shall cry when I get back to my dressing tent. I know I shall,
human
What had we better do with him, Phil?
gpt
We can do nothing at present--not until the show is ended. Then, there is only one thing to do.
human
You mean he will have to be--
gpt
Yes, Dimples, he will have to be shot,
human
But the audience?
gpt
Have a couple of attendants come in here and pretend to be working over Jim. That will make the audience think the animal's foot is injured rather than fatally hurt,
human
A good idea,
gpt
Why?
human
I'll tell you later. I have my own reasons.
gpt
Sit down here in the ring and watch the horse and the men around him, directed the Circus Boy.
human
I'll tell you why later.