outstretched hands, and Mr. Miaco, seeing them coming, hastened
forward to greet them.

"Well, well, boys! How are you?"

"Oh, we're fine," glowed Phil. "And we are glad to be back
again, let me tell you."

"No more so than your old friends are to have you back.
Same old act?"

"Yes."

"What have you boys been doing this winter?"

"Studying and exercising."

"Yes; I knew, from your condition, that you have been keeping up
your work. Got anything new?"

"Not much. Trapeze."

"Good! I'll bet you will be in some of the flying-bar acts
before the season is over. We have a lot of swell performers
this season."

"So I have heard. Who are some of them?"

"Well, there's the Flying Four."