"Papa, do you think a tiger would come in here?" asked Freddie,
remembering all the stories of wild animals he had heard in his
four years.

"Or a lion?" asked Flossie.

"Of course not!" exclaimed Nan. "Can't you see that all the wild
animals are still in their cages?"

"Maybe some of 'em are loose," suggested Freddie, and he almost
hoped so, as long as his father was there to protect him.

"I guess the circus men can look after them," said Bert. "May I
get off, father, and look around?"

"I'd rather you wouldn't, son. You can't tell what may happen."

"Oh, look at that man after the monkey!" cried Nan.

"Yes. and the monkey's gone up on top of the tiger's cage," added
Bert. "Say, this is as good as a circus, anyhow!"

Some of the big, flaring lights, used in the tents at night, had
been set going so the circus and railroad men could see to work,
and this glare gave the Bobbseys and other passengers on the train
a chance to see what was going on.

"There's a big elephant!" cried Freddie. "See him push the lion's
cage around. Elephants are awful strong!"