’，manyhobosstoppedatourcorner.
，’dbeenandthemanythingshe’.
，’sface.
“Youlittlerascal，”hesaid，callinghimbysomestrange-soundingname.“Whatareyoudoinghere”
，，，Jackycontrolledhisenthusiasmandlaydownobedientlyattheoldman’sfeet.
“Boys，wheredidyougetthisdog”askedthehobo.
“Wefoundhimlodgedbetweenthedoorandthescreenduringthebigtornadoof1925，”saidmybrother.
“Yes，，”saidthehobo，“.”
“’，.”
Suddenlythehoboasked，“Doyouhaveabarrelhoop，boys”
“Sure，I’llgetyouone，”，.
Frombeneathhisoldbatteredhatthehobo’.
“Watchthis，”hesaid.“Lessyouboysbeentoacircusyouain’tneverseenanythinglikethis.”
Hewalkedoutintotheyardandheldtheloopacoupleoffeetabovetheground.
“Getready，”hesaidtoJacky，—forward，，hehurledthroughthehoop，，.
“He’salittlerustyonsomeof，buthesureain’tforgettinganyofit，”saidthehobo.“，don’titlittlefriend”hesaidfondlyashepattedJack’shead.
Thenwithaforlornlookabouthim，hestraightenedup.“IguessIbestbegoing，”，Jackyfollowedathisheels.
“Jacky，comeback！”.
，hesaid，“Ourcircusdaysisover，’.”Jackystood，watchingthehobowalkaway，stillpoisedtofollow.
Reachingthegatethemanstoodmotionlessforseveralseconds，thenslowlyturnedaround.“Boys，acircusdogneverforgetsthebigtop，”hesaid，“You’dbetterlockhiminthehousetillmorning.I’dhatetoseeyoulosehim.”
，andalthoughhewasthesmartestdogweeverhad，’dtakenthehobo’swordstoheartandputhiscircusdaysbehindhimonceandforall.
