CONTENTS CHAPTER I THE LURE OF THE CIRCUS II PHIL HEARS HIS DISMISSAL III MAKING HIS START IN THE WORLD IV THE CIRCUS COMES TO TOWN V WHEN THE BANDS PLAYED VI PROVING HIS METTLE VII MAKING FRIENDS WITH THE ELEPHANTS VIII IN THE SAWDUST ARENA IX GETTING HIS FIRST CALL X PHIL GETS A SURPRISE XI THE FIRST NIGHT WITH THE SHOW XII A THRILLING RESCUE XIII THE DAWNING OF A NEW DAY XIV AN UNEXPECTED HIT XV A STROKE OF GOOD FORTUNE XVI HIS FIRST SETBACK XVII LEFT BEHIND XVIII A STARTLING DISCOVERY XIX TEDDY DISTINGUISHES HIMSELF XX THE RETURN TO THE SAWDUST LIFE XXI AN ELEPHANT IN JAIL XXII EMPEROR ANSWERS THE SIGNAL XXIII THE MYSTERY SOLVED XXIV CONCLUSION