"Well, Teddy," said Mr. Sparling, "in view of the fact that you
and Phil have renamed the 'River Queen' and the 'Mary Jane,'
I suppose you will not be satisfied until you have rechristened
the 'Nemah.' What will you call her?"
"'Little Nemo,'" answered the lad promptly.
"You boys beat anything I ever came across in all my circus
experience," remarked Mr. Sparling.
"Where do we sleep?" asked Phil.
"The cabins are all on the upper decks. The lower decks will be
used wholly for the equipment. I have had all the partitions
ripped out, down there, and the deck flooring lowered a little
so that the elephants will have room to stand. I have also had
smaller wheels put on all the wagons. Had I not done so the
wagons would not have gone in through the openings on the sides."
"What about the tent poles?" asked Phil. "You never will be able
to drive a pole wagon on board."
"You have an eye to business, I see. Have you noticed that the
center poles are spliced this season?"
"Yes, I did observe that."
"It was for the purpose of easier handling.
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