No trace of it ever was found, and Phil well knew that the
mysterious enemy was once more at work. The news was conveyed
to Mr. Sparling, with the information that Phil had gleaned.
He also bore the unwelcome tidings to his employer that their
leading woman chariot driver had broken both arms and that she
would not perform again that season, if ever again.
Mr. Sparling was so angered over this latest outrage that he was
scarcely able to control himself. Yet he knew that it would be
best to maintain silence until the detective had had an
opportunity to make an investigation. Some of the circus people,
however, had voiced a suspicion that the accident was a
deliberate attempt to do the show an injury, and this was quickly
passed from lip to lip, until almost everyone had heard it.
The show people accepted the situation quietly, as was their
wont, nevertheless they were very much excited. There was no
telling when they themselves might fall victims to the mysterious
enemy, and each one vowed to run down the scoundrel who they knew
must be a member of the circus family.
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