CHAPTER IX.—THE MAD ELEPHANT. 

From Middletown the circus went to Dover, and then to Grasscannon. 

At each of these places a big business was done, and at every performance Leo did better. 

The young gymnast became a great favorite with all but two people in the “Greatest Show on Earth.” 

These two people were Jack Snipper, who remained as overbearing as ever, and Jack Broxton, the fellow discharged for intoxication. 

Broxton had been following up the circus ever since his discharge, in the vain hope of being reinstated. 

But the rules in the “Greatest Show on Earth” are very strict, and no intoxication is allowed. 

After leaving Grasscannon, the circus struck up through New York State, and at the end of the week arrived at Buffalo. 

It was while at this place that Broxton tried to play a dangerous trick upon Leo. 

He met the young gymnast on the street one night after the performance. 

He was under the influence of liquor at the time, and in his pocket he carried what is known by the boys as a giant torpedo. 

As Leo turned a corner he threw the torpedo at Leo’s feet. 

Luckily the torpedo failed to explode. 

Had it gone off the young gymnast would have been sadly crippled. 

“You rascal!” cried Leo, and he made for Broxton and landed him in the gutter. 

Some of the other performers then came up. 

“What’s the row, Leo?” 

“Look what Broxton threw at me,” he replied, and handed the torpedo around for inspection.  QUESTIONS:

Q1:
1. Who had been kicked out of the circus for being drunk?
2. Who was barred from the circus for being intoxicated?
3. Who was fired from the circus for being drunk?
Q2:
1. Did Jack Broxton like Leo?
2. Was Leo liked by Jack Broxton?
3. Did Jack Broxton favor Leo?
Q3:
1. Who else at the circus did not like Leo?
2. Other than Jack Broxton, who disliked Leo?
3. Leo was not liked by who else?
Q4:
1. Leo's performance was improving, true or false?
2. Leo was performing better at the circus day by day, true or false?
3. Leo's performance at the circus was getting better, true or false?
Q5:
1. After Middletown, where did the circus go?
2. After performing in Middletown, where did the circus go?
3. Where did the circus go next after Middletown?
Q6:
1. After Grasscannon, where did the circus go?
2. After performing in Grasscannon, where did the circus go?
3. Where did the circus go next after Grasscannon?
Q7:
1. What object did someone throw at Leo?
2. What was thrown at Leo?
3. 
Q8:
1. Who threw the giant torpedo at Leo?
2. Who threw the object at Leo?
3. 
Q9:
1. Where did the torpedo land?
2. After Jack Broxton threw the torpedo at Leo, where did it land?
3. Where did the torpedo, which was thrown at Leo,land?
Q10:
1. Did Leo and Jack Broxton fight?
2. Did Leo fight with Jack Broxton?
3. Did Leo and Jack Broxton get into an argument?
Q11:
1. Who fell into the gutter?
2. While Leo and Jack Broxton were fighting, who fell into the gutter?
3. Who went into the gutter during Leo and Jack Broxton's fight?
Q12:
1. Who saw the torpedo that Jack Broxton threw at Leo?
2. Who came and saw the torpedo that was thrown at Leo?
3. Who came to inspect the torpedo Jack Broxton threw at Leo?
Q13:
1. What did Leo do at the circus?
2. What was Leo's role in the circus?
3. At the circus, what was Leo's job?
Q14:
1. What was the name of the circus that Leo performed in?
2. What was the circus that Leo and Jack Broxton performed in called?
3. Leo's circus went by what name?
Q15:
1. Jack Broxton hoped to get his job back at the circus, true or false?
2. Jack Broxton was hoping to get his job back at the Greatest Show on Earth, true or false?
3. True or false- Jack Broxton was wishing to get his job back at the circus?
Q16:
1. Since when had Jack Broxton been trying to get his job back at the circus?
2. For how long had Jack Broxton been trying to be reinstated at the circus?
3. Jack Broxton had been attempting to get his job at the circus back for how long?
Q17:
1. Was Jack Broxton drunk when he threw the torpedo at Leo?
2. When Jack Broxton threw the torpedo at Leo, was he intoxicated?
3. Was Jack Broxton under the influence of alcohol when he threw a torpedo at Leo?
Q18:
1. The torpedo thrown at Leo exploded, true or false?
2. Jack Broxton's torpedo exploded, true or false?
3. When Jack Broxton threw the torpedo at Leo, it exploded- true or false?
Q19:
1. What did Leo call Jack Broxton after Broxton threw a torpedo at him?
2. What name did Leo call Jack Broxton after the torpedo incident?
3. What did Leo call Jack Broxton after Broxton's failed attempt at throwing a torpedo?
Q20:
1. Had the torpedo exploded, what could have happened to Leo?
2. What would have happened to Leo if Jack Broxton's torpedo exploded?
3. If the torpedo that Jack Broxton threw at Leo exploded, what could have happened to Leo?
