CHAPTER VII

I join Hengler’s Circus at Liverpool. Mr. Charles Hengler’s peculiarities. A black or red nose? An unlucky ride in the early morning after a late night. I break my ankle. Incapacitated for two years. I go with Hengler’s to Dublin. My popularity. A favourite song. I experiment with performing cats. They have stage fright. A Dublin reporter taken aback. “Billy Gladstone.” The reporter’s revenge. My awkward experience on the boat to Holyhead. A “Dick Turpin” impromptu ride to York.