Jerry of the circus. The. The. The. The. The. The. The. The. The. The. The. The. The. The. The. The. The. The. The. The. The. The. The. The. The. The. The. The. The. The. I thought you were kind of done up. Had anything to eat? Not since dinner. That was six and now it's after two. Reach under this seat there. You'll find a bag of apples. Oh, thanks. Just, I am kind of hungry. Boy. Here, Rags. I want to be sure I don't pass him on the way in. No, you'll probably find him back where you used to live. Dogs usually go back home. You're right. Of course, we haven't had much of a home. He probably doesn't know yet our home's in the wagon I locked him up in. Whitey, I just gotta find him. We just gotta stay with this circus. Rags. Rags. Wait, where are you going, Whitey? Oh, that's right. This is a shortcut to the station. I forgot. We missed part of the town this way. You want to get off here? Yeah. We were staying in a boarding house just a little ways from here. Hi there. Easy, boy. Hi. Now listen, Jerry. When you get down to that station, sure, by a quarter or three. That's when the last train pulls out. If I find Rags, I will. Jerry, it's great to feel that way about a dog. I'm proud of you. But your life belongs to the circus. The way you helped out at that far tonight. Oh, that was nothing. And was everything. We need boys and men like you. Now get that dog if you can. But remember, the circus has to go on. You don't want to throw away your whole life just for... Thanks, Whitey, but... I can't give up Rags. But if I don't find him in time, you can just bet I'll get back to the circus somehow. Got any money? No, but... Well, then how you gonna eat? Oh, I can work. Oh, you're too young. They'll pick you up and put you in an orphanage or something. Listen, son. I could give you some money, but I'm not going to. You get to that station, dog or no dog, see? Bye, kid. Good luck. Up there! See you later, Jerry. So long. See you later. Bye, folks. Rags! Rags! Rags, where are you, Rags? Where are you? Rags! Rags! Rags! It's getting cold. Rags! Hey, hey, what are you yelling for? It's a decent neighborhood, folks. Want to sleep? Sorry, mister. I lost my dog. Wait until morning. Gee. Rags! Rags! Rags! Well, what's up, kid? Oh, hello, mister. You live around here? No, I... Well, what you doing in this neighborhood? Looking for my dog. Yeah? At two o'clock in the morning? Yes, sir. Where do you live? Well, I... Quit stalling now. I'm not. I live with the circus. Yeah? It's leaving town. I know. That's why I got to get my dog before they... Sorry, son, but I got to run you in. What you got in your pockets? Hmm. Nothing. Good. All right, get moving. But I haven't done anything. Maybe not. But there's been some petty thieving on this beat the last few nights, and we got orders to run in anyone at this time of night who can't explain what they're doing. Come on, get going. But I can't explain. Gee, mister, please don't take me in. I just got to get that dog. The train's leaving in about an hour, and... All right, all right. You can explain it to the desk, Sergeant. You got plenty of time to make that train. But I got to get my dog. There we are, kid. Here's the radio car. It won't take a minute to check your story. All right, get in. There we are. Now, no tricks, kid. Honest, mister, I've been trying to find my dog all evening. He got away from the wagon and must have got fighting while they were moving the circus. I thought you said you belonged to the circus. We do. Then why'd he be scared? Ain't he used to moving? Well, you see, we just joined, just today. Oh, so you live around here, eh? No, we... we'd just been here a few weeks. Where'd you stay? Well, I... we stayed... Yeah? Funnier and funnier. You'll have to tell a better story to the desk, Sergeant. Well, here we are. Out you get. All right, come on in here now. Hello, Sarge. Hello, Tom. Well, where'd you get the boy? I picked him up in the woodloin section. Yeah? Pretty young. What's your name, son? Jerry Dugan. Jerry Dugan, eh? Dugan. That's funny. That name's familiar. Hey, wait a minute. That's the name of the boy that O'Brien Woman sent in to complain about. The kid that skipped owing rent. Had a dog, I think. Here, let me look through these files. Oh, yeah. Well, it ties in, then. This kid claimed he was looking for his dog. What kind of dog was it? White, not so big, and kind of curly. Mm-hmm. Ah, here it is. Yeah, that's what I thought. Jerry Dugan, a miner, wanted two weeks' rent, and let me see. Yeah, he got freckles all right, brown hair, blue eyes, about 11, and a white dog. There was no dog with him. That's what I told you. I was looking for him. Well, I'm afraid that clings to the sun. I guess we'll have to lock you up for the night. Oh, no, not tonight. Gee, you can't do that. What do you mean, can't? Oh, I mean, but, gee, the circus is leaving town in about an hour, and I... Still sticking to that circus, Yarny. But, honest, it's true. Gee, mister, can't you believe me? There'll be plenty of time to sack on that tomorrow. You see, in this report, it says you're an orphan, miss. Yeah, that's true. Dad just died only last week. Well, I'm sorry, son, but you see, this lady, what's her name? Mrs. O'Brien. Yeah, Mrs. O'Brien. She says she's trying to arrange to have the boy put in an orphanage. Oh, no, you can't do that. I'm afraid I wouldn't have anything to do with that. But, but an orphanage. Well, they'd take good care of you, good food, and... Oh, no, dad. Well, we'll see about all that in the morning, buddy. No, you can't do that to me. Now, now, now, just take it easy. You've got a good night's sleep, and then you'll feel different. No, I won't. Anyhow, how can I sleep with rags gone and the circus gone, and it'll be just too late? Sorry, but with all the wood-lawn trouble in the past few nights, and you being at large, according to the claim of this O'Brien woman, I can't let you go without checking pretty thoroughly. Here, Tom, put him in 113. Night, kid. No, please. My dog, you can't put me in jail. You can't. I don't want to. Please let me alone. I don't want to go to jail. Jason, Jason, have they found Jerry? No, Patsy, but I've been talking to Whitey. Seems he picked the kid up and drove him toward town. He was looking for rags, but Whitey thinks he'll be here by a quarter to three. He told him 15 minutes earlier than the train pulls out, so he'd be sure and make it. But it's almost three now, and Jerry's not here. You don't think he could have gotten into any trouble, do you? No, now, don't you worry your pretty head about Jerry. He'll get here, Patsy. Mums told me that you'd bombed rags. Yeah, he was having a wonderful time, sniffing around the ashes. I was afraid he'd get run over with all those wagons and things, so I locked him up in the car. I tried to feed him, but he acted funny. I guess he's not feeling so well. Poor little mutt. All that excitement of doing his act and everything. What do you mean, doing his act? Didn't you hear? No. Well, rags followed Bumps into the ring last night and went through a routine that had the audience laughing so they were practically in the aisle. You don't mean it. Yes, I do. I heard Mr. Randall say that they were going to put the dog in the act. Bumps was pleased pink. I never saw anyone so surprised as Bumps when he found that dog falling out of the car. He was crazier than usual trying to get that pup out of the ring. Gee, what a trooper that clown is. Best in the business. I laughed so I cried and had to do my makeup all over again before going on with my own act. He's a cute dog, all right. Funny thing, he wouldn't eat. I got him a nice bone from the cook's tent. Jason, it's 20 minutes of three. Jerry's not here yet. He won't come without that dog. Sure he will. No, he won't, Jason. I know. He worships that dog. He'd give up the circus and everything for it. And you've got the dog and he doesn't even know it. You've just got to find him, Jason. Well, I've no idea where to look. I say, just a minute. Hey, taxi. Taxi, mister? Yeah, just a minute. Listen, Patsy, I'll cruise around town in that taxi for a few minutes. I might just happen to see him. But, Jason. Don't worry. I'll catch the train all right. You stay here and keep a lookout for Jerry. He might get back before I do. Good luck. I'll see you later. And, Jason, you might try the police station. Quick, driver. Step on it. Let's go. Okay.