It was printed very much as follows:
MADEMOISELLE JEANNETTE AND MONSIEUR AJAX,
two of the youngest equestrians in the world, will perform their
graceful, dashing, and daring act entitled
THE TRIUMPH OF THE INNOCENTS!
This is the first appearance of these daring young riders together
since their separation in Europe last season, and their performance
in this town will have a new and novel interest.
See MADEMOISELLE JEANNETTE AND MONSIEUR AJAX
"Look there!" said Toby to Ben, as he pointed out the poster,
which was printed in very large letters, with gorgeous coloring,
and surmounted by a picture of two very small people performing all
kinds of impossible feats on horseback. "They've got someone else
to ride with Ella today. I wonder who it can be?"
Ben looked at Toby for a moment, as if to assure himself that the
boy was in earnest in asking the question, and then he relapsed
into the worst fit of silent laughing that Toby had ever seen. After
he had quite recovered he asked: "Don't you know who Monsieur Ajax
is? Hain't you never seen him?"
"No," replied Toby, at a loss to understand what there was so very
funny in his very natural question. "I thought that I was goin' to
ride with Ella."
"Why, that's you!" almost screamed Ben, in delight. "Monsieur Ajax
means you -- didn't you know it? You don't suppose they would go
to put 'Toby Tyler' on the bills, do you? How it would look! --
'Mademoiselle Jeannette an' Monsieur Toby Tyler'!"
Ben was off in one of his laughing spells again; and Toby sat there,
stiff and straight, hardly knowing whether to join in the mirth or
to get angry at the sport which had been made of his name.
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