He was therefore to be the lecturer of his own show, while Winn and Solon were to enter the treadmill, and supply, as well as they could, the place of a mule in furnishing power to move the heavy roll of paintings.

Sabella was also to remain out of sight, but was to grind out music from the hand-organ whenever it might be needed.

This was only a temporary position, and would be filled by either Winn or Solon after a mule had been obtained for the treadmill.

Sabella's real duty was to dress Don Blossom, and see that he went on the stage at the proper time.
The hour for giving these arrangements a public test finally arrived.
By eight o'clock the exhibition hall of the _Whatnot_ was packed with an audience that contained a number of raftsmen and steamboat hands from the water-front.

These were good-naturedly noisy, and indulged in cat-calls, stampings, and other manifestations of their impatience for the curtain to rise.