Chapter 17
The evening was a huge success for Cotty. The tent was full all evening. As rapidly as it emptied, it filled again. People were always lined up waiting to get in. After the fourth short bally, he stopped called the freaks out to the platform. After each show he gave the wheel a few whacks. When a crowd had gathered, he said a few words into the mike and turned them in.
One thing did dampen his pleasure. Paula's behavior puzzled him. Every time he went into the tent he found her hovering in clucking solicitude around the dwarf. She kept the crowd back from the chain and refused to answer any questions fired at her. Once, Cotty saw her urging food and water on Juval. Juval continued his fast and only took a little water.
Cotty simply couldn't understand it. During a lull bet
