Poised in flight on a double trapeze were a dainty woman and a handsome man. Under the photograph was the caption:JOHN AND LOLA FLANDERS “They were a very talented couple,” the old clown remarked wistfully. “Too bad about their accident. For some reason it was hushed up.” There were various other pictures of the famous couple performing their difficult stunts. Nancy could see that Lolita had indeed inherited her great talent from them. “Yes, it was tragic that they fell,” Nancy replied. “Mr. Sanders, can you tell me anything more about them?” For answer, the man turned the page of the scrapbook. The two following pages were filled with clippings from European newspapers. None of them was in English, but the old clown helped Nancy translate them. All gave practically the same account. John Flanders had been killed outright. The injuries to his wife had been very serious and she had not been expected to live. “But none of these clippings,” said Nancy, “tell whether or not Mrs.
