Travels with Kelly Miller.

July 17, Lima.

In the course of two days we drove through Vienna, brushed past Verona, went through Geneva and ended up right in Fridman's home town, Lima.
Things forgotten: the 2008 programs finally arrived last Saturday. Better late than never. And a few days before a young guy named Jeremy joined the circus; he works as a prop guy and drives one of the small trucks.
He's an enigma: nobody joins the circus unless there is something wrong in their life, they're either drunks or addicts, or they're running away from someone or from the law (Chimera in 2004, and the guy took off with Olga's truck,) or they might be circus wannabes, as circus people call those who are not from the circus but love it and want to be a part of it. Jeremy doesn't appear to fit either of these profiles, he's neat and well-kept, even handsome, seems rather sophisticated, he's always courteous, happy, he doesn't make any trouble. He also has a laptop; in short he looks more like a frat boy than a runaway. So people in the circus are wondering.
I was thinking he's a "spy" from some animal rights group, but he also might have been sent from Ringling to snoop around. John Ringling North II, Kelly Miller's owner, has lost a lawsuit to Ringling over the use of the name as advertisement, and it is believed Ringling regularly sends people to spy on Kelly Miller, passing as audience.
Jeremy says all his family has died, he's alone in the world and having recently lost his job he decided to take off with the circus. I hope none of it is true.