Covering the years 1918 to 1922, and taking Archie from 14 to 18 years old, this chapter explores the reasons Archie ran away from home and joined the Pender Troupe of acrobats at age 14. It explains the nature of the troupe’s act and Archie’s training as a stilt-walker and gymnast. It offers details about their tours of Britain, their home base in Brixton (south London), their move to New York to join the show Good Times (1920), and their subsequent tour of North America. It explores Archie’s relationship with Bob and Margaret Pender, who became surrogate parents to him, and also his burgeoning friendship with the American comedian Don Barclay.