Part 4 (2/2)
”Yes; what do you want?”
”I am Phil Forrest, and this is my friend, Teddy Tucker We have come on to join the car”
Mr Snowden looked the lads over critically
”Humph!” he said ”Come inside”
Whether or not his survey of them had been satisfactory neither lad knew
”Nohat are you going to do on this car?” deer sharply, when they had seated themselves in his office
”That is for you to say, sir We are at your disposal,”
replied Phil
”What can you do?”
”We do not know This is entirely neork for us We have been performers back with the show, you know”
”Hurunted the er ”Either of you kno to put up paper?”
”I think not”
”What do you roaned
”You don't knohat paper is?”
”No, sir”
”Paper is advertising matter, any kind of show bills that are posted on billboards, barns or any other old place where we get the chance Everything is paper on an advertising car
Forrest, I think I'll send you out on a country route tomorrow
Knohat a country route is?”
”I think so”
”Well, in case you do not, I will tell you Every day we send out h the country The routes are laid out by the contracting agent long before we get to a town You go out in a livery rig, and you will have to drive from thirty to forty miles a day You are an aerial performer, are you not?”
”Yes, sir”
”Then you will be able to cliht We will call you Car Nuood a performer you really are For the first few days I will send you out with one of the billposters; after that you will have to go it alone If you are no good, back you go Understand?”
”I think so I shall do the best I can”