Part 13 (2/2)
After that Phil did the senerally useful
”Oh, look at that!” he cried, pointing off ahead of the up on that high piece of ground
Wouldn't that be a dandy place on which to post so he had indicated was a tall circular structure, painted a dark red, with a s its top
”That is a silo You wouldn't be able to get peret up there to do it,”
said Conley
”Why not?”
”Why not? Why that far as he does his newly-painted house”
”I'll go ask him You don't mind if I 'square' him, do you?”
questioned the lad with a twinkle in his eyes
”Ask him, for sure But we couldn't post up there We have no ladders that would reach; in fact we have no ladders at all I h”
”Never ure out a way,” replied the Circus Boy, whose active ht he
Reaching the farm, Phil jumped out and ran up to the house
”Do you own this place, sir?” he asked of the far at the bell
”I do”
”It's a beautiful place I aht ould like to azed at hi ”
”I know the mere matter of tickets to the shoill be no induce to make you a present of a box for six people at the circus You will take your whole faive you an order for it, but rite a personal letter to the owner, who is ood friend He will show you all there is to be seen, and I will see to it that you take dinner with hiation All the farhbors will be envious I want you to come We won't speak of the silo I don't expect you to let me post that; but, if you will per pen back there, I shall be greatly obliged”
Despite the farmer's protestations, Phil wrote out the order for the box, then scribbled a few lines to Mr Sparling, which he enclosed in an envelope borrowed from the far over the letter to the farmer, accompanied by the pass and order for the arena box at the circus ”It is a pleasure to meet a man like you I come from a country town myself, and have worked some on my uncle's farm”
”You with the circus, eh?”
”Yes, sir”
”Looks tofellow to be a circus man”