Part 16 (1/2)

”Now, the paper,” called Phil

This was passed up to hireat sheet, having first pulled himself up to the eaves to secure the top of the sheet just under the to get around to the other side to put others on?” demanded Conley

”Oh, I'll show you Be patient down there I have got to change a leg; this one is getting numb”

”I should think it would,” s, as he ter the eaves with both hands, he pulled hi about on its pivot without a hitch

This done Phil called for more paper, which was put up in short order Thus he continued with his work until he had put a plaster, as Bill Conley characterized it, all the way around the farht have been seen nearly tenhad ever before been done in that part of the country, nor perhaps anywhere else

”There! I'd like to see the Ringlings, or Hagenbecks or Barnu ones, beat that

They're welcohed Phil, pushi+ng hiet a better view of it ”I call that pretty fine How about it?”

”The greatest ever,” agreed Billy His vocabulary was too lihts fully, but he did fairly hat he had

Having satisfied himself that his ell done, Phil let hi so, but taking a spiral course doard

”H-u-round ”Am I a billposter or am I not a billposter, Billy?”

”You are the champeen of 'em all! I take off my hat to you”

Which Conley did, then and there

”I aet that rope down, sir,”

said Phil politely to the farured on that before If you will be good enough to tell lad to pay you for it

I can cut it off up near the little door there, so it will not look quite so bad Shall I do it?”

”No You needn't bother As for paying for the rope I won't take a cent I've hadin a circus that could touch the outside edge of the perfor us this afternoon? You boys had your dinners?”

”No,” confessed the Circus Boy ”I guess we had forgotten all about eating”

”Then co, and I want to introduce her to a real live circus man--that's you”

”Thank you”

Phil's eyes were bright He was happy in the accomplishment of a piece of work that was not done every day In fact, this one was destined to go down in show history as a remarkable achievement

They sat down to a fine dinner, and Phil entertained the fa his experiences in the shoorld

When the hour caed the drive ahead of the his hat and the far hat and apron respectively

As the rig reached a hill, some three miles away, Phil and Billy turned to survey their work