Part 24 (1/2)
”Way over the other side of the station, on the last track”
Phil sprang for his trousers, getting into thely
”Anybody would think you were a fireman the way you tear into those pants What's your rush?”
”Rush? Teddy Tucker, we have business on hand”
”Business?”
”Yes, business It's hty lucky for us that your appetite called you out I shall never go to sleep again without knoho is in the yard, and where Come and shohere they are”
”I'hty thankful You see, so toldtellswith uess so”
The boys hurried fro behind
”Over that way,” he directed
Phil crawled under a freight car to take a short cut, and ran lightly across the railroad yards The boys passed the station; then, crossing several switches, they beheld a big, yellow car loohts of the station
”It is an advertising car,” breathed Phil ”I wonder whose it can be?”
”You can search o back to bed now”
”You wait until I tell you to go back,” commanded Phil
”Keep quiet, now”
The Circus Boy crept up to the car with great caution The light was so faint, however, that he was obliged to go close to it before he could read the letters on the side of it Even then he had to take the letters one by one and follow along until he had read the length of the line
”Barnum and Bailey's Greatest Show on Earth,” hat Phil Forrest read, and on the end of the car a big figure ”4”
”Car Four,” he ht in the thick of it froo”
Phil walked back to where Teddy aiting him
”Find out whose car it is?”
”Yes; Barnuo back to bed”
”There will be no bed for us tonight, I fear Wait; let me think”