Part 28 (1/2)

The Circus Boy looked up with an innocent expression on his face

”Why, Mr Tripp, what is it?”

”Is that the way you repay my hospitality?” he shouted

”Please explain”

Phil's tone was rabbed every hit in this town It's unprofessional

It's a crooked piece of business I'll get even with you for that”

”Why, Mr Tripp, how can that be, I ainner, you know,” answered the Circus Boy, with his azed at hiry exclamation turned on his heel and strode back to his own car

Half an hour later Phil Forrest's men drove in fro got such an early start

Phil heard their reports They had left nothing undone

Phil then hurried over town to pay the bills he had contracted, first leaving word that not a man was to leave the car until his return

He was back in a short tio out at two o'clock, boys,” he announced upon his return

”I a the banner ht, and join us in thein, and before Bob Tripp kneas in the wind it had coupled on to Car Three A fewaway for the next stand His rivals would not be able to get another train out until very late that night

Late in the afternoon Bob Tripp's country crew returned, tired, disgusted and gluhly irritated er

”Not a dozen sheets of paper put up by the whole creas the startling announce as your hand for forty miles around here”

”What! Why didn't you cover the! They had every location cinched and nailed down Every farun”

”Sold! And by a kid at that!” groaned Bob Tripp settling down despairingly into his office chair

CHAPTER XIV

TEDDY WRITES A LETTER

”I' at a sixty-reen, and I have a whole lot to learn, but if Bob Tripp catches up with Car Three, now, he will have to travel some!”

The next toas made quite early in the afternoon

Phil, however, did not settle down to wait for another day