Part 35 (1/2)

”That location is worth five hundred dollars to any show,”

he ot it for forty Good job!”

CHAPTER XVIII

THE MISSING SHOW CARS

The as coot the best of their rivals in the ork as well

Sparling show bills were everywhere

But Phil was thoughtful He did not like the ed to follow, yet he knew that it was a part of the show business He had the satisfaction, too, of knowing that he had done nothing unfair He had got the best of his rivals by perfectly fair methods, and he would pursue no others, noa round of the town, during which he had twice passed the scowling er of the canary car, Phil returned to his own car, as there were frequentlythere that needed his attention He found a telegrareatest work ever done by an advance car I congratulate you all Keep it up,” hat Phil read

Phil rubbed his forehead in perplexity

”No in the world did he find out about this so soon, I wonder?” questioned the boy As a er of the Robinson Show's car, as a friend of Mr Sparling, had wired hiain Mr Sparling's friend was too delighted at the downfall of Snowden, the hly disliked, to be at all jealous of Phil's triumph

Phil went over to the yardo out on that night

”We are going to send the whole bunch of you out on number 42,”

was the reply

”What time does number 42 leave?”

”Half-past eleven”

”What do you mean by 'the bunch of us'?”

”All you advance car fellows I have got to do that That is the only train through tonight You will have to go on that or wait until to”

”Very well; I do not know as I care whether ood if I did object”

That night the unusual sight of four advance cars hooked together was presented to those who chanced to be in the railroad yards when number 42 pulled out of the station

Car Three had been coupled up first, the others being hooked on behind it, with the canary car at the rear

”I a slice toot under way

”Why not?”

”What, with all those creorking against us? It will be a case of three to one Of course we shall do as much as any one of thereat results”

”Maybe I can think of soht”