Part 4 (1/2)

By this tireater confusion, while torches flared up here and there to light the scene of bustle and excite to Phil, and he was in constant fear of being run down by switching engines that were shunting cars back and forth as fast as they were loaded, rapidlyup the circus train The Circus Boy wondered if he ever could get used to being with a railroad show

”Iback or I shall not be able to find number eleven,” decided Phil finally ”I really haven't the least idea where it is now”

The huge canvas-covered wagons stood up in the air like a procession of wraiths of the night,fro to one not used to it

Phil started on a run across the tracks in search of his car

In thehi, and when he ventured abroad trouble usually followed

The lad soon becaress of the work that he was excitedly shouting out orders to the estions and criticis that work

Now,were new--that is, they had not been with the Sparling show the previous season, and hence did not know Teddy by sight After a ti fire of coo on about his business But Teddy did not heed their advice, and likewise forgot all about that which Phil had given hi thein the world that Teddy Tucker loved more than another it was to ”boss” somebody

All at once the lad felt himself suddenly seized froh hand was clapped over his mouth

The Circus Boy tried to utter a yell, but he found it iorously that it was all his captor could do to hold him

”Come and help me We'll fix the fresh kid this ti

”What's the hed the other otto do with him?”

”I'll show you in a h to be a perfor And I don't care if he is I'll teach him not to interfere with the ether they lifted the kicking, squir hi him down until they had reached the standpipe of a nearby water tank, where the locomotives took on their supply of fresh water

”Jerk that spout around!” co down on Tucker with a force that asp

”Can't reach the chain”

”Then get a pike pole, and be quick about it The fore we know If he finds us here he'll fire us before we get started”

”See here, Larry, what are you going to do?” demanded the other suspiciously

”My eyes, but you're inquisitive! Going to wash the kid down