Part 20 (1/2)
”I hope not My father used to teach me not to be
He frequently said, 'Phil, keep out of trouble, but if you get into it, don't sneak out' ”
”That's the talk,” roared Mr Sparling, sive your young friend soets into any more difficulty”
”I have done that already”
”Good! Tell it to hiood show this outfit out of business with the fool mule this afternoon I would cut the act out, but for the fact that it is a screaht?”
”Yes, thank you I aht, if you think best”
”Wait until tomorroait until tomorrow You'll be all the better for it”
The cook tent was open, as Phil observed The red flag was flying fro that supper was being served In a short ti squadron to the next stand
The shoas now less than a day out, but s had happened Not a moment had been without its interest or excitement, and Phil realized that as he walked toward the cook tent He found Teddy there, satisfying his appetite, or rather exerting hi never wholly satisfied
After supper Phil took the boy aside and delivered Mr Sparling's e Teddy looked properly serious, but it is doubtful if the warning sank very deep into his s on the lot
”Knohat I' what you will do, fro to practice up and see if I can't get in the leaping act”
”That's a good idea When do you begin taking lessons?”
”Taking 'em now”
”Froboard this afternoon with the 'inners in the art of tu
”How did you make out?”
”Fine! I'd have broken hed heartily
”I should say you did do finely But you don't expect to be able to jump over ten elephants and horses the way the others do?”
”They don't all do it Soet half a dozen elephants in line, then they stand off and watch the real artists finish the act I can do that part of it now But I tell you I' to be a leaper, Phil”
”Good for you! That's the way to talk Keep out of trouble, work hard, don't talk too much, and you'll beat me yet,”
declared Phil ”And say!”
”What?”
”Be careful with thatwill be in there watching you It wouldn't take ra so much salary Fifty dollars a week is pretty nice for each of us If we don't get swelled heads, but behave ourselves, we'll have a nice little pile of reed Teddy ”I guess that's so; but we'll be losing a lot of fun”