Part 24 (1/2)
And he did He summoned the lads to his office in the tent soon after breakfast
”I expected you would send for us,” grinned Phil, as he walked in with Teddy
”What about it? You are both sights!”
”Grease paint and poill cover it up, I guess, Mr Sparling”
”I'll hear how it happened”
”I can't tell you much about it,” said Phil ”We were on our way to the car when a couple of men suddenly jus That's e got these beauty spots If we had seen the fellows coht not have been hit at all”
”Wait a minute; where did this occur?” demanded the showman
”Just outside the lot at Franklin It was very dark there, and, as you know, the sky was overcast”
”Did you know the men--had you ever seen them before?”
”I couldn't say as to that”
”No, sir; we couldn't say,” added Teddy, nodding
Mr Sparling turned a cold eye upon Tucker
”I haven't asked for re man When I do you may answer”
Teddy subsided for the moment
”But, had it been anyone you knew, you nized their voices”
”They didn't say a word Just pitched into us savagely I think they ht have done us serious injury had we not defended ourselves pretty well”
”It occurs to hly handled as it was,”
said the showrin on his face
”Doctor fixed you up, I suppose?”
”Oh, no; it wasn't so bad as that”
”Have you any suspicion--do you think it was any of the show people?” dely
”I don't know Here is a button I got from the coat of one of the men That may serve to identify him if he is one of our ”