Part 29 (1/2)
Phil responded rather reluctantly He would havecircus with Little Di up and down in front of the elephant enclosure
”I hope nothing very serious happened, Mr Sparling,” greeted Phil, approaching hies, no A few people knocked down, ot the claiet hold of But we'll get it all back tonight, my boy We'll have a turn-away this afternoon, too, unless I a up outside the front door now”
”I's,” smiled Phil ”Especially so because no one was killed”
”No But one of our bareback riders was put out of business for a time”
”Is that so? Who?”
”Monsieur Liebman”
”Oh, that's too bad What happened to him?”
”Someone ran him down He was thrown and sprained his ankle
He won't ride for sometime, I reckon But come over here and sit down I want to have a little chat with you”
Mr Sparling crossed the tent, sitting down on a bale of straw just back of theloudly, as if discussing the exciting incidents of the
But as soon as they saw the show by the bars, watching hi to do
He made a place for Phil beside him
”Sit down”
”Thank you”
”I was just running up in ures, you've saved ht be double that But that's near enough for all practical purposes”
”I saved you--”
”Yes”
”How?”
”Well, you began last year, and you have started off at the saain
That was one of the nerviest things I ever saouldn't have given a copper cent for your life, and I'll bet you wouldn't, either”
”N-o-o,” reflected Phil slowly, ”I thought I was a goner”
”While the rest of our croere hiking for cover, like a lot of 'cold feet,' you were diving right into the heart of the trouble, picking up my principal equestrienne Then you sent her away and stopped to face the herd of bulls Juht!”
By this tione back to finish their animated discussion