Part 7 (1/2)
”When we ain't awake”
”And you perfors?”
Rodney nodded his head indifferently
”I should think you'd burn the tent up with that head of red hair,” grinned Teddy
Instead of getting angry at the boy's thrust, Rodney glanced at Teddy with a half questioning look in his eyes, then burst out laughing
”You're a cheerful idiot, aren't you?” he twinkled ”I'll tell you why I don't Confidentially, you know?”
”Sure”
”I wear a hen I'ht set soet over on the lot now”
”You're in a lot already,” Teddy informed him
”We call the place where we pitch the tents 'the lot' The cook tent must be up by this time, and I'm half starved The performance was so late yesterday afternoon that they had the cook tent down before I got ?”
They did
”Do you think there is anything I could do to earn a ticket to the show today?” asked Phil
”Yes, there'sfor a boy to do”
”Whom do I ask about it?”
”Go see the boss canvas”
”Thank you You want to see him, too, Teddy?”
”No; I don't have to”
”That's hirouch, but just don't let him bluff you Yes, the cook tent's about ready I'll sneak in and hook so before breakfast; then mebby I'll come back and talk with you”
”We'll look for you in the show this afternoon,” said Phil
”All right, if I see you I'll swingfor the cook tent, where theto see that boss canvas the pieces of the tents flat on the ground
I suppose they fasten theet theuess so I don't careas I don't have to do it”
”Teddy Tucker, actually you are the laziest boy I ever knew Why don't you brace up?”
”Don't I have just as good a time and better, than you do?”