Part 20 (1/2)

”A perforood Yes, my son, you shall be a perforler?”

”Fine!”

”Then, I think I'll let you juggle the big coffeepot in the cook tent for the edification of the hungry roustabouts,” grinned Mr

Sparling

”What do I do?”

”Do, young man--do?”

”Yes, sir”

”Why, you stand by the coffee boiler in the cook tent, and when you hear a waiter bawl 'Draw one,' at the sa a pitcher at you from halfway across the tent, you catch the pitcher and have it filled and ready for hiets to you”

”Do I throw the pitcherful of coffee back at hiht, but you wouldn't be apt to try it a second ti slap from the flat of his hand--”

”I'd hit hierently

Mr Sparling could not resist laughing

”That's not the way to begin But you will learn Follow your friend Phil, here, and you will be all right if I aht to be, for I have boys ofnow”

The two lads started off at a brisk pace Phil to tell Mrs

Cahill of his good fortune Teddy to bid good-bye to the people ho as chore boy

CHAPTER XI

THE FIRST NIGHT WITH THE SHOW

”Teddy, you and I are a pair of lucky boys Do you know it?”

asked Phil

Each, with his bag of belongings, was on his way to the circus lot, the boys having bid good-bye to their friends in the village

The people ho with the circus, after he had explained that Phil Forrest had gotten hi to join the show The lad told the to make a lot of money and that someday he would pay them for all they had done for him And he kept his word faithfully

”Maybe I reckon Barnu we know,” answered Teddy

”We shall be lucky if we hold on to the job we have already Did Mr Sparling say what he would pay you?”