Part 2 (1/2)
”Well, no”
”What is your idea?”
”I've been thinking that I should like to sign up as a dwarf for the rest of the season and sit on the concert platforerie tent It wouldn't interfere with my other perfor leaned back, laughing heartily
”Why, you are not a dwarf”
”No-o-o But I ht be”
”How tall are you?”
”A little more than five feet,” answered the lad with a touch of pride in his tone
”You are almost a man Why, Teddy, you are a full twenty inches taller than the tallest dwarf in the show”
Teddy nodded
”Don't you see you could not possibly be a'dwarf?”
”Oh, yes, I could All the more reason why I could”
”What kind of a dould you be, may I ask?”
”I could be the tallest dwarf on earth, couldn't I?” asked Teddy, gazing at his employer innocently
Everyone at the table broke out into a hter, while Teddy Tucker eyed thehter to theirs
”If you were not already getting a pretty big salary for a kid, I'd raise your salary for that,” exploded Mr Sparling
”You can forget I'ested Teddy humorously
CHAPTER II
IN THEIR HOME TOWN
”Hey, Phil!”
”What is it, Teddy?”
”Wake up! We are in the old town again”
Phil Forrest pulled aside the curtain and peered out froht May sunshi+ne flooding the old familiar scenes at Edmeston Far off he could just make out the red brick chimney of his Uncle Abner's hoht back to Phil Forrest--recollections that went back still further to a sweet face and laughing eyes his mother!