Part 14 (1/2)
”I thought I had heard you mention that ere to do so”
”Why do you ask that question?”
”I'll answer it by asking another,” smiled the Circus Boy
”When do we make that stand?”
The showman consulted his route book
”A week fro about that?”
”Yes”
”What?”
”Nothing except that there is another show billed to play there the day before”
”What?”
Mr Sparling bent a keen gaze on Phil's face, to
”Yes, the Sully Hippodrome Circus is billed there for Monday”
”Where did you find that out?”
”I read it in a St Catharines' paper down at the hotel thisof it”
”Interested? Why, boy, it will kill our business So Sully is cutting in on us, is he? I thought he was playing the eastern circuit He threatened to get even with me”
”Even?”
”Yes Sully was once a partner in this show, but he proved hiet hiot money from some source last season, and put a show of his own on the road He has a twenty-five car show, I understand Not such a sraft show”
”What's a graft show? I raft show, etsof thieves and confidence rounds before the show, robbing thes”
”Is it possible that there are such dishonest people in the show business?” marveled the lad
”Not only possible, but an actual fact I am happy to say, however, that there are fes that will tolerate anything of that sort”
”I'et with one of theraft shows?”