Part 14 (2/2)
”None of the us off?”
”Yes; ill you do about it?”
”We'll be there on Monday, too,” decided the showman after a moment's reflection
”On Monday?”
”Yes”
”Then--then you intend to skip a date so was a man of resource and quick action He made up histo detach you from the show for a few days, if you don't lad to serve you in any way that you think I can,”
answered the lad with a flash of surprise in his glance
”I know that What I want you to do is to join that show right away”
”Join theo to the tohere they are playing toet the naht along froo in and keeping your eyes open for their gaht to have no difficulty in getting sufficient evidence to help me carry out et?”
”Make a ular, and if they have a route card get a copy of that It's perfectly regular, youngPhil's look of disapproval ”You are not doing anything improper I do not ask you to pry into their private affairs We have a right, however, to find out if we can, what their plans are with relation to ourselves If they are playing Corinto the day before we do, just by mere chance, then I shalltoahead of us and kill our business--well, that's a different matter”
”I see,” nodded Phil ”Who will takewithout it, that's all It doesn't matter so much in these set to Niagara Falls We'll be playing in the real country then”
”And working south?”
”Yes As soon as the weather gets cooler ill head for the south and stay there until the close of the season They are going to have a big cotton crop in the south this fall, and there will be lots ofaround loose to be picked up by a show like ours”
”When do you want et an answer to a telegra to send now You will be off soo on in your acts--no, I guess you had better not You'll be ht if you do”
”Yes; that's so”
”I shall have so, for the present”
Phil turned away thoughtfully Shortly after the afternoon perfor in thepreparatory to the journey that lay before him
”The other shoill be at St Catharines tomorrow
Are you ready?”
”Yes, sir What tiet away?”