Part 23 (1/2)

I'll think about the one over the matter”

”Where's that boy you told me about?”

Sully motioned toward the end of the car where Phil was locked in the linen closet

”What you going to do with hiet ready”

”But aren't you afraid the other outfit will get wind of what you are doing? It's pretty dangerous business to lock up a fellow like that”

”I don't care whether they get wise to it or not They won't knohere he is After we get to the border I don't care a rap for theers disdainfully

”They can't touch us on the other side of the Niagara River and they'd better not try it Maybe Sparling won't be in business by that ti wink

Sully rose, and shortly afterwards left the car with his parade er

Phil sat down on the floor of his co to think what he had better do These n to wreck his ehis fists until the nails bit into the flesh, ”But what can I do, I can do nothing unless I can get away from here, and they will not let otten by Corinto”

The reater his perplexity became There seemed no way out of it His only hope now see alar a search for hi of the truth after Phil had remained silent for two or three days Perhaps, even now, the owner of the Great Sparling Combined Shows had sent someone on to learn what had becoht was suddenly interrupted by the door of his co violently jerked open

The lad's first i hiht, however, Phil decided that it would be ive the showman no inti lad to be free of his narrow chaht be

”What do you wish of me now?”

”Come into my office and I'll tell you I understand you are a bareback rider,” continued Sully, after they had seated the locked behind theood one at that?”

Phil

”My principal bareback rider stepped on a switch frog thisfor a week I need a man more than I ever did Do you want to join this show?”

Phil gazed at hih to induce rinned the owner

”I've a plan to suggest”

”What is it?”

”If you will ride for ive you seventy-five dollars”

The Circus Boy was on the point ofan emphatic refusal, when he suddenly checked hi the proposition over

”Well, what do you say?”