Part 44 (1/2)
They started on a run across an open lot, then turning into the street above, saw the torches flaring by the roadside half a block away Jerking the lights up the lads ran back to the street they had previously left
”Where shall we look?”
”Wethat Wallace is somewhere in the town I don't believe, for a minute, that he would run off into the country
If he has he'll be back in a very short tiet track of him we'll follow and send word back to the lot so they can coet him”
”Why not catch him ourselves?”
”I don't think o boys had better try that I aot a tent stake I' a club?”
”I have the ringmaster's whip I prefer that to a club when it co a wild lion hello, up there!” called Phil, discovering twoout of aabove hi to the circus?”
”Yes Have you seen anything of a lion around this part of the town?”
”A tall fellow about my size, with blue eyes and blonde hair,”
added Teddy
”Stop your fooling, Teddy”
”A lion?”
”Yes”
”Only one?”
”That's all,” replied Phil a bit impatiently ”Have you seen hierie had escaped”
”That is a ot away--the lion”
”No; we haven't seen hio”
”Where, where?” questioned the boy eagerly
”Heard him roar, and it sounded as if he was off in that direction”
”O, thank you, thank you,” answered Phil
”Say, are you in the show did you say?” now catching sight of Phil's tights under the bright ht
”Yes”
”What do you do?”