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had been last year。 

     He placed Phil in a folding easy chair�察�and sat down to his desk where 

he began writing。 

     After finishing�察�Mr。 Sparling looked up。 

     ;Phil�察─�he said in a more kindly tone than the lad had ever before heard 

him use�察 �I was under a deep obligation to you last season。                   I'm under a 

greater one now。; 

     ;I wish you wouldn't speak of it�察�sir。            What I have done is purely in 

the    line  of  duty。    It's  a  fellow's    business    to  be   looking    out   for  his 

employer's interests。       That's what I have always tried to do。; 

     ;Not   only   tried�察  �but   have�察─  �corrected   Mr。   Sparling。    ;That's   an   old´ 

fashioned idea of yours。          It's a pity young men don't feel more that way�察�

these days。      But that wasn't what I wanted to say。 As a little expression of 

how much I appreciate your interest�察�as well as the actual money loss you 

have saved me�察�I want to make you a little present。; 

     ;Oh�察�no no�察─�protested Phil。 

     ;Here is   a   check   which I have   made   out for   a hundred   dollars。 That 

will give you a little start on the season。          But it isn't all that I am going to 

do for you; 

     ;Please�察�Mr。 Sparling。        Believe me I do appreciate your kindness�察�but 

I mustn't take the check。        I couldn't take the check。; 

     ;Why not�拭─�

     ;Because I haven't earned it。; 

     ;Haven't earned it�拭       �He hasn't earned it� ─�

     ;No�察�sir。; 



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     The showman threw his hands above his head in a hopeless sort of a 

way。 

     ;I should not feel that I was doing right。           I want to be independent�察�

Mr。 Sparling。      I have plenty of money。         I have not spent more than half 

of what I earned last summer。 This season I hope to lay by a whole lot�察�so 

that I shall be quite independent。; 

     ;And so you shall�察�so you shall�察�my boy�察─�Sparling exclaimed�察�rising 

and smiting Phil good naturedly with the flat of his hand。 

     Instead   of   tearing   up   the   check�察  �however�察  �Mr。   Sparling   put   it   in   an 

envelope which he directed and stamped�察�then thrust in his coat pocket。 

     ;II hope you understandhope you do not feel offended�察─�said Phil 

hesitatingly。     ;I should not like to have you misunderstand me。; 

     ;Not a bit of it�察�my lad。      I can't say that I have any higher opinion of 

you because of your decision�察�but; 

     Phil glanced up quickly。 

     ;I already have as high an opinion of you as it is possible for me to 

have for any human being�察�and; 

     ;Thank you。       You'll make me have a swelled head if you keep on that 

way�察─�laughed Phil。 

     ;No   danger。     You   would   have   had   one   long   ago�察  �if   that   was   your 

makeup。      Have you seen Mrs。 Sparling yet�拭─�

     ;No�察�and I should like to。       May I call on her in your car�拭─�

     ;Not only may�察�but she has missioned me to ask you to。 I think we 

had better be moving over to the cook tent�察�now�察�if we wish any breakfast。 

I expect the hungry roustabouts have about cleaned the place out by this 

time。; 

     They soon arrived at the cook tent。          Here Phil left Mr。 Sparling while 

he passed about among the tables�察�greeting such of his old acquaintances 

as he had not yet seen that morning。            He was introduced to many of the 

new ones�察�all of whom had heard pretty much everything about Phil's past 

achievements before he reached their tables。              The people of a circus are 

much   like   a   big   family�察  �and   everyone   knows�察  �or   thinks   he   knows�察  �the 

whole family history of his associates。 

     Even Phil's plucky work in the big top�察�less than an hour before�察�had 



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already traveled to the cook tent�察�and many curious glances were directed 

to   the   slim�察  �modest�察  �boy   as   he   passed   among   his   friends   quietly�察  �giving 

them his greetings。 

     Teddy�察  �on   the    other   hand�察  �was   not   saying   a   word。    He   was    busy 

eating。 

     ;How's your   appetite  this   morning�察�Teddy�拭─ �questioned   Phil�察 �sinking 

down on the bench beside his panion。 

     ;Pretty fair�察─�answered Teddy in a muffled voice。               ;I began at the top´ 

´; 

     ;Top of what�拭─�

     ;Top of the bill of fare。       I've cleaned up everything halfway down the 

list�察  �and   I'm   going   through   the   whole   bill�察  �even   if   I   have   to   get   up   and 

shake myself down like the miller does a bag of meal。; 

     ;Be careful�察 �old chap。        Remember   you   and I have   to begin our   real 

work today。       We   shall   want to   be in the   best of shape   for our   ring   act。 

You won't�察�if you fill up as you are doing now�察─�warned Phil。 

     ;Not going to work today。; 

     ;What's that�拭─�

     ;No flying rings today。; 

     ;I don't understand。; 

     ;No   flying   rings�察  �I   said。 Mr。   Sparling   isn't   going   to   put   on   our   act 

today。; 

     ;How do you know�拭─�asked Phil in some surprise。 

     ;Heard him say so。; 

     ;When�拭─�

     ;Just now。; 

     ;Why�察�I came in with him myself less than ten minutes ago; 

     ;I know。      He stopped right in front of my table here to speak to the 

ringmaster。      Heard   him   say   you   were   not   to   be   allowed   to   go   on   till 

tomorrow。       We don't have to go in the parade today if we don't want to�察�

either。    But you are to ride Emperor in the Grand Entry�察�and I'm to do my 

stunt on the educated mule。; 

     ;Pshaw�察  �I   can   work   today   as   well   as   I   ever   could�察─  �said   Phil   in   a 

disappointed tone。        ;And I'm going on�察�too�察�unless Mr。 Sparling gives me 



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distinct orders to the contrary。; 

     Phil got the orders before he had finished his breakfast。 

     ;Believe   me�察  �Phil�察  �I   know   best�察─  �said   Mr。   Sparling�察  �noting   the   lad's 

disappointment。        ;You have had a pretty severe strain this morning�察�and 

to   go   on   now   with   the   excitement   of   the   first   day   added   to   that�察  �I   fear 

might be too much for you。            It might lay you up for some weeks�察�and we 

cannot afford to have that happen�察�you know。                 I need you altogether too 

much for that。; 

     ;Very well�察�sir�察�it shall be as you wish。           I suppose I may go on in the 

Grand Entry as usual�拭─�

     ;Oh�察�yes�察�if you wish。; 

     ;I do。; 

     ;Very well�察�then I'll let Mr。 Kennedy know。               You had better lie down 

and rest while the parade is out。; 

     ;Thank you�察�I hardly think that will be necessary。                  I feel fit enough 

for work right now。; 

     ;Such is youth and enthusiasm�察─�mused the showman�察�passing on out 

of the cook tent�察�once more to go over his arrangements�察�for there  were 

many details to be looked after on this the first day of the show's season on 

the road。 

     Phil    called   on   Mrs。    Sparling     after  breakfast�察   �receiving     from    the 

showman's   wife   a   most   hospitable   wele。           She   asked   him   all   about 

how he   had   spent   the   winter�察 �and   seemed   particularly  interested   in   Mrs。 

Cahill�察�who was now the legal guardian of both the boys。                    Mrs。 Sparling 

already had a letter in her pocket�察�with the check for one hundred dollars 

which the showman had drawn for Phil。                It was going to Mrs。 Cahill to be 

deposited to the lad's credit�察�but he would know nothing of this until the 

close   of   the   season。   After   he   had   gone   home   he   would   find   himself   a 

hundred dollars richer than he thought。 

     His   call   finished�察  �Phil   went   out   and   rejoined   Teddy。   Together   they 

started back toward the dressing tent to set their trunks in order and get out 

such   of   their   costumes   as   they   would   need   that   afternoon   and   evening。 

Then   again�察  �the   dressing   tent   was   really   the   most   attractive   part   of   the 

show to all the performers。          It was here that they talked of their work and 



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life�察�occasionally practiced new acts of a minor character�察�and indulged in 

pranks like a lot of schoolboys at recess time。 

     As   they   were   passing   down   along   the   outside   of   the   big   top�察  �Phil 

noticed several laborers belonging to the show sitting against the side wall 

sunning themselves。         He observed that one of the men was eyeing Teddy 

and himself with rather more than ordinary interest。 

     Phil did not give it a second thought�察�however�察�until suddenly Teddy 

gave his arm a violent pinch。 

     ;What is it�拭─�

     ;See those fellows sitting there�拭─�

     ;Yes。    What of it�拭─�

     ;One of them is the fellow who ducked me under the water tank back 

at Germantown。; 

     ;You don't say�拭      �Which one�拭─�

     ;Fellow with the red hair。        I heard them call him Larry as I passed�察�or 

I   might   not   have   noticed   him   particularly。   His   hair   is   redder   than   Rod 

Palmer's。     I should think it would set him on fire。; 

     ;It certainly would seem so。; 

     ;Mister Larry has got something ing to him good and proper�察�and 

he's going to get it�察�you take my word for that。; 

     Phil laughed good naturedly。 
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