The Circus Boys on the Plains; Or, The Young Advance Agents Ahead of the Show

im, Teddy!" h

down on the manager's head, at the same time ho

ngry as the seconds passed. Phil, who had gone to the wash

g?" demanded Phil, for the momen

swered Teddy triumphantly. "S

or each of us," sho

ad by the collar of his pajamas and jerked

, or you will have to reckon with me

his is my inning. I

without your inter

l quickly hauled the quilts off

t have fallen on y

sol

urpose! He did

out of bed, di

man of you, and get your breakfasts; then get off on your routes. Things

while the grinning billposters made haste to get into their clothes

ight before. Besides, all hands were in good humor, for they had had more real excitemen

x livery teams were in waiting for the me

rushes and pails, together with the paper that had been carefully laid out and cou

an easy matter for him to lift one of the big cans of paste to a wagon without assistance. Teddy, however, sto

Mr. Sparling this m

red Mr. Snow

did he

of your busine

e I am interested, it really is none of m

are you

o out on one of t

are you going on

t of going wi

the sort. You will go

go with me, Mr. Snowd

to work today and I s

r it befo

I hope he falls off

oes, le

all try to take care

an encoura

cke

s,

im how to manage the boiler and mix the paste. I d

mptly, after delivering himself of which sentiment he st

the fresh morning air was a

of a deserted house. It evidently had been aban

t with paper until the neighbors won't know it. When we g

he billposter was spreading his paper out on the

of the house and the two ends, so that the pictures might be seen from every poi

ng out Billy. "

ng. He had noted every m

ake to learn to pos

hers get fairly expert after

try one

t one is easy I will gi

be a small hay barn a li

chance, my b

s the field. With more skill than might have been expected with his limited experience he smeared the p

ring the bright colors of the face of the picture, until the colors were one hopeless daub.

d. "I'm posting myself

und, laughing until the t

," explained Phil with a sickly grin. "Oh, pshaw, I'm not as much of a billposte

etty big contract when you tri

her end of the barn. A one-sheet is a small,

nod

ne-sheet is about as big a piece of

t trouble, and did a very good job, so mu

ing to learn, and you are quick to admit that you do not know it all. Most fel

work, thinned the paste and

he cried, pointing

is it,

tanding up on that h

andy place on which

circular structure, painted a dark red, w

permission to post a bill on there, even if y

y n

, sets as much store by that building

I 'square' him, do you?" questione

ve no ladders that would reach; in fact we have no ladde

e active mind already had decided upon a method by which he thoug

Phil jumped out and

he asked of the farmer who a

d

g the Sparling Circus, and we thought we

azed at him

a cast-iron nerve eve

you an order for it, but will write a personal letter to the owner, who is my very good friend. He will show you all there is to be seen, and I will see to it that you take dinner with him in the circus tent. No; there is no obligation. All

er for the box, then scribbled a few lines to Mr. Sparling

anied by the pass and order for the arena box at the circus. "It is a pleasure to meet a

h the ci

s,

was a pretty young fel

w. I am a performer, you know. I am out with

ooking over the trim figure and brigh

ing trapeze and do a

that

s,

my life. But, come to size you up, I reckon you can do all them things you've been tell

ow for the rest of the season. Well, thank you very much. We will dec

three-sheet on a hog pen, but Phil Forrest knew what he was doing. At lea

ck here," cal

wered Phil turn

e he

farmer was standing finger

dn't stick them bil

's heart took

u say. I do not wish to do

f them circus pictures from top to bottom, if

rt bounded back in