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

he felt little satisfa

t once. But the lads had stayed on, and had gone about their duties, Phil working with all the force that w

were to make a detour and drop down into Kansas, whence their course w

ew in the stateroom, but he had bombarded Mr. James Sparling with messages and demands that the Circus

n at Aberdeen, South Dakota, and as it came to a stop a

eft the car, saying he would return after breakfast, but instead of going directly to breakfas

e looked at the Circus Boys, who were at that moment getting ready to go to church, a duty that Phil never neglected. He still remembered

asked, noting the gaze of the a

expect company," answ

d him sus

see it in his eyes," announced Tucker shrewdly

e with me," repli

eddy

man boarded the car, at the stateroom

rling, owner of the S

up, surprise writte

e greeted the caller.

a surprise, but it is time I

and Tucker?" asked the m

es

gone to church. A l

turning loose a bun

t tightening of M

o be the trou

the worst boys I ever came

uested, and helped them

ave

nquire w

either of them. They have thoroughly disorganized this car, and each of them has assaulted me. Had I followed t

leaned back

you did n

ded the mana

f your life. Mr. Snowden, I am fully inform

een spying on me and reporting to

. They have taken their medicine like men. I make it a rule to keep posted on what is going on in every department of my show. I therefor

do you

well as could be expected of them, but they have been in such a constant sta

very fr

not only have neglected the work but y

ung cubs have done with me,"

ntrary. However, be that as it may

a ch

es

ot unde

it more plain. I'm

you disc

ve gues

iled a superio

with you. You can't discharge

ions. Here is a check for your salary to the end of the season. We are quits. I do not have

turned a s

en-when do you w

it my personal business to throw you off," announced the showman with rising color. He had contained himself as long as he could

arp, your baggage and yourself will be out

his former car manager hurriedly p

snarled Snowden as he walked from t

g. "This will be a good time for me to look over

ric button, and Henry, the po

orrest ret

, s

Conley o

s,

d hi

stateroom, a broad

our friend has gone. I

l be able to do some real work! We'll show you what we can do! By the way, Mr. S

l have a chan

k you

me questions as we go along. Please first tell the porter to send Ph

nced there were none of the other men of the crew on board the car at

nutes of going over books and reports. The chief found many things

wden. What I should have done was to have got r

them if he'd used them like human beings. They both put up with more than I would have stood. But I tell you, that boy, Teddy-Spotted Horse, the boys call him-did hand it ou

hat ab

of Phil's clever piece of work, Mr. Sp

at things from Phil Forrest some of these days, and his friend, Tedd

p Conley. "Somebody got on the back pl

e Circus Boy

d in the state

uble?" la

y no

t, but I reckon the

or they halted, scarcely able to believe their eyes

hil dashing in, with Te

ou," laughed the showman, th

," cried Phil, hugging h

e Sparling organization has not been quite the same since you l

the d

omes near him. He has not been in the r

re. I don't like this

u do not lik

tly that. The work

persisted

" interposed Phil.

n't like it and that's the truth. M

f course, if you think

going t

tain

rew a l

there's going to be trouble on th

oub

s,

ind of

within an inch of his lif

hed, Teddy. W

certain party on

y ai

umber Three. Behave yourself, Teddy, and learn all you can. You may be a car manager yoursel

have been having; that won't b

l broke out into a h

ed very mu

keenly at his employer. There was something about the

answered the showman, hi

re i

r manager of this car. He is no longer connected with the Sparling Show in

him, scarcely able to bel

car any more?"

gain, yo

of of the car, and beginning a miniature war dance about the stateroom, until, for the sake of

sed of Teddy, I should like to h

e been disappointed in Snowden for sometime. I had about decided to remove him before you joined the car. I wished, however, to send you boys on, knowing fu

sincerely sorry for Mr. Snowden. He knew the work; I wish I were half as familiar w

ddy, whom Phil had

be a raging lion fo

Car Three now?" inquired Phil. "You know I am

cided. Of course the car

p your mind who you will appoint as the

hav

have to get a man

es

l, we can busy ourselves. We are slighting a good ma

ady a good publicity man. But you will not have to lie here

who the new manage

ger of Car Three!" was