Motor Matt's Make Up

ning against one of the guy ropes. The wind was blowing half a gale, and the big tents swayed and tug

ing him pehindt me, und den-whizz, bang! Ach, how der shparks dit fly! Dere vas fordy-'l

l, head to the wind, blouse and wide trousers flapping

alled, mooring hims

one powder-blackened hand up and down his tro

he Chinaman, "him velly

e go off mit itsel

his yellow face, and he

im devil joss stic

l's brain as he stared at Ping. The C

r gandle vas my pack pehindt und I don'd see? Dit you make all der drouples

a yell o

uh?" he demanded. "Why my

ike. Oof I findt oudt dot you lit der gandle, den I vill ged

lad that he was able to chan

piecee papel

er, shink. How could I lose

ame place you ma

et from his blouse. Carl

a look at d

ntained writing, but it was no

t I see on dis paper looks schust like hen dracks. It don'd va

nd examined the sheet of pa

hina writing. Some fleak lettee dlop-h

ed his brow

as we know, Ping. I peen a tedectif. Meppy you vill make a te

no makee

er tedectif p

gottee sense

anners vat vas draveling mit der show? Ditn't I get dot Ben Al

tee fi' tho

les from vere I am. It takes time to get money from Inchia. I was a shmard feller

la

o choin in

vy pidgin, Cla

w came running around the tent wall. Carl grabbed the l

ded the "barker," coming to

zness to know," was the

t, on account of his shady character,

Bill, truculently, "an' it looked to me as though that sheet

urseluf," warned Carl

yuh git t

y blace else, don'd let us keep you a minid. M

lared Wily Bill angrily, "or I'l

nk. Here it iss different as it vas in der show.

g

Bill, "and I'll tell him yuh've

e telling Purto

" took a st

give me that

iss in der ledder, den oof it agrees mit vat iss dere you pro

ll. "I don't have to tell what's in the lette

to translate the "hen tracks," but the

toutly. "You tell me vat iss in der ledder,

s clinched fist, "pass that over or I'll push yer face inter

der game. Hit me in der eye! Dot geds my madt oop kevicker as anyt'ing, und

with the full force of his right. Carl ducked sideways. The fist misse

distance, was hurrying up to take a part in proceedings. He arriv

footing. The breath was knocked out of him, and

led Carl. "Schust tell him va

ily?" demanded the showman. "You know very well

is temper a little in hand, "has got a letter bel

asked Burton, whirli

"I got a ledder, und he say it pelongs by him. Aber he

envelope

ss no e

e a name on

no name

lobster and that chink turned on a row in the side show. The Dutchman got one of the Armless Wonder's Roman can

"Den it vas you, hey? I von't be no tedectif mit you! You vas no bard

'll settle this letter business before we do an

rl, watching angrily while Ping allowed the wind t

did he

der groundt. Dot's vat he say, aber

it t

from the proprietor of the show, an

Bill made a desperate grab for it. The showman was too

and we'll talk this over. I don't like the way you're acting in this matter, and if you know when

boded him no good, Wily Bill turned on his

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