The Circus Boys in Dixie Land; Or, Winning the Plaudits of the Sunny South

s destined to remain many weeks, before she would be able to be

left the United States and were touring Canada, playing in many of the quaint little Fren

r" clown act, which was daily added to and improved upo

e he went to read the papers when he got a chance, came ba

the owner cordially,

, but possibly nothi

ave to dec

uestioned Mr. S

how in C

s;

ard you mention tha

u ask that

asking another," sm

we make t

consulted hi

sday," he said. "Anyt

es

ha

is another show billed to

ha

ze on Phil's face, to make

odrome Circus is bil

you find

wn at the hotel this morning. I thought

ly is cutting in on us, is he? I thought he was playing

ve

asures to get him out. He got money from some source last season, and put a show of his own on the road. He

must confess that I neve

ry a gang of thieves and confidence men with them, who work among the spectators on t

such dishonest people in the sh

happy to say, however, that there are few sho

to get with one of them," smiled Phil.

But about this

will you do

too," decided the showman a

Mond

es

ntend to skip a

all ha

d quick action. He made up his mind i

show for a few days, if you don't

t you think I can," answered the lad w

nt you to do is to join

n th

day is over. Follow the show right along from town to town until next Monday, paying your way when you go in and keeping your eyes ope

vidence do you

. "You are not doing anything improper. I do not ask you to pry into their private affairs. We have a right, however, to find out if we can, what their plans are with relation to ourselves. If they are pl

Who will take my place

h in these small towns. I don't care if you do not join out until w

orking

the close of the season. They are going to have a big cotton crop in the south this fall,

ant me to star

w. You will be off sometime this afternoon. But perhaps you can go on in you

that

er directions for you. S

Sparling sent for Phil again, the lad having in the meantime packed a few n

ill be at St. Cat

ou re

hat time can

tents. Let me warn you that Sully is ugly and unscrupulous. If he were to

Have you any fur

ome money. You can't

my expense account and turn it in to you when

time. That is, if you get sufficient information. You kn

hink

k out for

l tr

to anyone what you are

rhaps if you will, you might make the

gotten away. He'll be raising the roo

t, the boy proceeded to the sleeping car in which he berthed, for his bag. Securing

with which he provided himself when the train agent came through. Late in the evening the lad turned in. Riding in a sleeping car w

questioned Phi

Catha

f his berth aside. Day was ju

name of the Sully Hippodrome Circus. "They have just got in," he decided from certain familiar si

h, to tell the truth, he approached with keen zest. He was beginning to enter into the spirit of the work to wh