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     ;I did�察�but I might have known you wouldn't have had sense enough to 

sit where you ought to。; 

     ;Where's that�拭─�

     ;On the floor。; 

     ;I  am   not   in  the  habit   of  being   received   that  way�察─   �taunted   Phil�察�

making no move to vacate the chair。 

     Sully�察�with a grunt of disapproval�察�sat down in another chair�察�placing 

himself so the light would fall fully on Phil's face。 

     ;Now�察�what's your name�拭─�

     ;You'll have to guess that�察─�smiled Phil。 

     ;That's where you're wrong。         I know it。; 

     ;What is my name�拭─�

     ;Forrest。    You're a bareback rider in the Sparling outfit。 You thought 

you would not be known�察�but you see you are。 You can't fool a man in the 

show business so easily。        After you have grown older in the business you 

will learn a few things。; 



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     ;I am learning fast�察─�laughed the lad。           ;I am learning a lot of things 

that I wish I did not have to learn。; 

     ;What�察�for instance�拭─�

     ;That there are such men as you in the show business。; 

     ;Be careful�察�boy。      You will go too far�察�the first thing you know。 Now�察�

what are you doing here�拭─�

     ;If   you   know   so   much   I   don't   see   why   you   should   have   to   ask   that 

question。; 

     ;I'm asking。; 

     ;And I'm not telling。        I'll answer none of your questions�察�unless it is 

about something that I can tell you without getting others into trouble。; 

     ;You already have admitted that you are with the Sparling show。 You 

have made several slips of the tongue since I got hold of you。; 

     ;I   haven't   denied   that   I   am   with   the   Sparling   show�察  �neither   have   I 

admitted it。     I decline to lie or to give you any information of any nature 

whatever。; 

     ;When is the Sparling show coming here�拭─�

     ;I was not aware that it was coming here。            Is it�拭─�

     ;No�察  �I   didn't   mean   that。  I   mean   when   are   they   going   to   show   in 

Corinto�拭─�

     Phil was silent。 

     ;You might as well make a clean breast of the whole business�察�young 

man。     I've   caught   you   red´handed�察  �snooping   about   the   lot   for   two   days 

quizzing everybody。         Now what's the game�拭─�

     ;There is no game。; 

     ;What is Sparling trying to find out�拭─�

     ;You will have to ask him�察�I guess。; 

     Sully surveyed the lad in silence for a minute or two。 

     ;I couldn't understand�察�at first�察�why he should send a kid like you to 

spy upon us�察�but I begin to see that you are a sharp little monkey; 

     Just then the showman was interrupted by the entrance of the foreman 

of the stake and chain gang。 

     ;Bob�察�I want you to tell me exactly what questions this cub asked you 

yesterday�拭─�



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     ;I   thought   he   was   some   curious   town   fellow�察  �so   I   didn't   pay   much 

attention to his questions。         When I saw him on the lot�察�again today�察�and 

heard him asking other folks�察�kind of careless like�察�I began to smell a rat。; 

     ;What did he want to know�察�I'm asking you�拭─�

     The     foreman     related   as   well   as   he   could    remember�察     �just   what 

conversation had taken place between himself and Phil Forrest�察�omitting�察�

however�察�the fact that he had furnished any information。                   It would have 

ended his connection with the show right there�察�had he let the owner know 

how much he really had told。 

     Phil grinned appreciatively�察�but it was not for him to get the foreman 

into trouble。 

     ;Hm´m� ─�mused Sully。           ;You found out a lot�察�I presume�拭─�

     ;I can truthfully say that I found out that what I had heard about the 

show is true。; 

     ;And what's that�察�if I may ask�拭─�

     ;Thieves。      I   happen   to   know   that   they   travel   right   along   with   the 

show�察�and I shouldn't be surprised if you got part of their stealings�察�either�察─�

Phil boldly flung at the showman。 

     Sully's   face   went   redder   than   ever�察  �while   his   fingers   clenched   and 

unclenched。       It was   evident that the  man   feared to   let his   anger  get   the 

better of him。 

     ;If he ever lets go at me�察�I'm a goner�察─�thought Phil understanding that�察�

besides an almost ungovernable temper�察�the man possessed great physical 

strength。     ;I guess he won't do anything of the sort�察�unless I goad him to 

it。   I believe that I have said about enough。; 

     ;Watch him a minute�察�Bob�察─�directed Sully�察�rising and stepping to the 

other end of the car。       He returned a minute later。 

     ;Young   man�察─  �he   said�察   �if   you   had   been   more   civil   you   might   have 

gotten away with your bluff; 

     ;I have not tried to bluff you�察─�interjected Phil。 

     ;As it is�察�I think I'll lock you up until morning�察�and�察�if you are ready 

then to make a clean breast of the whole affair�察�perhaps I shall let you go 

back with a message to your bossa message that he won't like�察�I reckon。; 

     ;You won't send any such message by me�察─�retorted Phil。 ;Carry your 



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own messages。        Where you going to lock me up�拭─�

     ;In a place where you will be safe。          But I shouldn't advise you to get 

red´headed about it。        There will be someone nearby to take all the howl 

out of you if you try it。; 

     ;You had better not� ─�

     ;What do you think�察�Bob�拭         �Is it safe to let this fellow go�拭─�

     ;Well�察�I suppose you've got to let him go sometime。               He'll be getting 

us into trouble if you keep him。; 

     ;I'll take the chance of that。      We can drop him just before crossing the 

line back into the United States。; 

     ;That's a good game。; 

     ;Then the United States authorities can't take any action on an offense 

committed across the border。          I don't believe they would�察�anyway。            It is 

all a part of the show game。         I'd like to drop the spy over the Falls when 

we get to Niagara�察─�added Sully。 

     ;I might get wet if you did that�察─�grinned Phil。 

     ;You'll   be   lucky   if   you   don't   get   worse�察  �which   you   will   unless   you 

keep a more civil tongue in your head。            Yes�察�I guess that will be the best 

plan�察�Bob。; 

     ;Youyou don't mean that you will drop him over the Falls�拭─�gasped 

the foreman。 

     ;No�察─  �laughed   Sully。    ;Not   that�察  �much   as   I'd   like   to。 But   it   would 

serve him right。      I'm going to lock him up�察�that's what I mean。; 

     ;Where�拭─�

     ;Here。; 

     ;But he'll get out。; 

     ;Not from where I put him。; 

     The foreman looked about him a puzzled expression in his eyes。 

     ;What do you say to the linen closet�拭─�

     ;The linen closet�拭─�

     ;Yes。    I have just looked at it。       There will be room enough for him�察�

and there's no opening through which he can call to anyone on the outside。 

If he does make an outcry some of us will be here to look after him。; 

     ;That's a good game。        I hadn't thought of it before。; 



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     ;Come along�察�my fine young bareback rider。                  You'll wish you'd stuck 

to your own business before you get through with us� ─�

     Phil   was   led   down   the   side   passageway   of   the   car   and   thrust   into   a 

narrow   compartment�察        �about    three   sides   of  which    were    shelves   loaded 

down with the linen used on the car。 

     There   was   room   for   a   chair   in   the   compartment   and   he   could   stand 

upright。     However�察�had he wished to lie down he would have been unable 

to do so。 

     ;So this is the prison you have decided to lock me in�察�is it�拭─�grinned 

the lad。 

     ;It looks that way。       I guess it will bring you to your senses。 You'll talk 

by tomorrow morning�察�I'll guarantee。; 

     ;I guess you will have another guess coming�察─�warned Phil。 

     Without further parley Sully slammed the door and locked it�察�leaving 

Phil in absolute darkness。 

     ;Now   I   am   in   a   fix�察  �for   sure。 If   Sully   hadn't   been   quite   so   big   I 

should have taken a chance and pitched into him。                 He is strong enough to 

eat me alive。      I could handle the fellow�察�Bob�察�all right�察�but not Sully。               So 

I have got to stay here all night�拭�Fine�察�fine�           �I hope I don't smother。; 

     The car soon settled down to quiet again。                Phil knew�察�however�察�that 

he    was   not   alonethat    undoubtedly       there   was   someone      watching     his 

prison。     He examined the place as well as he could in the darkness�察�tried 

the   door�察  �ran   his   hands   over   the   sides   and   up   among   the   piles   of   linen。 

There was scant encouragement to be found�察�though Phil believed that if 

he had room to take a running start he might break the door down。 

     He decided to remain quiet�察�and after his exciting experiences he was 

quite willing to rest himself for a time。            The lad pulled a lot of the linen 

down      to  the  floor�察  �and   making     a  bed   for  himself�察   �doubled    up   like  a 

jackknife     and   settled   himself    for  the   night。   It  was   not  a  comfortable 

position�察�but Phil Forrest was used to roughing it。                 In a few minutes he 

was sound asleep。 



               

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