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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。