The Circus Boys on the Plains : or, the Young Advance Agents Ahead of the Show by Edgar B. P. Darlington
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is not equal to it is not a showman."
Phil squared his shoulders a little. "Then I will be a showman," he said, in a quiet tone. "That is the talk. That sounds like Phil Forrest. It is usual for shows to have a general agent who has charge of all the advance work, and who directs the cars and the men from some central point. Heretofore I have done all of this myself, but our show is getting so large, and there is so much opposition in the field, that I have been thinking of putting on a general agent next season. However, we will talk that over later." "And so you are the car manager, eh," quizzed Teddy. "It seems so." "Won't I have a snap now?" chuckled the lad. "Yes; your work will be done with a snap or back you go to Mr. Sparling, young man," laughed Phil. "There will be no drones in this hive." "What have you been doing?" inquired the owner. "I'm the dough boy." "The dough boy?" |
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