The Circus Boys Across The Continent
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Chapter I. The Boys Hear Good News
"You never can guess it--you never can guess the news, Teddy," cried Phil Forrest, rushing into the gymnasium, his face flushed with excitement.
Teddy Tucker, clad in a pair of linen working trunks and a ragged, sleeveless shirt, both garments much the worse for their winter‘s wear, was lazily swinging a pair of Indian clubs.
"What is it, some kind of riddle, Phil?" he questioned, bringing the clubs down to his sides.
"Do be serious for a minute, won‘t you?"
"Me, serious? Why, I never cracked a smile. Isn‘t anything to smile at. Besides, do you know, since I‘ve been in the circus business, every time I want to laugh I check myself so suddenly that it hurts?"
"How‘s that?"
"Because I think I‘ve still got my makeup on and that I‘ll crack it if I laugh."
"What, your face?"
"My face? No! My makeup. By the time I remember that I haven‘t any makeup on I‘ve usually forgotten what it was I wanted t
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