I have an idea, however,
that they will not do so at once, fearing they may have been
recognized, or at any rate that their plans are known to
someone else."
"Do you think they recognized you?"
"I do not. I did not speak. I was on the point of doing so,
then checked myself."
"Right! You are one in a hundred. I will have a watch kept on
the net, and an examination made of it before every performance."
Phil smiled faintly.
"I am not afraid for myself."
"No, that's your greatest failing. You are not afraid of
anything and you take very long chances. I hope you will be
more cautious in the future. You must be careful, Phil, and
you had better caution your partner, Teddy Tucker. Does he
know of this?"
"No, but I intend to tell him. He is more interested in the
possibility of recovering his egg than in any personal danger
to himself or to me," said the Circus Boy with a short laugh.
"Keep your eyes open, and take care of yourself. If we fail
to get a clue by the time we get to Des Moines I shall send
to St. Louis for the best detective they have and put him on
the case.
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