You know all that occurred after that."
"Was there more than one who threw you overboard?"
"I am unable to say. I did not even see one," said Phil with
a half-smile. "I felt myself being lifted--that's all. The next
minute I was in the river, with the 'Marie' pounding away
downstream at a lively clip."
"Dastardly! Dastardly!" growled the showman. "I shall send for
a detective to meet us in Memphis tomorrow. This thing has gone
far enough."
"I think I agree with you, sir," was Phil's half-humorous answer.
"But I had been in hopes of solving this mystery myself."
"Yes, and you came near losing your life as the result.
No, sir! This thing must be cleared up at once. I shall wire to
St. Louis now, and we will have a man with us sometime tomorrow.
Say nothing to anyone of my plan. The detective will join
the show in some capacity or other, and have regular duties
to perform. You will know him, but no one else will
except myself. I think the Roman races are about due under the
big top now. Suppose you go in and change your clothes, joining
me at my table after you come out.
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