"Now, boys, it is up to you. I look to you to put the Greatest
out of business, for one day at least. You should be out of town
and on the first daub inside of thirty minutes. I will go with
you and pick up the breakfasts; then you will go it alone.
Don't leave a piece of board as big as a postage stamp uncovered.
Wherever you strike a farmer, make him sign a brief agreement not
to let anyone cover our paper. Pay him something in addition
to the tickets you give him. Here is an agreement that you can
copy from. Make your route as quickly as you can and do it well;
then hurry back here. I may need you."
"Hooray!" muttered Rosie the Pig.
"Hold your tongue!" commanded Billy, "Think this is a Fourth of
July celebration?"
"Go ahead!"
Phil hopped into one of the wagons, and off they started. It was
but the work of a few minutes to load the packages of breakfast
into the wagons, after which the men drove quickly away.
Phil paid the bill. But he was not yet through with his early
morning work. He made his way to the livery stable.
"Send another rig over to the car at once. I want you to bring
the day's work of lithographs and banners here, and my men will
work them out from your stables. I do not want the opposition
car to know what we are doing until it is nearly all done.
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