"Why is it ridiculous?"
"Who ever heard of a boy advance agent?"
"That's just the point. Nobody ever did, and it will be a complete novelty, and a big ad. for the show."
Mr. Wattles gazed at the boy almost admiringly.
"Well, you are a corker!" he exclaimed.
"A good advance agent ought to be a corker, oughtn't he, sir?"
"I suppose so—yes."
"Shan't we sit down and talk the matter over?"
"Yes."
And the manager sank into a convenient chair, gazing at his youthful companion with an expression indicative of bewilderment.