When
I get my new bill printed, I must have your name on it."
They left Conway about noon the next day.
The Foxes, were destined to hear of Harry's success. The Conway
_Citizen_ was taken in the family, and, much to their astonishment,
this is what they found, prominently placed, in the next number:
"The magical entertainment of Professor Hemenway, on Thursday evening,
was even more successful than usual. He had had the good fortune to
secure the services of a young vocalist named Harry Vane, who charmed
both young and old by two popular selections. His voice and execution
are both admirable, and we predict for him a brilliant future."
Mr. Fox read this aloud in evident wonder and excitement.
"Did you ever hear the like?" he said.
"Who'd have thought it?" chimed in Mrs. Fox.
CHAPTER VIII
A LIBERAL OFFER
Then commenced a round of travel--what the professor called a
professional tour. By day they traveled in the wagon, carrying their
paraphernalia with them, stopping at the principal towns, and giving
evening entertainments. At many of these places the magician was well
known, and his tricks were not new. But he had an attraction in his
young assistant, who was regularly advertised on the posters as the
"celebrated young vocalist, whose songs are everywhere received with
admiring applause.
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