THE MEDFORD DAILY TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREOON, TUESDAY, SEl'TMMJtER 7, 190!)
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(Continued.)
Synopsis Chapter I Polly, a child
of the circus, is brought up by Toby,
a clown, and by a boss onnvnsuinu
called "Muvver Jim." She learns to
ride Bingo, a circus horse, and grows
to womanhood knowing no life ex
cept that of the circus.
Chapter II A church near the cir-
us lot interests Polly. Jim reproves
lier for her reckless riiUrp;
Chapter HI Polly urges Bingo to
unprecedented speed nr.d falls. Toby
find Jim carry the injured girl to the
parsonage nearby.
"She's hurt bad," was Jim's laconic
reply.'
"The devil she Is!" said Barker,
looking at Douglas for confirmation.
"Is that right?'
"She won't be able to travel for some
time," said Douglas.
"Mr. Barker is our manager," Toby
explained as he edged bis way to the
pastor's side. .
"Some time!" Barker looked at
tDonglas as though he were to blame
tor their misfortune. "Well, you just
et she will." he declared menacingly.
"See here. Barker, don't you talk to
him like that," said Jim, facing the
manager. "He's darned square, even
If he is a parson." Barker turned
away. He was not a bad hearted man,
but he was Irritated and npset at los
ing the star feature of his bill.
"Ain't this my dodgasted luck?" ho
muttered to himself as bis eye again
traveled to the boss canvasman. "You
get out of here, Jim," he shouted, "an"
start them wagons. The show's got to
go on. Poll or no Poll!"
He turned with bis band on the
doorkndb and jerked out a grudging
thanks to the pastor. "It's all fired
good of yon to take her in," he said,
"but it's tough to lose her. Good
Bight!" He banged the door and clat
tered down the steps.
Jim waited. He was trying to find
words in which to tell his gratitude.
None came, and he turned to go, with
a short "Goodby." '
"Good night. Jim," said the pastor.
Be crossed the room and took the big
fellow's hand.
"Much obliged," Jim answered gruff
ly. It was bis only polite phrase, and
he had taught Polly to say it Doug
las waited until Jim had passed down
the steps, then turned to Toby, who
Btill lingered near the table. .
"You'll tell her how It was nie an'
Jim had to leave her without sayin'
goodby. won't you. sir?" Toby pleaded.
"Yes. Indeed." Douglas promised.
"I'll jes' put this little bit of money
Into her satchel." He picked up the
little brown bag that was to have been
Tolly's birthday gift. "Me an" Jim
will lie send in' her miire shod."
"You're going to miss her, I'm
afraid." Douglas said, feeling an Ir
resistible desire to gain the old man's
confidence.
"Lord bless you. yes. sir!" Toby an
swered, turning upon film eagerly.
"Me an' Jim has been father an' inoth-
"JVo matter uiial )uippvnn, the show has
to ((O on."
er an' jes' about everything to that
little one. She wasn't much biggcr'n
a handful of peanuts when we begun
a-worryln' about her."
; "Well, Mainly will do the worrying
now," Douglas laughed. "She's been
dying for a chance to mother some
body all along. Why, she even tried
It on me."
"I noticed as how some of those
hurcb people seemed to look, kinder
queer at uie,'r said" Toby, "an V been
a-wonderln' if inebbe they might feel
the same about her."
"Oh. they're all right!" Douglas as
sured him. "They'll be her friends in
no time." 1
"She's fit for 'em, sir," Toby plead
ed. "She's good, clean Into tbe mid
dle of her heart."
"I'm sure of it." Douglas answered.
"I've heard how some church folks
feels towards us circus . people, sir,
an' I Jes" wanted you to know that
there ain't finer families or better
mothers or fathers or grandfathers or
grandmothers anywhere than among
us. Why, that girl's mother rode the
horses afore her, an' her mother afore
that, au' her grandmother an' grand
father afore that, an' there ain't no
body what's cared more for their good
name an' their children's good name
'an her people has. You see, sir, cir
cus folks Is all like thut. They's Jes'
like one big family. They tends to
their business uu' takes good care of
thelrselves. They has to or they
couldn't do their work. It's 'cause I'm
leavln' her with you that I'm sayiu'
all this," the old man apologized.
"I'm glnd you told me. Toby," Doug
las answered kindly. "I've never
known much about circus folks."
"I guess I'd better be goln'," Toby
faltered as his eyes roved hungrily tv
ward the stairway.
"I'll send you our route, au' mebbe
you'll be lettin' us know how she is."
"Indeed, I will." Douglas assured
him heartily.
"You might tell her we'll write ever'
day or so." he added.
"I'll tell her." Douglas promised ear
nestly. "Good night!" The. old man hesitat
ed, unwilling to go, bnt unable to find
further pretext for staying.,.
"Good night, Toby." Douglas ex
tended his hand toward the bent figure
that was about to shuttle past him.
The withered hand of the white faced
clown rested in tbe strong grasp of the
pastor, and bis pale little eyes sought
tbe face of the stalwart man before'
him. A numb desolation was growing
in his heart. The object for which he
had gone on day by day was being left
behind and he must stumble forth
Into the night alone.
"It's hard to leave her," he mum
bled, "but th show bas got to go on."
Tbe door shut out the bent, old fig
ure. Douglas stood for some time
where Toby had left him, still think
ing of his prophetic words. His rev
erie was broken by the sounds of tbe
departing wagons, the low muttered
curses of the drivers, tbe shrieking
and roaring of -the animals, as the cir
cus train moved np the distant bill.
"The show has got to go on," he re
peated as he crossed to his study table
and seated himself for work in the
dim light of the old fashioned lamp.
He put out one hand to draw the
sheets of his interrupted sermon to
ward him. but instead it fell upon a
small sailor hat. He twisted the bat
absently in his fingers, not yet realiz
ing the new order of things that was
coming Into his life. Msndy tiptoed
softly down the stairs. She placed one
pudgy forefinger on her lips and rolled
her large eyes skyward. "Dnt sure
am an angel chile straight from heb-'
ben," she whispered. "She done got a
face jes' like a little Bower."
"Straight from heaven," Douglas re
peated as she crossed softly to the ta
ble and picked up the satchel and coat.
. "You can leave the lamp, Mandy. I
must finish tomorrow's sermon."'
She turued at the threshold and
shook her head rather sadly as she
saw the imprint of the day's enres on
the young pastor's face.
"Yo urns' be pow'ful tired," she
said.
"No, no; not at all. Good .night,
Mandy."
She closed the door belrind her, and
Douglas was uloue. He guzed absent
ly at the pages of his untilKlied ser
mon as lie tapped his Idle pen on tbe
desk. "The' show has got to go on,"
lie repeated, auil far up the hillside
wllh the slow moving wagons Jim and
Toby looked with unseeing eyes Into
the dim. starlit dislnnce and echoed
the thought. "Tile show has got to go
on."
(To lie continued.)
Xnsh Grill open nil the time.
Good for Biliousness.
"I look two of Clinnilierlnin's Stom
ach and Liver Tablets lust nijflit, nml
I feel fifty per cent belter Hum
have for weeks," pays J. J. P'ire
stono of Allegan, Mich. "They arc
certainly a fine article for bilious
ness." For sale by Leon B. Ifuskins'
Pharmacy,
Ha Got the Chair.
On a very hot afternoon a number
of around tnwu chaps who didu't seem
to have much to do were lounging In
the chairs In front of a lending hotel.
Several traveling uien came out of the
hotel and. Uncling all of tho chairs
occupied, looked utid spoke things that
wouldu't go well lu polito society.
"Let's dump a few of thetu out,"
suggested one.
"Hold on a minute," replied another.
"Watch me get a chair." With that
he walked over to one of the loungers
and In tho most courteous way said.
"Will you please tell me whether that
is a drug store across tbe street?"
"No," replied the lounger; "that's a
bank."
"Oh, Is It? Well. say. what Is that
nice big building just down tho street
there, two corners away?"
"That's the postotUce," was the re
ply. "You live lu this charming city,
then?" asked the drummer. 1
"I do," said the lounger.
"Well, then." replied tbo traveling
man, "I'm a guest at this hotel urn!
paying for accommodations. Suppose
you get up and give me that chair."
He got the chair. Kansas City Jour
nal. Varieties of Humor.
The Temple of Art, devoted to that
peculiar form of entertainment yclept
"polite vaudeville," was crowded to
suffocation as Messrs. Biff aud Bang,
tbe refined sketch team and sidewalk
conversationalists, stepped jauntily to
tbe footlights. In responso to the deaf
ening applause Messrs. Bill and Bang
bowed condescendingly, as though it
hurt them.
Without further preliminary Mr.
Biff hit bis partner on tbe rear of bis
ample trousers with a stuffed club,
remarking, "It's a wise man that
knows bis own mind."
And Mr. Bang, not to be outdone in
this little exchange of pleasantries,
promptly buried an ax Id tbo skull of
Mr. Biff, remarking the while, "It's a
wise man that minds bis own nose."
Whereupon tho intelligent audience
screamed with delight and voted Biff
and Bang tbe best ever. "And yet
they were a frost In tbe London
halls," commented a man in tbe front
row. "The' English have no apprecia
tion of real humor." Philadelphia
Ledger. .
A Happy Compromise.
"What a beautiful little baby be Is!"
exclaimed tbe neighbor who bad
called. "He isn't six months old yet
either," said the proud youug mother,
"and he weighs over twenty pounds."
"What have you named hliuV"
"Well," hesitated the-mother. "Henry
and I differed a little about that. He
wanted to give III in one name, uud I
wanted to give him another, but we
finally compromised and agreed to call
bim John Wesley."
"I see. You named bim nfter the
great founder of Metb"
"No. indeed." quickly interrupted the
mother. "That name, as I said, is a
compromise."
"But. how?"
"The 'John' Is for John Calvin, and
tbe 'Wesley' is for John Wesley."
"Oh, I see." Youth's Companion.
Queer Claret.
A party of miners calling at an bin
in Llangollen during the absence of
tbe landlord were shown into the best
room, which, on' his return, caused him
to remonstrate. His wife, however,
explained thut a lot of money had
been spent and that seven bottles of
claret had already been drunk.
"Claret!" said be. "Why, I sold tho
last bottle the other day. You've been
giving 'em catchup." From "Random
Bccol lections -of a Commercial Traveler."
Salad Rolls.
Materials. One dozen fresh Parker
House rolls, one. cupful of cold chick
en, one cupful of chopped celery and
enough mayonnaise to mix well.
Way of Preparing. Open the rolls
and scoop out a pocket in each. Brush
with butter and run In the oven for a
few minutes. Cool aud llll with a
mixture of the other ingredients. Place
on n bread plate and garnish with
fringed celery. National Food Magazine.
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN.
Notice, is hereby given that' Maud
Sanmels, the wife of tho mulci'signcc,
lias left his home, mid Hint lie will not
ho i'e8ioiisil)I(! for' liny debts or oli
'iga linns contracted or incurred by
lt:r lifter this (lute.
Dated September 2, 300(1.
JOHN U. SAMUKLS.
DISSOLUTION OK PAUTNHKSlIfP
Tho puiinership lierelolino exist
ing between tho undersigned under
(ho tianiu of Wel.el & Hodges in tlio
Moilford lbikery and Delicatessen in
tho city of Medford, Oregon, is this
day dissolved,. J. O. Hodges with
drawing front said firm, bis interest
in su ill business having been purchas
ed by Terrenco D. Hodges. Tho name
of tho new firm will also ho Wetzel
& Hodges, but Mr. J. (1. Hodges will
not be liable, for tiny of the, obliga
tions of either tho old or tho now
firm.
Dated this' 3d day of September,
MOD.
B. WET7.KL,
I -lb' J. CI. J10D0KS.
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.
Notice is horoby given that tho
city council will receive bids for. tho
construction of n, fivo-foot coniont
sidownlk on tho east aido of Oakdale
nveimo from Seventh to Kighlh
streets snniq boing threo hundred
(300) feet in length; and nlso for n
fivo-foot cement sidewalk on the
south side of Sixth street from tho
cornor of d'Anjou street to a point
140 feet oast.
Bids may bo filed with or mailed
to tho city recorder up to 4 o'clock
p. m. on Soptombor 7, 1909.
Dated August 23, 1909.
ROBT. W. TELFER,
141 Cily Recorder.
Notice.
is hereby given that the undersigned
will apply at tho regular meeting of
the city council of Medford, Oregon,
on September G, 1909, for license, to
sell malt, vinous and spintous
liquors in less quantities than one
gallon for six months at lot 12,
block 20, in Medford,, Oregon, for a
period of six months.
SLIXCiEU & DOWNING.-
NOTICE.
A public demonstration of tho fa
mous Griffith Smudge I'ots will be
iven at tho rear of tbo exhibit build
ing Saturday afternoon,. September
11, 1909. OrclmrdisU especially in
vited.
Notice.
Services at Christian church, cor
ner Sixth and Ivy street, Sunday,
September 5, nt 11 a. m. and 8 p. m.
W. Theodore Matlock of Nowbcrg
speaks. Everybody welcome.
Water bills are payublo nt the of
fice of the city recorder from tho
first to the tenth of each mouth. No
notice other than this will bo given.
Water bills not paid on or before the
tenth will become delinquent nnd wa
ter will be shut off without further
notice.
ROBT. W. TELFER,
145 City Recorder.
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