THE MEDFORD DAILY TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OUKflON, TUESDAY, jSKl'TKMHMlt 14, 190!). Prepaid Railroad Orders. A - I Uk k- SSStiJ X PARjiARET FIAYO W COPYRIGHT. 1904, BY DODD. MEAD AND COMPANY (Continued.) Synopsis Chapter I Polly, a child of tho -circus, is brought'up by Toby, a clown, and by a boss cauvnsman called "Muvvcr 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 chufh near the cir ' us lot interests Polly Jim removes her for her reckless riiLup. Chapter III Polly urges Bingo to unprecedented speed And falls. Toby f and Jim carry the injured girl to the parsonage, iiearby. Chapter IV The Rev. John Doug las, much to Deacon Elversou's dis gust, takes Polly into the parsonage. Toby and "Muvver Jim" are receiv ed kindly by Douglas, who has placed Polly in charge of his colored serv ant, Mandy. Douglas promises to care for the girl until she is well. Chapter V When Polly becomes ' conscious she declares that she must rejoin the circus at once. "Are you a sky pilot?" she asks the minister. Her mother was killed riding a circus horse, and her father "got his'n in a lion's cage.". The minister reads to her about Ruth and Naomi, nnd Polly says "I guess I'd like to hear you spiel." Chapter VI Douglas off qjids; Dea con Strong by defending boys who play baseball on Sunday. Chapter VH Polly -recovers her health, but is saddened by the death of .Toby. Jim sends the news and promises to keep in touch with her. m CHAPTER VIII. HEN Polly understood that To by was actually gone It seem ed to her that she could never laugh again. She had been too young to realize the lnevltableness of death when It came to ber mother, and now she could scarcely believe that Toby would never, never come back to her. She felt that she must be able to drag him back; that she , could not go on without him. She wanted to .tell him" how grateful she was for all bis care of her. She thought of the thousand little things that she might have done for him. She longed to recall every impatient word to him. His gentle, reproachful eyes were always haunting her. "You must come back. Toby!" she cried. "You must!" ' . , It was only when body and mind had worn themselves out with yearning that a numbness at last crept, over her, and out of this grew a gradual con sciousness of things about her anv returning sense of lier obligation t others.' Slis tried lo answer In her old, smiling way and to keep tier mind upon what they were saying instead of letting it wander away to the past. Douglas and Mandy were overjoyed to see the color creeping buck to her cheeks. .She joined the pastor again in his visits to the poor. The women of the town would often see them passing and would either whisper to each othei", shrug their shoulders or lift their eyebrows with smiling insinua tions, but Polly and the pastor were too luui.-li absorbed lu each other to take much notice of what was going on about them. They had not gone for their walk today because Mainly had needed Polly to help make ready fur the social to be held in the Sunday srlioul room to night. Early in the afternoon Polly had seen Douglas shut hims,elf up in the study, and she was sure Hint he was writing, so when the village children stopped in on the way from school for Mandy'g new made cookies she used her customary trick to get them away. "Tag; you're it!" she cried and then dashed out the back door, pursued by tho laughing, screaming youngsters. Mandy followed the children to the Jiorch anil stood looking after lliein as llie mad little band scurried about the back yard, thirled in and nut among the trees, then up the side of the wood ed hill, just beyond the church. The leaves once more were-red and yellow on the trees, but today the air was warm and the children were wear ing their summer dresses. Polly's lithe girlish llgure looked almost tall by comparison with the children about tier. She wore a plain, simple gown of white, which Mandy had helped her to make. It had been cut ankle length, for Polly was no' seventeen. Her quaint, old fashioned manner, tier seri ous eyes and her trick of knotting her heavy brown lialr low" on Tier nock mado her seem older. Mandy waited until the children had disappeared over the hill, then began bustling about, looking for tho step ladder which Hasty bad left under the vines of the porch. It had been a busy day at the parsonage. A social always meant crturbntlon for Mandy. She called shandy to Hasty as he came down the path which made a short cut to the village. ' "So's youse back, Is yo'?" she asked sarcastically. t "Sure I's back." answered Hasty good naturedly as he sank upon an empty box that had held some things for the social and prctenicd to wipe the perspiration from his forehead. "Massa John doue send yo' to de postofflce two hours ago," said Mandy as she took the letters and papers from his hand. "Five minutes is plenty ob time for any nigger to do dat job." "I doue been detained," Hasty drawled. "Youse always 'tallied when dar's any work n-golu' on," Mandy snapped at him. "Wbar's Miss Polly?' Hasty asked, Ignoring Mnndy's reference to work. "Nebber yo' mind 'bout Miss Polly. She don't want yo'. Jes' yo doue fetch that stepladder Into de Sunday school room." "But I wants her," Hasty Insisted. "I's been on very 'ticular business what she ought to know 'bout." - "Business'' she repeated.i "What kind ob business?" "I got to fix de Sunday school room," said Hasty as he perceived her grow ing curiosity. "You come, henh, nigger!" Mandy called, determined that none of the village doings should escape her, "Out wid it!" "Well, it's 'bout de circus," Hasty answered, seating himself again on the box. "Dey's sbowin' In Wakefield to night, an' next month day's comln" here." "Dat same circus what Miss Polly used to be wid?" Mandy's eyes grew large with curiosity. . "De very same." and Hasty nodded mysteriously. "How yo' know dat?" Mandy was uncertain whether to believe hiin. " 'Cause da's a big red wagon down, town wid de name ob de show painted on it. It's de advertlsin' one vrhat goes ahead wid all de pictures what dey pastes up." "An' yo' been hangln' roun' dat wugon?" "I done thought Miss Polly might want to know." ee nere, lazy nigger, uoii yo go put tin' no circus notions Into Miss Pol ly s ueau. no uon care no more 'bout dein t'lngs since her L'ncle Toby done die. She done been satisfied right wbar, she am. Jes' yo' let her be." i am t done notuin',' , uasty pro tested. "Xebber do do uothln'," growled Man dy. "Go 'long now au' get a-work. "Something which is of consider known is the system of prepaid or ulile interest to the public generally and which is uorhnps not generally dors now in effect botweon stations of tho Southern Puoifio noinpany and ail points in the United Spates. Dy mentis of (his systom tickots may be purchased at Mudford from an place in the United States and mail ed or telegraphed direct to the party wishing to come here. Sleoper ao- "Tng; you're It!" Polly cried us Bho eommodations mid smnll amounts of ''7'"!; inuTc II 1" Polly cried. Mos' 4 o'clock an' dat Sunday school room ain't ready yet." Hasty picked up the empty box and the stepladilcr and went out through the gate. He hail barely disappeared when a peal of laughter was heard from 1 lie hillside, and before Mnndy could get out of the way the young, slot's ciime tumbling down the path again. "I.nwsy, lawny!" she gasped as Polly circled a round her. dodging the clili (Iron. "Youse cheeks is red tis plnles honrv." cash in conneotion with these tickots may also b forwarded at the same tim.n Notice. Jiejrnl shoes at Daniels, for Dud news, The Tribune. while F. read TAXIDERMIST AND FURRIER Send your trophies to mo for mount ing. Big gamo heads, fish, birds mid iiiummnls mounted true to tmturo by improved methods. I do tunning, mnko fur rugs, make, remodel and clean fur garments. Express nnd mail or dors promptly attended to. C. M. HARRIS, 495 Wnsliington Street, Portland, Or. Telephone Main MOO. touched the widow's auburn haired off spring on the sleeve. Thero was much walling when Willie passed tho tag to llttlo Jennie, tho smallest girl lu tho crowd. "I won't play no more," sho sobbed, " 'cause I's always It." To comfort her Polly began to sing : is hereby given that tho undersigned an old circus song that tho childreu wm npply at tho regular meeting of .,.u 11-.U1IVU u-, uuu iuu iiuio ones ., ., ., r if , , huddled about her In a clrclo to hear thu cxl uolcl1 of Bedford, Oregon, of the wonderful "Van Amberg" who on September 0, 190!), for liectiKO to i11,".?1!' ri?h.t ".'.'0 u ."OU'S Tit 8U "'"' vinous nnd spiritous and put bis bead In the lions mouth." , , .... The children were In a state of nerve. h,"ors le.ss lnt.tios c that did credit to Polly ns an enter- K,,1,on for 81X nontixH at lot 32, tainer when Hasty broke In upon the Mock 20 Modford, Oregon, for a song. : period of six mouths. "When yo' get a minute I want terj SLINGER DOWNING. tell yo somethln'." "I have one right now." And, turn ing to the eager mites at her side, Pol ly told them to run along Into the grove and that she'd come pretty soon to teach them a new game. The youngsters went screaming and laughing on their way, and she breath ed a sigh of relief as she threw herself down on the rustic seat that encircled the elm tree. "What is it. Hasty?" she asked, sus pecting that ho was In trouble with Mandy. "It's 'bout de circus," Hasty Inform ed her bluntly. "The circus?" She rose nnd crossed to him quickly. "It's in Wakefield an' nex' month It's a-comln' here." "Here?" Polly gasped. "I thought yo'd want ter know," said Hasty, a little surprised at her lack of enthusiasm. "Yes, of course." She turned away and pretended to look nt the flowers. "Don youse tell Mandy I been talkln" 'bout dat circus." said Hasty uneasily. He was beginning to fear that he had made a mistake, but before Polly could answer Mandy came out of the house, carrying bnskets of food, which Has ty was to take to the Sunday school room. She looked at the girl's trou bled face and drooping shoulders In surprise. 'What make yo' look so serious. honey ?" Just thinking." said Polly absently. 'My! Don' yo' look fine in your new dress!" She was anxious to draw the girl out of her reverie. Do you like It?" Polly asked ea gerly, forgetting her depression of a moment before. "Do you think Mr. John will like It?" (To be , continued.) Paul de Anna FIRST-CLASS GERMAN WATCHMAKER, JEWEL ER AND ENGRAVER. ALL WORK GUARANTEED. IN CONNECTION WITH MED FORD LOAN OFFICE, COR. CENTRAL AVE. AND SEV ENTH ST., MEDFORD. K C. Hansen. Tom Moffat . We make any kind and style of window. We carry glass of any size on band. Medf ord Sash & Door Co. APPLES AND PEARS AND ALL KINDS OF FRUIT AND ORNAMENTAL TREES. 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