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(Continued.)
Synopsis Chapter I Polly, a child
of "the circus, iss brought up by Toby,
a clown, and by a boss canvnsmnn
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 chu'ch near the cir
us lot interests Polly Jim removes
her for her reckless r'ulicp.
Chapter III Polly urges Bingo to
unprecedented speed and falls. Toby
and Jim carry the injured girl to the
parsonage i.earby.
Chapter IV The Rev. John Doug
las, much to Deacon Elverson'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 declare? 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 hisrn in a
lion's case.". The minister reads to
her about Kuth and Xaomi, and Polly
savs "I guess I'd like to hear you
spiel."
Chnpter VI Douglas offends Dea
con Strong by defending boy:3 who
play baseball on Sunday.
Chapter MI Polly recovers her
health, but is saddened by the death
of Toby. Jim sends the news and
promises to keep in touch with her.
Chapter VIII Polly recovers from
the blow dealth her by Toby's death.
She has ceased using slang and is
educating herself under Douglas'
guidance. She endeavors to improve
Mandy's grammar,
Chapter IX Deacons Strong and
Eiveisou reprove the pastor for har
boring the circus girl. Douglas de
clares that he is merely doing his
duty. Strong declares that the girl
must go. Douglas defies him.
Chapter X Douglas suggests to
Polly that she go to a seminary." Her
quotation "And Ruth said, 'Entreat
me not to leave thee,'" reveals to
both.the fact that they love each oth
erl Douglas takesc her in his arms
and tells her that she is never to leave
him. - Ifi
"But, jiin, you haven't seen Mr.
Douglas." Polly protested, trying to
keep liim with tier until she could
think of some way to comfort him.
"I'll look In on him comin' back,"
said Jim, anxious to be alone with his
disappointment , He was out of the
gate before she could stop him.
"Hurry back, won't you, Jim? I'll be
waiting for you." She watched him
going quickly down the road, bis fists
thrust Into his brown coat pockets and
his hat pulled over his eyes. L'.i did
not look back, as be used to do, to wave
a parting farewell, and she turned to
ward the bouse with a troubled heart
She had reached the lower step when
Strong and Elverson approached her
from the direction of the church.
"Was that feller here to take you
back to the circus?" demanded Strong.
She opened her lips to reply, but be
fore she could speak Strong assured
her that the congregation wouldn't do
anything to stop her if she wished to
go. He saw the blank look on her
face. "We ain't tryln' to pry Into none
of your private affairs," he explained,
"but my daughter saw you and that
there feller a-makln' up to each other.
If you're calculatln' to run away with
him you'll save a heap of trouble for
the parson by doin' It quick."
"The parson!"
"You can't blame the congregation
for not wantln" him to keep you here.
You got sense enough to see how it
looks. He'd see It, too, If he wasn't
Just plain bnllheaded. Well, he'd bet
ter get over his stubbornness risht
now. If he don't we'll get another min
ister; that's ajl."
"Another minister? You don't mean"
It was clear erioiiKh now. She recalled
Douglas' troubled look of an hour nno.
She remembered how he had asked If
she couldn't no a way. It was this tlint
he meant when he promised not to
give her up, no nintter what happened.
In an Instant she was nt the deacon's
side pleading nnd terrified. "You
wouldn't got another minister! Oh,
please, Deacon Strong, listen to me,
listen! You were right about Jim. He
did come to get me, atid f am going
back to the circus only you won't
send Mr. Douglas awny, you won't!
Say you won't!" She was searching
his eyes for mercy. "It wasn't his
fault that I kept staying on. lie didn't
know how to get rid of me. Ho did
try. He tried only today."
"So he's comlu' round," sneered
Strong.
"Yes, yes, and you won't blame him
any more, will, you?" she harried on
anxiously. "You'll let him stay, no
matter what be does. If I promise to
go away and never, never come back
again r
"I ain't holdln' do grudge agin him,"
Strong grumbled. "He talks pretty
rough sometimes, but he's been a good
enough minister. I ain't forgettln'
that"
"Oh, thank yon, Mr. Strong, thank
you. I'll get my things. It won't take
a minute." She was running up the
Bteps when a sudden thought stopped
her. She returned quickly to Strong.
"We'd better not let him know Just
yet You can tell him afterward. Tell
him that I ran away. Tell him that"
She was Interrupted by Douglas, who
came from the house. "Hello. Strong!
Back agnln?" he asked. In some sur
prise. Polly remained with her eyes
fixed upon the deacon, searching for
some way of escape. The pastor ap
proached. She burst into nervous
laughter. "What's the Joke?" Douglas
asked.
"It's only a little surprise that the
deacon and I are planning." She tried
to control the catc,b In her voice.
"You'll know about It soon, won't he,
deacon? Good afternoon. Mr. Strong!"
She flew Into the bouse, laughing hys
terically. Douglas followed her to the steps
with a puzzled frown. It was unlike
Polly to give way to her moods before
Polly Is golug back to the circus with
you." He uodded toward Strong, al
most laughing at the surprise In store
for hlui.
"Back to the circus?" asked Jttn.
"Did she say anything to you about
It?" He was worried by the bewilder
tnent iu Jim's manner.
Before Jim could reply Polly, who
had reached the steps In time to catch
the last few words, slipped quickly
between them. She wore her coat and
hat aud carried a small brown satchel.
"Of course I dldt didn't Iv Jlin?" she
' Tiiik. Hub
Thiit'a how the belts ring.
Thin, llnv. r,uy yumttf thing.
She paused, lur hands clu.spcd be
hind lu r lu'iul, and gic.cd at tln-ui with
1 bravo Utile mnlle. "(Hi, It's going to
lie Hue- line!"
"Yon dmi't know what yon'ro doing!"
said DmigluH. Ho selxcd her roughly
by the arm. 1'aln was making liliu
brutal. "I won't lot you go! Do you
hoar me? I won't nut until you've
thought It over."
"1 have thought It over," Polly an
swered, meeting his eyes and trying to
speak lightly. lUr Hps trembled. Shu
could not boar for liliu to think her so
ungratvful. She remembered his great
kindness, tho many thoughtful acts
that had made the past year so pro
clous to hor. v
"You've been awfully good to mo,
Mr. Jolin." Sho tried to choke back n
ou. "I'll never forget It never! I'll
always feel the same toward you. But
you mustn't ask ine to stay. I want to
get back to thorn that knew me 11 rat
io tny own. Circus folks aren't cut out
for parsouB' homes, and I was born In
the. circus. I lovo it-I love It!" She
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"OU, SEE HOW SERIOVS HE LOOKS!" HUE TEASED.
"You'll save a heap of trouble for the
parstm by qoln' it quick.".
others, "nave you gentlemen changed
your minds about the little girl stay
ing on?" be asked uneasily.
"It's all right now,-" said Strong,
seating himself with a complacent air.
"All right? How so?" questioned
Douglas, more and more puzzled by
the deacon's evident satisfaction.
"Because," said Strong, rising , and
facing the pastor "because your cir
cus rldln' gal Is goln' to leave you of
her own accord."
"Have you been talking to that
girl?" asked Douglas sternly.
"I have," . said Strong, holding bis
ground.
"See here, deacon, if you've been
browbeating that child I may forget
that I'm a minister." The knuckles on
Douglas' large lists grew whiter.
"She's goin', I tell you, nnd It ain't
because of what I said either. She's
goln' back to the circus."
"I don't believe you."
"You would 'a' believed me If you'd
seen the fellow tbnt was Just a-callin'
on hor nnd her a-huggln'.and n-klssin'
of him and a-promiBln' that she'd be
n-waitln' fur him here when ho come
back."
"You lie!" cried Douglas, taking a
step towsird the retreating deacon.
"There's the' follow now!" cried
Strong as he pointed to the gate.
"Suppose you ask him afore you call
me a liar."
Douglas turned quickly nnd snw Jim
approaching. His face lighted up with
relief at the sight Of the big. lumber
ing follow.
"How are you, Mr. Douglas?" said
Jim awkwardly. -
"You've Keen Polly?", asked Donglns,
shaking Jim cordially by the hand.
"Yes, I've seen her."
"The dencon here has an Idea that
said", turning her back upon the pas
tor nnd motioning to Jim not to an
swer. Douglas gazed at her In aston
ishment. "What do yon mean?" he asked In a
hoarse, strained voice. He glanced at
the coat and hat "Where are you
going?"
Polly avoided his eyes npj continued
nervously to Jim:
"What m-iiir you io."ne ba-.'k? Why
didn't you wait for me down the
street? Xow you've spoiled every-
thing." She pretended to be very
vexed with him. The big fellow look-
j ed puzzled. He tried to protest, but
' she put a warning Dnger to her Hps
and pressed the little brown satchel
i Into his hand. "It's no use," she went
on hurriedly. "We might as well tell
i them everything now." She turned to
Douglas and pretended to laugh. "You
have found us out.
The deacons were slightly uneasy.
The frown on Douglas' forehead was
deepening.
"Oh, see how serious he looksl" she
teased, with a toss of her bead toward
the grim vlsaged pastor.
"Is this some trick?" he demanded
sternly.
"Don't be angry," she pleaded. "Wish
me luck."
Sho held out one small hand. Ho did
not take It. She wavered; then she
felt the eyes of the deacons upon her.
Courage returned, and she spoke In a
firm, clear voice, "I am going to run
away."
Douglas stepped before her nnd stud
ied hor keenly.
"Run awny?" he exclaimed Incredu
lously. "Yes to the circus with Jim."
"Yen couldn't do such -a thing." fcr
answered excitedly. "Why.' only a mo
ment iigo you told mo yui would nevor
leave mo."
"Oh. but that wryi a rvnyiir ."
phe crioil in a stiviii'il liivh vv o
"That wns before Jim i-mip, Vc;i -.,.
I didn't knew how I f!; nnr!! I
Jim iii'il hoard all mIk.u; w.y oM
frlomli-how Hark-r v koopl'iir ni
place for mo and how tlio.v :ill wnnl
to pop iro. And I win.! to koc Ihm.i
and to J.our tho music and tho laugh
ter and t!jo down soii'-s oh, the
clown songs!" ho .waltzed, nhout,
bumming tho snatch of melody that
Mandy hud hoard tlio morning that
Polly first woke in the parsonage:
felt ber strength going and cried out
wildly: "I want lllngo! I want to go
round and round the ring! 1 want tho
lights and the music and the hoops! I
want the shrieks of the animals aud
the rumble of the wheels In the plains
at night! I want to ride In the big pa-
rnde! I want to live nnd die Julft die :
as circus folks die! 1 want to go
back! 1 want to go back!" ;
She put out one trembling bund to
Jim and rushed quickly through the
gate, laughing and sobbing hysterically
and calling to him to follow.
(To be continued.)
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