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COrIUT. IM. T.POOD. NIAD AND COMPANY
(Contluuod from last wck)
" ' ""CIIAI'IKK V.
mUK churtb bells fr ringing
tuelr lira! wariituit for Urn
muriilng rk' hu Mandy
Ihm'i'. Into the apart Uxlroow
fur ili aw-ond time ami glauced cau
tiously at lH u baUrtual beapoka
feminine bead aouiewbere between
tli cover ami tb lltlia white pillow
4.u l lie four poster 14. There waa uu
sound from tbs aleeper, o Maudy ven
lured acroaa the room ou tiptoe and
raUcd the shades. The drooping
Umgbi of autuwo foliage lay "llu
wring against the window pauea, sod
tbrougb tbeiu mlgbt I wu lbs gray
outline of tb church. Mamly glanced
..in iwrd the ld to maka aur
l.urat nr UllllSOl UHU u'
conceded
BY MARGARET MAYO
"We brougfcfjou ber."
it's await plc." aba
fnidgtngly.
" are comfortable." be admitted
aa a telltale ainlta again bvcrd about
hm hm. II lUiuklw or tha
changea that b must piwutly maka
In Mlaa Polly's vocabulary.
-la Ihla lb t.lg lpT" ah aaked.
Tlie-wuatr h atanimerad.
Tb main lent." ab s inlslnwl
"Well, no: no! eiartly. Ifa going to
I your riH'iii now, Mlae Polly.
My room: : mina or "'
Poll cried In
what am I d"ln
cm!'
VIM
ours ago."
"(Joiie! Hhow gone
amatemcut. "Than
nerr
"llol ou dur, boncyl llol
Mandv cautioned. "iK-n't jou
t ma alonar Tolly put alde Ida
arm that waa trying to place a shawl
an.un.l her. "I got lo get out of bert.
"Youaa got plenty o' tlni for dut,
Mandy answered. "J' jo
while." ... ., .,
"I can't wait, an 1 won't!" Polly
shrieked, aluioat bealdt heraelf with
....i.t. '! sot to art to tli naxt
burg-Wakeneld. ain't HT What tlma
i. i i . ni alone! It ma go!" alia
urn a i
linn dmniirntPlT.
Tha door oiuh! aoftly. and the
(but tba burat or auuugui uu young paaior iuu "'" "
wakeued tb Intalld. tln croad to Ul picture of tha frail, wblia faced
m .i..v... ,.hir imlon with tb .i,im .n.i h.r hlark. determined rap-
p llim ii( iHic . . - i . iiiiK -
i-ed fluery of tb IttU clrcua
Uer" . ...
"Lawdy aakeat" aba cried, holding
up a apangled dreaa ndmlrlngly. "Ain't
dat beautlfuir Bh drew la-ar the
mirror, attempting to aee tb reflec
tion of the tluael and chiffon agiilnHt
ber very ample background of glng
bam and avolrdujw.la. "You'd aure be
awe.ll nlggar W dat "' oney!"
abe chuckled to beraelf. "Wouldn't
dem deaeona boiler If dey done ae
datr
The pU-ture of tb deaeona' aaton
labment at aurh a apertnele ao grew
upon Mandy that aha waa obliged to
cover ber generoua mouth to abut lu
ber convulalv laughter leat It awaken
tb llttl girl In the bed. She croaned
to tb old faahloned bureau which for
many tnontba bud atood unum-d againat
tb wall. Tbe drawer creaked aa abe
..wiied It to lay away the gay. apan-
gled gown.
It'll b a mighty Ioiik time afore
abe puta on dem flnga ag-ln." abe eald.
with a doubtful abake of ber large,
round bead.
Then abe went back to the chair and
picked up I'olly'a aandala and exam
ined the bendwork with a great deal
of intereat "iJiwdy. lawdy!" ahe cried
a aho compared the alee of the ann
anln to that of ber own rough, worn
aboea. Bbe waa again upon the point
ct exploding with lnushter aa the
church bell added a few final and
more emphatic cluuga to Ita warning.
She turned, with a atart. motioning a
vain warning out of the window for
the bell to b allent, but the little
Sleeper waa already stirring unenally
on ber pillow. One soft arm was
thrown languidly over her bend. The
large blue eyea opened and closed
What all tbla aboutr
Arm tone, though evl
You'd ure be a swell nigger wld dat on,
hoiicy!" she chuckled.
dreamily as ahe murmured the words
of the clown soug that Jim and Toby
bad taught her years ago:
"Ting HnR, -That'a
what the bells alng
Mandy reached the side of the bed
aa tbe girl's eyes opened a second time
and met hers with a blank stare of
astonishment A tiny frown came into
the small white forehead.
"What's the matter?" she asked
faintly, trying to find something fa
miliar in the black face before her.
"Hush, child, bush," Mandy whls
nufflckly still.
Dat's only de furs' bell a-ringin .
"First bell?" the girl repeated as her
eyes trnvelcd quickly about the strance
walls and the unfamiliar fittlnga of the
room. "This ain't the show!" she cried
suddenly.
"Lor Wcss you, no! Pis nln t no
ghow!" Mandy answered, and she
laughed reassuringly.
"Then where am I?" Tolly asked,
half breathless wit h bewilderment.
"Nebber you mind 'bout dat," was
Mandy's unsatisfactory reply.
"But I do mind," protested Polly,
trying to raise herself to a sitting po
sition. "Where's the bunch?"
"De wat?" asked Mandy in surprise.
"Tbe bunch-Jim and Toby an the
rest of the push!"
"Lor bless you," Aianay etuimu,
tor.
'Here, ber!
he aaked In a
u.'hn in viiuT" returned ine gin n
-v.. .hnriwl heme r nuicau uu
HII1T " " -
.n.in.i tha nlllowa and drew the cot
iw.r eiiln. looking at
f S v
.AAv nviT their toll.
mui.. hMii i-uttln' ui aomefln
T l IU uu..w -
awful!" Mandy explained as ahe tried
to regain enough bream ior b m
"Cuttlnf up? You aurprbte me. Mlaa
nn" h. l1 with mock serlouaneaa.
"How do you know I'm Polly r the
llttl rebel asked, ner eye
large and desperate abor tbe friendly
corera.
-it vnn win h ver arood ana Keep
rery quiet, I will try to tell you." he
said aa b croaaeu to me ueu.
..t . mitt. not for noDoay,
Polly oblected. with bold disregard
. ....I.l. nuirattrH. "I Cot tO get ft
move. If you ain't goin- to ueip u
nivxAn't hntt In."
"I am afraid 1 can't help you to go
Just yet." Douglas replied. He was be
ginning to perceive that there were
tanks before him otner man iu uf-
i nt I'nlWa character
' ... ,
What are rou tryin' to ao 10
..riin.r ahe aaked as she shot a
glance of suspicion from tbe pastor to
Mandr. "What am I up K"''
.t'- .mi Yu, aeared. honey, Man
1 ..... W juu ' " '
reassured ber. "Youse Jes' as safe
.-,., Anna liMn in a circus.
iii-iv n - -
ft!t..r tcu none." uoukibb uu,
rlh n smile.
.. vn two hue-?" roiiy que
tlonod as she turnetl her heaa rrom
ai,i tn the other and atudled them
with a new Idea. "Well, you cam
u the best of me. I can gel
. II rlrh- an' I Will tOO."
She made a desperate enori i i
one foot to the floor, but fell back with
m tv nf nil In.
"Dnr. dar." Mandy murmured, put
Hnr tho dUIow under the poor,
...mni nor. ir and smoothing the tan
hoi. tr'nm Pnilv's forehead. "You
for Bunh dls time.
kan a Bteo toward
the bod. Ills look of amusement had
..I - .at,1 f nfin nf nttT.
v., ee Misa Polly, you have had
a very bad fall, and you can't get away
Just yet nor see your menas uum ,Uu
are better.
..t- nniir a Bcratch." Polly wblm
pcrcd. "I can do my work; I got to.'
One more feeble effort ana ane buc
rnmbed. with a faint "JImlny crick
ets!"
"Undo Tobv told me that you -were
a very good little girl," Douglas said
as he drew up a chair and sat down
by her side, confident by tbe expres
sion on her face that at Inst ho was
master of the situation. "Do you think
he would like you to behave like this?
"I sure am on the blink," she sighed
as Bhe settled back wearily upon the
"You'll be all right soon." Douglas
answered cheerily. "Mandy and I -will
help the time to go."
"I recollect now." Polly faltered
without hearing him. "It was the last
hoop. .Tim seemed to have a hunch I
was goin to be In for trouble when I
went Into the ring. Bingo must 'a felt
it too. He kept a-pullin' and a-Jerkin
from the start. I got myself together
to make the last Jump, an I can't re
member no more." Her bead drooped,
anA hpr PVCB closed.
.t ,.,iHn wv lust now If I were
I TV V 11 i V V t -
you." Douglas answered tenderly.
"it's my wheel, ain't It?" Polly ques
tioned after a pause.
vh wimt rhlle?" Mandy exclaim
ed as she turned from the table, where
.- u i.oun roll nor UD tne unuseu
Bile UlA ..v... . r, .
bandages left from the doctor s call the
night before,
"i En tfa mv creener, my paauie
Polly explained, trying to locate a few
P Ur mrtnv nfl 118. "Uee, UllL luai
hurts!" She tried to bend her ankle,
" Toii2las answered,
striving to control his amusement at
H .-rnresston on Mandy's puzzieu
face. "Better not talk any more about
It"
"Ain't nnTthlnc the matter with my
tmiirue. is there?" she asked, turning
her head to one side and studying him
n ti IttIQ 1 1 XT.
"I don't think there is," be replied
good naturedly.
Hr riirl I eome to fall in here any
hr- ahe asked aa she studied the
cent InlSUt fo" oinf.rt at Iih gr
dmi Ummib TU 4tumipij'. HbI;
uld fsahtonrd r allTii; l"e IHH
bit lldlea on lb liark of each chair
n.t l.iw1r i-natiiliiK a-lil in win-
du &!! U ta tuat bcmr::se p'.c-
tur.
(Continued next work)
b eaid a II" !"lbiilty or
...m. it harina a room all of ber own
t.-.u hi. i.t of ber mum. jiu. ii
obliged." h aald. with nod. feeling
ii. i u.mittlnir a ritcted of her
fib knew no other phra or gratuua
,.. ii. .n -Muvver Jim" and Toby
bad taught br tossay lo lb manager
.i,. f-i. vmi rrom Dim inv inn
Bihk of red and wblis striped candy
'v..u'r im-v wrlcuma." Douglas an
wered. with a ring of genuine reeimi
In bis voli.
Aful oulet. ain't Itr she reoiuren
... . ton. '(uea mats woai
1 . i -
nta ma nn."
louglas laughed good naturedly at
the thought Of qul't Ol"uroer
and sdded that b feared It might at
flrat I rather dull for ber. but that
Jim aud Toby would send ber news of
tb circus and that ahe could writ to
tbem a soon aa ah waa better.
"I'll hat lo lit I heap Deuer an
I erer waa 'fore I can writ much."
Polly drawled, with a whimsical m-
tie aiiille.
I will writ for you." tn paaior
volunteered, understanding ber plight.
You wllir For the nrni time o
. a Im tldka
- - uiw.tat r.r pah i n Hiuir i
ptn w m muw v s
T- . ,
Kvery day, Dougiaa promie "-
emnly.
"An you will show me bow?"
"Indeed. I will."
"How long sin I In fort sheaked.
"The doctor cau tell better about
that when be conies."
The doctor! Bo-It's aa baa aa inau
br
Oh. that need not rriKUten you.
Douglas answered consolingly.
t frtchtened." she bridled
nulckly; "I ain't never scared of notb-
' - ... 1 aMA In
In'. It's only 'cause uiey uwu ip
tbe abow that I'm a-kkkln'."
'Oh. they will get along an ngni.
ho said reassuringly.
"Get along!" Polly flasnea wnn uu
den resentment. "Get along without
rny act!" It was apparent irom ui-r
look of astonishment that Dougiaa had
completely lost whatever ground he
haratntnra cabled In ber respect.
..o- ... nnii aonn T lint RDOW Due
. ' " " "
waited for his answer with pity and
contempt.
"No." admitted John weamy.
wn i ahould sav you ain't or you
wouldn't make no crack like that Pro
k. ,hu thine- In that nush ." ahe said.
with an air of self complacency, "an
with me down an out mat anow m
be on the bum for fair."
..i t.nnr tuirdon." waa all Doug
las could say. confused by the eudden
volley of unfamiliar woros.
vmive klddin' me." ahe aald, turn
ing her head to one side, as was her
..nnf whAn nana lied hv ausDlcion. "You
TT V 1 1 1 L " 1' V ' " V -
mini ' aeen me ride?"
"No. Miss Polly, I have never seen
nmnrias told her. hair regret
fully, a' sense of his deep privation
stealing upon him.
"What!" cried Polly Incredulously.
"Lordy. no, chile. He ain't nebber
seed none ob dem t'lngs," Mandy In
terrupted as she tried to arrange a
few short stemmed posies In a varie
gated bouquet.
"Well, what do you think of that!
Polly gasped. "You're the first Rube I
ever saw that hadn't" She was look
ing at him as though be were a curi
osity. "So I'm a Rube!" Douglas shook his
head with a sad little smile and good
naturedly agreed that he bad some
times feared as niucn.
"That's what we always calls a guy
like vou." she explained Ingenuously
and added hopefully: "Well, you must
a' seen our parade. Ail tne pmw
that. It don't cost nothln."
rm afraid I muBt also plead guuty
tha hnroi nf heine a Diker." Doug
las admitted, half sheepishly, "for I did
see the parade."
1L. K 1 1
"Well, I was tne one ou ub kuhc
horse right behind the lion cage," she
i,n ovnitoriiv "You remember?
"It's a little confused in my mind
he caught her look of amazement- just
at present," he stammered, feeling her
wrath again about to aesceuu upuu
him
Won I'm tho twenty-four sneet
stand," she explained.
Sheet!" Mandy shrleKed rrom ner
corner.
"Yea. the billboards, the pictures,
Polly said, growing impatient at their
persistent stupidity.
ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE
Nolle la ht-rtbr liven that I bavu
been appointed by the County (nrt
of Polk County, Or., Aduilniatrator
of te tatat of J. P. Teth.row, d-
ceased. All persona having claim"
axalnit said eatat ar hereby notifi
ed to present tha same duly veri
fied by law required at my residence
at Monmouth, polk County, Oregon,
within all months from date neroof.
A. A. Totherow.
Administrator Estate of J. P. Tth-
erow, deceased.
D. r. Jones, Attorney
DeWItU' Kidney and Bladder PHI
are antiseptic snd relieve pain quick
ly. insUt upon DeWltt a. ena your
asm to E. C. DeWItt A Co., Chicago
for a free trial box. Sold by all drug-glau.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Notice la hereby given that the un
deralaned has been appointed by the
Honorable County Court of Polk Coun
tr. Oregon, administratrix, of the es
tate of George Whlteaker, deceased.
All Dersous having; claims against aal
estate are hereby notified to present
the same duly verified as by law re-
oulred at my residence In Indepen
dence. Polk County. Oregon, within
six months from the date hereof.
Nancey Whlteaker,
Administratrix of the estate of
Georee Whlteaker. deceased.
n ir Jonea Attorney. 49-53
IS -V si r-.-rii-nTaLT tA CV H
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fdoY's done gone 'long wid de .circus I
wa?lsof the junf a m iliarroom.
funny talkin' thing!
numhiori Miinilv to herself as she clip
ped the withered leaves from a plant
near the window.
"You are dead sure they know I ain't
comln' on?" Polly asked, with a linger
ing Diisnleion in her voice.
"Dead sure." And Douglas smiled to
himself as he lapsed into her vernacu
lot
Tim n-ns n moment's Dause. Polly
realized for the first time that she must
actually readjust herself to a new or
der of things. Her eyes again roved
aHnnt the room. It was a cheerful
r,in in which to be imprisoned. Even
r-niiv eonld not deny that. The broad
window at the back, with its white and
pink chintz curtains on the inside and
its frame of ivy on the outside, spoke
of singing birds and sunshine au day
w Mvervthinc from the white cell-
ir.T tn the sweet smelllnsr matting that
prpd the floor was spotlessly clean.
hottomed rocker near the
carved window seat with its pretty
niilows told oCdajswhen a convales-
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