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" a aa nearly dark" wnco e&t aw
tlm com In lowly down the Pta
fn.iu th hill Hb lighted tb study
Si'e atrk, i' uhiit I miy."
lniup, rearratiK'd the rUKhI"ts and
ttiin! to make the room look ruerv
foi bis entni'.iee.
I'm 'fraid yo'a mighty tired." she
aid.
"Ob. no," answered I.oii.las l .sent I.. .
"Melili yo d like Mandy to be narviu"
our gupKr In here toiiivbt. It's more
( leerfuler"
He rrofsed to the window and looked
ll iin thr elr. us lot. TI e riare of
: ir lor.-hes md the rid tire anie up
" . meet his pale, tense fare. "How
ie the pie nre of thirtetu niontlH
?o!" he fhoi-L'ht. and old Toby's words
; ime bark t him "The show has got
'o go on."
He longel ro have d ue wl h dr i:i:s
and sporulation. lo feel something tan
gible, wnrin tud real within hN pnisp.
"f i a n't go i i like thlsr be cried. "I
can't!" He urn.-d rrom the window
and walked nrrledly up and down the
room. Indoors or o-nt. he found no
rest. He threw himself In the arm
chair near the taMe and sat I-nrieJ i.'i
thought.
andy came softly I: to the room.
She was followed by I!:'.ty. who car
ried a tray laden witb iblug t L:it
ou:ht to have templed any man. Sl.
Ujoiioned fir Hasty to put the tra
or. he table nnd Ih'-n began n-.-ran. :J;s
the dishes. Hasty stole to the window
ST'd peeped out at the tempting fl;ire
of rnl fire.
When Dou-Ias discovered the-pres-l
eme of hN two faithfuls" he was
touched wl:!i m.n:iei!tary contrition.
Have you had a bard dny wills the
nt-.v gravel wall:?" he asked Hasty,
rememberln;,- that he had lieea layli:;;
a fresh path to the Sunday school
room.
"Jes' yo' come eat yo' supper.
' M iu- I
!
dy called to Douglas. uon j.. won, .
n uri'V
your head -bout dat lr,zy huvb.n
mine. He ain' go n- ter work nuff
to hurt hisself." For an Instant she
had been tempted to let the pastor
know how Hasty had gone to the cir-
cus and seen nothing of roily but he j
motherly Instinct won the day. and ,
she urged him to eat before drblng
him with her own anxieties It was
UO use. lie VLliy o; ...i
IT K.pimI TI-1 I II r k timiii: I
he was clearly III at ease and eager to
be alone. She gave up tryin? to tempt
his appetite and began to lend up In
a roundabout way to the things which
she wished to ask.
"Dar's quite some racket out dar In
de lot tonight," she said. Doutlas did
not answer. After a moment she went
on "Hastv didn't work on no walk
n.n-iod u.rt-mi nt her nniz- i
U.'UUJ. I'Wfi"1" ..... - --j
zically, while Hasty, convinced thct
for reasons of her own she was going
to ret him Into trouble, was making
frantic motions. "He done gone ter de j
circus," she blurted out. Douglas' face j
t.eeniTip Kiiednlv crave. Mavdy saw,
that she had touched an open wound.
"I jes' couldn't stau It, Jiassa jonn. ,
I had ter find out 'bout dat an?ei rime.
There was a pause. She felt that he
Wat waiting for her to go on.
" "She didn't done ride today."
He looked up with the eyes of a
dumb, persecuted animal. . "And de
gemnien in de how didn't tell nobody
wliy-jes' speaked 'bout de udder gal
-taUiu' her place."
; """hy didn't she ride?" cried Doug
las. In an a-,'ony of suspense.
ttrn n-iioi r fin know sab."
Handy began to cry. it v. as im
time in bis experience that Douglas
IWd f ver known her to give way to
Jul? such weakness.
Hasty came down from the wmdow
iud tried to put one arm about Man
dy 's shoulders. -
"Leab me alone, yo' nlggerr she ex
claimed, trying to cover her tears with
a show of anger that she did not fee ,
then she rushed from the room, fol
lowed by Hasty.
, The band was playing loudly. The
din of the night performance was
fncreasing. Douglas' nerves wee
strained to the point of breaking. He
lould not let himself go near the w In
low He stood by the side of the U
Me his fists .din. bed. and tried to
at back the Impulse that was pulling
Jfm tow ard the door. Again and again
ce set his teeth.
. It t uncertainty that gnawed at
bblso. Was she Ul? Could e need
him? Was she aorry for haying left
b m? Would she be glad If he went
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t ? ' V iA
for brr nJ lrujt)il her bn '
him? If mailed the b)iTl. l
lu br UbavMr tb day itm ui wont
bow r.he bad pleaded, uuly
few iiiuiuruta Iwfor J"" '"'. ur-r
to l MirtMl fnuu blni. Had aba
reuby fared fr Jiui aud fur the old
itiV'f Why bad b never written 7
Va she aihuid Wtm he norry for
what h lnul done) XV but ..ulil II
; He throw lit hand above hU
be .d . lib tri'Mure i'f l-spilr A mo
ment later be MirO out luio the nig hi
CHAI'TtU XML
mfM w hIi-w tuiitk'ht. Tbr bla
t.bw a tiraily cr. l
uiuuy of tb r-a ufj lu Ibr
t srly imrt of thr Mil wt-rr Mill
j uuU:tl il.
! Ilr tlukrrliiK abm-uliiiludfUly
I w itli oiii- uf tbi wiiii.'Uu til tbr Inn k lot.
I an. I tin uifii wrr Rl.'iuiiltu lout Idly
1 wall In,' for ordi'M wbru Itiirki-r i aui-
out of the uiiiln tent and railed to blm
.lur.ly :
lle.. Ibere. Jluil XX'Imt'a your ex
cu"e totiltrht?"
"i:.i-u. for wlmt?" Jim rronseil
xlowlv to Parlier. n
"TIi iiHik tent was starteil half au
lio'ir Lite, nml the nldiliw top alu't
:o::ued yet."
Vunr wai'Uis Is ou the Imui: that's
wli. :; No. rarries tbe rook tent,
an' i: ! lurksuiitb bus beeu tltikeriu'
i.U It all day. Ak bim -what haH"
It's In."
'ou're alwaya Ktalllu'." was Bar
ker's iu!leu coiuiilalnt. "It's the wag
on1 or the tilsu-ksinlths or auythlng hut
the truth. I know nliat'a the matter,
all rlKht."
"XX'bat do you uienn by that?" asked
Jim fharply.
"I inran that all your tluie'a took up
a-tarriu' and u-fetcbln' for that girl
what rti'ls you "Xluvver Jim."
XVhnt have you got to nay about
her?" Jliu eyed hltu with a threaten
ing look.
"I -jot a-plenty." aald Barker as he
turned to rhA his whip at the small
! ; , who had wtolen Into the back lot
. -t-k under the rear edire of the
) toil. "She's )Ken alMiut 89 much
. ! ;w si sirls rat slnre Pile oome l)ack.
x' i ; iv- in r ai t h't n!3hf."
"Vi'i, answered Jim doiryedly.
XX'ioirt it titirik? She didn't show at
all thlK afternoon: ald she wan an'k.
And uie with all them people Inside
what knowed her waltin' to are herT'
"(;ie her a little time." Jim pleaded.
. "She ain't rode for a year."
: "Time."' shouted Barker. "How much
does she want? She's been hack n
mnnth. Hiid Instead of liracln' np nbe'i
a-gettln worse. There's only one thin?
j for me to do."
j 'XVuat's that?" asked Jim uneasily,
i "I'm goin' to call, her, and call her
hnrrt '
"Look hero. Barker," and Jim simared
i.io uhonlilers as he looked steadily at
" .
. . h u
,)Ut ,
" ur bel.
make u0 difference.
..you can.t bluff u)er 8ll0Ute(1 Barker,
..
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to oQ t0 hef
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.Tim took one sten to follow him.
then stopped and gazed at the ground
with thoughtful eyes. He, too. had
seen the change In Polly. He bad tried
to rouse her. It w as no use, fche had
"Star gazin', Polir he asked.
looked at him blankly. "If she would
only complain," he said to himself;
"If she would only get mad, anything,
anything to wake her." But she did
not complain. went through her
rfativ routine Terr humbly and quietly.
M,. onmoHmea wondered how Jim
OUC c;..v
could talk so much about her work, t
but before she could answer the ques- I
Uon her mind drifted back to other i
days, to a garden and flowers, and Jim
stole away nnmissed and left her with
folded hand and wide, staring eyes. .
gazing Into the distance. j
The memory of these times made .
Jim helpless tonight. He had gone on
boDlng from day to day that Barker
i rii
f Vf fa ' ' 1' ,
PI M'W
i m 'mLM
Mi 1
!luibl Itol lo K U "! I'"'
bt-r . and " " N1'1- b"'1
! (lUm. Ho wild b t"U r"
' line uf lh acta -ain nrotiUi. vut
i i.f ti main lent. Tlwr u
! m nm ei.nftiil' ln. a ruHil
mV. n!;iml iaI " lt I'tlwr their
li and ff.uu it rlii'-; thru the .
tl.misl l, hkiI ivlij ruin ll
tr..:n lb. ttrrs.ll'i: u
.! UlflViviit fr.-iu th llttlo girl
whi.tn Jim ti.id away trvm tb
,!! rOrn lu mWr whit frtnk
tin ui..mh Ih-f.ir. ll'T lhli. ruh
fa. riuiraKil Ulty with br Klltnr
j 111)! ntllrt'. ilrr Imtr m knotli'd bliiit
' brr h-)d ul Intrrt Imd wild
fj, r nml .rtii. It. r Kt r nik
.h'uiim1 ii'i-rvii :! uijrt lit
tmnli ii II r !nft. ft 'I L'rt -d hw
ritl IkJI' m nl'ltti 1 1 K w btl
and colorwl ioin.
"Whnl't on. Jltnf' U lkrd.
"'ihi '!."! ' di'itih Yu f pirnty
of ti :
Toll, 's ni ; d
who iitiweiil
Her ' i r! .
T:.' l "il ' '
f I
t'l .1
'..1
t.iV k to the girl
call ;i ?i r .li.-!.
: j re ir tonlv'tit.
: i ;:.'. rmT
..-,o J,!' gr;i'il"i;ur'it iliiltolili.'ii-.int
ftb-mt ti e wonderful a t u'i. ul I be
seen, i.ml her e e wnii.Iered lo t'i
d -;a!it rhuivu st vj.Se The iii.'oii'' '.'it
wiim-d to fbiui It to!il.!il. ll IhiUiiI
cold mid grim and d irk. I he woii
Uenil who: her the .t.:iii bell that
ihi e ralliHl It tlm I fo worship had
become a unit an her 'wu dead heart.
She did Hot bear the whir gri'at
iiuk bine InsUI the tent a It plunged
through spare with lu girl wciipant.
These tlilngt .were a part of the dally
routine, p:ri of the strung, vague
lireain through which h must stum
1! for the rest of her life.
"Jim watched her In alien. Her
face was turuetl from hltu. She had
f.ir:otten his presence.
Star gaxln', I'oll?" he asked at
let! . th. dmtdlii to dlsmrb her reverie.
"1 guevi I was. Jim." Xh turnel to
him with a little, forced smile. Ho
longed to save her from Harkr'a
threatened rebuke.
"How you feellu' tonk'ht?"
"I'm all right," she answered i hr
fully. "Anything you wauir
"Want?" Sh turned upon blm with
start lid eyes. There was so much
that she wimtiHl that the mere men
tion of the word had opened a well of
pain In her heart.
"I mean can I do anything for you?"
"Oh. of course not." s-he remem
bered how little any on could do.
"XVhat Is It. I'oll?" he begged. l)Ut
she only turned away aud shook her
bead with a sigh. He followed her
with anxious eyes. "XVbat made you
cut out the show today? Whs It be
cause you didn't want to ride alor
folks what knowed you-rlde afore
him mebbe?"
"Him?" Her face was white. Jim
feared she might swoon. "You don'?
mean that he was"
"Oh. no," he answered quickly, "of
rourse not. Parsons don't rome to
places like this one. I was only flgur
In' that you didn't want other folks to
see an' to tell him how you was rld
f ii. She did not answer.
"Wat that It, roll?" he urged.
"I don't know." She stured Into space.
"Was it?"
"I guess it was." she said after a
long time.
"1 hnowed It!" he cried. "I was a
fool 'a' brung you back! You don't
belong with us no more."
"Oil. don't, Jim! l m't! Don t make
me feel I'm In the way here too!"
"Here too?" He looked at her In as
tonishment. "You wasn't In his way.
was you, I'oll?"
"Yes, Jim." She saw his look of un
belief and continued hurriedly: "Oh. I
tried not to lie! I tried so hard. He
used to read me verses out of a Bibb"
about my way being his way and my
people his people, but it Isn't so, Jim.
Y'our way is the way you are born, ami
your people are the people you are
boru with, and you can't change ir.
Jim, no matter how hard you try."
"You was changin' it, he answerer
savagely. "You was gettln Jes like
them people. It was me what tootc you
away an' spoiled it nil. Yon oughtn't
to 'a' come. What made you alter yon
said you wouldn't?"
sii fhl not answer, arrange imngs
were going through the mind of the
slow witted Jim. He braeed himself
for a difficult question.
Will you answer me someium
straight?" he asked.
"Why, of course," she said as she
met his gaze
"Do you love the parson. Poll?
She started.
"Is that it?"
Her lids fluttered aDd closed; she
caught her breath quickly, her lips
apart, then looked far lino me ins
tance. Vo Tim I'm afraid that s it. ine
littio fl'eiire droooed. and a he stood be
fore him with owered eyes, unarm.
Jim looked at her helplessly, then
shook his big, stupid head.
"Ain't that h-l?"
It seemed such a short time to Jim
cinp hp hnd Dicked her up. a cooing
babe, at her dead mother's side. He
watched the tender, averted race.
Things had turned out so differently
from what he had planned.
'"An' he don't care about you like
that?" he asked after a pause.
"No, not In that way." She was anx
ious to defend the pastor from even the
thought of such a thing. "He was
good and kind always, but he didn't
care that way. He's not like that."
"I guess I'll have a talk with him."
said Jim, and he turned to go.
"Tnlk" ahe cried.
era etnnnpd anA looked at her In I
astonishment. It was the first time
that he bad ever heard that sharp note
In her voice. Her tiny ngure wan
stiffened with decision. Her eyes were
blazing.
"If you ever dare to speak to him
about me, you'U never see me again."
j;m wt s rpli4
mem It. Jim !' rrirt iv
rlinl', and l' rem Iwrk l Ju. If
-- ry t ft tt!"r'
him nnd mr I'll run - rr ill- .l
rui away- and jru'll tr, never M
nip Imi-k "
H h!irf"ed awkwardly t brr "Me
ai d reached pd. ,t. a'ly f" 1""
Hi rllm h-l tint, lie fceld H l Id M
roiinh bund, ljtii urrToimlv with the
th y nugrr.
"I wouldn't to noiblo' lb! ymi
wuu't a wtiiulir. I'oll. I wit Jut
a itIn' to help you. nly I - I -r
ivu to I. now how
Khe turned t.i Id in with tear dliiuin
and rosl hf hand on bl i.ieri
l.r.'fi.l nln nlileri.. ami b mw the plice
her h drlt III her lienrt. '
(TIAPTI Il XIV.
11 E "leap of death" Implement
wr bln rarrld from th
ring, and Jim turuiil away to
tiuperliiteiid Ihelr loading
Performer again rudiel 'y "rh
other en their way to and from the
main tent.
po!y alood III lb reo'.-r of Pie h'l
frowning and nntl u T1' tr- ' ee
f! n of the 'initor'n iiiiiue hud n de '
U IUl)M.snlble for her to rid. "
l,:iit. I'or hour) lnul been ld
pint herself up to Hi point of dob'
It. and now her courage falhil her.
She followed Barker aa h cam from
th rlug.
"Mr Barker, please!"
He turned Umii her ahnrply.
Well, what I It now?"
"1 want to ask you to let inn off
acaln tonlnht." She piU In n short
I Jrly. desperat way. .
I "XX hat!" he (.bricked. "Not go I'""
i th ring, with all them peopl Inside
I w hat's paid their money because they
1 k no wed yoii?'t
"Thafa It!" sh rrled. "I rtin'l! I
can't!"
Your gettln' too tony!" Barker
smered. "Thafa the Imubl with you.
, You alu't been rikk! for nothln lu
jyoii was at that parson's hous. Ton
I didn't stay ther. and you r no ui
j her. Klnit thln you know you'll be
out all round."
! "Out?"
! "Sure. You don't think I'm golu' to
head my Mil with a 'dead on, do
you ?"
I am not a 'dead one.' " sb answer
ed excitedly. "I'm the best ride
you've bad since mother died. You'v
Raid so yotm-elf."
"That was afore you got lu wit'
them church cranks. You talk abou'
your iinKher! Why, she'd be asbame '
. to own you."
"She wouldn't!" cried Polly. Hi
t i4 n'frp fir vlitmr her face waa wal
let. The pride of hundreds of years o'
' . . .... I., ,...(,. n.lth lTk,1i0tlfl-
fll.l f.l l.i Ijuoriuin " it"
: . . . t -r.1- u .....11 . f ai.ni, I
TlOIl. I run riue SB urn n ...
j could, nnd I'll do It too. I'll do It t.
1 morrow."
Tomorrow?" echoed Barker. "What
do vou mean by that?"
I mean t
mean that I cm t go into that
ring tonight." she declared, "and I
' won't."
i She was d"-perat now and trading
: upon a strength lieyond her own.
n looked at l ir with mome it rv l'i
!decI- lon. She was a good i li'-'i'- t '
best ; ince her inoihrr. as be lnul o.'tci
: told her. He could see this meant un
i Issue. He felt she would be on her
! mettle tomorrow, as fur us her work
I was concerned. If he let her alone
; tonight.
"All right," he sit Id sullenly. "You
lean stay off tonight. I got the crowd
I in there anyway, and I got their
! money. I'll let Klolse do a turn on
Barbarian, but tomorrow you'd better
! show me your old act."
j "I'll show yon!" she cried. "I'll
show you!"
, "Well, see that you do." fie crossed
I Into the ring.
! rviiiir stood where Barker had left
her, while and tense. Jim came toward
her' from the direction of the wagons.
He glanced at her uneasily. "What's
he been a-sayjn' to you?"
"He says I can't, ride any more."
Her Hps closed tightly. She stared
straight ahead of her. "He says I was
no good to the people that took me In
nnd I'm no use here."
"It's not so!" thundered Jim.
"No. It's not!" she crlid. "I'll show
him, Jim! I'll show hlm-tomorrow!"
She' turned toward the dressing tent.
Jim caught her firmly by the wrist.
"Wait, Poll! You ain't ever goln'
into the ring a-feelin that way." Her
eyes met his defiantly.
"What's the difference? What's the
difference?" She wrenched her wrist
quickly from him and ran Into the
dressing tent, laughing hysterically.
"An' I brung her back to It." mum
bled Jim as lie turned to give orders
to the property men.
Most of the "first half props" were
loaded, and some of the men were
asleep under the wagons. The lot was
eteur Suddenly he felt some one ap
proaching from the back of the In-
closure. He turned ana lonuu uiubcu
face to face with the stern, solitary
figure of the pastor, wrapped in his
long black cloak. The moonlight
slipped through a rift In the clouds
and fell into a circle around them.
"What made you come here?" was
all Jim said
"I heard that Miss Polly didn't ride
today. I wia afraid she might be ill."
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