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•ne •ipreaalou on Mundy’s puzzieit
aatonwbinenl A tiny frown cams Into fii*'» "Better not talk any more alarut
tlmra rearofl as rnur'n.
lb** aimill white forehead
It"
"That s what w» always calls a gn.v
'A lint s th» matter?" ahe asked
“Ain't anything the matter with my
faintly trying to Unit something fa- totigne, In ther»’?’ she ask»d. turning .Ike you." nb<* explained ingenuoualy
and added hopefully; "Well, you must
tuin.ir In the bln* k fn.-u before bar.
her bond to on» side ami studying him n' a. on our pi rude All tlm pjkera
Hush, '1111*1, bush.” Mumly wills quizzically
.that It don't coat nothin'."
l»»r*'«l
'Jea' you lay putti' kly still.
"I don't think there In,” In* replied
"I'rn afraid I must also plead guilty
D.ii » only d» furs' l»ell u ringin'."
g*>*»l naturedly.
to the charge of fadng a piker," Doug
I Irsf l*el|?" the girl iep.'st«d as her
"How did I com» t* fall ’o here any tua admitted half ah>-epiahly. "for Idld
eyes Iraisled |11I kly about th*-strange how?” she s»k***l us she stndiid th»
see the parade."
walla anil tbe unfamiliar fittings of th» walls of the unfa mil In r room
"Well, I was the one on ttie white
room "Tills ain't th» show!" nl»< rrteil
"We brought you here.”
horse right le-blnd the lion mge." she
suddenly
“It's a swell plaite," she concmjed hogan excitedly. "You retnoniber?"
”l.or' bless you. no! Dta ain't So grudgingly.
"It's a little confuse*! In my mind"—
show!” Mnridy anawerrd. and sb«
"We are comfortable,” h** admitted he caught b»r look of amazement—"Just
t#r,7iar •* » î -»«®® «»*® AN® «•**«
l*>'lgb*'<| ri'asaurtngly
aa a telltale smile again hovered alexit at present,” be stammered, feeling tier
"Then where am IF’ I’olly naked, bla lipa
11» was thinking of tb» wrath again abrxit to diweod upon
CHAPTER IV (Cootlnu»d)
| her isrga eyes skyward. "Dat sure half liraatbleaa with bewlldormsut.
changes that he rnuat preaeotly make him. •
am an angel chite straight from hab­
"Nehlier you mind 'tmut dat.” WR4 bi Miss Polly's voabnlnry.
"Well. I’m the twenty-four sheet
iten." she whispered "Him done got a Mandy's nnaatlsfai tory reply
r_ni i*» pot,hl*
b” "r
"Is this the big top?' she asked.
Hand." she explained
L
H" 1,1
,l1" face J*-» like a little flower"
' But I do mind." prol**af»<l Polly,
Lto o iff
b»r Mt< i"'1
"The what?' he stammered.
"Sheet."' Mandy st>rleke*l from her
id» brow» Mg that was to have Men
"Mtrulgbt from heaven. ' Itoii^ina re trying to raise herself to a sitting p*e
“The main tent," she explain***!
corner.
pealed as she *ruaaml softly to the ta alllon. "Where’s ths bunch?'
Li/, birtbd») gif'
"»•"
“Well, no; not exactly It's going to
"Yes. the billboards, the pictures,"
ble slid picked Up the sati bel and coat
'i», wudiu' her nmre soon "
"lie wnf?" asked Mundy In surprise be your room now. Mlns Polly."
Polly aaId. growing Impatient at tbelr
...*_. i.-- I'm
i'...
"You can l<ooe the lamp. Mandy. 1
"The Inim h Jim and Toby an' th«
"My room!
Think of that!” persistent stupidity
must finlali tomorrow's s>-rtuou."
rest of the push'"
Him turned nt the threshold and
'lair' bless you," Mainly ex'lntn»'*).
shiMik her head rather sadly an she "dey « done gons 'long whl ds clrvus
aa w the Imprint of the day's cures on hours ago "
the young pastor a fu< <■
"Gons! Hhow gone!” Polly cried In
"Yo* UiUS* I m * pow fui timi,” ab«» amazement, "Then what am 1 doin'
said.
here ?"
"No, no; uot at ai!
Good night,
"H*d' on
honey!
Hol’ rs
M indy "
Mamly caution*-*)
"JtoU’t you ’c
Hlie cloaoil the
| yo as'f."
Douglas was nlonr lie gan»l absent'
"I*et me alone*'* Polly put aside the
ly at th» pages of his unfllahed ser­ arm that was trying to pla*'o a shawl
mon la lie tapped bla Idle pen on tbs around her "I got to get out of here "
disik "The show lias got to go on."
"Youse got plenty o' time for dat.”
he repeated, and far up Uu> bltlnlde Mnmly answered, "Jes' yo' wait
with the slow moving wagons Jim mid awhile."
Toby looked with tltisrclng ryes Into
"I can’t wait, an* I won't!” Polly
stance ami echoed shrieked, almost I***»lde herself with
allow han got to go anxiety. "I got to get to the next
I burg Wakefield. ain't ft? What time
1» It? I ki me alone! !*et me go!" she
CHAPTER V.
' cried, struggling desperately.
HE ebur. h belli were ringing
l'li<. door opened spftly. and the
their first wurulug
warning for the young pastor »to. q looklug dow n at
luorulng ss<rv|<e w U* n Mundy lb<- ph-ture ofi th» frail, white faced
P»vp*-1 |nt«i the spare l*e.lr.»ttii child and her
lol me •*-* oud tl..is slid s**mevd *au tor.
tlously at th» wisp of huir that l»«sp<ike
"Here, here! V hat s all thia alH>ut?'
a ti’iululiis bend somewhere beiweeu he naked lu n lino tone, though evi-
tl»< covers ami tlu> lltn« white pUlow deittly snouted
’’Who nre you?" returned the girl an
<>u ibs four p*ater led There »»• no
a* j ui**l from the Sleeper, ao Mandy ven she shoved herself quickly liacis
tured a * rose th» room on tiptoe uud nguliist the pillows and drew the cov­
rulss-d the shades
The drooping er» clow under her «bln. looking at
boughs of autumn fellage lay shim him oddly over their top.
"Hlie done been cuttin' Up aomefin
merltig against th» window p»**<•». ami
thè mow h'll through them might Ire seen th» gray awful'" .Mundy explained aa she tried
*" p OR
outline of the ebur* h Mundy glamed to r.- Un enough breath for a new en
Hr to' Jva' ala>ut eierythlng to rfiat again toward the Led to make sure counter
"Cutting up? Yon nurprlae me. Mias
Bnb ou*' Hb« wasn’t much blggrrn that the burst of sunlight had Uot
•sns done been curri y
Polly."
he said, with mock seriousness.
soMuriy au f U li -
wnkeued
th»
Invalid,
then
crooeed
to
Mi Mgflful of i».iiuu wti-q we begun
"How do you know I'm Polly T' the
I a small, rickety < balr laden with the
■I tutrjtu' »(»jut h»r.*
little rebel asked, her eyes gleaming she ga»i>ed a» the possibility of her!
"She suab am.a funny lalkio thin;
■ ‘Will. Mau'ly will do th» worrying I ills- ard*-d Query of the little circus
large and de»(u-rate alxive the friendly actually having a room all of her owu
nd»r
mumbled
Marniy to berwlt as »be cl;
■»•." Doogla. laugh*«!
Htie a been
took
bold
of
her
mlml.
"Much
]
"bawdy sakes!" she cried, bolding covers
ped the withered leaves troiu a plant I
■Rrtag for a chame to mother some
"If you will t*e very good and keep obliged." she said, with a nod. feeling !
up
a
spangled
dress
admiringly.
"Ain't
oet.r the window.
■My ill along Why. she »ten tried
dat beautiful!" HUe drew near the very quiet. I will try to tell you." he that something wan expected of her 1 "You are dead sure they know I ain't ■
IlN ate"
Sbe
knew
no
other
phrase
of
gratitude
1
snld
as
he
crooned
to
the
Iasi
domin' on?' P >Uy asked, with a Huger
■ 'I notlcel a. h.,w some of those mirror, attemptlug to see the refl*»
"I won't I* quiet. not for nobody," than the one "Muvver Jim" and Toby Ing suspicion la her vote«.
MVrb |e*.|)lr seemed t*> I.Mik kinder tlou of the tinsel ami chiffon against Polly objected, with
bad
taught
her
to
say
to
the
manager
'
a bold disregard
Ote*' <t u»e." Mid Toby, "an' I been her very ample lm< kgmuml of glug of double negatives, "I got to get a when sbe received from him the first I "Dead sure." And Douglas »œl>l to
bam
and
avolrdui»*ls
"You'd
sure
be
himself as be lapaed into ber vernavo-
■MMderln' if tnebM they might feel
a swell Ulgger wld dat ou. honey!" move if you ain't goln' to help ID* stick of red and white striped candy. • lar.
Mtewuir about her"
"You're
very
welcome.
”
Douglas
an
you needn't butt In”
There was a moment's pause. Polly |
I Db. they re all right!" IfcHiglaa as- rhe chuckled to herwelf. "Wouldn't
"I am afraid I can’t help you to g<’ ■ wered. with a ring of genuine feeling |
realized for the drat Utne that sbe must
I imh I blm 'They'll I m > her friends In dem deacons boiler If dey done nee
tn his voice.
Just
yet."
Itouglns
replied.
He
was
be
I'atr
Ik tuse "
**J Awful quiet, ain’t It?" sbe ventured' actually readjust hevaelf to a uew or-
The picture of the deacons' Baton ginning to perceive that there were
I Vbe* fit for ’em. air." Toby plead-
*>r a ■ pause, "Guera tbat’a what. der of thlugs I Her eye» agaio roved
after
tanka
Ix-fore
hlui
other
than
the
shap
­
about the r*om. It was a cheerful
|M Uh»'. Cast, clean Into the mid- trhnrent at such s spe-tacle so grew ing of Polly’s character.
woke me up.”
Upjn Mandy that she was obliged to
place
In wt!cb to be Imprisoned. Even
Mtof b»r heart."
Douglas la ugh.si good naturedly at
"What are you trytn' to do to me.
cover her generous umuth to abut In
I 1'« sure of It." Douglas answered
the thought of quiet an a disturber Polly could not deny that. The broad
anyhow?"
she
asked
aa
she
shot
a
I Tv» brant bow son... church folks her convulsive laughter lest It awaken gtnnce of suspicion from the pastor to and added that he feared It might at window at the back, with Its white and
the little girl In the b»*l She crossed
first I* rather dull for her. hut that pink chintz curtain* on the Inside and
|*»u towards •» cln ua |MM>f>ls. sir. to the <>ld fnslilonrd bureau whh'h for MHndy "Whit am I up against?"
Jim
and Toby would send her news ot Its frame of Ivy on the outside, spoke
Ik' I jea' wsn’ed you to know that many morn ba had stood unu»*il against
"Don't you lie scare«!. honey.” Man­
liteh «In't finer families or better the wall The drnwer creaked as abv dy reassured her "Youne Jos' ns safe the circus and that she could write to of tinging birds and sunshine all day
long. Everything from the white veil­
them aa soon aa she was better.
Is Jit or f i(h«*r4 or grandfathers ot opeiicd It to lay away the gay. span­ here ns you done Iwn In de circus ”
ing to the sweet »»selling matting that
"I'll
have
to
be
i
heap
better
'an
"Safer, we hojie ” Itouglas added
■RMdiuiSlier» anywhere thuq among gled gown.
covered the floor was spotleesly dean
I
ever
was
'fore
I
can
write
much."
'hat girl s mother r*«!e the ¡ "It'll !>• a mighty long time afore with a smile
The cane bottomed rocker uear the
"Are you two bug?" Polly ques- I Polly drawled. with a whimsical lit­ curved window seat with Its prett'
Ms*» afore her, an' her mother afore I she puta on detn t'lngs ng'ln." she said,
tle
smile.
from
tinned
aa
she
turned
her
head
I
»■' her grandmother an' grand with a doubtful shake of her large,
"I will write for you." the pastor pillows told of *fciys wheu a cotivales
one side to the other and studied them
ptbay afore that, an' there ain't no- r*’’I'd head
volunteered,
understanding her plight cent might look tn comfort at the gar
IMy what , r-arvd mor« flor their good I Then she went back to the chair and with a new Idea. "Well, you can't
“
You
will?"
For the first time he den beneath. The counterpane, wttb Its
get
none
the
tn-at
of
me.
I
can
get
I**11* ,n their children's go*s| name picked up I’olljr'a sandals ami exam
old fashioued ro.«e imttern; the little
mw a show of real pleasure in her
I
away
all
right,
an'
I
will
too.'
I is bet people han You see. air. clr Ined the headwork wl'h a great deal
white tidies on rhe hack of each chair
eyes.
She
mnde
a
d*
‘
»|>ernte
efTort
to
put
Inu folk» I. nil like that. TUer s jes' *>f Interest ’ l-awdy. lawdy!" ahe cried
and Mandy crwntilng l>e«4de the win
"Every
day."
Douglas
promised
•ot-
ID» one big family. They tends to a* »I k ccinparet! the size of the nan one foot to the floor, but fell back with
dow all helped is make a homelike pie it
emnly.
I’Wr buatoeaa an* lakes goral care of dale to that of her own rough, worn a cry of pain.
tore.
tMtw.br,
They has to or they I shoes. Sh» was again upon the point
"An’ you will show two how?'
“Dar. dar." Mandy murmured, put­
12”®’’ d'’ ’h’,,r work. It'a 'ratine I'm of exploding with laughter na the ting the pillow under the poor.
“Indeed, 1 will."
(Continued next week.'
parin' b»r with you Hint I'm aayin' Church bell added a few final and < ramped nr k and smoothing the tan­ "How long am 1 In fbrF’ she asked.
*
,b* ”1'* 'han a|»>li>gfzerl.
“The doctor can tell better aliout HOLLAND JOYFUL
more emphatic clangs to Its warning
gled hair from Polly’s forehead. "You
Tte gl»<3 you told me. Toby " Doug
that when he evuivs."
HI*« turned, with a start, motioning a done hurt yo'sef for suah dis time."
» answerer! kindly. “I've IM.,er vain warning out of the window for
"The doctor! So It's ns bad as that.
1 tie (rnator had taken a »top toward
OVER ARRIVAL
™»ii touch about ■ Ircua folks,"
the la'll to tie silent, but the little the tied. His l>M>k of amusement had eh?"
LI
! rt ’’•'Her be goln'.” T*M>y alesper was already stirring uneasily changed to one of pity.
"Oh, that need not frighten you."
OF ROYAL BABE
i
• «T'd as his eyre roved hungrily to- on bar pillow, One soft arm was
"You see. Miss Polly, yon have had Douglas ana wend consolingly,
tlie stairway.
frightened."
she
bridled
"I
ain
’
t
I
thrown languidly over her head The a vevy laid fall, and you can't get away
The Hague. April 30.—Wilhel­
ni ran,I r„„ ,11(r ruut, an. mel,tw
large blue ay «a opened and closed Just yet nor ace your friends until you quickly; “ I ain't never scared of noth- mina Qneen of the Netherlands, who
It's
only
'cause
they
need
me
tn
tn'.
"" know how she In”
are lictter.”
gave birth to a daughter early today,
ix I mm I
i win." DoaglM aamired
"It's only a scratch." Polly whim- the show that I'm a kickin’."
is progressing satisfactorily. The in­
<“i» brarilly
"Oh.
they
will
get
along
all
right,
”
fant princess is doing well and all
poll'd "I can do my work; 1 got to."
T'Sl might tell her we’ll write eve?
Holland is celebrating the event from
One more feeble effort and she suc­ he said reassuringly.
or an." he adder!
cumbed, with a faint "Jlmlny crick­ i "Get along!” Polly flashed with and one end ot the country to the other.
' ll tall her " I ouglna promised ear
I den resentment. "Get along without
et al"
sreuy.
t
"t'ncle Toby told me that you were my act!” It was apparent from her CAPTAIN HAINS
night!" The old man healtnt
a very good little girl,” Douglas said look of astonishment that Itouglas had
"Onsrntij to KOi |)|lf ,t0 nilll
as he drew up a chair and sat down completely lost whatever ground be
CRIES IN COURT
^her pt,.,,,, f,.r Rln,.|,ia
by her side, confident by the expres­ had heretofore gained In her respect.
She
"Bay,
have
you
seen
that
show?"
''I*'*1'- T*,by " Douglas ex
sion oil her face that at last he was
Flushing. I. I.. April 29.—During
»at 1
,,,wnrd 'he Iw'nt figure
muster of the situation. "Do you think waited for bls answer with pity a tai today's proceedings in the trial of
contempt.
wn» ai»ut to »InirHe past him.
ho would like you to behave like this?"
Captain Peter
Hains for the mur­
w vitherwi hand of the white faceti
"No," admitted John weakly.
"I sure nm on the blink." she sighed
der or \V;niam E. Annis. Attorney
"Well. 1 should say you ain't or you McIntyre succeeded in securing from
Lt" rr*"’'
"trong grasp of the
as »he settled back wearily upon the
«tor. inil hta p„ln |11||p
aought
wouldn't make no crack like that. I'm General Hains a statement that the
pillow.
him *«* "f ,l" ",*l’*”'rt man before
"You'll be nil right soon." Douglas the whole thing In that push,” she said, defendant had acted as If he were
answered cheerily. "Mandy anil 1 will with an nlr of self complacency, “an' insane at the time the alleged con­
In m
deaolntlon was growing
i « o nrt. |’he ohjre.f fn* which Im
with me down an' out that abow will fession ef Mrs. Claudia llalns was re­
help the time to go.”
duced to writiag.
i»bfStn’"n ,ln'hv ,,av wn*
,<,ft
"I recollect now,” Polly faltered be on the bum for fair."
The court ruled that the confession
tm.L " 11 l" ">n«t stumble forth
"1
beg
your
pardon,"
was
all
Doug
­
"It
wits
the
last
wlthmit hearing hint,
i might be admitted a- evidence. Slow­
nl-'ht ninne.
las
could
say,
confused
by
the
sudden
hoop. Jim seemed to have a hunch I
ly and in low tones McfntJ-re then
biL,..hl'ri' *" i'*"'» her.” he mom-
was goln’ Io be In for trouble when 1 volley of unfamiliar words.
read the confession.
During the
"it the »how han got to go on."
"You're kiddin* me," sbe said, turn­ reading Captain Hains dropped his
wvnt Into the ring. Bingo must 'a' felt
»• 'loor .hut out the bent, old fig
It too. He kept a pullin' and a Jerkin' ing her head to one aide, as was her head and sobbed aloud, while tears
from the start. I got myself together wont when nssalleil by suspicion. "You streamed down the face ot his father.
»her
stia»! for some tima
General Hains.
In» y i"1'''
'’’f'
’"'I ,,llnl<
to make the last Jump, an’—I can't re- must 'a' seen tne ride?”
ttb » lN
«orda. Ills rev-
"No, Mlns Polly. I have never seen
member no more.” Her head drooped.
l,l'MrL
'’Y 'I1'1 "'«Ind« of the
a circus," Douglas fohl her. half regret­ BURIED IN SNOW
ami her eyes closed.
"I wouldn't try Just now If I were fully, a sense of his deep privation
WRX"na, th« low muttered
TWENTY-EIGHT HOURS
yon.” Douglas answered tenderly.
stealing upon him.
•nd .
‘Irlrers. the shrieking
"It's my wheel, ain't It?” Polly ques­
e,, . "r :’K "f 'I"' anímala, an the clr-
"What!" cried Polly Incredulously.
1
Bellingham, Wash.. April 30.- Af­
tioned after a pause.
"Lordy. no. chile. I He ain’t uebber
Tl). .» n,,''P,, "P
distant hill.
ph tra" " " ,inR
,o K" on'” h'* re’
"Yoah what, chile?" Mandy exclalm- seed none ob detu t'lngw. Mandy In- ter digging for twenty-six hours, sev­
ed as she turned from the table, where temipted as she tried to arrange a enty-five men today succeeded In re­
•nd
' r"
,o **•* "'tidy tabla
leasing John Watkins, who was bur­
si- . '
hlm-' lf for work tn the “I'ou’tl ture /* a merli nl(wcr wld </<U on. she had been rolling up the unused few short stemmed posies in a varle- in! beneath twenty-eight feet of snow
honepl” «A« cXwAleU.
bandages left from the doctor's call the gated bouquet.
nnt"
l,,*> n|'* fashioned lamp.
at the engineer's camp near Rock
( /K" o®o hand to draw tlnD dreamily aa she murmured, the words night liefore.
""Well» what do you think of that!" Port. Skagit county. Seven other
"1 nay It's my creeper, my paddle," Polly gasped, '•You're the first Rube I men were burled but were rescued in
’•rd i Í hl' ln,Prr"P''>d sermon to- of the clown song that Jim and Toby
Polly explained, trying to locate a few •ver saw that hadn't." She was look- a short time.
•toan o’ *',,t *n*'*»«l It fell upon a bad taught her years ago;
Watkins was caught in a slide and
of her many pains. "Gee, but that Ing at him as though he were a curl
•bs»ntu . hBt 1,8 •’»'"f'Hl 'he hat
"Ting Ung.
carried two hundred feet from where
hurts I” She tried to bend her ankte. oalty.
In, t(J “ hl* hngcra, not yet realix
That's what the belts sing"—
he stood.
He was taken out not
"tuin»
or^'‘r nt 'hlnga that wan
"Bo I'm a Rube? Douglas shook bla much the worse for his experience,
Mandy reached the side of the twsl "Is It punctured?"
"Only
sprained.
”
Douglas
answered.
®*»ly de^’.?1' I,f*' Mandy
head with a aad llttl* smite and good having been able to breathe the air
aa the girl a eyoa opened a aucond time
1^.
” the stairs. Hha placed otta
iWrUig to control his amqsamsnt
oatnrWWl
Aad bmm - in the snow.
f<*riUner „a k.r Up. Vd rolled UM1 mat bars with a bU^ atara of
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