Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-01-25

gering the sropes with an uncertain,
hesitating air. He shouted something
like, "Stretch the net - and dashed af-
ter her across the ring and up the ladder
to her side, where she had not yet done
lingering the ropes. "I'n look out for
you," he painted in her ear.
Down below it was only noticed that
another performance was to be substi-
tuted for the 4" Great Leap for Life, by
Hazel, without the net" Nobody but
the man beside her saw the awful gray
ness of the girls face growing under
meath it's mockery Of red cheeks.
Gwen give 'em the Brothers, 30 said
Scully. "You can do that-it's safe.
Take the Leap afterward, if you feel
up to it then. Now, then Stand
back Up she goes Steady-ready,
let CO."
"Tm so cold," muttered Hazel; but
the man had swung himself already far
out upon the ropes.
He saw her waver before she sprang to
him, and her hands, when he caught
them, were damp and chilly. Alive to
the danger, he swore at her, and, while
they rocked together suspended in the
air, he managed to get his handkerchief,
which was plentifully chalked, and
dabbed her hands. Mind what you're
at" he told her, in hoarse voice that
was hardly human in It's sound to Hazel's
ears. 81 swear I'll not let go of you;
SO if you miss and drop you'll drag me
down, and there'll be murder done, and
you'll go out to your eternal Judgment
with NV blood on UO11r aO111 -
After that, Hazel went safely and
mechanically through her part. There
was a recall afterward, but Scully had to
go and show himself alone. Hazel lay in
a dead faint in the little room.
He found her there with Mrs. Bridge
man when he returned, and Bridgeman
lounging around the door. The house
was clamoring for her again, but she re-
fused to be seen again that night.
cts no use," she cried excitedly, as
she saw Scully, "I amt fit to go on.
See for yourself what state I'm in.
What's got to me, do you suppose, to
make me faint Oh, it's awful, Tom I
tell you, all of you, it's an awful feeling.
Why, my head swims, yet I never felt
SO, not even the first time / ever went 80
high without the mattress or the net"
She did not seem to care who heard.
Bridgeman arrested Scully at the
door. GIVE about figured it out" he
whispered to him: "your girl, there,
has gone spoons on Clyde
elf I thought that" cried Scully,
and he spat significantly on his hands.
He's sly sort of potato" con-
tinued Bridgeman, whispering as before.
9 wouldn't trust him out of my sight
with any other woman in the world than
Fan" He nodded in the direction of
Mrs. Bridgeman, as he spoke.
Hazel happened to have overheard,
low and in2istinct as his whisper had
been. "Don't be too sure of that" she
said, "you old fool-you old fool. Clyde
has nothing to do with me, and 1 can
guess at the reason why he never looks
my way. He lights his cigarettes and
walks off when I'm called. He has never
seen me go through a single act-the
only man who was ever here at Coppee's
and didn't care to see me in the ring"
"Great shucks !" whispered Bridge
man again. "Don't you see how it is?
She watches for him every night. told
you she'd gone spoons.
Hazel noted the whisper, which this
time she failed to hear, and it maddened
her, nervous and upset and weak as she
was. She pushed Mrs. Bridgeman aside,
and went over to the two men, shaking
with passion that put her beside herself.
"Clyde minds his own business" she
said pointedly to Bridgeman, "and that's
more than you do, old as you are. [
don't want you whispering about me to
Tom or any one, and I'll not have it; do
you hear? Stop telling lies about me,
or I'll stick you for it some time, sure.
"Great shucks what a spitfre !"
laughed Bridgeman, as he walked away.
''She don't mean it, his wife called
after him.
"Don't I, though % said Hazel; Z" you
too, if you don't look out.
"Bah you mountebank thing re-
torted the elder woman, running a con-
temptuous eye over HazePs shapely
limbs, so lavishly displayed.
"You never did anything worth speak
ing of in your line, anyway" said Hazel
fercely, g IL it wasn't for Bridges goats
you couldn't get scratch engagement
anywhere on earth"
vi, SuuG up duu Sudho uauuS, Cflou
Scully testify. Whats the row all
about?"
"Clyde thinks himself cut above
her, is the matter with Hazel. Mr..
Scully."
i" Here, we've had enough of Clyde"
said Scully in rough way.
" Some Of us can never get enough"
cried Hazel, her eyes on Mrs. Bridge
mans face.
"And some of us can get so precious
little that we get sick over it and fret
ourselves for more, "begaD Mrs. Bridge
man, with a malicious air.
Z" You git!'' cried Scully; "and go tell
old Bridge I said SO, if you like. I'll
not see Hazel annoyed. She amt her.
self tonight
Mrs. Bridgeman went away after that,
with her head in the air and the tread of
tragedy queen.
Hazel put her face up against Scully
and began to sob. He sat stroking her
mead, very much as he would have pat
ted one of his favorite animals in a
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