Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-08-04

stamped the Nfe out OF him In minute,
but he stopped short and trembled like
leaf when he saw Jenny under his hoofs
Several people sprang up in the audience,
and one man. . noble looking fellow in
sailors dress. leaped clear over the bar
rier into the ring. but he was made to
jump back again. mighty quick, can
tell you. for Jenny was not really hurt
She was up and on White Devils back
again and careering around the ring as
II possessed, before You could say Jack
Robinson She was like something crazy
through the rest Of the act. shouting to
the horse, and stamping on the saddle.
and finging her roses this way and that
Joseph Wilson was standing in his
clowns dress waiting to 60 on when
Jenny came of She sprang to the ground
and made at him like a fury Her face
was as white as death under her rouge,
and her breath came in quick, heavy
pants as though she were going to burst
q blood vessel.
Joseph Wilson-wretch-lia
orr she cried. do you know who is in
the house tonight The man that you
told me was dead; the man whose letters
you've intercepted. as you did mine to
him There he is-Ohver Lybrook-
alive and well. ON the front row. Oh, yes;
he has como back-not from the grave,
for he never was dead, alive and well,
and loving nae Just the same as love
him And | am your wife she
stopped short. gasping for breath
The wretched man looked this way and
that, and he tried to stink away, but
Jenny grasped his shoulder with her firm
little hands. that had a grip like steel
Answer me. Joseph Wilson Why did
you lie to me and break my heart by false
news Of Oliver Lybrook's DEATH"
Il loved you. was all that Wilson NUT
tered She flung him from her with q
cry Of wrath and scorn-
And off she rushed without so much as
looking at Wilson again He caught at
her dress and tried to stop her. but the
thin stuff tore to pieces In his grasp. and
she got away
She has to change her dress any way.
Joe. for the next scene. | said. wanting
to console him. for | never saw one look
SO cast down as he was. He never said a
word, but drew himself up with long
breath and went right out into the wing,
for it was his turn. you see. to go on
He was more entertaining than ever
that night, to my surprise-made more
Jokes and told more funny stories than |
thought he knew And he cut capers and
made faces. and set all the people in
roar At last the horses were led out for
the next act. which was The Field of the
Cloth of Gold, and all our best horses
were In it. White Devil. Of course, in
cluded
Now. gentlemen. cried Wilson, ''1ll
show you the best trick you ever saw in
YOUR life" So he walked right up to
White Devil and caught him by his long
tail. and swung all his weight on it, bend
ing down his head as be did So 1t was
done so quick we could not stop him, and
before any one of US could jerk him away
the horse had lashed out his terrible hind
hoofs. and 1t was all up with Joseph
Wilson. The kick took him right in the
breast and knocked him over senseless
and dying Ia an instant. We got him out
of the ring and into the dressing room,
and he lived for perhaps a quarter of an
hour. but he never spoke a word or even
opened his eyes again before he died L.
was a queer way Of committing suicide,
but then Joe always had queer ideas
Jenny kept on with the circus as usual,
but Lybrook was always hanging around
and though she would have nothing to
say to him for long time on account Of
feeling remorseful for Joe's death, we all
saw pretty soon what was going to hap
pen. They were married yesterday, sir,
and Mrs. Lybrook has given up the show
business for good AID all.-Frank Leslie's
Illustrated