The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1891-09-19
DOUBLE DICK And JOE;
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The Poorhouse w aifs.
BY DAVID LOWRY.
CHAPTER XvII-Contfnued

around twice
As the attendents obeyed him, the
clown turned somcrsault, lit square on
the barrel, and shouted:
ladies and gentlemen-and them
babies in the corncr-I have now the
felicity ard five dol ars. salary in adj
vance, for introducing to your notice the
illustrious Princess Arabella Cinderella
Anabella Sally Lum Mehitabie Measles
Donebrown Smith.
snow" said Mitchell.
The attendants released the white
mare, and moved quickly over the ring
board. The white mare shook her head
and-balkcd lick ga WAS fixed Oh
the spot where he had beheld his strange
vision. Firefiy's first bound almost I'M
seated MIN Away she flew, and around
| the center of the ring Mitchell walked,
turning as he kept his eye on mare and
rider.
The clown pretended vast astonish-
ment with upl fled hands-but the Keen
est pair OF eyes among all there were
Zen Browns. as he followed the ring
master. and made ia ces behind his back.
There were sea OF faces every way
Dick looked. This was not like the
audience he had behc d in the city he
had left in the morning. 1t was almost
| twice as large: and ten times more ell
! thusiastc.
For the first and on'y time in his life
| mortal terrn. oFcrcame Dick. The
white mare made a brcak-or dagh to
| leap over the ring right where Dick had
| bchcld the image of Joe.
If FREELY shonId leap over there it was
! sure death TO the people she tramrIci
over. He saw death before and behind
him, in mag nation, as lie ploughed his
| way through the vast crowd, for the au-
/ dence was so vast that the people We're
| pressed up within few feet Of the ring.
| Ben Browns eyes never moved from
| the boys. lie saw there something he
! did not understand. \ startled, wild
| look. And the boy did not appear 10
have his wits about him lie let the
mare have her own sweet willard she
| INDUCED it, Her scorn of attendants,
ringmastar, and rider was superb She
threw her heal up and rushed-Slack-
incd her speed, held her head down and
bolted She stool still, and threw her
| heels up at imaginary foes She turned
and g.arcl at Dick and ga!lopcd on like
mad.
| There were spectators there who knew
| everything. Men who did not know the
| difference between blOodcd horse and q
| sawhorse said it was all to miSlcai PEG
| pie The "white horse was as gentle a
milkman's." ooh, cart-horse was Just
| as dangerous
| Dick grasped the reins tightly as he
realized that in his abstraction he had
wasted golden opportunity. He gave
the rcins jerk mare stood stock
| still. He did an unparalleled thing then.
| lie cut the beast iuarc across the check
with his rawhide The blow was 50 hard
the pretty taSscl few off and the mare
| few, too flew like the wind round and
round the ring, and still Dick dashed her
! flank.
The blare OF the band and the shouts
| of the multitude inspired him to further
effort. lie cut her across the che K
again-and Fireiy stood stock still, al
| most unseating her rider.
Then She deliberately put her head
| back before he could prevent her. and
| bit at Dicks leg. Biting was her habit.
She had torn boards TO shrcd>, but the
! boy was resolved She should not make a
meal off any part Of him
| He was now cool and collected. He
| whiSlled his right leg across the saddle
as he had done with Black Fess held
| his legs close to the mares side. leaned
! forward and dashed her repeatedly on the
| face.
Firefy fcw-she was wei named.
! The crowd said she emitted sparks from
| her eyes. Anyway, she few around the
ring in agony of fear now-shc was
| afraid Of her rider Still Eick dashed
her; still the cheers grew louder, deaf
| cning, until the rider drew the rein
tight And he drew it the mare checked
herself and trcmblcd with fear.
! Suddenly She stood StiIl-motionlcSS as
statue
| The ringmaStcr looked at rider and
| horse amazed.
The Gown made a variety of gestures
| indicating the thing mystitiel him com
| pletely, bat lac moved closer to Dick and
said in low tone, for his ear alone:
Bow bow quick, then jump of
Just then a drunken man crowded for.
ward. Another seized him Icy the arm
roughly, and the drunken man whipped
out a revolver.
Dick did the last thing he ever would
have dreamed Of had he not realized that
he was again within n few feet of the
| vision that reminded him Of ice
He sprang upon tho saddle, stood
| upon his feet on the mares back. II
was bow,ng to the multitude. Their
cheers were ringing in his ears. when c
shot startled the mare, CT, ating const r
nation everywhere.
The mare boltcd, her rider fell in tho
very IN DIST of his triumph, and the mar
was caught, stood shivcring like on,
with an ague ten feet distant.
When Dick recovered his conscious
ness and look up, lie was looking int,
the eyes Of the girl that ,ooked like Joe:
twin sister. His head was in her lap !
crowd was bending over both He hearC
the clowns voice saying:
There, he's all right. He'll bc nom
the worse in an hours time"
Then Doubla Dick swooHcl the Sc sonC
time