The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-01-17

ing with varnish and metal that caught
swift reflections from windows high
above them. With stiff wooden legs,
they swept on in a never-ending race
while great orchestrion clamored in
wild speed. The summer sunlight
sprinkled its gold upon the garnet cam
opies carried by the tireless racers and
upon all the devices of decoration that
made Stimson's machine magnificent
and famous. a host of laughing chill
dren bestrode the animals, bending for
ward like, charging cavalrymen and
Shaking relfns and whooping in glee,
At intervals they leaned out perilOusly
to clutch at iron rings that We're ten
derad to them by "a long wooden arm.
AT the intense moment before the
swift grab fOr the rings one could see
their little nervous bodies culver with
eagerness; the laughter rang shrill and
excited. Down in the long rows of
benches, crowds Of people sat watching
the. game while occasionally a father
might arise and go near to shout en-
couragement. cautionary commands, or
applause at his flying offspring. FIRE.
quently mothers called out: BE care
iul, 'rtOISlt. lIlt pItlltSlIlbll Del-
lowed and thundered on its platform,
filling the ears with its long monoton-
Gus song, while over i'm corner, "A man
in a white apron and behind a counter
rOdred above the tumult Pop corn,
Pop corn
a. young man stood upon a small,
raised platform, erected in the manner
of a pulpit and just without the line of
the circling figures. 1t was his duty
ITO manipulate the wooden arm and
afiiX the rings. When all were gone
into the hands of the triumphant chill
dren, he held forth a basket, into which
they returned all save the coveted
brass one, which meant another ride
free and made the holder very illus
trlous. The young man stood all day
upon his narrow platform, afixing
rings or holding forth the basket. He
was "a sort of general squire in this
list OF childhood. He was very busy.
And yet Stimson, the astute, had no.
tlced that the young man frequently
found time to twist about on his plat
form and smile at "a girl who shyly sold
tickets behind "a silvered netting. This
Indeed, was the great reason of Slim
sons glowerng. The young man upon
rihe raised platform had no manner of
license to smile ait the girl behind the
silvered netting. 1t was a most gigan-
tic -insolenee. Stimson was amazed
ar 1t. "By Jimmy" ne said to him
self again, that fellow is smiling al
my daughter" Even In this tone OF
great wrath 1t could be discerned tina,
Stimson was filed with wonder that
any youth should dare smile at the
daughter in the presence of the august
father.
OAten the dark-eyed girl peered be.
tween the shining wires, and, upor
being detected by the young man, she
usually turned her head away quickl,
to prove Ito him that she was not in
terested. At other times, however. hei
eyes seemed filled with a tender feai
lest he should fall from that exceed
ingly dangerous platform. As for the
young man, 1t was plain that these
glances filled him with valor, and HI
stood carelessly upon his perch, as 81
he deemed 1t of no consequence tha.
he might fall from At. In all the com
plexlties of his daily life and duties h,
found opportunity to gaze ardently a
the vision behind the netting.
This silei.t courtship was conducted
over the leads of the crowd wht
thronged about the bright machine
The swift, eloquent glances of tn,
young man went noiselessl, and umseei