The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-05-19

I saH'...a Na...a zee VIE AAlNNlEL 4uAFE the
strain So suddenly put upon IL, and oscilla-
7 TED omiuously for few seconds.
me facr that the net had not been
stretched under % added TO the dismay
ara anxiety OF the oulOokers. one Only
remained cool, and that one was CIemeu-
une- Steadylng herself. and without the
s-lellesl balancing and, she made a move
lcf" ara, ana never stopped OF faitered till
ee Ial reached the end of her Journey.
M. Acrlamaucns or the little party knew
ne bounds They shouted TO her over AMI
ot az ASIAN She simply bowed and smiled
As she had been taught 10 do when a
eilli, alter receiving The applause of her
audience.
The old man was sobbing loudly.
Marie had sWOoned..
Clementlne's nrst impulse was 70 rush
I cow 70 The prostrate figure OF Marie. TO
ltAltf her assistance. but the thought
Qt the insult she had received came iu-o
. her minl. and She hesitated
me hesitation, however. was but mo-
Hi"htary- Her better feelings took posses
sion on her and instantly She was bv
Marie side doing all ID was possible 10
restore her. This she soon accomplished
SS+l.l 80 continuing Ger kim o1ioes when
Marie, now fast recovering rudel,- rtisbaT
her on one side. To Clementinc mis- yg9s
5re4l shock She bore no luminosity 10
a hNlng soul and would have befn onl,.
too pleased 10 make friends win 1far..
ana pe her companion. but her rival for
mat what now she had become. would
nave none OF IT, and for the fufur,. ii was
other. "a e~'ii
The Old circus master vas in a duem-
ma. He knew Maries temper and ha1
witnessed her jealousy. Sbouid sbo "a.
use 70 perform that night. what was Nc
to 90 He approached her. and after ~
n.SsaiNg regret at her sudden indisposi-
non hoped she would be suficientlv wen
10 appear at night at the usual ho,,r
oie io9l az control Of her temper. and
@tter amusing him i'm the grossest possible
manner informed him that she wcj.Id NOS
under any circumstances aunaar fba,
a,,sl ,. aIId that ne could make whatever
arrangements he pleased
lie implOred her 10 reconsider her dec,s
ION but 10 no purpose. Her only replv VS.
the caustic one. "try Clementine = r,btg
vas ms only hope; but brilliantly as she
toIih9nce was after all only momontarv.
anu, before she could go throfgh sb4, -
we're ordeal Of an exhibition Of skin. long
ana severe practice was necessary.
WIN a heavy heart he saw CIcinenfina
ana informed her of Marie's decision How
HtI eyes spanked. And how she Rugged
PIC again ne Old Snowman! The more lie
"iIpDtied the more excited she became
~lthstanding the old mans weakness
ana quiet pieasurc-for after all ne knew
Iu n ~ time she would pull him out of his
ulItcultN, ana IN brilliant fashion-there
was no controlling CIementino ma xioe Mr.,
nv me arm she led him straightwav 10 In.
sosl uInleF s., ana there and then ordered
ner necessary professional ouffif pe,,o,.
leaving the premises until She had ~
famed sufficient for the purposes of The
night. With these she returned 10 the cir
W., her ADOPTED father having during her
absence seen TO the perfect safety Of the
.Wlte, the net, and all else.
~ thls tlme the members of the band
ha9 arrives, and had taken their places
anu at tiementlue'S request struck M one
or her old favorite lively airs-she would
nave none of Marie's modern ones III
seemed TO electrify her; she could scarcely
restrain herself; but by the advice of tho
old master kept herself i'm check 40 far az
she was able. " "a"
Feeling herself completely mistress OF
the SITUATION she now cooled down some
what, ana as the band played and the old
man motioned to her, she went through The
Whole performance without the slightest
hltch. Not satisfied with this she Insisted
upoI gong through II over and over again
not that she doubted her ability 10 %
through the nights display properly. ard
70 me satisfaction of the spectators but
that the old circus master who had been 50
good to her, should have completes conn
dence In her. and be free from anxiety.
Ihey mad now two or three hours for rest
ana an q, TO talk things over before the opening
OF the circus. Her foster-father had some
what recovered his possession, but
vet there was something wrong with him
As previously mentioned, Marie had what
IS termed big following, and as these pa:-
ronzed his place every night and were
among his best supporters, he dreaded
their displeasure. Clementine, do all She
could, was unable TO altogether rouse him
from his thoughtful condition. She begged
him TO have confidence in her and all
would be well. This he felt, but yet dread
Gu Marie 5 lnuuenCe with the audience. and
her hatred OF his adopted daughter.
The night came, and with it Maries turn
on the wire The news had spread that MI
RE was indisposed. and that a new conner
named Clementine, was about to try her
skill. The circus was packed with an ex-
pectant and critical crowd. All were anx-
ious to see the new young lady. Could she
surpaSs the celebrated Marie? They were
not left long in doubt. The instant the cir
Gus master appeared holding her hand, all
saw at a glance they had something super
Tor before them.
The manager explained that in conse-
quence of the indispostion of Marie he had
the services of Clementine. AS she
had not performed ON the wire since her
childhood, he begged their indulgence and
with the customary bow, left Clementine
to her own resources. Beautiful crca-
tureI' Too superior for this line of bust
ness" etc, etc, burst from the onlookers
as she mounted the ladder leading to the
wire. Without noticing in any way the
plaudits of her audience, Clementine, as at
bounded upon 1t, making II quiv-
er from beginning to end. Then, without
the slightest balancing aid, she went
through the most difficult movements; her
grace and precision eliciting the acclama-
tions of those assembled.
AS she appeared, after her great per-
Torrance, hand in hand with the old
man, the applause was deafening. She
had to appear repeatedly until at last,
unable further to control herself, she
again mounted to the wire, running along
it TO its extreme end; then, suddenly
dropping from it, she was seen to be re-
turning at lightning speed, her arms out
stretched, and apparently flying through
the air.
AS she approached the point from which
she started all thought she would be shiv-
cred to atoms, but to their amazement and
delight she was once again erect and
bowling her acknowledgements. In he
whole history of wire-walking celebrities
nothing came near this performance. She
was the star of all stars The first to ac-
knowledge her great merit was Don
Pedro, the young Spanish grandee.
Hitherto, Mile. Marie was his guiding
star-his sole aim in life. In an instant
she was forgotten; and the bouquet he
had bought for her, and which would
have been handed to her in the ordinary
course. was now presented to her rival
with the additional attraction of a dia-
mond ring. Clementine bowed her ac-
acknowledgement in the most gracious man
ner, and as she left the circus felt that
she had succeeded beyond the most san
guine expectations. A lady closely yelled
had noticed all that had transpired-her
name was Marie.
Clementine'S name was in eVoryones
mouth. She had offers from the managers
of all the principal cities on the continent
to perform at their respective places of
entertainment, and al almost any salary
Accompanied by her foster father who
had relinquished his pest at the circus,
she visited Berlin, Vienna, ST Peters
burg, Rome and Madrid, TO receive at
each of these places a repetition of ner