Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1898-10-27

cited and jubilant that he straightway
fell to talking nonsense to his dumb
creatures. He told them Of the coed
fortune that had come to him. and
asked them to go their prettiest the
next night. The animals .probabl un-
derstocd him to a degree, for they
1purred and rubbed their heads against
his hand. s.e6tf a.
Mr.. Tempsterawas away.that after
noon and did not appear. until night.
He knew that his animals were in
safe keeping, and SO he worried little
about them. Drifter could hardly con-
tain himself until then; he wanted to
tell somebody Of his good fortune
He dreamed, of all sorts Of successes,
and he mapped .outthis future life. He
would be introduced TO. the public, and
he was sure he would attain fame. He
would become: the greatest animal
trainer Of the age, and win money and
applause. All a.needed was a.chance:
to. demonstrate his a. Utilities before the
p public b and here yas bis opportunity
Tlh1eenr he fell il ap;iccturing the sccircus
ring, thessea offaces that. would SUR
round him.. the bright tinsel and ;appar1
ell of the penfIoEm and the elegant
CARDS of the.spectators. He wondered
if he;wou1d feel any stage fright.
It is possible that he forgot some Of
his duties Ii as ft;ernoonE. In day
dreaming of his future success. Ger
tainly he was late in feeding the: ami
mails, when Mr. Tempster entered the
tent. The man walked unsteadily, and
for a moment; Drrifter Thought that he
was und erth inf nendfsof liquor:; But
when, he caught; .sightssof his face he
knew that something was wrong. he
was deathly. white, and his brow was
drawn into a 'scoWl; :sfy.Gt %.<}s1.cs a5.Io
Drifter looked: at him in ,pity.i his
state, Of mind seemed so opposite to
his own It was impossible to con-
1ey his glad tidings to man suffering
from some. secret anxiety, :.i,,,s:>,
y So. he kept the matter to himself all.
that night, and went through. his rou-
tine work as usual. The trainer was
quiet and tacit4rn, and several times
he made, mistakes in handling the ami
mails that Would have been decidedly
annoyipgrhad- they been: exhihitin!gtin
the ring; !. ... ~. ~, ST. =.
The. following morning - Driifter
sought out Mr.. Tempster,, afterSfeed-
ing the animals, and he was surprised
to find the: mansin state of:ut1er: col
lapse He looked up at the boy for a
moment and then: said, in. q, trembling
voice: '', - -, 49, p - ia :''' - ~ :.
I'm done for, Drifter; I'm done for"
The boy was so taken aback that he
could not speak. ::"$es,. III :'@',5s. ~
i've brought it upon myself, too;
I've no one to blame,," he continued,
burying his head into his hands. 'Tve
been neglecting my work, and leaving
everything for you. to do. These ami
mails will do: more for you now than
they will for me. i don't own them
any more. BY rights you should be
their trainer. / wouldn't mind it so
much if they were going to put y on in
nv place. but to be fired for some
other fellow that never had any of the
training Of the animals is too much.
l love them a little, after all-yes, a
good deal" = "a
Dr1fter recovered the use of his voice
at this juncture, and asked: 81
What do you mean, Mr.. Tempster?
Are they going to get new trainer?"
Eyes; Pm discharged after tonight
that is, suppose am. The man
ager told me yesterday, when | re-
turned, that he had new and better
trainer in view, and that he would give
him my place in the ring tonight. I'm
to look on and see the new fellow win
applause; then I'll be told to Leave
Fora moment Drifter's blanched
white, as terrible suspicion entered
his mind.
:'It's too hard on me; don't deserve
so much as that" the man continued.
give been neglectful, but they nigh:
have given me warning. I've wife and
four chilren and they'll have nothing
to live on if I lose my job. It amt easy
to get another position as trainer.
It's more'n l can stand.''' f..
There were tears trucking down the
mans cheek, and the boy tried to con-
sole. him.
1t might not be so bad>asc that" he
said. Maybe the other man won't
suit
You don't knowthe,manager. When
he'sset on takin' man he'll take him.
He's got hold; of some good trainer, an
he knows good thing when he sees it.
And do you know. Drifter, you'll havet to
go, too, for l, and not the manager,
employ you?"
The boys face flushed, and his eyes
dropped before the trainers steady
raZe i $3.50