The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1903-06-06

seats once more.
lin order that there may be no suspic-
ion of riekery. it is the request of both
the management and Professor Stockton
that committee of three or four gentle
man come forward from the audience and
bind Mrs Stockton. viii some Of YOU
not kindly do this at once, 50 that the per
tormance may 20 on without delay? We
want men, not boys
After short delay, aud a little more
urging from the Snowman. an elderly man
in the front row arose. The ice broken,
three others quickly followed, aud the four
crossed the race course and assembled the
platform The old gentleman received 4
rope from Stockton hands and proceeded
to wind it around Margaret waist and
arms. He seemed to have some trouble,
however, in adjusting the rough bond to
her tender, bare flesh. For full minute
he fumbled away with fingers that surely
tremblei, then, to the general amazement,
he turned Suddenly away, and let the rope
Zip To her feet
II cant do it, he said, husSily If
anything should happen to the child ---'
He broke off and left the stage Instead
Of returning ,o his seat hc made swiftly
for the main exit Of the tent, Many
doubtless thought 1t the trick Of an accom-
plice, but stockton, with compressed lips,
looked sharply at his wife To note the ef-
feet of this untowari incident Then he
nodded t. the next man and he. not 81
~queamish, gu,rkly hound the girl hand
aud foot Stockton held IA his night hand
the usual hight whip with loaded handle
In has lett. secured to his wrist by lea,h-
er thong. he held 4 piece of iron, braided
over with hur-ehair "a device to be thrust
into the month % any animal attempting
20 lite In a sidepocket Of his esat he
carried a small pistol loalei with blank
cartridge In ht, hip pocket wa, a weapon
which he carried ouly ia this trick "a
heavy Eneli,h bulldog revolver. luaied
With a ball a bi. a, the end OF hls thumb
~ he moanied the short fight If steps
- the door Of the cage, the sextet OF liens
made hair raising rush u that end Their
conduct certainly sustained the blood
Thirsty reputation giyen them By the ora
tor, aud soa,Hug them into fury seemed a
uost superttou< task With eye> syinul
latinc fear and hate. they snaTled aud
gruwisi, opcned their cavenous mouths
aud emitted the most dismal .roan>
Without lh,, least hesitation. set leisure
~ stockton ogcncd The door and with a
quick side motion. stepped within The
,iH Falrs Of DEEPEST yellow eye- took on a
sailen, muddy hue che ix shaggy heads
werc lowered in douh, aud anger. Thea.
a. Stockton took a step forward the siS
1.-The bodies. sill standing at bay, began
to retreat iuch by inch Here and there
great rri meath, armed With four iyory
poinar,i., silently open and shut in III,
very qaiuss7seuec Of impoteut rsgr
>,ockton slowly pressed them back
wanting to only tannI them. apparently.
a, every step. In reality every movement
Of his. to the crcoking Of 4 finger. had
been siadisvl aud praetieed beforehand
and a, be maye,i forward hc read aud re-
r,ad every moment each crucl brute face
before hin WhA, II he read hJs lesson
WRONG The ,sar, Of ,alru>. furrnws oi
teeth which crurs,-l hi, b,-ly trrm head 6,
foot we're the demerit marks he had re-
ceiyei in the past,
At last the lions reached the end of the
cage and further retreat was impossible
Pressing ih, bar vifh their cringlng hind
quarter. they crouchrd and attempted Il
to hide behind each other Thi, failing.
aud their panic rising they anxiou>ly
tossed their great heads from side 10 side
for an avenue ii escape There was none
ior the hated biped ,,ood before them with
outslretched arm, barring The way lie
came no nearer, however Perhaps he
was afraid The tide of feline courage
turned, and. littiu. their shaggy heads,
they gave vent 10 their rage IN ruar aftei
ruar
Alas for their hasty conclusion Tn,
two-leeged thing, A. if acceptin. thei
challenge, suddenly reached forward ans
hicked hon an the nose with his whip
then swiftly and detlly, another aud an.
other. Amazed frightened aud outraged
an nJescribable uproar followed IA verita
bic carnival of demoniac rlge-chillinl
more than one heart in the audience Will
fear In the midst OF il the whip agalI
counted the row oi' noses, aud the trainer
came a step nearer. This was more thar
feline fiesh aud blood could bear One Of
the lions tried. like barnyard cat t,
scale corner Of the cage Ii was the