The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1904-05-20

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THE music, the sound of flying hoofs,
L the uproar of the animals, the wild
applause, were still ringing in her ears
when Tex broke the spell with: Bet
ye can't do it again."
"Humph! that's nothin'," Petersen's
Bah shifted, trying to hold out her
limp little cotton skirt as Mile. Sylphine
had held her gauzy wings. And after
another mad chase around the corral,
poor frightened Pedro was caught and
made to take his second hurdle.
But the applause of Tex and Stiffy
was not satisfying. Digging her little
brown heels into Pedro's ribs, and TAX
ing the three-rail fence as easily as
Mile. Sylphine herself would have done,
the two untamed young creatures
Bah and Pedro-gallored at full tilt
UP the trail.
oh, Pedro, l can't stand it any
longer!" the girl whispered into his
sympathetic ear, as, looking out across
the bare, brown hills, the deserted
"~diggings,' the struggling cabins in the
vicinity of Timuc', a choking sensation.
which might have come from the clouds
of fine red dust and might not, gripped
her throat.
Fresh roasted peanuts here! Two
bags for a nicke1l" Balloons, balloons.
ten cents apiece!" Lemonade and soda
water, two straws in a glass!' This
time it was the gay reality.
And now for the first time this dar-
ing feat arose the deep tones of the
ringrnaster, lis to be performed before
this vast and intelligent audience"
Pausing an instant to give the audience
time to grasp the nature of the i'm
pending feat, he announced. .'The
One and Only Lady Somersault Rider,
the Unquestioned Champion Eoues-
trienne OF the World, Mile. Babette."
An instant the cries of the peanut
vendors" were stilled, the hum of the
voices ceased, the band licked off a
suDdued rocco, the roaring of the
Gagged animals alone was not sup
pressed. Thousands OF eyes strained
toward the greenroom tent, while the
Tfngmaster, to cover an awkward de-
lay, eNpatiated upon the perils of the
feat.
Meanwhile the Unquestioned Cham
plon Equestrienne chung desperately to
Beppo, and sobbed, "Oh, Jim. I can't,
] cant do it,"
- introducing a complete somer-
sault Q one horse to another while
both rapidly circle the ring" reached
the ears Of the trembling little One and
only, as Beppo, through his painted
mask, answered: Hush, they're wait
ing for YOU. You must go on. There
quick, you're all right" And pushing
her gently from him, he ran to the
sprlngboari ~jumning headlong into the
ring, which brought down the house,
n gave poor Babette a moment IN
which TO grip her courage.
Pedro, when his rider appeared
pranced eagerly toward her. The
crowds, eager to witness the danger
\ risk promised them, leaned for
ward and %applauded her entrance.
Beppo. balancing on a pole like a red
Daruma, held his breath and watched
her as, with n quick spring. the TN
questioned Champion reached the
blanket.
She's all right now" he assured
himself, as q group of other clowns
sprang upon him and he went down
from his perch; but he kept his eyes
liked aaxiously upon her.
DRINK, old man?' asked one st tina
merry-andrews. noticing Beppo's I'M
ssteadiness as he walked with his feet
in the air.
Nope, its Bah; she's on tonight
he answered. Then, Gee, but 1 wish it /,
was over the painted fool sighed to
himself making his way crab-wise to
the edge Of the ring.
AsBeppo sighted himself Ayinp
Egsire flashed past him, balancing airilv
ala one Observation-Disclosures Kisses 10 tha3
audiences. ssSteady Pedro,s he rot close
aaoughSto call as lie caughta glimnae
91Sthe white face above the gittering
spaFgles. Pedrosheard the well-knr,u1
xoaeesand y moment felf the fs,rsa
observation-disclosures buttbeys had besn IVA
dsays on q road with no exarsiae smd
slSlE sg8f5fs running uneommonly