Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1904-11-24

AOooCooluE no uuuty IL
his " right and without a calling
he found himself in the position of
n~on-produear. Cupid. the rascal. hat
trapped the young man and lured tn,
lover into an ~uHenviable situation
when the husband blamed himself
the wife asserted:
Don't reproaeh yourself. dearest.
never mind what Others say or look
All VIII come out RI hit in the end"
After Bryant had engaged his lady
rider he still had one matter in hand
that troubled him-as much as a man
OF his temperament could be worried
During the winter he had purchased q
den Of hyenas with tie interior Of
having them broken for a feature OF
the street parade. Whal Bryant
bought the brutes he was confident
That his boss animal man. the lion
king would train the animals and ap-
pear in public in the sensational group.
For once the manager counted without;
his host.
Not On your life," exclaimed the
lion king, on hearing the proposition
What, me break them grave rob-
bers? Not on my ~tintypel"
Neither persuasion nor bullying
would alter the determination Of the
employee, nor could the willy manager
cajole any Of the minor keepers into
becoming the Brave Master OF the
Grave Robbing Hyenas." ~-yant even
tempted eanvasmen, grooms and razor
backs In vain. Just as he was on the
point OF advertising for a trainer 81
bright thought entered his dullish
brain. After the birth Of the inspira-
ton he cultivated Milton Folsom with
a purpose. The manager did not
breach the uppermost subject abrupt. '
~. Shrewdly he bided his time, and
when he believed that he had sufi-
GENTLY ingratiated himself. he ex-
planned incidentally his dilemma in the
lack Of a trainer and an exhibition in
the procession Of the den Of hyenas.
What | want, said Bryant. lis a
man of nerve. He looked significant
ly at the young man as he emphasized
"a man OF nerve
Milton Folsom repeated the words
and added, calmly: Il have some
nerve"
The manager fairly sprang forward
he wheedled:
IF you could only do it. would
make IL an object"
But she must not know Il while
breaking them in, said the young
husband.
The bargain was made in whispers.
as If the walls indeed had ears.
When the boss animal man learned
Of the project he was bold enough to
expostulate with the manager, declaring
IN his honest indignation:
MIR. Bryant, you will be the death J
of that young chap!'
IF | am. was the brutal return. !
With a leer and wink. Il am a widower !
he will leave a pretty widow" !
The lion king controlled himself {
curbed a rising and rejecting ex-
preston. {
Milton Folsom's determination was :
reckless and dangerous one. but he :
proved himself 70 be the Brave Mas :
er Of the Grave Robbing Hyenas. '
nd il was not until he actually ap- :
.eared in the procession that his dis :
ressed and greatly shocked wife was Il
ware of his thrilling exploit
The boss animal man shook his :.
cad day after day as the p~agean;
ormed and the hyena den moved into =
lace. with Milton Folsom surrounded ;
y the treacherous, snarling. genuine =
Z fierce brutes. -
only a question Of time, Only a n
uestion of time!" the lion king fairly A
roaned as he expressed his prophetic
elief. 4,
on one occasion the manager over
card the wall and mendaciously W
leered.
"She will look prettier than ever in
burning"
The employees first impulse was toll
.rottle the manager. He looked dan str
and his eyes flashed FIRE. As he IN,
tered his den of lions he restrained Yo
5 hands, but his lips were free: q
You prefer to kill by proxy, Mr.. fer
no
The manager covered as IL his in no
ost thoughts had been read. With q
ppressed oath he turned on his heel cir
d from that hour avoided the lion the
ne as much as possible. The calam- pls
foretold by the boss animal man tell
at last. The season was we'll the
IN spent and Milton Folsom had all
all harm and not received 7
en- so much as a scratch. when on q"
: fatal day the greatest crowds Of ful,
season packed the streets and lined was
SO close to the moving pageant g
rade that they fairly endangered do
lmselves as the multitude in the ginI
II pressed impatiently and struggled =
catch a glimpse Of the music her for
ed exhibit. The local authorities som
re inefficient, and the cage and band der'
goH drivers threaded their teamsi II
ough the mass as best they could. IT
ling az times to the excited throngs will
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