Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-07-18
NUMBER 29.

and before any one could intercept her
she had turned their heads out toward
the track.
At the same moment her keen whip
slashed across the leaders TANKS. Star
tied. they leaped forward with a bound,
and the others followed.
The man in the cage gave one swift,
alarmed glance forward when the We.
hicle made the turn, but. catching sight
of the driver, betrayed 10 more pertur.
baton and turned his attention TO his
charges The people rose up In thet
seats. gaping wonderingly. The circus
men were literally paralyzed by aston
ishment. or all the assemblage only
two seemed to realize the meaning OF
the occurrence-the clown and the sher'
iff-and they Immediately started In
pursuit. shouting Justify for some one
TO stop the runaways.
Coralie never looked back, but. bend
ing low in her seat, with whip ana
voice madly urged IN the flying lead
ers She gave sudden gasp. The
main entrance loomed up before her,
and she had forgotten. Ii was barred
with stakes and ropes to keep the
crowds moving through ii in single file.
But she had dared too much 10 faltei
now. Hi. At 1t they went in thun'
der Of galloping hoofs, a whirlwind OK
choking dust. The near horse attempt
ed TO swerve. but she held his heau
with a wrist like steel and dashed him
again and again.
Crash, The barrier went down be-
fore the force of their whirling onset.
Ropes parted: stakes were hurled
aside. They We're in the open field
now. and. with clear road before
them To the gate, she sent them thun-
dering still faster. The heavy van De-
hind them rocked and lurched like
ship in storm. Maddox had all he
could do to stand upright, and the
tigers were tossed from one side or
the cage to the other. The man chung
10 the bars with one hand. while with
the other he beat the snarling brutes.
1t was a picture for painter, that
the man all tinscl and glitter In the
den of raging tigers. the plunging
horses and aStride the leader the 1.-THE.
slender figure OF Il girl in rose PINK
tights. riding like one possessed. her
hair louscned and floating behind her
I'm the breeze, her cheeks flushed. her
eyes alight with excitement OF the
wild venture.
Onward they tore. over narrow
plank bridge crossing ditch the
hind wheels just grazing the edge; up
a little incline. and then perilous
rush around a turn almost ut rlsht
angles TO their course. NJ last they
were sluarcly on the level turnpike
with Il straightaway before them TO
the river
Coralie glanced back. The people
were streaming out of III" tent, ahd
men were jus; commencing 10 mount
horses to pursue them. And again she
called upon her team for greater speed
and vigorously piled the whip.
lust a minute more. Already Cora
lie had thrown herself back in her seat
and was Juggling IT the r"ins 10 ease
the furious rush. whcn-crash, crash
4 wheel spun off its axle. ANA the
heavy cacc toppcd down ut one cor
ncr. She put forth all the strength
of her arms and in half dozen
lengths had pulled her horses TO
bait. Then. leaping down almost be-
fore they stopped. snr ran back 10 the
su...ir- Gaze, The force OF the jolt
had ,h.owu tn" tigers directly III 'front.'
# It's uarrow door.
"cllrk." cried COrlle brcathIrSSly.
the sheriff is after you. We must
hurry to a boat and get over In West
Virginia..
Maddox started for the door. but nj
his approach the tigers set up SO
menacing growl that Involuntary
he halted. The terror engendered IN
them by their wild ride had made them
unmanageable. Standing OF. he beat
them cruelty. brutally. but they seem'
ed as impcrvious TO his heavy Dio"s
as to the taps of Il mullen stalk.
The man and the woman could now
hear plainly the sounds OF pursuit.
More and more slender each moment
became their chance Of escape. y coun-
tryman upon load Of hay drove up
and stopped, surveying the thrilling IN
cident In startled amazement.
The sheriff and party OF circus men
were plainly in view, urging their
horses to the uttermost.
"Give me n match" shrieked Coralie
TO the rustic upon the hay ladder. lie
stared ut her moment, then Win
maddening slowneSs fingered III MS
vest pocket, abstracting1the desired ar
ticle from a mass of string and trif1lng
trinlets. Before he fairly had 1t out
she had sprung up on the wheel OF MS
wagon and snatched II ont of his hand.
As she leaped down she dragged bun
die of hay from the load. quick as
wink had il ablaZe. then thrust the
flaming brand squarely into the face
of the nearest tiger.
Daunted by this new and unexpected
attack. the terror stricken beasts sprang
backward. snarlng and scratching.
rolling over one another in their haste
to get away. Maddox lost no time.
The door snapped with click. and he
was safe beside the woman in the road.
She seized his hand to fly toward the
boat. Too late. With rush and whirl
Of flying hOofs the sheriff was upon
them.
What are you running away for.
Sawyer" he shouted rs he sprang
from his foaming horse. Il have
pardon for you in my pocket. The
guilty man has confessed"
Don't he Afraid OF Originality.
Do not be afraid OF being original.
sven eccentric. BE an independent.
self reliant new man. not just one
more individual in the world. Do not
be copy of your grandfather, of your
father or Of your ncighbor. That Is
as foolish as for IL violet 10 try to be
like n rose or fN daisy to ape sun
flower. Nature has given each Pc
culiar equipment for its purpose.
Every mas Is born to do certain
work I'm an oriuHlal way. II he tries
| to COPY some other man or to do some
other mans work he will be an abor-
ton. a misft. a failure.
Do not initiate even your heroes