The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-09

oLIS, MINNESOTA, SUNDAY MORl
the circus to sail for Wellington Pail taken with
raging headache and by the time the night
over he burning up with fever. Heroic doses
of qunine served to check the latter but the pain his
head continuing, suggested dose of choral,
which the lad swallowed unquestonngly. =. -.
Thru stupid blunder the part of the chemist, the
quantity gwen was largely excess Of the regulation
ready to SAIL his circus friends carried Paul board
still unconscious Of that short voyage along the New
Zealand coast to the capital Of the north the poor
boy knew nothing had he recovered his when
the troupe disembarked at wellington.
There were subdued voices in the adjacent
Paul finally awoke to consciousness of his surroundings
he lay perfectly still for long tme trying to decide
where he and by what he had reached quar-
tiers so unfamiliar. The room evidently in hotel
that apparent from the meager appointments.
the troupe left him behind at Auckland or was this
Wellington? If the latter how did he get there's
Still drowsy from the effects Of the drug he closed
his eyes and drifting away again when the door be-
tween the two rooms was pushed open, and a female
voice which he recognized recalled his wandering senses
lsnt it singular, Jenny, that the boy doesn't wake
up7 Dick called in doctor him. and he said that
there was no danger but declare don't like the looks
"why, it is queer assented the other, whom Paul
left at Auckland, Fannyi'' *.<% -.' -:
"Oh, Dick took fancy to him.: He said it was a
shame to leave him behind strangers he guar
anteed to stand all expenses and asked the old
let him come along with Just look at the boys face
Jsn he ST from pretty good family know Wonder
eyes, and havent yon noticed how well he talks toog
The boys say he away from his folks to go around
the world Do you they have any idea where he
ISL What's his real name, Fannyq'' -. '.-~:
Paul Iravers, believe; his people live in Chicago.
Dick found letter from the boys father and he says
he Ii write to the old gentleman the young doesnt
need Of it, - ~ .%.> - 49, = ~ : ~
The door closed and the voices became inaudibe
Thoroy awake Paul recolected with sensation of
Lief that he had mailed two letters home the day
after reaching Auckland He felt very thankful that
DICK had not yet written to his father. D.. d.. -
DICK Baxter, he appeared the circus bills,
Leonard Trevylian' the wre-rope bicycle rider was
of attractions had gone out of his way
on one or two previous occasions to do Paul good turn
and now, it appeared, he instrumental in bringing
Paul this last kindness to an almost total
stranger Thinking Of it helped to throw off the
lethagy and with great effort he opened his eyes again
He was only partially undressed, His hat, coat and
shoes lay on chair by the washstand Nervng himself
across the uncarpeed floor to reach them. But he had
overestmated his powers; the spun eyes
and he sank in neryeess heap just the hall door
are you trying to do, kid?''. -. -. >.,- ~.
Get up, - mur1nured the boy.
Yes4 WE'LL don It be in too much of a sweat - was
the playfuly sarcastic response You sneak back into
BED again until you've had meal inside of you.
ens ss1s'
fully across the foot Of the bed but know you have
been very kind to me.'' . 49,
of sleeping sevenytwo hours at stretch without wax
ing once That the kind of you we been up to-
ioeventy-tWo hours without waklng?' Paul repeated
in bewilderment cts it possible9'' Then after min
utes thought he exclaimed Ah it must have been the
medicine they gave It too strong guess,
''Well, yes, rather,'' said Dick dryly tsTook
enough to put the big elephant Queenie sleep. Lucky
thing you had good constitution it's goodbye Mis-
Paul's recovery was rapid Two days later he was
back at the circus filing his former gnment bal
loon king and in week had fully regained his
toned strength. .- -. :. -.
One morning, about three days after the Wellington
engagement expired Paul found the rngmaser fretting
under bad dilemma Dick Baxter, the bicycle rider
VINO act billed as one of the star performances had
tute had to be to keep faith with the
colonists In this case it not easy to provide an
understudy, as the bicycst's to ride across
wire rope stretched from pole to pole forty or fifty
feet above the ring +-'+t y
The grooved wheel he sat held in position by two
trapeze performers whose combined weight maintained
the equilibrium of the machine. It was Dicks custom
when the center of the ring reached and amid the