The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1908-11-26

into the house.
That's the first kid ever saw that
wasn't stuck on them ponies" he said
whats the matter with him?"
! That's what we want TO know -
said a grave faced man who had been
talking with Sally. The little fellow
seems to be sunk into sort of coma
/ and we cannot rouse him. lie will
not eat, and unless we can give him a
desire for food and interest him In
! things we shall just have to watch
him slip away"
"Yon want to come out and look nj
them ponies, doc" said Ted suddenly
"Come on out to the barn"
The physician paused moment.
/ Then something passed in the glance
of the two men, and they went out to
gether For half an hour they sat on
an old wagon box and talked, and
then the, physician went back to the
house and Ted hitched up the ponies.
He drove out of the yard with Il -four.
ish OF the whip toward Dick, who had
been brought to the window to see
him Off. The little fellow answered
with a weary wave of the hand, and
Ted gritted his teeth as he drove off.
The next morning dawned clear and
bright. 1t was almost Indian sum-
mer and the windows were open In
the Myerly home. Dick sat ut the win
dow, listlessy watching the people go
driving by to church. Mrs. Myery
divided her time between the kitchen
and the front parlor, TO which Dick
| had been moved. A trumpet call sound.
ed down the road, and she came hur.
rying in.
Around the bend there dashed a
rider all crimson and gold, mounted
, on black horse gaudy in crimson
housings. With swing he was in the
! yard and just before the window he
blew another blast on his trumpet.
"a turkey for Master Myerly fit for
king he announced in approved
ringmaster tones. Then the black
horse backed away, bowling to the as
tonished child, and wheeled and dash
| ell up the road again.
|
more stately pace, preceding the most
curious procession that had ever
traversed the Huntville road Just
| behind the rider came a fantastic
clown, either foot on the back of
milk white horse. Behind him lum-
bercd huge elephant drawing a gilt
tering chariot abazs with gold and
mirrors.
Slowly the procession numbered into
the yard. At the gate the clown dis
mounted and threw handsprings up to
the very door. There lie paused ex
pectantly chile the elephant ponder
ously turned into the yard. Then the
doors at The back OF the chariot swung
open, and out iuttered a turkey six
feet high. The clown sprang forward
and with his whip made the bird face
the window.
Dick" lie called, "here's your
Thanksgiving turkey. If you don't eat
every mouthful of it I'll make the ele-
plant bite you"
elephants don't bite" laughed Dick,
his face aglow with excitement.
'"This one does-bad," said Ted dark
ly. You wait and see. Turkey, bow
to the gentleman what's going to eat
you.'
Solemnly the bird pranced forward
and bent It's neck. Then it followed
Ted around to the back of the house,
and the cavalcade followed, turning
into the road. Down beyond the bend
Ted was waiting with the bird, but
the cambric skin covered with turkey
feathers, the making of which had
kept Ted up half the night, had been
removed, and it was merely an ostrich
that was bundled into the best chariot
of the Blakeley outfit.
Late that night Ted turned up at
the quarters. There had been
Thanksgiving dinner in the training
ring, and all, from the "old man to
the hostlcrs, were sitting about on the
benches swapping stories.
Well" said the "od man" kindly,
did it work, Ted?"
did it work. echoed Ted. Say,
I'm afraid the kids more like to die of
indigestion than starvation. He's all
to The good. Evcrything's all to the
good"
And the little group crowded about
to shake his hand, FOR they knew that
a romance seeking girl had at last real
ly found the heart of the clown be-
meath the motley.