Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1908-05-20

merry at the wedding. There were
presents. . check from the boss. and
a feast. Some hours after their mar
missing animal had been captured.
The great joy of Krantz. who went
on an exalted drunk for the first time
since the death OF Millys mother.
was only equaled by the intense irrita-
ton of David
One thing is certain, Milly." he
said sternly; you're my wife now.
and You don't go back to training
tigers-no, not even q near sighted
one"
David lived firm In this decision.
kranu grunted disdainful,y ard went
about moping. Milly thought she
should be allowed to decide the mat.
ter, and in the light Of her pride,
David's position was the first uLpleas-
ant exhibition Of mans vanity of own
| ership.
| Then Green-eye arrived He was In
no agreeable mood Gaunt. fierce from
wound which had partially crippled
one of his hind legs. the brute slouched
about his box, and occasionally tore
4 ~ 10 utaNy jumpers.
Then the pride of Milly Krantz grew
beyond restraint. Without consulting
the obdurate David she limited to old
krantz that she was ready There
was no reason TO fear Green-eye and
she was not afraid
Old krantz prepared the properties
and selected morning. Green-eye's
cage was wheeled to the larger den.
| The animal was sluggish and did not
relish the transfer. Now Krantz stood
by the door, ready to pass her up in.
TO the cage. He had cautioned her to
take heavy chair, an aid that might
be required, and she carried one of
those tough whips TO bring back to
Green-eye a lapsing memory of anoth.
| er masterful woman whose tempera.
ment had been so like his own.
David would not have suspected
this little drama-would never have
understood why Milly entered the
gers den against his wishes-had il
not been for Firefly. the jumping horse.
On the previous day Firefy had given
evidences of being off feed, and David
arose early to see that soft mash
was given the animal. Not finding a
stableman close at hand he had mixed
the feed himself and was going in with
IL 10 the horse tent when the clank
or a bar against the steel OF the big
cage caught his ear. Wondering who
was in that quarter so early. David
slipped into the big tent-at that very
moment old krantz swung Milly into
the tigers den.
David stood completely paraIyzed
with fearing dread in those first few
moments. Silent, unable to cry out
he stood with the bucket of bran I'm his
hand, staring at the slip of a woman.
his wife. In the great cage. Green.eye
dld not at once move from his posi-.
ton on the floor. and as her entrance
had been without noise, it was the
first rustic of her silken skirt that
told the beast OF her presence.
David moved nearer. now afraid IN
| speak for fear OF disconcerting her
She must act for herself. At the first
hiss OF the whip, swiftly Green-eeye
lifted to lIis feet In q movement of
sluggish grace. Then, slowly. he
turned his head. and the big green
eyes stared in all that intensity which
Is cruel, bestial David saw there
was menace in the beasts pose, and
his face went white; Krantz saw. too.
worst of all, Milly saw. Her eyes were
lined with the tigers. She seemed un
able to move or to speak. Her fac,
was drawn and set and pale. Her
eyes stared fixedly into those CLEAN
ing orbs.
az
broke the spell. His bound across the
den's center was not quicker than her
pitiful cry. She threw forward the
chair. lost her grip Of It, and stag
gered aside to the door, screaming:
He can see-He can SECT"
There had been no waver, no hesita.
ton In the spring. The Imping leg
handicapped him, and he fell en-.
tangled by the four prodding legs Of
the chair. Then instantly he was
blind again with Firehy's bucket of
mash in MS eyes. David's toss was ac
curate and vicious. The brute rolled
franticaily over the floor of the den
wrecking the chair with frenzied
strokes, biting, snarling. wiping at his
eyes. Then he sprang at the bars. a
hideous, glazing thing. There was
WICK OF hatred burning I'm each Of the
green eyes.
Milly, white and Quiyering. flung
herself into Davids arms.
"Oh. Davidl David" she cried
clutching him. he can sect"
It was old Krantz who grunted and
phOofed and snorted in German irasci.
bility at the wild idea of her fear.
Life in the open will do il. Krantz"
said David.
See! ach Colt! what couldt make
him sec whom he aindt no eyes? You
kept still aboudt this seeing. Millyi