Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1909-05-07

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the singing clown. who rolled up the
painted carcass and long neck of the
imitation giraffe from which two prop
erty men had just slipped. their legs
stlll incascd IN stripes.
Ambitious canvasmen aud grooms
were exercising. feet in air. In the
hope of some day getting into the per-
formers ring. Property men stole
minutes sleep In the soft warm grass
willie they waited for more tackle 20
load In the wagons. Children of the
performers were swinging on the tenc
ropes Chattering monkeys sat astride
the Shetland ponies. awaiting their en-.
trance to the ring. The shrieks of the
hyenas In the distant animal tent, the
roaring OF the lions and the trumpet
Ing of the elephants mingled with the
incessant clamor OF the band. And
back OF oil this. pointing upward I'm
mute protest, rose solemn church
spire. white and majestic against n
vast panorama OF blue, moonllt hills
that encircled the whole lurId picture.
Jlm's eyes turned absently toward the
church as he sat fumbling with the
lock of the little brown satchel
He had gone from store 70 store I'm
tho various towns where they had
played locking for something to In
spire wonder In the heart of miss
newly arrived at her sixteenth year.
Only the desperation Of last moment
had forced him to decide upon the imi-
tation alligator bag. which he now
held In his hand.
II looked small and mean TO him as
the moment of presentation approach
ed. aud he was glad that the saleswo-
man I'm the little country store had
suggested the addition Of ribbons and
laces, which he now drew from tho
pocket OF his corduroys. He placed
his rcd and blue treasures very care
fully In the bottom of the satchel and
remembered with regret the strand OF
coral beads which he had 80 nearly
bought to 20 with them.
He opened the large property trunk
by his side and took from 1t laundry
box which held little tan coat that
! was TO be Toby's contribution to the
! birthday surprise. lie was big hearted
enough TO be glad that Toby's gift
seemed fine and more useful than his.
II was only when the leap OF death
act preceding Polly's turn was an
nounced that the big fellow gave up
feastlng his eyes on the satchel ana
coat ard hid them away In the big
property trunk. She would be out In
minute, and these wonders were not
10 he revealed to-ifer-ttntR the close
Of the nights performance.
Jim put Gown the lid OF the trunk
and sat upon 1t. feeling like criminal
because he was hiding something
from Folly.
Ills consciousness Of guilt was in.
creased TO hn recalled how often she
hal forbidden Toby ard himself to
rush into reckless extravagnnces for
her sake and how she had been more
nearly angry than he had ever seen
her when they had put their months
salaries together to buy her the span
glod dress for her FIRST appearance. II
had taken great many apologies and
promises as TO their future behavior
to calm her, and now they had again
disOhoyCd her II would be n great re-
lief whcn toulght's ordeal was over
Jim watched Polly uucaslly as she
came from the dressing tant and stop
pod To gA2e mt the nearby church stee-
pie. The incongrulty Of the slang that
soon came from her delicntely formed
lips was lost upon him as she turned
her eyes toward him.
SAY, jim" she said, with western
draw. ''thems funny lot OF guys
what goes to them church places. ain't
Iney
"Niost everybody has got some kind
Of bug" Jim assented II guess they
don't do much harm"
"Member the time you took me into
one Of them places TO get me outa tho
rain, the Sunday our wagon broke
down? Well, that bunch we butted
into wouldn't "a give Sells Bros. no
cause for worry 18th that show a.
thelrn. would they, JlmY she looked
nt him with whitening disgust. Say,
wasn't that the punklcst stunt that
fellow I'm black was dom on the plat
form? You said Joe was only ten min
utcs gettin the Tire on TO our wheel;
but, say, you take It from me, Jim. II
] had 10 whit another ten minutes na
long as that one I'd be too old to go
on a-ridin'"
Jim "lowcd" some church shows
might be better than that un," but
Polly said ne could have her end OF
the bet and summed up by declaring
It no wonder that "the yaps In these
towns Is dafy about clrcuses II they
don't have nothin' better AN church
shows TO go to-
One OF the groonls was entering tho
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