Gunnison news-champion., 1909-07-23

a.sr aad carr..G q snail ts"Sn , s1sic ssl.-
--,s o,us-.p / csa dsSsu Z a. JIM she
satd turning ssr back uVc1 ;ee pAs-
10. and s.4sasoniaS 10 Jim nsst 10 al
.uor Issssla~ saz~d ~ her IN a~sess-
.shascnl
--ul.as do you useaE.- ~ asked ~ q
haarse. strained soies- HE glanced ~
IA. coat and hat ~ here are yes
So.n-t-
Poly axo.dsd hin eyes and e"tsin1ra
VIGOROUSLY 10 Jim
What s..sds zoe couse back, Why
didn't 700 cal; s< us down the
street. >ow ycr ve aVossse esesy
thing She psesea<s<a To- " very
vexea with hia- The big fellow lSs<
.a puxz,.d. He tried 10 pr"sest. eus
she put q warning AaSee to ber AVs
and rrcs~s-d the little hsvwu sstcAea
into his hand Its no us<. sA< went
on hurriesily. We nstSht as vel sesl
them everything now She turned TO
Isugias and pretenssed 10 laugh. "Ses
have found US oat."
The deacoas we're NA&ouy -
The frown ca Douglas forehssA wss
ieeEeuins.
.sSh. see hcw serious he L0oksw -
leased. with q toss of her hesA towssa
ehs grim visaeed pastcr.
is this some trick" - AeOau1s4
ssernly.
Don't he angry" she pleaded VIA
me luck"
She held out one small hand He Aid
not take H. She wavcred: then she
felt the ewes of the deacons upon hes.
Courage returned. and she spoke In
firm. clear voice Il am going TO run
away"
Douglas stepped before her aud stud
led her keenly.
Run away" ne exclaimed increAu
tusly.
Yes TO me circus with Jim"
You couldn't do such a thing" he
answered excitedly. why. only a mo
ment ago YOU told me You would never
leave me-
"Oh. hut that was q moment ago."
she cried in a strained high voice.
THAT was before Jim came. You see.
I didn't know how ! felt until ! saw
Jim and heard all about my old
friends Barker N keeping my
place for me and how they all want
81 see me And / want to see them
and 70 hear the music and the laugh
ter aDd the clown sonRs- oh, eAe
clown songs" She waltzed about.
humming the snatch Of melody that
Mandy had heard the morning that
Polly first woke in the parsonage:
Ting ling
That's how the bells ring.
Ting. ling. pretty young thing.
She paused. her hands clasped h.
hind her head. and gazed at them with
a brave little smile. "Oh. it's going %
be fine-fine"'
You don't know what you're doingr'
by the arm. Pain was making him
brutal Il won't let you go. do YOU
hear me? wont-not until you've
Thought II over
Il have thought 1t over" Polly an
swcrcd. meeting his eyes and trying TO
speak lightly. Her lips trembled. She
could not bear for him TO think her NO
ungrateful. She remembered his great
Kindness. the many thoughtful acts
that had made the past year NO pre-
cious To her.
You've been awfully good to me.
Mr.. John" She tried t. choke hack a
sob IN never forget it-never! TN
always feel the same toward you. Hut
you mustn't ask me to stay. I want to
get back to them that knew me first
TO my own. Circus folks aren't cut 0ut
for parsons homes. and ] was born In
the circus. ! love it-I love IT." ~
felt her strength going and cried out
wildly: Il want Bingo! ! want to 20
rOsnd and round the ring. I want the
lights aud the music and the hoops.
want the shrieks Of the animals and
the rumble Of the wheels In the plains
at night! ] want to ride In the big Ia
rsde! ! want to live and die-just die
AS circus folks die! l want TO 20
hack! ! want to go hack"
see put out one trembling hand 10
Jim and rushed quickly through the
gate. laughing and sobbing hysterically
."~ snino IN him IN solin~
osstiessl Nsst WesA.