The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1909-12-16

CHATTER Polly, a child of the cir
Gus, is brought up by Toby, a clown, and
by boss canvasman called "Muvver
JIM" She learns to ride Bingo, a circus
horse, and grows to womanhood knowing
no life except that of the circus. ia
church near the circus lot interests Polly.
Jim reproves her for her reckless riding.
III-Polly urges Bingo to unprecedented
speed and falls. Toby and Jim carry the
injured girl to the parsonage nearby.
IV--The Rev. John Douglas, much to Dea-
con Elverson's disgust, takes Polly into
the parsonage Toby and "Muvver Jim"
are received kindly by Douglas, who has
placed Polly in charge of his colored SER
want, Mandy. Douglas promises to care
for the girl until she is well. V-When
Polly becomes conscious she declares
that she must rejoin the circus at once.
Are you a sky pilot?' she asks the min
lister. Her mother was killed riding a
circus horse, and her father "got his II
in a lions cage" The minister reads
to her about Ruth and Naomi, and Polly
says, 81 guess I'd like to hear you spiel"
VI-Douglas offends Deacon Strong by
defending boys who play baseball on Sun
day. VII-Polly RECEIVERS her health, but
is saddened by the death of Toby Jim
sends the news and promises to keep in
touch with her. VIII-Polly RECEIVERS
from the blow dealt her by Toby s!death.
She has ceased using slang and is educat
ing herself under Douglas guidance. She
endeavors to improve Mandy's grammar
IX-Deacons Strong and Elverson re
prove the pastor for harboring the circus
girl. Douglas declares that he is merely
doing his duty. Strong declares that
the girl must go. Douglas defes him .
X-Douglas suggests to Polly that she go
to seminary. Her quotation And
Ruth said, 'Entreat me not to leave
the, " reveals to both the fact that they
love each other Douglas takes her in
his arms and tells her that she is never
to leave him. XI-- "Muvver JIM calls
and notes the change in Polly's speech
Polly tells him that she has abandoned
the circus business. Heacons Strong and
Elverson inform Polly that she can save
the minister trouble by returning to the
circus. Learning that the deacons con-
template discharging Douglas, she re-
bluffs Douglas, declares, that she yearns
for the circus and rushes away sobbing.
XIG-Douglas is very unhappy A
month passes, and the circus plays re
turn engagement. Hasty, Mandy's hus
band, ascertains that Polly is not riding
Douglas believes she is ill and starts fol
he Giro us. X ii = Faller, ma1ag O
the show, reproves Jim because Polly
will not ride in the minister's town
Polly admits to Jim that she loves tie
minister, but declares that he does moi
love her. She makes Jim promise t.
keep her secret XIV-PoIly's refusua
to ride at the evening performance en-
RACES Barker. He calls her "dead
one' and threatens to discharge her.
Douglas meets Jim, who tell him that
Polly is well, but unhappy; that some
thing must have happened to drive Polly
from the parsonage. Douglas meets Pol
ly, who says she is very happy in tie
circus life. He tells her of his love.
Deacon Strong suddenly appears and re.
proaches the girl for not keeping hel
bargain. Douglas demands "What
bargain?'