Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1910-03-03


90 In for rtdin'."
air Of condescension, ''only there amt
so much danger in your act"
I'm not so sure about that" he
| laughed
We'll, you take my tip" She leaned
forward as though about to impart
a very valuable bit Of information
Don't you never go in for ridin'
There amt no act on earth so hard
as ridin' act. The rest Of the bunch
has got 1t easy alongside Of US. Take
the fellows on the trapeze. They al
ways get their tackle up I'm jes' the
same place. Take the balancin acts
There amt no difference in their lay
outs. Take any of 'em as depends on
regular props, and they amt got much
chance a-goin' wrong. But. say, when
you have to do ridin' act there amt
never no two times alike. If your
horse is feelin' good, the ground is
stumbly: If the ground amt on the
blink, the horse Is wobbly. There's al
ways somethin' wrong somewheres.
and you amt never KNOWN how It's
goin' to end, especially when you got
to do careful act like mine There's
girl, Eloise, In our bunch what docs
calls Barbarian. She goes on in my
place sometimes, and, say, them Rubes
applauds her as much as me, an her
stunts is baby tricks alongside Of mine.
It's enough to make you sick Of art"
She shook her head dolefully, then sat
up with renewed interest.
"You see mine Is careful balancin'
an all that, an you got to know your
horse an your ground for that. Now.
you get wise to what I'm a-tellin' you
and don't you never 60 into anything
which depends on anything else"
THANK you, Polly, / won't" Doug
has somehow felt that he was very
much indebted to her.
II seen church show once" Polly
said suddenly.
"You dido" Douglas asked, with new
interest.
"Yes." she answered. closing her lips
and venturing no further comment
Ibid you like it, he questioned aft
err pause.
Couldn't make nothin' out Of it.
don't care much for readin'."
"Oh. 1t isn't all reading" he correct
ed.
"Well, the guy / saw read all Of
his'n. Hagot the whole thing right
out of a book"
"Oh. that was only his text" laughed
Douglas.
Text"
"Yes And later he tried to interpret
to his congrega"-
EASY! Easyw she interrupted.
"Come again with that, will you?"
He told them the meaning Of what
he read"
"Well l don't know what he told
'em, but it didn't mean anything to me-
But maybe your show is better'n his
was" she added. trying to pacify him.
Douglas was undecided whether to
feel amused or grateful for Polly's
ever increasing sympathy. Before he
could trust his twitching lips to an
swer she had put another question to
him.
"Are you goin' to do stunt while
am here?"
81 preach every Sunday, If that's
what you mean. l preach this morn
Ing"
'Is this Sunday?" she asked, sitting
up with renewed energy and looking
about the room as though everything
had changed color.
YES"
"And you got a matinee% she ex-
claimed incredulously.
"We have services" he corrected.
gently.
eve rest up on Sundays" she said
In tone Of deep commiseratIon.
"Oh. | see" he answered, feeling 1t
no time to enter upon another discus
sion as to the comparative advantages
OF their two professions.
"What are you goin' to spiel about
todayY
"About Ruth and Naomi"
truth and whof"
Naomi" he repeated.
Naomi" she echoed. fitting her head
from side TO side as she listened TO
the soft cadences Of the word II new