The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-07-20
LOVERS DREAM
AT CARNIVAL
EXCELLENT OPPORTUNITY GIVEN
YOUNG cAssELToN MAN WHEN
LIGHTS WENT OUT AT THE
SHOW LAST NIeHT-WoN A.
MAPLEToN GIRL.

1t all happened in the seat above.
He was from Casselton-she from
Mapleton. The slogan of the Fargo
people we will make you welcome"
had made itself felt in both towns.
They had never visited Fargo or wit
messed a big fair.
AS they stepped out off the street
car, thousands of lights blinded their
view, the soft sweet strains of The
Dawn OF Love. floated through the
air as the band played a hearty well
come.
They were both filled with new
emotion; the confusion, the gaiety, the
laughter fascinated them. They stood
spellbound as they gazed down the en-
blazoned pike. 1t was their first hour
away from the watchful eyes of the
home folks. She at once experienced
feeling of dependence-he felt a
great responsibility.
Down through the struggling mass of
sightseeing enthusiasts Drawing the
appeal of the concessionaries and the
ticker, they wandered hand in hand.
What cared they for the selfish cold
world, the gaze of the throng. Any
way, in this crowd who would stop to
notice them.
He had never had the courage be-
fore to take her hand in his, even
for just one little moment. but now
he was filled with the chivalry and
daring of the knights OF old.
What cared he for wealth or posi-
ton men have sacrificed their lives to
gain. He was alone with her In Far
On L.
ecstacy. It was all so new, so fascin-
transported to another sphere.
The cries Of the man at the wheel
awakened him from his reverie.
Take your wife for a ride in the
big wheel see the pike from the
clouds. He looked at her-and she
blushed. DO you reckon we look as
If we were married?" she asked.
He had no opportunity to make re-
ply. The man pushed two tickets into
his hand and he felt himself gently
urged towards the big ferris wheel.
There now, step right in and hold
tight" warned the man. as the wheel
slowly revolved. What did he want
us to hold tight to she inquired. He
made no reply but placed him arm
over the seat merely as a precaution.
What funny people-not like folks
out at home-why they just speak
right out like they had known you
for years"
THAT sort of thing wouldn't do in
Mapleton," she remarked and the big
wheel made another revolution before
she spoke again.
IT was wondering If these people
live like real people. If they eat and
sleep like we do in Mapleton?
"And love LIKE like-we like
1t was too much for him and he re-
lapsed into silence. What did the
man say about holding tight" she
asked and he quickly replaced his
arm that in a moment of embarrass-
ment had fallen Imply back Of the
seat. The car in which they were
riding had reached the topmost point
The rocking Of the seat caused a
slight apprehension of fear and she
trembled. But fear had no abiding
place where love holds forth and only
the slightest embrace sufficed to re-
mind her that he was near, and all
thoughts Of fear vanished.
Something happened, the big wheel
stopped, the lights died out along the
pike and only the stars illuminated
the heavens.
why don't 1t roll?" she asked.
Don't get excited" shouted the
man below, "the light plant has shut
down and we will have to wait for
juice-but you don't have to pay when
you're not riding" Get a big drink
over here-juice, oceans Of 1.-THE
more you drink the better we like
tia tub full for nickel-if it's Juice
you want, here barrels of it," shouted
the soft drink merchant. Still the
big wheel remained as immovable as
the Egyptian sphynx. "And the man
said we would have to wait for juice,
and that man has so much Of It," she
observed
Down the pike the crowd looked
like moving cloud, and only where
the flicker nF a paSn1ipa torch oY1f