The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1912-11-01

ed to AXE his arm the tall man coldly
withdrew himself from the contact.
Braddock permitted the other to pass
through the Sidewalk ahead of him, a
step or two behind the unhappy Mary
Braddock.
David hurried to a rent in the canvas
and peered out into the sunlight of the
waning day. The stranger had come
up beside Mrs. Braddock, talking to
her rs they crossed the lot in the direc-
ton of the street. She apparently paid
no heed to his remarks. Braddock
loafed behind.
5 he's ere again, is he2'
David whirled to find Grinaldi peer
ing over his shoulder, his erstwhile
merry face as black as a thundercloud.
wv no Is hct" demanded David.
HE clowns eyes We're glittering. He
stared long at David before replying.
That man." be said harshly. That's
Colonel Bob Grand
What has he got to do with the
show, Mr.. Noakes:"
call me Joey. Everybody does, my
lad" He looked around cautiously.
NO n was near them. Nevertheless
he lowered his voice. That's lust wot
all of us would like to know ourselves,
iackN. He's 4 race horse man and Il
gambler. oh. don't you get 1t into
your cad that he follows the show In
them capacities. Not he. He's too
big Il guy for that. No. Stree. He
pinchcs the dollars by the thousands,
that chap does. No ten dollar rube
games for i'm. But III tell you all
about i'm at supper. There's Ruby
waiting for us at the door. I'm 'aving
supper brought over ere for us three
and Casey"
Ruby Noakes, very pretty and quite
demure in a simple frock of brown,
without the prevailing hustle and
%panniers, was directing the %contortion-
ist i'll his efforts to construct a table
out of three blue seats" and q couple
Of property trunks or 'keesters,'' as
they were called.
Presently the food came in from the
cook tent. The four sat down. David
beside the girl. In the mcnagerie tent
beyond wild beasts We're growing and
roaring and snarling a weird interlude
for the benefit Of the b]anqueters.
sounds so strange and menacing that
David looked often with uneasy inter
est In the direction from which they
came.
ed Joey at last.
"Seen who:"
Grand"
rs that skunk here AGAIN."
big as life, dang is bloody cart.
He's bothering 'er too. Makes love to
'er right afore 'er 'usband's eyes. It's
its outrageous"
Miss Noakes forgot her story and her
resentment. She leaned forward, her
black eyes fairly swapping, her fingers
cliuched.
II knew something awful was going
TO happen" she said. Il saw a cross
eyed man in the blues today. 1t never
fails
Circus people. from the beginning OF
history. have been superstitious. Not
one. but all Of them, carry charms.
amulets or lucky pieces, and they rec
orniZe more signs than the sailors
themselves.
some Of these fine days I'm going
to paste that guy on the nose" said
the contortioniSt.
You'll get a bullet In your glzzard
If You do said the clown gloomily.
He carries a gun and he'll use 1t too.
And If he didn't Tom Braddock would
beat you to Jelly for insultin 'is best
DO you mean that Mrs. Braddock Is
In love with that MANI" demanded
his heart sinking.
The three of them glared Mt him
positively clared,
Nobody said that. sir" said old Joey
she despises i'm. ] said as
he was in love with 'er. There's
!, big difference in that, my friend"
Il knew she wasn't hat kind OF a
woman" cried David ~joyously.
What do YOU know about women?''
demanded Casey.
I'll tell you about i'm and 'er and
I'll Of them" said joey, looking about
. SEQ that they We're quite alone in