The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1912-10-26
In the sawdust Rims.

shirt that he wore. The girl hurried to
her mothers side.
Are they going toto take himT'
she whispered fearfully.
David saw the sweet, clean lips
tremble. Her eyes were wide and dry
with trouble. Somehow his heart
swelled with a strange new emotion;
he could not have ascribed 1t to JOY,
or to self pity. or to gratitude. IL
was something new and pleasant and
warm; a glow, a light. an uplifting.
This sweet. wonderfully pretty girl
was bis friend! She believed in him.
mo. dear" replied Mrs. Braddock.
lowering her eyes In sudden humllia-
ton.
The attendant was speaking. "Mr.
Braddock. that Teller out at the door
has got tired waitin'. He says he's
comm back yere to see you. What1l
| say to i'm? He's got a warrant IN
he's got some Of the town marshaI's
men with i'm now"
"Ill go out and see him right away.
The boy ANT with this shown"
With a slow. meaning look at bis
wife he turned to follow the nan
Over his shoulder he called to David:
Go In there with Joey. He'll tell
you where to hide II you have to. Be
quick about It,"
Christine clutched her mothers arm.
"Did-did he take the money from
him?" she demanded TREMENDOUSLY.
Mrs. Braddock looked at David. an
abject appeal in her eyes. He smiled
blandly and lied nobly, like a true Vir-
ginia gentleman.
mo, Miss Braddock. Instead Of that.
be has hired me to go with the show"
"Oh, 1 am so glad!' she cried. 81
knew he would not take your money"
David swallowed hard. and then.
fearing to speak again or to meet her
radiant eyes, he fastened after Gri-
naldi.
A moment later he was In the center
of an excited. whispering group of per-
formers in various conditions Of attire.
but singularly alike In their state of
mind. They were softly but impress
sively c~onsigning Thomas Braddock to
the most remote corner In purgatory
They piled David with questions. He
reported the Impotence of the officers
and Braddock's decision to protect him
for the time being.
81 saw them chaps out there standin'
by the menagerie DOORS" said the con-
tortionist. Spotted 'em right away. |
did"
A bareback rider looked in. His
horse already had started for the ring.
Lay low" he whispered. lone OF
the boys says they won't be put of
by Brad They're going to search the
tent with the town marshal
Grinaldi. who had been deep In
thought. suddenly slapped his knee
and uttered a cackle. OF satisfaction.
1--WE got it! Well pull the wool over
their eyes. by links! Follow me. boy.
and do just wot ! tells you. I'm-I'm
going to take you into the ring with
me. BY Jupiter. they won't think of
looking for you there"
Attended by a chorus of approval, be
showed the stupefed David out before
him and hustled him across the space
that lay between them and the main
top.
You just follow behind me. keeping
step all the ~time-about three steps be
hind me. Don't look to right or left
Keep your eyes on the middle OF my
back. Nobody knows you. so don't go
into a funk. my lad It's life or death
for YOU, mebby. I'll get a word TO
Briggs. the rinGmaster. He'll help you
out, too. just follow me around the
ring, three steps behind. Stop when
stop, walk when | do. Look silly.
that's all. I'll think of something
else to tell you to do after we're
out there. And we'll stay out there till
the shows over"
Trembling in every joint. David
paused at the entrance. Mrs. Braddock
came running up from behind.
1--WE Just heard" she whispered.
$40 as Joey tells you. Don't be
afraid"
"TIl try" chartered David. pathetic
figure Of Menus.
wait" she whispered. as much to
Joey Grinaldl as 10 the novice i'aVld.
will YOU trust me to take care of your
money until tomorrow
Without a word he slipped his hand
into his shirt front and produced the
fiat purse. He handed it to her.
The next instant David Jenison.
a~ristocrat, was trudging dizzily toward
the sawdust ring. his heart beating like
mad. his knees trembling.
Thomas Braddock. OBTAINING the Of
ncers on the opposite side of the ring.
saw the strange figure and for n mo
nlent WIS near to losing his compo-
sure. Then he grasped the situation
aud exulted. lie boldly escorted Blake
and the town authorities to the dress
inc tent. where he assisted in the
search and the questioning.
Before the expiration of nal. m
hours time every man. woman and
chill connected with Van Slve's Great
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