The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1912-12-20

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resenting his attack was prevented by
the appearance Of Ruby Noakes, who
came running up from the main top,
waving a newspaper in her hand and
crying ont in the widest excitement:
David. David, lave you heard?
Have YOU seen tt? We've been looking
for YOU everywhere. Here. Look, It's
today's Enquirer, See what's happen
ed! Your uncle
The vanguard of the parade had
reached the lot. Every one was shout
ing 10 David.
His ears rang. Everything went
black before him. He could no. seize
the paper that Ruby held before his
eyes. nor We're his YES quite capable
Of reading the sharp, characteristic
headlines that stood out before him in
the first column Of the Enquirer. The
letters danced impiShly, as If to con
fuse him further. Jenison, J~enison,
.Jenison everywhere, That was all he
could see, all he could grasp.
Dick Cronk's prophecy had been full
filled.
His uncle Frank Jenison was dead.
Some one was shouting In his ear.
There had beer a deathbed confession.
lie was no longer a fugitive. He was
exonerated. He was free.
He laughed Historically and pressed
the damp sheet to his lips. Ruby
Noakes threw her arms about his neck
and kissed him for JOY. The voices OF
the half hundred people crowdins
about him buzzed in his ears. They
We're shaking hands with him, ~slapping
his back and laughing with him, al
though he did not know that he
laughed.
Above the hum Of eager voices rose
one that was discordant, hoarse with
possion.
clear out. Skip, l say! All OF you"
Thomas Braddock was showing The
glad performers about as il they We're
, tenpins.
Il won't have any dtsobedience
!, here" he roared, striking out In his
bestial rage. Il guess thatn stop 1T
David was lying at his feet, stun.
ned by the savage blow.
"Nhen | say Il thing | mean it.
shouted Braddock, turning to the stu
Q peied crowd. He can't hold a Jubilee
/ IN this here animal tent. Who own
i this show, anyway"
K lie drew back his foot to kick The
4 PROSTATE boy. Half Il dozen womeI
screamed in terror.
Don't do that, Braddock!' cried
S level voice in his ear. He Whlrled t
t face Colonel Bob Grand.
IF YOU Kick that boy I'll shoot you.
/. said the colonel almost impassiyely.
e DO | own this show or notE was al
Is that Braddoek could howl.
! Get him out Of here" said Grand
II turning to the angry circle Of mer
sober him up or turn him over to tn
i police"
Il "3yhat"' choked out Tom Braddocl
# his eyes b]ulgins. You say this I
,r me-
sec here. Braddoek. | kept you
wife aud daughter outside. They didn
il see this cowarlIy trick of yours. lo
III may have 10 explain to them why 20
ii. did 1t. You can't explain to the res
Of these people. We don't like brutes.
ID 4 dozen men crowded forward wit
e threatening mien. Tom Braddoc
le shrank back III mortal terror,
re Don't jump on me, boys-don't. l
y III 20 out. III 20 peaceable. Let II
al ret ont where there's air. must hay
il, been crazy"
a He almost ran to the side wall an
Il crept into the open air. As he stun
10 off among the wagons he felt himse
r overwhelmed by a sudden sense
desoIation. a SIckening realization thu
he had no friends and, worse than a
ID this, that no one feared him, A G.
n rious acknowledgment of his own de
radiation came with the stealthy II
o. pulse to 90 back later on and scare
of for the stub Of cigar that had droppt
ht from his mouth during the %encounte
ly In the dressing tent, a few minut
after the proprietor's brutal exhibitio
David JenisOn sat in the center of
k wondering, superstitious group. n
one, but nearly all Of them attribut,
his good fortune TO the working
some spell peculiarly brought about
the influence OF certain signs" II
champion bareback rider recalled tn
David had found a horseshoe no lor
er ago than ten days. The iron jaw
woman substituted the black {
charm, while Mile. Denise held out !
the virtues of occasional %encountt
! with Ernie Cronk, the h%unchba'
whose hump he must have touched s.
! reptitiously, no doubt. Only Joey a
Ruby and Casey looked wise and 81
nothing. Dick was the luck piece II
brought 1t all about.
The great news had finally found
clear Judgment in David's brain.
\ had listened to the reading OF
newspaper story by Ruby Noakes.
: was now very plain to him that
I present viciSSitudes We're at an FL
The JOY and relief that filled his s.
we're counterbalanced to some ext
by the fact that Mrs. Braddock q