Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-11-02


greeting or comment Cd his ai,p-a ra nee
among these men he WIS happily dis
appointed They looked at him With
suilen Indifferent eye- and went oni
boiling the breakfas Some of them
were half naked all of them were
dirty and reekiuR with persIiratiun-
There was no effort al general CONVEX
sation David bad the feeling shati
they hated one another and we're ready
to huri things at the slightest pFovora-i
ton. such as the passing OF the time OF
day
David ate In shocked Silence Thei
man al bis Jeff lHugh he'd at his Sentesl
use of the knife and fork and the dain-I
" handling of the bacon He WINS hun-l
CRY The coarse but we'll cooked fo-,d
pleased his palate more than be could
have believed He ATE his oil Of the
chuck" a. his oeighbor called tt
Then be was hurried back 90 the ~ag-l
on In which be had slept II wss smp-l
" now. cavernous and reekins with
the odor OF damp canvas lately re-.
moved
Git In there kid said al. guide
briskly You gotta keep under cover
fer spell Stay In there rsi Js.~y
Grinaidi says the word Thsm's Brad
do, ks orders~
David nesitated wners R Mira
BraddockT-' be asked
Train amt In Jet Too don't sup
pose the high lights travel this way. do
your
David erawIed into the chariot. and
he door was closed after him He
slipped over on his side. street he'd out
his legs and forgot his doubts and trou-
bles.
He was aroused by the jostlinR and
bouncing Of the huge empty wagon.
With a start OF alarm he lea ped To hts
feet striking his head against the roof
of his abiding place. and hurried to the
end of the wagon co peer out through
The slit Bands were playing. whips
were cracking and children we're
~hrlekinR Joyausiy II was long time
before he grasped the situation The
''Rra nd free street parade was In
progress. he was riding like Gagged
beast through the principal streets of
the town.
From the security of his POSITION he
could look ont upon the fhrunR that
lined the sidewalks. wit bout danger
of being seen In return After the
tirsi great wave OF uortinratiou and
situation to be- quite amusing 1t
was fortunate.
In time the twenty wagons. with I
their double and auadruple tenmA at
tended fore and aft BY cavalier and 7
court ladies'. papier mnch~ grotesques,
trick mules and calico ponies- came,
once more to the grounds sdil pur-
sued by the excited crowd Fur ahead
of the parade loud voiced -oa rker'
rode. warning all pe-,pe 70 look out |,
for their hurNes The elephant In |
comingT Just to show their utter lack
of potse. at least hftJ farm nhE~ In |
super equine terror. lea ped out of their
hn rnese and into their own vehicles i
when Goliath. the de-'r-pii old eie-
pha Mt. shuffied by. too tired To ift his
prubosci~ thus exemplifyinG the sast
dist In, ton between themselves and the
circus horses which only nuticed Coll.
ath when he got In the way
David had long wait In the dart, /
stuny chart Finally the door waa
opened and Rrnddock looked In Dr.,
rectly behind the proprietor wne the |
dirty aide wall of tent David biinked
afresh III the light of day-aIthoogh, /
alas. the sun was not shining
Hello. said Braddock shortly.
Come out
The boy slid to the ground and
Braddock followed him into the hinge
tent A smaIl-ariny of men ere
erecting the seats for the Afternoon
performance David realized that be
was In the main top"
storky. bowiegged mnn bis hands
In his pockets and short brier pipe
In his mouih h. advanced to meet them.
We'll. ow are your asked this.
merry eyed stranger his face going
into hundred wrinkles by way of
friendly greeting "Oh. I say. David,
don't you know your old pal and play
mate? Iii. therel Ere we arer'
David stared In astonishmentf It
was Griualdi- the clown. without bis
ma Ike up or his wig. Never was there
such change in human face.
They ciasped hands. David laughing
outright in he ecstasy of relief at find
ing this whilom friend
Keep shady. you. said Braddock,
finding no pleasure In the hoy's change
on the train with US And say. we
might just as wei settle what's to be
done about you I've Thought II over
seriously I'm taking a risk In havfn'
you around. understand that But IL
you want a Job with the show I'll
give you one. Tell you what III do;
I'll give you $3.50 week and your
hoard THAT'S good pay for beginner
You TO do Flown work and
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