The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1912-12-21

you don't X the way she dresses In
the ring why do you look at her all
the timer
Further utterance on his part or any
effort David may have contemplated in
~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 out in the widest excitement:
David. David! Have you heard7
Have you seen 1t? We've been looking
for you everywhere. Herel Lookl It's
today's Enquirerl See what's happen
ed Your unclef'
The vanguard of the parade" had
reached the lot. Every one was shout
ing to David.
His ears rang. Everything went
black before him. He could not seize
the paper that Ruby held before his
eyes. nor were his eyes 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 II 10 con
fuse him further. Jenison, J~enison,
Jenison everywherel That was all he
could see. all he could grasp.
Dick Cronk's prophecy had been full
filed.
His uncle Frank Jenison was dead
Some n was shouting in his ear.
There had been q deathbed confession.
He was nc longer a fugitive. He was
exonerated. He was free.
He laughed Historically and pressed
the damp sheet to his lips. Ruby
Noakes threw her arm about his neck
and kissed him for joy. The voices Of
the half hundred people crowding
about him buzzed In his ears. They
were 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 d~iscordant, hoarse with
passion.
"Clear outl Skip, 1 sayl All Of your
Thomas Braddock was showing the
glad performers about as II they were
tenpins.
Il won't have any disobedience
here,- he roared, striking out In his
bestial rage. II guess that'n stop It"
David was lying at his feet, stun
ned by the savage blow.
when l say a thing I mean It."
shouted Braddock, turning to the stu
pefied crowd. HE can't hold a jubilee
in this here animal tent. Who owns
this show, anyway
He drew back his foot 10 kick the
PROSTATE boy. Half a dozen women
screamed in terror.
Don't do that, Braddocki" cried a
level voice in his ear. He whiried to
face Colonel Bob Grand.
"If you kick that boy TIL shoot you,"
said the colonel almost impassively.
do l OWE this show or notY' was all
that Braddock could howl
Get him out of here" said Grand,
turning to the angry circle Of men.
"Sober him up or turn hin over to the
police"
"What!' choked out Tom Braddock,
his eyes bullying. "You say this to
me!'
See here, Braddock, I kept your
wife and daughter outside. They didn't
see this cowardly trick of yours. You
may have to explain to them why you
did 1t. You can't explain to the rest
of these people. We.don't like brutes."
A dozen men crowded forward with
threatening mien. Tom Braddock
shrank back in mortal terror.
Don't jump on me, boys-donti L
I'll go out. I'll go ~peaceable. Let me
get out where there's air. I must have
been crazy"
He almost ran to the side wall ana
crept into the open air. AS he skunk
off among the wagons he felt himself
overwhelmed by a sudden sense of
desolation, a sickening realization that
he had no friends and. worse than all
this, that no one feared him! A Gu
rious acknowledgment Of his W deg.
radiation came with the stealthy Inn
pulse to go back later on and search
for the stub of cigar that had dropped
from his mouth during the encounter.
In the dressing tent, a few minutes
after the proprietor's brutal exhibition,
David Jenison sat In the center Of a
wondering, superstitious group. Not
one, but nearly all of them attributed
his good fortune to the working of
some spell peculiarly brought about by
the influence of certain "signs." The
champion bareback rider recalled that
David had found a horseshoe no long
er ago than ten days. The Iron tawed
woman substituted the black cat
charm, while Mile. Denise held out for
the virtues of occasional encounters
with Ernie Cronk. the ~hunchback.
whose hump he must have touched sur
re~ptitiously. no doubt. Only joey and
Ruby and Casey looked wise and said
nothing. Dick was the luck piece that
brought 1t all about
The great news had finally found a
clear lodgment in David's brain. He