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

David Jenison, Aristocrat, Was Trude-
ing DizzIIy Toward the Sawdu.t RING.
somewhat doubtfully supported by his
own investiga tons. Is proved by the
.act that he decided to follow the
show until he was positively assured
that his quarry was not being shield
ed by the circus people With no lit
tie aStuteness be and his cumpa MON
resolved that they could accomplish
nothing by working openly Their
only chance lay In the ability to keep
the circus people from knowing that
they were following them In this
they counted without their hoxts At
no time during the next three days
were their movements unknown to
the clever band of rascals who follow
ed the show for evil purposes. and
who. with perfect Integrity. kept the
proprietor advised OF every step taken
and of every Disguise affected
Despite his uncomfortable position
and the natural thrills of excitement
and peril. David was sound asleep
before the wagon was fairly under
way. Complete exhaustion surtuount-
ed all other conditions He would
have slept II Rlake's hand had been
on his shoulder
Daybreak came. and the ghostiy
wagon train slipped from darkness
into the misty light of new day
Cocks were Growing afar and near
and birds were chirping in the bushes
a; the roadside. Out of the somber.
crinkling night rolled the red and
white. and golden juggeruauts. gradu-
ally taking shape In the gray ia, wn.
<ya wi r6n
past tollgate and farmhouse. crea king
and grooming and swapping In weird.
uucanny chorus.
Early risers were up to see the -cfr-
Gus" pass 1t was something of an
epoch in the lives of those who dweIt
afar from the madding crowd
The elephants. the cages OF wild
beasts. the horses. the towering char
lots. the amazing pole wagons-aIl
slipped down the road and over the
hill. strange. unusual objects that came
but once a year and seemed to leave
the countryside smaller and more mar
row than it had been before
The country people looked on and
wondered and shuddered al the thought
of the terrific creatures at their very
door yards Then they hite-hed up their
teams and fiocked to town in the wake
of the peril. there to marvel and de-
light in the very things that had awed
them in their own province And all
through the land people -Iocked their
doors and put away their treasures.
The circus had come to town.
1t was : O'Clock before David was
routed from his strange bed For a
moment he forgot his prefiicament He
stared in utter bewilderment vastly in
terested in the great transforms ton
Under his very eyes city of white
was about to spring into existence.
Some one touched his shouIder. not
urgently. He started in sudden alarm
A rough looking fellow in a soiled red
undershirt was standing M his elbow
1.-The boss says you'd better come TO
the cook top and get somethin' 10 eat
young Teller" That was all He
long. low tent in the corner Of the lot
and started off David followed sharp
ly conscious of revived hunger
A score of men were seated at the
long tables. gulping hot coffee and
boiling their food From the kitchen
beyond came the cracking of fats the
odor of frying things and the aroma of
strong coffee The CHATTER of tin pans
and cups. the rattle of pewter knives
and forks and the comma nds OF hungry
men TO the surly lads who served them
aSsailed the refined ears Of the young
yfrginian as he stopped irresolutely at
the mouth of the tent
Set down here. kid" said bis escort,