The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1912-11-07
The Rose
In the Ring
by GEORGE EARR MCUTCuEON
Copyright 1910 by Dodd Mead q c.
by GEORGE EARR M'CUTCuEON
copyr;sh, 1910 by Dodd. Mead a G..


welcome to it,
Her eyes were flooded. THANK you.
David" she said softly. Then she
quickly withdrew the Hat purse from
the bosom Of her dress and handed 1t
to Joey. with a cautious look In all d.
rections.
The clown put 1t In his inside pock-
ct without word.
you must deposit II in a hank at
NJ she went on hurriediy. "All
hut an amount sufficient to help you
II you are Obliged to suddenly fly from
arrest. You understand? Joey will
attend to II for you. You may depend
on HIM and Casey to stand by you. In
few days we will be In Ohio. The
danger will he small after that. Dav-
! mean. Jack Snipe. IL have worried
about this money ever since-weli.
ever since last night. Perhaps. my
boy. 1t Is your entire fortune. who
knows? The Jenison estate seems lost
to you. cruelty enough. l am 10 very
sorry
/ Il only want to think that none Of
you believe / committed the crime
am accused Of" said David simply.
/ THE money isn't anything
I'VE are not accusers." she said
! gravely.
where is Brad:" demanded Gri-
naldi. his patience and diplomacy ex-
hausted
''IIe is up in Colonel Grand's room
at the hotel" she answered, as II that
explained ever, thing.
Talking business. suppose" he
said sarcasticalIy.
"Yes. they are settling certain de-
tails" She spoke In such way that
joey looked up In alarm.
"You don't mean to say you are
| you are going to-
mo. not that, my friend" she said.
quite caimnly.
81 didn't think so," said Joey fer.
vently.
Mrs. Braddock nrose abruptly.
4 II must go to Christine. VIII you
come. Ruby?"
Ruby followed her out Of the tent.
exchanging quick glance with her
father as she left the improvised table
"Come on. Jackv.' said Joey. "Strip
them clothes off and get to work
You've got n lot TO learn"
David. somewhat depressed and very
thoughtful. got into portion Of his
clowns dress under the direction of
his instructor. who was unusually
cross and tnritnrn.
As thev started for the deserted ring.
Joev took the bows arm and said
with diffidence that WAS almost pa.
| thetfc:
"Jacky, IL want you to be nice to
my gal. Shes never 'ad no chance to
associate with real toff. 1t amt 'er
fault. poor gal; it's the life we lead.
These ere circus people are as good
as gold, Jaclly. I'm not complaining
about that. But they amt Just exactly
wot want my gal to grow up like.
Not but wot she's growed up already
so far as size is concerned But she's
not quite eighteen. She's been in the
show business since she was two. Her
mother and 'er grandmother afore er
| too. The business amt wot 1t used
to be. l want er to get out of it.
don't want 'er marrying some wuthless
'Kinker' or even decent Joy Mrs.
Braddock as done worlds for 'er. mind
you. but it's the men she's associated
with that Il objects to. They're
they're too much like me. That's wot
l mean, Jackv. Would you mind Just
conversing with 'er friendly like from
time to time? Just give 'er a touch
of wot a real gentleman is. sir. 1t
ain't asking too much OF you. is 1t,
Dav-.Iacky? amt ashamed to ask
it Of YOU. and IL kind Of hoped You
wouldn't be ashamed to 'elp tone 'er
up bit. in way. She's more like 'er
mother than she is like me. And 'er
mother was as fine COlumbine as
ever lived. she was that refined and
steadfnst."
David gave his promise. STRANGELY
torched by this sncord anneal to the
birthri-ht that placed him. thourh
helpless and dependent on plane so
far above that Of his present associ.
ates that even the most scornfu, OF
them felt the distinction.
David's first week with the show
was trying one. In the first place.
he was kept so carefully under cover.
literally as well as figuratively. that
he seldom saw the light Of day except
at dawn or through the space between
side wall and top. At night he rode
over rough. muddy roads in the ta-
bleau wagon. stiff and sore from the
violent exercise Of the day-for he was
training in earnest to become clown.
Throughout the forlorn. disquieting
days he stayed close to the dressing
tsnt always in dre,d Of the moment
when Blake or some other n!nion Of
the law would clap him on the shoul-
der and end the agony Of suspense.
At last. after five days. Blake gave
1t up and turned bnck to Virginia.
hastened somewhat by the cleverly ex-
plotted newspaper strategy OF George