Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-11-09


land let me add something else re-
sumed Braddock, with an OATH I'm
not going to have you hapgin' around
my wife and daughter if you do stay
with us. Remember one thing: you're
a cheap clown and you've got to know
your place. My daughters a decent
girl. She's got good blood in her, IN
derstand? D fine blood I'm not go
ing to have her associatin' with a.
''Old on Bradr' interrupted the old
clown, glaring at him. II won't stand
for it. You got five 'undred from this
boy, and you ought to treat i'm decent.
He's got just as good blood in i'm as
Christie's Sot-and better, blow me. be-
cause it's probably good on both sides
which is more than you can say for
her. poor girl. Thank God. she don't
show that she's got your blood in 'er
veins
Here! Do you mean to insinuate
that she's not miner gasped Braddock
a-tremble. Much as he trusted to the
virtue of his wife. he never was able to
comprehend the miracle that gave him
Christine for Il daughter There was
no trace of him to be seen in her.
''You know better than that" said
the clown coldly.
s'Well," said Braddock, nervously
shifting his cigar and lowering his
gaze. If he had intended to say more
he changed his mind and walked off to-
ward the center of the tent, where men
were throwing up circular bank about
the ring.
Hes drunken dog" said the clown,
glaring after him. |'She's the finest wo-
man in the world. And to think of er
bein' the wife of that bounder."
David had been thinking Of it and
puzzlinG his tired brain for hours.
How did she happen to marry
NO time for that now" said Girl
naldi briskly. ''Mebby I'll tell you
about her some other time, not now.
You'd better keep away from her and
Christine for a couple of days Brad
will forget it in no time, specially IL
he thinks he can scrape some more O.
that money out of you. / advise you to
stick to the show for awhile-at least
until were good ways of. Take up
is offer. You can ave chuck with me
and Ruby. I'll look out for that. You
just do wot L tell you and you'll be a
clown-not Il good one. but good enough
TO earn two and art"
I'll do just as you say" said David
simply.
section and I'll tell how we work it
out. There's my daughter over there
Amt she sumner? Best trapeze
worker in the business. If l do say it
myself. And 'er mother was the best
Columbine that ever appeared in q
Drury Lane pantomime. poor lass. She
died when Ruby was born"
That afternoon David appeared in the
ring, once more clad in the striped suit
and besmeared with bisInuth. He was
even more frightened than at his first
appearance. but he managed to get
through the performance without mis-
hap. He followed instructions bIindly
but faithfully. barking lis shins twice
and tripping over an equestrian banner
once with almost direful results. The
audience laughed with Glee. and Girl
naldi congratulated him on the hit he
was making.
"Hit?" moaned David. rubbing his
elbow in earnest. Good heaven, Was
that hitf''
My boy. they'd laugh if you We're to
break your neck said the clown
gravely.
turn early in the program. David was
told that her mother. who persistently
though vafnly opposed ring career
for her loved one. compromised with
Braddock ON the condition that she
was to appear early in the perform
ance.
Brad was q circus rider in his