The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1912-10-25


Are they going toto take him."
she whispered f%earfully.
David saw the sweet, clean lips
tremble. Her eyes were wide and dry
with trouble. Somehow his heart
swelled with a strange new emotion:
he could not have ascribed 1t to JOY.
or to self pity. or to gratitude. 1t
was something new and pleasant and
warm; q glow, a light. an uplifting.
This sweet. wonderfully pretty girl
was his friend! She believed In him.
NO. dear" replied Mrs. Braddock.
lowering her eyes In sudden humilia-
ton.
The attendant was speaking. "Mr.
Braddock. that Teller out at the door
he's got tired waitin'. He says he's
comm back yere to see you. Whatll
l say to Imp He's got a warrant an
he's got some OF the town marshaTs
men with i'm now"
I'm so out and see him right away.
The boy amt with this show?"
With a slow. meaning look at his
wife he turned to follow the man.
Over his shoulder he called to David:
GO In there with Joey. He'll tell
you where to hide II you have to. Be
quick about It,"
Christine clutched her mothers arm.
"Did-did he take the money from
hin? ?" she demanded TREMENDOUSLY.
Mrs. Braddock looked at David. an
abject appeal in her eyes. He smiled
blandly and lied nobly. like a true N1r-
ginia gentleman.
NO. Miss Braddock. Instead OF that,
he has hired me to go with the show
"Oh, | am so glad!' she cried. Il
knew he would not take your money
David swallowed hard, and then.
fearing to speak again or to meet her
radiant eyes. he FASTENED after Gri-
naldi.
moment later he was in the center
of an excited. whispering group of per-
formers In various conditions OF attire,
but %singularly alike in their state OF
mind. They We're softly but impress
sively consigning Thomas Braddock to
the most remote corner In %purgatory.
They piled David with questions. He
reported the impatience of the officers
and Braddock's decision to protect him
for the time being.
Il saw them chaps out there standin'
by the menagerie DOORS" said the con
tort!onist. Spotted 'em right away, !
did"
A bareback rider looked In. His
horse already had started for the ring.
Lay low he whispered. "One OF
the boys says they won't be put off
by Brad. They're going to search the
tent with the town marshall
Grinaldi. who had been deep In
thought. suddenly slapped his knee
and uttered a cackIe Of satisfaction.
i've got it, Well pull the wool over
their eyes, by links. Follow me. boy,
and do just wot l tells you. fm-im
going to take you into the ring with
me. BY Jupiter. they won't think OF
looking for you there"
Attended by a chorus Of approval. he
showed the stupefed David out before
him and hustled him across the space
that lay between them and the main
top.
you Just follow behind me. keeping
step all the ~time-abOut three steps b
hind me. Don't look to right or left.
Keep your eyes on the middle Of my
back. Nobody knows you. so don't go
into q funk. my lad. It's life or death
for YOU. mebby. I'll get a word to
Briggs. the ringmastev. He'll help you
out. too. just follow me around the
ring, three steps behind. Stop when
l stop, walk when l do. Look silly.
that's all. I'll think Of something
else to tell you to do after we're
out there. And we'll stay out there till
the shows over
Trembling in every joint. David
paused at the entrance. Mrs. Braddock
came running up from behind.
1--WE lust heard" she whispered.
DO as Joey tells you. Don't be
afraid"
'Iu try chartered David. pathetic
figure Of Menus.
.yyait." she whispered, MS much tc
Joey Grinaldi as to the novice. david
will YOU trust me to take care Of your
money until tomorrow:
Without a word he slipped his hant
into his shirt front and produced the
Nat purse. He handed it to her.
The next instant David Jenison
a~ristocrat. was trudging dizzlly toward
the su wdust ring. his heart beating like
mad. his knees trembling.
Thomas Braddock. OBTAINING the OF
fcers on the opposite side OF the ring
saw the strange figure IL for a mo
n,ent was near to losing his compo
sure Then he grasped the situation
) ana exulted. He boldl. escorted Blake
and the town authorities to the dress
ing tent. where he assisted in thu
search and the questioning u
BEFORE the expiration OF nal. III
| hours time every man. woman ant
chill j, connected with Van S!ve's Grca
. and Only Mammoth Show" knew tina
: David Jen!son. the murderer, wa
among them and that he was r. ~
protected. The word vent slyly. b,
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