The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1913-09-26

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bition behind the bars. Anyway,
want you to talk about yourself. Wha
made you go away from town? Blu
that's not the worst; what made you
stay away? And what were you doing
off there wherever it was, while poor
little girls were wondering themselves
sick about you? But wait!-the
wheels going OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Good thing have you to hole
to--poor Miss Sapphire, she can
come now! Listen at all the street
criers, getting closer, and the whistle
sounds wish we had whistles; the
squawky kind See my element, Alb
bott, the air I've breathed all my life
the carnival. Here we are, just above
/ the clouds of confetti. =. Nov
we're riding through pretty
| damp, these clouds are, don't you
] think! Those ribbons Of electric
| lights have been the real world to me
Abbott-they we're home. -. No
Bill, we don't want to get out. We in
tend to ride until you take this wheel
to pieces. And oh, by the way. Bill
just stop this wheel, every once in g
while, will you ?--when we're up at the
very tiptop. All right-,good-by." KS
And Abbott called gaily, "Good-by
/ Mr.. Smookins!"
I'm glad you did that, Abbott. You
think you're somebody, when some
body else thinks so, too. Now were
rising in the world" Fran was so ex
cited that she could not keep her body
from quivering. In spite of this, she
fastened her eyes upon Abbott te
ask, suddenly: 'Most'-what?"
"Most adorable" Abbott answered
as if he had been waiting for the
prompting. Most precious Most be
witchingly sweet. Most unanswerably
and eternally--Fran!"
| "And you" she whispered.
"And l." he told her, "am nothing
/ but most wanting-to-be-loyed
Its SO queer" Fran said, plaintive
ly you know, Abbott, how long
you've fought against me. You know
it, and don't blame you, not in the
least. There's nothing about me to
make people. (. But even now
how can you think you understand me
when I don't understand myself"
81 DON'T" he said. promptly. 1--WE
given up. trying to understand you
Since then. I've just loved. That's
easy"
what will people think of super
intendent of public schools caring fol-
a show-girl, even if she is Fran Non
pareil How would it affect your ca
reer?"
But you have promised never again
to engage in a show, SO you are not 8
show-girl."
What about my mother who lived
and died as lion-tamer? What will
you do about my life-history? I'd new
er speak to a man who could fee
ashamed of my mother. What about
my father who has never publicly
| acknowledged me? I'd not want tc
have anything to do with a man who
who could be proud of him."
LAS to the past, Fran, have only
! this to say: Whatever hardships il
contained, whatever wrongs or wretch
edness-it evolved you, you, the Fran
/ of today-the Fran of this living
| hour. And it's the Fran of this living
| hour that want to marry?"
Fran covered her face with hel
/ hands. For while there was silence
| then she said:
Father was there, tonight
"At the lion-show? Impossible! Mr.
/ Gregory go to a-a-to-a-"
Yes, it is possible. for him even t1
go to show But to do him justice
| he was forced under the tent, he hac
no intention of doing anything sc
wicked as that, he only meant to dc
some little thing like running away
But no, can't speak of him with bit
terness. now. Abbott. he seems al
| changed"
Abbott murmured, as if stupefed:
sMr. Gregory at a show!"
Eyes, and lion-show. When it was
over he came to me-he was so ex
cited"
$50 was t. spoke up the other
"rather,"
You didn't show it. though
maybe you wouldn't care if had beer
eaten up. ~. No, no, listen. HI
wanted to claim me-he called m,
daughter right there before the PEG
pie, but they thought it was just sor
of-of church name. But he was won
derfully moved / left the tent will
him, and we had long talk cam,
from him to you. / never saw any
body so changed"
i but why?"
You see, he thought was going t.
be killed right there before his eyes
and seeing it with his very own eye
made him feel responsible. He tolt
me, afterwards, that when he fount
out who it was in the cage, he though
Of mother in different way-he saw
row his desertion had driven her Il
arning her living with showmen. so