Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-06-09
JOHN BRET KElG(1D&I ELLIS

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Fran covered her facs With he,
hands. For while there was silence
then she said:
Father was there. tonight"
cat the hon-show7 Impossible! Mr.
Gregory go to a-a-to-a-"
Eyes. 1t il possible for him even Ia
go to show. But to do him justice,
he was forced under the tent, he had
no intention Of doing anything 60
wicked as that, he only meant to do
some little thing like running away
But no, ! cant speak Of him with bit.
terness. nov. Abbott he seems ali
changed"
Abbott murmured, 10 II stupedsd:
s~A.. Gregory. At . show!.
Eyes. ana . hon-show. When It was
over he came to me-ho was 20 or.
$50 was L" spoke up the other
"rather!"
'You didn't show 1t. thought
maybe you wouldn't caro- II had been
eaten up. !. -. No. NO. hstsn. He
wanted to claim me-he called me
daughter right there before the peo-
pie, but they thought It was just . sort
of-of church name. But he was won
derfuily moved. I left the tent with
him, and We had . long talkI came
from him to you. never saw any.
body SO changed"
But why?''
"You see. he thought was going to
be killed right there before his eyes,
and seeing It with his very own eyes
made him feel responsible. He told
me, afterwards. that when he found
out who it was in the cage. he thought
OF mother in a different way-he saw
how his deeartion had driven her to
earning her living with shovmen, 90 I
could be supported. All in all, he 10 .
changed man."
"Then will he acknowledge you@
but no, no :.
"You see? He can't, on account of
Mrs. Gregory. There's no future for
him. or for her. except to 60 on living
as man and wife-without the secre-
tary, He imagines it would be- a sort
OF; reparation to present me to the
world as his daughter, he thinks it
would give him happiness-but it can't
be. Grace Noir has found it all out"
'eThen she will tell" Abbott ax.
claimed, in dismay.
'.'She would have told but for one
thing. She doesn't dare. and it's on
her own account-of course. She has
BEEN terribly-well, indiscreet. You
cant think OF what lengths she was
willing to go-not from coldly making
up her mind. but because she. lost grip
on 1Ierself. from always thinking she
couldn't. 80 she went away with Bob
clinton-shen marry him. and they'll
90 to Chicago, out Of Lit1eburg HIS
tory-poor Bob! Remember the night
he was trying to get religion7 I'm
afraid he'll conclude that religion
isn't what he thought It was, living 20
close to it from now on"
"All this interests me greatly. dear,
because 1t interests you. Still, It
doesn't bear upon the main question"
abbott. you don't know why I went
to that show to act. You thought
waS caring for 4 sick friend. What do
you think Of such deceptionsi"
I think understand. Simon JET.
ferson told me Of q girl falling from =
'trareze; it was possibly La Gonizetti's
daughter. Mrs. Jefferson told me that
Mrs. Gregory is nursing some one.
The same one. I imagine. And La Con
dzetH was friend Of yours. and you
took her place, 30 the mother could
stay With the injured daughter
You're q wonder. yourself!" Fran
declared. dropping her hands to stare
at him. Eyes. that's it. All these
show-people are friends Of mine.
When the mayor was trying to decide
what carnival company they'd have
for the street fair, I told him about
this show, and that's why it's here.
Poor La Gonisetti needs the money
dreadtully-tor they spend it as fast
az it's paid in. The little darling will
have to go to = hospital, and there's
nothing laid by. The boys all threw
in. but they didn't have much, them
selves. Nobody has. Everybody's poor
In this old world-except you and me.
I've taken Ii Gonizetti's place in the
cage all day to keep her from losing
out;; and !: :H:s wasn't the last day,
| don't know whether I'd have prom.
|sed you or not. =. Samson was
pretty. good. but that mask annoyed |
him. go you see-but honestly, Alb
bott, doesn't all this make you feel just
! wee bit different about met"
at makes me want to kiss you,
Fran"
'It makes you'-she gasped-"want
to do-that7 Why. Abbott! Nothing
can save you"
I'm afraid not" he agreed.
The car was swinging at the highest
reach Of the wheel. The engine
She opened her eyes very wide. 'T'd
.hink you'd be afraid OF such q world.
famous lion-trainer," she declared.
drawing back. Some have been.
assure you. --7-r----
'I'm not afraid" Abbott declared,
irawing her toward him. He would
nave kissed her, but she covered her
lace with her hands and bent her head