The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1914-02-06

I Abbott inquired serenely: Down
there in the Den?"
NO." she returned, mot in the Den.
You're no Daniel, If am Charmer.
No dens for u.s.
Nor lion cages?" inquired Abbott,
still inscrutable; never again?",
Never again." came her response.
Fran stopped before the Ferris
Wheel
Lets take ride" she said, a little
TREMENDOUSLY. Wont need tickets. Bill,
stop the wheel; l want to go right up.
This is friend of nlipe-Mr. Ashton.
and Abbott this is an older friend
than you-Mr. Bill Smookins."
Mr.. Bill Smookins was an exceed
: ingly Manufactured man. of no recog-
nizable age Externally, he was blue
: oyeralls andsgreasy tar.
Abbott grasped Bills hand, and in
: quired about business.
;, Awful pore, sense Fran lef the
K show" was the answer, accompanied
: by a grin that threatened to cut the
g weather-beaten face wide open.
: Fran beamed. "Mr. Smookins knew
n my mother-didn't you, Bill? He was
y awful good to me when / was Kid.
l. Mr.. Smookins was Human Nympn IN
y those days, and he smoked and talked,
+ he did, right down under the water
o remember, Bill? That was sure-enougn
n water-oh, he's sure-enough Bill, let
s me tell you!" o
r. Bill intimated, as he slowed down
at the engine, that the rheumatism ne
X had acquired under the water, was
IS sure-enough rheumatism-hence MS
n change of occupation. 81 was strong
ce enough to be Human Nymph, ne
ce explained, "but not endurable. Nobody
50 can't last many years as Human
r. Nymph."
ey Abbott indicated his companion
ar Here's one thatll last my time"
2tt The wheel stopped. He and fraI
SIX we're barred into seat.
er. "And now" Fran exclaimed, ITS al
Of UPS and downs, just like moving pic
tie. ture of life. Why don't you say some
ia thing. Mr. Ashton? But no, you cal
on keen still-Pm excited to death, ant
wouldn't hear you anyway. want I
do all the talking always do, ate
I've been In the cage. My brain
US filed with air-so this is the time .
IN he soaring up into the sky, isn't IL
ne What is your brain filed with:-or
never mind Well be just two pa
!. loons-my! aren't you glad we maven
cid any strings on us--suppose some PEI
ard nile had hold!-I, for one, would
eft. willing never to go down again. Whei
'eg- are the clouds wish we could me'
DRY a few. See how I'm trembling
his WAYS do. after the lions. Now, Abpo'
his I'll leave small opening for just OF
word"
ing an steady YOU" said Abbott, brit
ads w and he took her hand. She ala d
US. anpear conscious Of his protectll
clasp. , :,
az never see the moon SO big" s.
went on. breathlessly, without thin
! ing Of that night when 1t rolled aiol
= the pasture as if it wanted to ino
. us off the footbridge for being Wne
= we 6hghtnt. / never could understa
. why YOU should stay on that prla
with perfect stranger, when yo
duty was to be usher at the camp-me
. ing! You weren't usnering me- ,
- know. you were holding my hano-
. oon was holding your hand,
. Miss Sapphire says / shouldn't. WI
. a poor helpless man-as I'm noldI
. Won now b presume! But laughed
y meeting People ought to go outao'
A. TO smile, and keep their religion IN
~ bonse | guess. I'm going to tell
#s why l laughed, for you've ne
guessed, and you've always D.
=. afraid to ask
), Afraid Of you, Fran"
- lawfully, I'm going to show 20
nm let go, so can show you. no y
VIA aarnest-you can have me, afterwa'
a Remember that evanget
#s There he stood, waving his hands
# Pm doing now-moVing his arms y
his eyes fastened upon the eonsr'
tion--this way-look, Abbott"
"Fran! AS if | were not are
and looking" -,
saved ..I ook-i,lst so; not saying Wo
only waving this way and that
And it made me thing Of our ny
tizer-the man that waves people
our biggest tent-he seems to PICK
m bodily and carry them in his = =
Abbott Weln And if the people are Z
.ment. waved into a church, It wont .
hands much Of a breeze to blow them
Italy. : don't believe in soul-wavlng.
ng raj that doesn't mean that ] don't De
IN the church-does lido
man think?"
| quiz "You believe IN conSio',on', !,
with And since you've come into the On
elessly YOU don't have to say that you De
sctions in it." 80. - tho
pcsure "Yes-there's notnins On 49, -
ado and oh. sometimes there