The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1914-02-04

. leg. inssssaat CHATTER Of sabsSs
Vnoea no0 gallery to arena: gusts
OF breathleoo whispering passed Inc
caprioious brsssss blowing, then dIcd
out In the hush which fell a. our
bandmaster McCadgsr, raised hIs
wand and the band burst into "Dixfe."
AZ that the great canvas napo over
the stable entrance slowly parted and
the scarlet drapsd head Of Djebe, the
eiephant. appeared. On he came,
amid rising roar Of approval, Speed,
IN gorgeous robes pesched on high,
ankue raised. After him came the
camel. all over tasseis and gold net,
pestridden by Kelly Eyre, wearing
= costume seldom seen anywhere, and
never In the Sahara.
white horses. piebald horses ana
cream colored horses pranced In the
Gamers wake. dragging assorted
chariots tenanted by gentlemen In
.oeas: pretty little Mrs. Origg, In
haoit and scarlet Jacket, followed ON
brixa' tho white marc: Koran came
next. driving more horses: the dens
OF feroctous beasts creaked Altar.
guarded by . phalanx of stalwart
stablemen In plumcs and armor: then
Misc Crystal. driving zcbras to a G,lt
chartot; then moro mon in tosas.
Iesaing monkeys mounted on ponies.
and hnally Mrs.. Koran seated on =
hugs esq drawn by ostriches.
once only they circled the savdust
s."s; tnen the band stopsd, the last
or the procession disappeared. the
clown came shriekinE ana tumb,,ns
out into the arena with mia "Hsrs
We are againl"
And the show was on.
$1,000 IN the shadow OF the sta0,--
tent. dressed In my frock' coat. Wit.
stock. white cords and hunting boots.
sulien. embittered. red with n fsisS
shame that better mon than I hays
weakened under. almost desperate In
my Illumination, almost ready to end
eli there among those tawny, rest-
loss brutes pacing behind the bers
~,h my ,u .,cow. watching me stsalthily
snc know what ! was--but that sbc
could como TO see with her own ave- !.
could not understand. I could not for.
give. speeds senscless words rang
IN my ears-"She cares for youi"
but 1 know they were meanfnriss~
! know she could not caro- for ma
what fools paradise would ne hey.
mo enterI What did ne know OF thu
woman whom knew and Understood 4
-whom l honored for her tender}iess
ana pity To all who suffered-who i
Knew counted me as one amonr a
multitude Of unhappy failures whom,
aid?
because she had. In her gracious
ignorance. given mo young girls
impulsive friendship, was I 10 mis-.
TAKE her? What could Speed know
OF her-of her creed. her ideals. her
cum. pessionless desire to help
where help was needed--anywherc--
N the palace. In the faubourxs. in
the wretched chaumieres. In the
slumsE II was all ono 10 hcr--to this
youns girl whose tender heart, :
bruised by her own sad life. opened
dawned. '' "~o
And yet she had como here-and
That was cruel: and, she was NOT
crueI. Could she know that I had
. shred Of pride TcftAone utfIs.
IagEed thread Of pride left in me
that she should come to see me do
my mountebank tricks TO the an.
p'Susc OF greasy throngr
no. she had not thought OF that.
eIse she would have stayed away:
rs r Ia" was Kind. above all else
speed passed mo In rinsmastsr,s
dress; there came tho hollow thn6
OF hoofs ~ Mrs. Grigg salioped Into
tne ring on her white mare. rausS
,s Mrts nutterfng. whip raised: ma
hoop-lai" sQueaied the cluvn =:
nls pretty little wife went csroorins
around ana around the tanberk M. :
,.nE through paper hoops. over hur. (
~ w. WINE the band played fren.
ecstasy Of excitement.
Tnen 0rigg mounted his littla trfo,r !.
sonkey: roars OF laughter erected his
when Tim. the d0nkSS. y
p!sched him headlonG and. canVorcH d.
'n with . hse-haw Of triumph.
Aiss Delany tripod past ne m
her sky-blue tights TO hold the Sudi-
sncs spellbound with her jueeIery.
snS spin plates and throw siittsrin9 b,
turned TO- welcome Koran ana his
'coEged" dumbbelis and clubs.
Have you seen herr Vhisue.>A
Sp:sd. coming up {" me. long wkiS
I shook my head. a., ~.
He looked at me In disgust. 'Hsrts
for you" he said shortit. ),
mo t .s an envelope into my hand.
!, IN tnS Envelope vas 2 iittis card :
% careful. for . friends cake" on
ne other side Of the card was en-
'rayed her name.
where 10 she3" said. staaAv,rS 4
ny voice. which my leaping heart
Ilmost stihed. 3
He drew mo by the elbow ana.
ooked toward the right Of the amphi-
neatre. Following tho direction OF
is eyes. I saw her leaning forward.
ale faced. grave. small gioved hands
nterlocked. Beside her sat sylvia
;lvsn. apparently amused at the an
les OF the cloVn
Shame flled me. Not sAe faiss
name ! had felt-that vaniehed-but
name that | could have misunder-
TODD the presence Of this brave friend
mine. this brave. generous. tender
earted girl. who had given me her
friendship. who was true enough 10 a
are what might happen to ,me-and
rave enough to say so. n
Il will DO careful" said to SpSed.4
low voice. IL II were not Tor
'yram I would not go ON TO- day
ut that Is q matter Of nonor. Oh, n
peed." ! broke out. "is she not WORTH
ying for?"
why not live for herr, he OBJ =
srved. dryly. - - u
Il will--don't misunderstood NEIL,
now she could never even think Of :