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The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1914-03-03


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G. D. Brown, Jr.
8. J. Derrick,
]. 8. Wheeler.

County Coard of Education for New
berry County, S. C.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1914-03-03

A western edi,cr, who believes in
telling the truth printed the follow
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The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1914-05-03

OutwardIy she became unreasonable
I'm sure could fix it-it looks SO easy"
she remarked perversely
Goodwin redeemed under his coat of
tan.
Il assure you have done all ! could. .
he said stiffiy. Il have no desire TO pro-
long the situation
Tears sprang to Barbaras eyes. but her
lashes hid them from his glance. For
answer she jumped from the car to the
ground and fumbied In the tool box for
something with which TO make a play at
repairing. Her hands came back flled
with a variety OF articles-a wrench. a
patent tire mender. a bunch OF cotton
waste, copper oil can. some old spark
pluss-Goodwin suppressed a smile at the
sight.
He stepped aside while Barbara wedged
between the two cars.
At that moment Barbara made a re-
solve never to enter a motor car again;
they were treacherous beasts always get
ting one into the most awful situations
Barbara Jabbed at the locked wheels
with her wrench; she nearly created a
puncture by her maneuvers with the tire
member; in desperation she seized the oil
can and dripped the ill-smelling oil over
her dust cloak as well as the hubs of the
wheels She acquired a smudge on her
nose. her hands smelled horribly, and the
hot tears fell and splashed on the shining
mud guards OF her little car.
Victor GOODWIN watched her in silence
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vering. But Barbara vas not afraid of
meeting any one. for even the farmers
chose the newer, shorter way to town.
The little car glided over the dead
leaves OF the road and confidently round
ed a sharp curve to lock wheels with r
small roadster coming rapidly from the
other direction.
The shock OF impact sent Barbara to
her knees, but she retained presence Of
mind, AL instantly shut OF the power.
The man in the other car had dnu- the
same thing. so that when the ourrIns CT
the motors hal died down. they faced
each other in silence.
Barbara told herself bitterly thai Of
course the man had to be Victor Good
win,
Goodwin looked at his late hanoee. II
hope you are not hurt" he said politely.
as Barbara regained her seat and
smoothed her wind-tos hair.
Not at ALL thank you" returned Bar
bara crisply.
Goodwin leaned over and looked at
the wheels. which were damned closely
together. He got out and examined the
damage. and tried to move his own car.
II failed to bulge an inch. He looked
up at Barbara. his gray eyes regarding
her lmpersona!ly.
I'm sorry. bat I'm afraid we can't ge:
out of this without help from town
Barbara leaned over and looked at the
obstinate wheels
Mentally she shook her fist at them.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1914-05-03
BY JEAN DICEEIERSOF1

Don't you think ii takes two to make
a successful Joy ride?" inquired Good
win seriously.
IL suppose So" agreed Barbara re-
Iuctantly. She was winking back the
tears. She was so glad to see Victor
again-to hear the sound OF his voice
feel the strong. confident touch of his
hand. She was letting him go forever
| now. Perhaps Fate had arranged TO give
her this one last chance to call him back
to her side.
Then We will both ride in one and
tow the other one home" decided Victor
in his quick way. Which one shall We
ride in, Barbara?
This big one said Barbara. And the
little one can follow meekly on behind
as"
As a good wife should. tvinkled Vic
tor as he hitChcd the runabout to the
rear axle of the roadster.
All the way hack TO the Lee home a
question trembled on Bsrbara's lips.
When they entered the gates she asked
il.
Victor, why couldn't you release the
cars in tho bcginning-it seemed easy
after aII?''
Because I wasn't ready to-then!' con-
fessed Goodwin. the lawyer. as he tight
cned his arm around his fancce.
And when Mrs Lee saw them coming
up the drive. she knew that Barbara's
JOY ride" had turned out TO be JOY ride,
indeed.
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Joy Ride

crank up. In a moment she was gliding
down the avenue under the erching elm
trees and out Of the gate into the we'll
oiled highway.
East or westr' she unused for a mo-
ment before she reached the turning
point. She chose the west because II was
the opposite direction from which Victor
Goodwin might be expected to come.
The west road led UP and down hill,
some times -rresndering through some
narrow woodland WAY to emerge again
into the open sunlight with glimpse Of
the blue sound flashing beyond hills That
terraced gently to the waters edge.
The west road was the old road and II
was practically abandoned now. The new
east road was a favorite speeding ground
for motorcars.
But Barbara turned cheerfully into the
older road. singing snatches OF a song
under her breath as the little car rolled
lightly over the road.
She took OF her hat and let the morn
ing sunshine filter through her golden
brown hair and seek out golden fiecks in
her dark eyes. Her lips sang. her eyes
sparkled joyfully and any one observing
Miss Barbara Lee at that moment would
have agreed that she was a happy girl
Now. the road swerved capriciously and
lost itself in a tunnel OF green woods. 1t
was a narrow road, with here and there
dangerous curve, where two vehicles
could hardly pass without careful maneu-
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THE BARABOO TRUANTS

down his arms and around his neck.
Then there were animals as well. There
were three horses-old work horses OF
the Ringing farm that had caught the
fever of the circus from the Ringing
boys and had shown a willingness to
prance and paw. the air. There was a
monkey, too, that the boys had bought
from a disbanded circus and-this was
the high-water mark in the achievements
of the Ringing brothers-they had a
hyena. II was a real hyena in gilded
cage. 1t was advertised as "a grave
gobbling man-eater."
Some temporary seats had been set up
in the jail yard at Baraboo and nearly
every man, woman, and child in the town
was present at this performance. Then
just as the old Ringing work horse was
about to cavort in the sawdust ring,
there was a snap and then the sound of
many splinterings, scream, and then a
dull boom. The seats of the temporary
grandstand had given way under the
weight of the large audience. Fortu-
nately no one was hurt, but in the annals
of Baraboo this initial performance was
always remembered. not as the great
triumph and vindication of Farmer
Ringling's sons, but merely as the time
the seats in the jail yard fell in. This
was so important that no one thought
much about the circus.
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But the Ringing brothers went on. 1t
was in the days when the country was
full of little one CT two horse eircuses,
and the claim OF the greatest show on
earth" had as yet never been heard.
well" commented farmer in Bara-
boo. about twenty years ago, "of course
it was too bad for old man Ringing that
his sons didn't take to farming. But,
after all, they don't seem to have done
so badly. | guess it is better to be
circus man than poor farmer"
Several weeks ago, if you had gone
into Madison Square Garden. in New
York City, and had walked past the box
Office and through the crowds of eager
men, women, and children, had pushed
your way to the right toward sign that
said This Way to the Freaks" and had
passed still farther by the littlest man in
the world and the latest woman and a
tribe of African savages that would have
made your blood curdle just to behold,
and then had opened door marked
private" you would have stood a good
chance of seeing two of the Ringing
brothers.
The tall, stopped one with the heavy,
bushy eyebrows and the silver hair was
Mr.. Albert Ringing. the Oldest of the
Baraboo trusnts. The reason that he is
so stopped now may be because he spent
so much time as young man rolling
heavy cannon balls up and down his
arms and around his neck The other
and younger man, who puffs continually
at large black cigar and seems espe-
cially anxious TO avoid publicity. is his
younger brother. John Ringing.
These two men are the great gcniuses
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until he mechanically counted nine large
tear drops on the mud guard; then, per-
haps. because nine was Victor's lucky
number. he chose that instant to bend
down and lift Barbara from her ignoble
position into the seat OF his own car.
And at that very moment, while Bar
bsTs WAS seeking for words with which
to crush her presumptuous eN-lover, there
came the sound OF an irascible nasal
voice
''Haouw long hev got to sit here waitin'
fer YOU folks to stop spoonin' and move
erlong?
Goodwin Strengthened up and faced the
angry farmer who was leaning back in
his ancient buggy. barbara turned a
fearful, pink face toward the intruder.
We're not spooning-as you call IL,
denied Barbara haughtily.
Il dunno what you call II, then, NUT
tered the man.
Victor Goodwin was working rapidly
now. BY some great good luck he man
aged to get Barbara's little car free and
push il into cleared space beside the
road. The farmer logged past and dis
appeared around the curve.
In silence Goodwin got the little car
back into the road.
You want il turned toward home?" he
asked
Il think sol thought I'd take joy
ride, but i has ended disastrously,"
said Barbara with an attempt at light
ness.
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Those boys won't ever amount to
anything" drawled one of the farmers
of Baraboo as he stood in the road
watching the irate fathers wagon dissp-
pearing. They don't seem to have any
ambition to learn. They are shiftless,
too. and believe they would rather fol-
low circus than run a good farm. But,
say" added the farmer, broad smile
lighting Up his weatherbeaten face, you
ought to see little John walk tight rope.
Learned how from watching the fellows
at the circus last summer and then prac-
ticing in the barn. with bale of hay to
fall on. The oldest one, Al, docs the
best juggling ever saw outside tent.
But it's too bad they never will amount
to anything, though" added the farmer
with long face.
Father Ringing lost no time in over
taking his sons. Their open-air black
face show was in progress when he ar
rived, and as he pushed his way through
the spectators his face was the only one
that showed no signs of mirth.
There could be, of course, but one out
come. After the show was over there
was a laconic interview between the
father and his sons. The birch rod
came into play and the performance
planned for the next day in the next
town suddenly had to be abandoned.
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= .'Bsrbar- dear, you are not going out
this morning" expo. ulated Mrs. Lee. as
her slim. brown-eyed daughter appeared
in motoring costume.
why not. MOTHER Barbara's eyes
were very bright a-d there was a becom-
ing pink flush In her cheeks.
II told you Jreakfast that Victor is
coming over to lunch with u.s.. tele-
phoned him that l needed legal advice
concerning the sal, of the west wood
land"
Barbsra's dark brows drew together in
a frown. I'm sorry. mother, but /
would rather not be here when Victor
Goodwin comes
You have quarreled again." asked
Mrs. Lee regretfully.
We have acknowledgements moth
err" went on Barbara hastily, you have
no idea what a relief IL is to me TO be
rid Of the shackles of my engagement to
Victor. | never realized before what it
meant to be tied down a tyrannlcal
man
Mrs. Lee bit her lip. Barbara was so
ridiculous. What sane woman would
call Victor Goodwin a tyrant?
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IF you had told me this morning I
would not have embarrassed Victor by
inviting him to lunch" she said quietly.
'As It is, perhaps it is well that you are
going out and you may as we'll drop In
at MoIly's and have luncheon. want to
talk business with Victor
Very weIl-and, mother, dear, you
mustn't think ! care the least bit about
this broken engagement, because I do
not" explained Barbara carefully; 'ft
is the greatest relief to be heart-free and
just simply couldn't remain in the house
this morning-Tve got to work of my
excitement some way and I'm going on a
Joy ride
Joy ride?" echoed he mother.
We'll. q joyful ride-if that sounds
more refined" said Barbar from the door
way. She darted back to kiss her moth
er's delicate cheek and once more in the
doorway she sighed relievedly: You
can't imagine how delightful it feels 20
be free!''
L suppose Victor feels the same way"
agreed Mrs. Lee: I've heard that as soon
as a man becomes engaged he begins to
chafe against the bonds that shackle him
against all his former bachelor freedom.
Well. good-by. dear-I wish you Joy on
your JOY ride
Barbara went down the hall and out
on to the piazza where her own little
electric runabout was waiting before the
steps. She hummed a little song as she
entered the car and waited for Fritz to
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was sorry for him: YES, she would like
him to know she was sorry that he had
been disappointed.
Poor hoy! She couII not live out her
life waiting for him. She was not sure
he wanted her to wait. She had only
the memory OF that one hour, two years
before, when he had held her in his
arms. The lOvelight In his eyes had
told her all any girl would wish to
know. He had asked her 10 wait. She
did not see him often. Surely IL he
still loved her. he would not leave her
alone SO constantly.
A mans step sounded on the veranda
Denny had come for her and her
answer was not ready. She heard the
click Of the telephone receiver in the
hall. mans voIce-not Dennys-callcd
Woodstock, New Hampshire, on the long
distance.
II was Phil Berkley-the other man,
She was WAITING In his bLngalow-tonigEt
OF all nights. She must go out before he
found her there.
But II was impossible to leave without
passing him in the hall. She could hear
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Say. little one, I'll take of mine. too.
and we'll go wading. Is that what you
came for?" She shook her head. We'll.
don't sulk over Peyton-he amt worth II
neither is Name. We men fuss around
with a girl like Mame-but when We
marry we want a good little thing like
you. Men will nibbIe. but they amt
caught by such bait. She's a fiirt."
Constance did not move. Neither would
she answer him. She pulled herself to-
gether and said how quiet IL was out
here, and how restful after working all
day in a store. Again Manning laughed.
Clever little lady. Won't wade. won't
talk about Peyton, but thinks the weather
a safe subject. I thought girls had for
got how to blush Do you know how
pretty you are, little one?"
Her eyes flashed with anger.
Il don't like you. Go away. Please
I'm tired and want to think"
you can think when you're older and
not so pretty. Thinkings no job for a
beauty-come. console me for Mamie. She
wouldn't mind consoling a fellow.
Constance jumped up. snatching her
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By BLANCHE GERTRUDE ROBBINS

NO. don't see her often. couldn' t
bear the waiting If l did. I just live in
dreams"
I've only got that one hour with her
to remember: but know she under
stands
Yes. there's just the understanding be
tween US. Yet l trust her to wait. Some
times l think l must have dreamed it
all"
You're stronger tonight. Mamsy? I
couldn't bear to worry you: but l knew
you'd see the papers"
Yes, I've got log burning I'll look
to it-and my dreams-for comfort"
-
Goodnight. dearest
In a moment the man would ring of.
She must either hide or run.
The log sputtered. BY the light of the
flame she saw door leading from the
room to the veranda.
Rising quickly. she stepped softly
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The Understanding

his voice distinctly. There was no alter
native; she had to listen.
thir had gone wrong. II had happened
at the very moment when she should
have been answering Denny.
lie had brought her to this bungalow,
asking permission for her to wait there
He had telephoned to a neighboring
garage for a man. They were now re-
pairing the machine. In few moments
he would return for her.
The maid who had admitted and made
her comfortable. had offered to turn on
the light, but the girl had begged for the
twilight.
How strongly at this moment all Denny
could give her appealed to her, She was
So tired-so nervously tired of her own
life. She was sick of the city-her bust
ness associa dons-the lawyers to whom
she was invaluable. and her rooms on
the narrow avenue. Who could resist
loving Denny? Who could refuse him?
But the other man! Somehow Denny
had guessed that the other man had
been something to her. For tonight he
had told her. quietly, that the other man
ha' failed again. Unconsciously, she
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Jack Manning had brought Mamie, and
he was probably still flirting desperately
with Mrs. Turner, the chaperon, a widow
who needed watching herself.
Her shoes still In her hand. she sat
down. curling her, feet under her, the
thought striking herwith shame that she
loved Henry Peyton before he had spok-
en- Of love to her. What had his months
Of devotion meant?
As she sat there she heard a crash In
the bushes and In a moment Jack Man.
ming. whom she hated, came staggering
up to her.
Hello, Guess you and I'll have to con-
sole each other. We seem to be desert
cd" He seated himself beside her. scan
ming her -;lmiringiy with his bold. dark
eyes. Never before had he troubled to
look at her His gaze swept her from
soft fair hair and sweet eyes, down the
slim white-Kowned fgure-to the little
shoes IN the grass. He laughed.
Aren't you cramped sitting on your
feet?"
She flushed in distress-he laughed
again.
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IT WAS warm spring day in Bara-
boo, Wis., forty years ago-the kind
of day when the farmer stops at
his pillow to mop his brow with WEAKNESS
and fatigue before the morning is half
over and the farmers wife stands idly
at the kitchen window gazing out at the
new green leaves and the hazy spring
air, and hurries back to her work only
when she smells her pie burning in the
oveu- II is always like that in Baraboo
on the first warm days. Nobody wants
ito work and every one is dreaming OF
what he would rather do The boys in
the Baraboo school fidgeted at their
desks and as they droned their multiple
cation tables their thoughts we're wan
dering down to the cool pool behind the
old apple orchard
Three of the boys on the roll OF the
Baraboo school were not in their seats,
OF course, they were the Ringing
brothers. Ever since the circus came to
. Baraboo the summer before, those Ring
ling brothers had been the worst traants
in school. Sometimes they stayed away
to learn to turn somersaults in their
. fathers barn, sometimes they stayed
away to get up a pin show. But this
time they had run away from Baraboo,
> and even father Ringing couldn't tell
where they had gone.
The day afterward every one knew
all about it. The Ringing boys had gone
to a town ten miles from Baraboo and
had started black-face show. As soon
as Farmer Ringing got news of this
venture, he hitched up the team, got the
birch rod from behind the kitchen door,
and started out
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By LOUISE 0ANlEY

brook. wanted her to so wading. but
she turned me down fiat and ran away
eastward as IL she thought ] was going
to eat her. No. Mrs. Turner. / didn't
annoy her-only wanted to amuse her"
Henry gave him a threatening look and
then went swiftly toward the brook.
A half hour later in the deep dusk. thor
oughly alarmed. he was still searching
He called her name aloud. but she did
not answer. What had become of her?
His heart failed him. Why had he left
her even moment? Why had he bother
cd to save a girl like Name from her
own undoing. II she wanted to play with
Manning till good chap like Thorn was
sick OF hcr-it was her business.
Constance" he called. Connie" Then
going around a big tree. nc came upon
her white little figure huddIcd against the
trunk. Her hands In her absurd fashion
were over no. ears. She was crying soft
Is. Hc rushed up TO her. taking down
her har and shaking her a bit from
sheer relief 10 find her safe.
Misunderstanding. you frightened me to
death! What made you hide? He drew