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

unSteaQ1ly.. IN the eupSllo'A'S'
don't see how you can, after that exnl-
bftion behind the bars. Anyway, l
want you to talk about yourself Wnat
made you go away from town? But
that's not the worst; what made you
stay away? And what were you DONG
off there wherever it was, while poor
little girls were wondering themselves
sick about you? But wait!-the
wheels going down-down-doWn.
Good thing have you to hold
to1-poor Miss Sapphire, she cant
come now! Listen at all the street
criers, getting closer, and the whistle
sounds-I wish we had whistles; the
souawky kind. See my element, Alb
bolt, the air I've breathed all my life
, the carnival. Here we are, just above
the clouds of confetti. Now
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 were home. ) No.
Bul. 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
. lust stop this wheel, every once in a
l. while, will you?-when we're up at the
L very tiptop. All right-good-by."
Il And Abbott called gaily, "Good-oy
Mr.. Smookins!"'
- - I'm glad you did that, Abbott YoV
= think you're somebody, when some
body else thinks so, too. Now were
u rising inathe world" Fran was SO ex
lie citedthat she could not keep her bod!
aS from quiyering. In spite OF this, sh
Is fastened her eyes upon Abbott Z
IL ask suddenly: Most
ne Most adorable" Abbott answered
ny as if he had been waiting for tn
an prompting. Most precious. Most bf
witchingly sweet. Most unansweraol
and eternally-Fran!"
"And you" she whispered.
an "And l." he told her, "am nothin
hut most wanting-to-be-loved."
all tits SO queer" Fran said, plaint1V
ic- ". "You know, Abbott, how lon
ne you've fought against me. You kno
an It and don't blame you, not IN II
nd least There's nothing about me
to make people. But even no'
ter how can you think you understand m
is when don't understand myself?"
to at don't" he said, promptly. ~
it! given up trying to understand 20
but Since then, I've just loved. Thai
oal- easy"
mt "What will people think of sup'
'eo- intendent of public schools caring I
be a show-girl, even if she is Fran Nc
ere pareiI. How would it affect your
eet reer?"
al "But you have promised never aga
OIL, to engage in show, SO you are mol
one showgirl."
what about my mother who liV
lief and died as lion-tamer? What v
not Won do about my life-history? I'd n
ting or sneak to man who could +
ashamed of my mother. What ab'
she INV father who has never publ
ink acknowledged me? I'd not want
ong have anything to do with man "
Iock who could be proud of him."
mere "As to the past, Fran, have 0
land this to say: Whatever hardships
idge contained, whatever wrongs or wGe'
your edness-it evolved you, you. the u,
rect of today--the Fran of this Nv
you hour. And it's the Fran of this Nv
ID hour that want to marry?"
I, as Fran covered her face with
What hands. For a while there was silel
Ding then she said:
ID IN "Father was there, tonight"
oors cat the lion-show? Impossible!
n Gregory go to a--a-to--a-
you eyes. it is possible for him evel
lever 90 to show. But to do him JUS
been he was forced under the tent, ne
NO intention of doing anything
wicked as that, he only meant t
7ou- some little thing like running awi
m IN But no, can't speak OF him with
arcs terness, now. Abbott, he seems
|
o'i's changed"
s-as Abbott murmured, as. if stupe
WIN "Mr. Gregory at a show!"
'ieeA Eyes, and a lion-show. When II
over he came to me-he was e
cited" !,
so was L." spoke up the otl
rather"
800 "You didn't. show it. the
;, t into maybe you wouldn't care II ! had
:, 49, eaten up. 81. No, no, listen.
: nr,,s wanted to claim me-he callet
- he daughter right there before the
take pie. but they thought 1t was Just I
!, a,It of--of church name But he was
: pnt derfully moved. left the tent
,ounra him and we had a long talk
va, from him to you. never saw
body SO changed"
Eron '.But why?"
.,,nos "You see, he thought was go
I a,iaaa be killed right there before his
and seeing it with his very OWL
3 ant made him feel responsible. n
u o - me afterwards, that when ne
s..hot out who it was in the cage, he Il
"A'' Of mother in a different way-h