Evening star., 1914-01-25

the circus had arrived, the only evening paper
printing an extra carrying doubc-leaded statement
from Sam on the front page characterzlng the plague
yarn OF the morning edition the most diaboca col
lection of falsehoods that had emanate from any
group of men joined in what supposed to be repu
table business He would post five thousand dollars in
cash with the Mayor of the town, which would go
local charities if the State authorities could find single
case of smallpox or CHAMBERS among the people or ami
mails of his show. This scurvv attempt to niure the
fair of the Mighty Harkins Show and to destroy
its business, Sam said, emanated from the miserable
Wells & Howe outft-an E-fat one-horse, NANCY
half-starved collection of headbare fourth people
who had found out that only by eliminating all COM
petition could they do enough business to get along
Sans final paragraph read
If they expect to eliminate my circus from Melrose to-
morrow. where both shows billed to appear simu-
taneously, they monumentaly mistaken. The Mighty
Harkns Show will appear in toto tomorrow, Texas will
enjoy the finest rough house since she became a State
Not only will play Aelrose but I'll make bet OF
5000 that we ,get three times the of runy
competitor. (Sgned) SAMUEL HARKINs
All the small boys in town. on the promise of an ad
mission ticket each, at work distributing
these bulletins to every doorstep and to stranger
in the Sam paid for the composition and pur
chased the whole edition. teegraphed his statement
ahead the papers in the remaining towns route
and mailed photographs of the ive-thousand-d dollar
stack of gold which he deposited with the Mayor
Then | hustled back to the train, routed out John
Henry Mccain, jr, who was reclining luxuT1ousy in
his bunk smoking cigarettes and reading French novel,
Mccain positively refused to dsembark in these Texas
towns until the tents up. Being guest he could
get away with it.
Come on yelled. Its us to Nelrose!-
| dragged him to the station barely in time to catch
the only southbound train for hours.
"For the love of Fame, Mike, Fortune Decencv, and
Mother do something YOU fellowsl' was Harkns part
ing injunction. "Dont let that bunch of porch climbers
and we'll posoners put anything over on you Whip
en- or l II whip you!'
As ratified along through the cotton fields and
cinlers took occasion to explain to AlcCann the
ornervness Of the Wells & Howe crowd, and how be-
they had stopped the drtiest trick in the whole
category OF undehand circus schemes he would prob
ably action on the morrow.
Its about time, said he gloomily. Travelling
around with YOU and Harkns is fine but it's getting
monotonous Tom. Most exciting thing I've seen in a
month that motion picture of myself and the noun
tain lion Man alive. do YOU know it's October, that
the theaters opening along Broadway, that up in
Gods country the leaves turning, the Worlds Series
is over and Football, Furs and Crate Fires have
rived their innings? Give action and let
HE on our merry way, you and Dorothy and l; Sam
too, if he'll close the show.
"To hear your lamentable chatter, said |, "one
would conjecture that you the only individual
this agricultural region who pined for the sights and
drinks and and girls and baths of Yesterday. But
YOU re not I'm as much added starter in this circus
business you, and for that matter, SOS Sam. We're
the boat the three of u.s. except that you're too
filthy with money to work. Sans in a tough jam
what with half the State thinking the shows travelling
pcsthouse and sure-fre fight due in AIerose tomor-
row"
And its up to Old DR.. Coleman and Old DR.. Nc
Cam to get him out, said Jack. "Dont see how Bar
mum, Forepaugh, Dan Rice, Uncle Johnny Robinson,
and the rest of those guys got along without
Hello! This speck the landscape looks like town
Nice quiet place. Restfu isn't it, Wonder if that
darky is the only nhabant2 Too bad Ollie Goldsmith
couldn't have lived to this sample of the Deserted