Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1915-11-18

win BAMBOO lanceS al a s,,ar
suspended some twelve feet ,. "'eah
ground Riding at full snaea =" lae
OBJECT the masked knight who oa Ms
bear II or on his spear point vs.. .Ould
adJudged the victor and "a the " De
horseman OF all the Knights q, r. uest
would crown the maid OF his ohSai
Us queen "a love and beauty a
also by the presentation OF grss, auu
quets ready at hand select the anu w.
attendant ladies or honor ens
The bngles blew. Sheriff swo,.
knight seneschal distributed tho lanoe
and the knights lined up far dow 30
track The bugles blew again ana '1e
they came. twenty OF them ahr1 VI
wearing the sashes OF thaIr ,as,s
masked and plumed aud all ,n,'a'
upon bearing or the guerdon
Blair Stanley, on light bay hnD,..
wearing the crimson sash fayo-
vivian Marston. was in the lead; closs
behind was a knight on whit. No.
with black star GU is foreb.,d
strange horse TO Fairfax. wbera a,...
horse and man OF blood IA knowr
What horse was II. and who was ,ba
riderf He wore a snow whIta .oa.,
and sat his horse as became a ylr0lrI.
gentleman-or perhaps a KeDtuck,.n
Blair In the lead sweryed IN hloo,
the oncoming knights behind him hu,
the stranger seemed 10 be preuared ,or
the ruse- He spurrei his horse aronnd
and crossed IN the very front OF Rls,,
The shock threw the bay hunter over
and Blair fell headlong 10 the ground
and the strange knights spear noin,
lifted the wreath they strove for from
the wire. As Blair fell he got ellmpsa
or the horseman who had unseatad
him. close up. And then Blair STANLEY
knew him IL was Arthur Stanley,
A surge OF hate and humiliation rag.
Ell Ia the bosom OF Blair TO be nm.
seated IN the presence 81 Vivian Mar
ston. TO whom be had toasted bs
would bear OF the wreath and crown
her on her first day IA Fairfax as
queen OF love aud beauty.
He limped from the scene to where
Sheriff Swain stood by the end " the
grand stand. watching the surprising
end OF the contest aud ceaslng from
bis clumsy testing with his handouts
at Quabba
The defeated knights. with the er.
ception OF the endorsed Blair. who had
hmped away, ranged their horses In
semicircle and held their lances at
salute
Arthur. bearing the queens crown
and the bouquets. approached the
white faced. trembling Esther and said
In reignei voice. Il crown thee queen
Of love aud beauty Then be present.
ed the bouquets OF the ladies' Of honor
10 the nearest women Vivian Marston
and Mrs. Burton Randolph
At the far end Of the grand stand the
raging Blair WAS pointing 10 the victor
and saying. That il Arthur Stanley.
the murderer OF DR. Lee Go and ge,
him
Hardly knowing what he was doing.
but In anger al the clumsy Testing
sheriff. Wild idea TO dlscomdt that
official and the ENDORSED lnformer for
the sake of the gallant booking victor
seized Quabha With n deft clutch OF
his quick Fingers he clasped the dan
CLING end OF the handouts TO the wrist
OF Blair The other end was around the
shcriff's wrist and that eager official
and the luformer were soon wildly
pulling In opposite directions Leaving
his organ and carrying the frightened
monkey In his arms. the uimble bunch.
back ran through the grand stand and
whispered his warning TO Arthur.
At this very moment. obedlen, to a
significant look from Blsir's mother