The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1915-08-13

Richmond ana the beautiful lady from
New York whom Blair was all atten-
ton to. Vivian Marston. had taken their
seats aud were smiling and nodding to
friends and acquaintances.
Sheriff sam Swain was busting about
and In his heavy, numbering way teas
Ing hunchback organ grinder who,
with monkey. had been the subject
of much amusement on the tournament
grounds Sheriff Swain was jocuiary
pretending he would arrest both the
musician and his monkey, and he was
shaking the official handouts at these
coin gathering entertainers.
And now the master Of ceremonies
made the announcement the masked
Knights were to tilt IN a general melee
with bamboo lances at small wreath
suspended some twelve feet from the
ground. Riding ut full speed at this
object, the masked knight who could
bear 1t of on his spear point was to be
adjudged the victor and as the best
horseman Of all the knights of Fairfax
would crown the maid of his choosing
as queen OF love and beauty, and
also by the presentation of great bou-
Quets ready ut hand select the queens
attendant ladies OF honor.
The buglcS blew. Sheriff Swain as
knight seneschal distributed the lances.
and the knights lined up far down the
track. The bugles blew again, and OH
they came. twenty Of them abreast.
wearing the sashes of their ladies,
masked and plumed and all intent
upon bearing off the guerdon.
Blair Stanley, on a light bay hunter,
wearing the crimson sash favor of
Vivian Marston, was in the lead; close
behind was a knight on Il white horse
with black star on Its forehead. A
strange horse to Fairfax. where every
horse and man of blood Is known.
What horse was it, and who was the
rider? He wore a snow white scarf
and sat his horse as became Virginia
gentleman-or perhaps Kentuckian.
Blair in the lead swerved to block
the oncoming knights behind him, but
the stranger seemed to be prepared for
the ruse. He spurred his horse around
and crossed in the very front OF Blair.
The shock threw the bay hunter over.
and Blair fell headlong to the ground,
and the strange knights spear point
lifted the wreath they strove for from
the wire. AS Blair fell he got a glimpse
Of the horseman who had unseated
him, close up. And then Blair Stanley
knew him. 1t was Arthur Stanley!
A surge of hate and humiliation rag
ed in the bosom of Blair to be un-
seated in the presence Of Vivian Mar
ston, to whom he had boosted he
would bear of the wreath and crown
her on her first day in Fairfax as
queen Of love and beauty!
He limped from the scene to where
Sheriff Swain stood by the end of the
| grand stand, watching the surprising
end Of the contest and ceasing from
his clumsy testing with his handouts
Mt Quabba.
The defeated knights, with the ex
ception of the endorsed Blair. who had
lmped away. ranged their horses in a
semicircle and held their lances al
salute.
Arthur. bearing the queens crown
and the bouquets, approached the
white faced. trembling Esther and said
In feigned voice, II crown thee queen
Of love and beautyr' Then he present.
ed the bouquets of the ladies' of honor
! to the nearest women-Vivian Marston
and Mrs. Burton Randolph.
At the far end Of the grand stand the
raging Blair was pointing to the victor
and saying. THAT is Arthur Stanley,
the murderer Of DIR. Lee. Go and gel
himv'
Hardly knowing what he was doing,
but in anger Mt the clumsy, Testing
official and the endorsed informer for
the sake OF the gallant looking victor
seized Quabba. 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
sheriff's wrist, and that eager official
1 and the informer were soon wildly
pulling in opposite directions. Leaving
his organ and carrying the frightened
monkey in his arms, the nimble bunch
back ran through the grand stand anG
whispered his warning to Arthur.
At this very moment. obedient to q
significant look from Blair's mother
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