The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1915-08-07
By ROY L. ME- CARDELL

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 n general melee
with bamboo lances ut II small wreath
suspended some twelve feet from the
ground. Riding at full speed ut this
object, the masked knight who could
bear II Off 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-
aucts ready at hand select the queens
attendant ladies of honor.
| The bugles blew, Sheriff Swain as
knight seneschal distributed the lances.
and the knights lined up far down the
track. The bugles blew again, and on
they came. twenty of them abreast,
wearing the sashcs of their ladies',
masked and plumed and all intent
upon bearing off the guerdon.
Blair Stanley, on light bay hunter,
wearing the crimson sash favor of
Vivian Marston, was in the lead; close
behind was knight on n 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 snow white scarf
and sat his horse as became Virginia
gentleman-or perhaps Kentucklan.
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 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 I'M
!. 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 ceaslng from
r his clumsy testing with his handouts
D at Quabba.
' The defeated knights, with the ex
ception of the endorsed Blair, who hnt
' limped away, ranged their horses In {
r semicircle and held their lances n
r salute.
n Arthur, bearing the queens crow
e and the bouquets, approached thu
t white faced, trembling Esther and sale
d in feigned voice. IL crown thee queer
of love ana beauty Then he present
5 ed the bouquets Of the ladies of homo
o to the nearest women-Nivian Marstoi
e and Mrs. Burton Randolph.
d At the far end Of the grand stand thu
|. raging Blair was pointing to the victo
t. and saying THAT is Arthur Stanley
n the murderer Of Dr. Lee. Go and &c
himr
n Hardly knowing what he was doing
n but in anger at the clumsy, jestini
II sheriff, wild idea to discomht tina
n official and the endorsed informer 70
t. the sake OF the gallant looking victo
" seized Quabba. With def clutch o
e. his quick fingers he clasped the dan
l. Cling end Of the handouts to the wris
to of Blair. The other end was around tn
lie sheriff's wrist, and that eager oflicia
y and the lnformer were soon Wild.
'p pulling in opposite directions. Leaving
his organ and carrying the frightene,
ID monkey in his arms, the nimble bunch