Omaha daily bee., 1915-10-24
THREE RINGS AND A GOAT.

XV ITH the first blare of the distant music
w Blackie Daw leaned eagerly forward i'm
his chair and rested his arms on the rail of
the Body House porch, looking up and down
the main street of Burrville with the spark
ling eyes of youth never ending Boom de-
sang in unison with the strident trombones
beating time with both feet and one hand
loked down on him with an indulgant smile
Across the way the expectant crowd, hitherto
in loosely shifting array, surged solidly to the
curb, while out Of the stores poured excited
country country folk Of p descgiptions and from every
the Body House oiled as If by magic pG In the he
daed fsthe Srd %R
the balloon and whistle vendors held the open
The band blared louder as it turned from Court
House Square toward Main Street -Four assorted
Breasted one and S E&s tRes con-
ner, and, in the pompous might of their purple
PulPy human wall. A horse and buggy, both
and turned up Main toward the oncoming parade
I. Inc driver was sporty" farmer, whose nearness
tG SSeRf' eE %hsp SeRSf' pr.
waitress, bending down between wallingford and
and put ali his money IN the Bsnk he Ss sWsg
and I've arranged to seat him between you ty7o
into the sparkling brown eyes. Have any trouble
With a circus coming to town." laughed the
S1e eyed Ell c who came out Just behind Fannie
toe, only you thought had better not ~
easy it's Stupid Went on the brown eyaG 20
mashe the ab sF tse1 En SSe for he's country
What's his bank rolf" asked wallinTfold
speGulatively :. -.
sand" whispered Fannie looking about her fur,
Gat res 9rG n b on 56s a s porch
that they paid t no attention to the four GoRspira
! think he has about seventy i've thousand dell
AM ii
when Father died" said Violet, with a trace OF
bitterness. She held in her hand a small memo
At the head Of the list was &. II. Falls and this
name was crossed of. The next name Elias
BIackis reached over and closed the book
4, Don't worry about Elias" he advised her, pat
ting the hand which held the book. Were here
to see that Elias restitues principal interest and
expenses Isn't II the village cut-up? He's the
,o Indeed n Elias BosgeE active diversion
stopped his horse, which stood beautifully pranc-
rections to the ofHcers and to Bogger. Elias.
meanwhile was having the time of his gay second
your by & GGssy HS the
very. very funny Jokes with his friends in the
Fun of furious energy the four Policemen tugged
In as many diIeFent. directions with as absurdly
on grasshopper The pigeon breasted one, how
pulled the horse around in his own direction, led
him d,wn to the corner and headed him away
the crowd Mr. BosgeT ,' With s'F FaF s GRfss
clutter and a whoop, drove around behind the
An authorized horse-and- buggy driver. who
ping every thirty feet err to the
to hold their horses; to stand back from the ele
grounds, where, immediately. after the arrival of
the monster parade, grand free exhibition would
the P. t. Barnes Colossal Aggresst OF Tented
W. M3ndersmand beware OF pick-pocketsl He was
roar OF judgment day, but the pee pull paid no
Stteption to him. They were waiting for the
Boom de,ra.a-a-h-dahI boom e-ra-aah-dahW
WITH the ecstasy OF bg BANG had n turned
the corner in its gaudy red-and-glt wagon drawn
Violet They're only size thirteen, but they're
pbaats sSs 1Syre heart az gemFny eie
two camels, Jlrli How the Lord must have gig
ali dab boom a dab Gee how ia like
70 be Kid again and see this all for the FIRST time
peg drivers disguised as princes on. look Who's
here! The n-thOusand-dOiar beauty! Hello,
sI as blew -. Ks, to the RsrspnF Queen Of
ing chariot and she turned away from him. not
81 contempt but just tired He did not even see
mot 36s Which fo6%e sn sr pan the
with 1T the heat in their dusty cage;
FstPs after the passing Of the calioPe and the
was good plan TO come after Elias when there's
so much else doing" He turned TO smile at Fan
ME, but she had hurried in to save her three i'm
Hush, Jimmy" objected Blackie. reaching
care for business unless / can combine pleasure
with It, I'm glad we're here. ! want to 90 to the
circus. want to feed peanuts TO the elephants
/ want to the hippOpotamus chew a stick OF
gum. | want TO watch good gun man Rlom a
hick for his poke. want TO be an innocent youth
again and shOrt-change a rube."
That's what you were doing the FIRST time I
met you" unused Wallingford, smiling at the look
Of perpleIity in the blue eyes Of Violet Warden.
Since these two careless and tovial soldiers Of
fortune had undertaken to get back the millions
which had been stolen from the Warden orphans,
Violet and Fannie had been in a constant state Of
bewilderment over their new friends. You we're
the finest shell worker Blackie, that ever cleaned
up county fair"
1.-The good old days Of my childhood regretted
Blackie, while Violet laughed and fTowned at the
same time "It seems like a million years since
held the rubber pea in the crook OF my little
nnger while the Whiskered boohs tried to guess
which walnut shell IL was under, and bet money
ernsted With pink sweat ] wonder who has the
trimming privilege with this circusl
Wen meet some good CRATER we know" re-
marked Wallingford, then he turned abruptly to
the girl. Run away Miss Violet Here comsF
BOgger"
There was mad scramble when the dinner-ben
rang, but Wallingford and Blackie found seats
waiting fer them. three tilted chairs being held