The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-09-15

mo, we missed out again, boss"
said the Hindu.
Chockro's companion then ch.med
In:
dat young guy what just threw us
out OF your rooms, cut In and spoiled
our game. He sure is there with the
punch. and has fine set of muscles"
snid the tough. "But wen get the
girl, boss, If we have to use a gun
on her"
"Well as far as I am concerned"
Mrs. Lund replied, ''you can do any
thing at all just so you dispose Of her.
I'll pay you both well. Return to the
circus and get Peg out Of the way
for good"
And without another word being
passed, Mrs, Lund walked away from
her hlreings and proceeded toward
the hotel
Young Lund called on Peg, in her
dressing tent, before the show began,
to inquire If she had suffered any bad
consequences from her adventure in
the automobile. He found her In a
strange mood She was surprisingly
cold in her manner toward him, and
Lund was deeply grleved.
II can't understand you at all Peg"
said Lund, as shadows crossed his
handsome face. you are strange
girl, sure enough"
Eyes, dear. know am strange.
| And I'm extra nervous today"
"Have | done anything, dear girl, to
offend your said Lund.
ooh, no. Not that just feel odd,
that's ALL"
Lund turned MS If to leave, and then
suddenly halted. Reaching into his
pocket he drew forth the letter Peg
had given him to keep the day she
had visited his mothers home.
"rve been trying to think, every
time ! saw you, to give you this letter
time.' Peg took the letter in her
hand and young Lund, without further
words, left the dressing tent
Lund dejectedly walked slowly from
the tent. He was trying to fathom
Pegs unexpectedly strange conduct
and the more he considered the matter
the deeper the mystery seemed.
Finally he determined to have am
other interview, and returned to the
tent whore Peg was dressed and ready
for her performance.
The young man reioiced when Peg.
greeted him with u friendly and im-
petuous shout:
ooh, I'm glad you came back, and
I'm sorry / was mean. I'm very nerv
Gus, dear. And this letter you gave
me makes me feel more worried. Take
IL back, please, and give II to Flip
when he's alone" and Lund took the
letter from her outstretched hand and
put 1t back In his pocket.
Then the young physician looked
steadily into her eyes for moment.
He took her two cheeks in his hands
and drawing her lips toward him,
kissed her. Noticing that she made
involuntary gestures, as II repulsing
MIN, Lund said nothing more. He
passed from the tent and proceeded
to the front of the show and entering,
took seat among the spectators.
The young man seemed to have dis
covered an unhappy solution to the
girls strange conduct. Her manner
Indicated that her old malady, which
had been dormant for so long time
might be expected to suddenly return.
The performance was soon under way
before crowd that filled the tent al
most to its capacity. Young Lund
watched with eagerness for the time
when Peg should appear. And when
she finally dashed into the ring, he
watched her closely for any indlca-
tons of trouble.
But IL the pretty circus girl was
beset by any danger of her strange
afillction recurring there was nothing
to indicate it in either her appearance
or actions.
The immense audience. swayed by
the spell of Pegs skill "a an eques-
trienne, was nosily proclaiming its de-
light in salvos OF applause when an
utterly unexpected and mysterious in
csdent followed quickly by the terror
melting experience OF nm elephant
herd stampeding, turned the scene
from one OF gayety 70 pandemoniun.
The evil-minded Hindu had bought
gun with "sllencer" attached and
waited for Peg to enter the ring before
executing his fiendish design. Then
ChocSro cut slash in the side-wall
where he could draw a bead on the
girl and with the mufIied gun, shoot
her without attracting attention. TAX
Ing careful aim the Hindu fired, just
at the instant the circus girl was
balancing 10 graceful posture upon the
back Of her pranclng steed.
Almost simultaneously the one thing
circus men most dread TRANSFERRED
, the herd Of elephants stampeded. In
the ring next 10 where Peg was riding,
the elephants we're being brought In
and aligned TO perform their feats as
soon as Peg had finished her number.