The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-10-27

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Chockro's companion then chimed
in:
Dat young guy what just throw US
out q your rooms, cut in and spoiled
our game. He sure is there with the
punch, and has a fine set OF muscles
said the tough. "But we'll 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 hirelings and proceeded toward
the hotel.
Young Lund called on Peg, in her
dressing tent, before the show began,
to inquire il she had suffered any bad
consequences from her adventure in
the automobile. He found her in q
strange mood. She was surprisingly
cold in her manner toward him, and
Lund was deeply grieved.
II can't understand you at all Peg"
said Lund, as shadows crossed his
handsome face. You are a strange
girl, sure enough"
"Yes, dear. l know l am strange.
And I'm extra nervous today"
"IIavc / done anything, dear girl, to
offend your" said Lund.
ooh, no. Not that just feel odd,
that's ALL"
Lund turned as I: 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.
"Ive been trying tt think, every
time l saw you, to give you this letter.
Now 1T least / think Of it at the right
time" Peg took the letter in her
hand and young Lund, without further
words, left the dressing tent.
Lund dejcctedly walked slowly from
the tent. He was trying to fathom
Pegs Unexpectedly strange conduct
and the more he considered the matter
Finally he determined to have an
other interview, and returned to the
tent where Peg was dressed and ready
for her performance.
The young man rcjoiced when Peg
greeted him with a friendly and i'm
petuouS shout:
ooh. I'm glad you came back, and
I'm sorry l was mean I'm very merry
Gus, dear. And this letter you gave
me makes me feel more worried. Take
it back, please, and give it to Flip
when he's alone" and Iund took the
letter from her outstrctched hand and
put it back in his pocket.
Then the young physician looked
steadily into her eyes for 4 moment.
He took her two checks in his hands
and drawing her lips toward him,
kissed her. Noticing that She made
involuntary gestures, as il repulsing
him, Lund said nothing more. lie
passed from the tent and proceeded
to the front Of the show and entering,
took Il scat among the spectators.
The young man seemed to have dis
covered an unhappy solution to the
girls strange conduct. Her name
indicated that her old malady, which
had been dormant for SO long a time
might be expected to suddenly return.
The performance was soon under way
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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 indica-
tons Of trouble.
But If the pretty circus girl was
beset by any danger of her strange
afiiction recurring there was nothing
to indicate 1t III either her appearance
or actions.
The immense audience. swayed by
the spell Of PEGS skill as an ecucs-
t~rienne, was noisily ~proclaiminG it's de-
light in salyos of applause when an
utterly unexpected and mysterious in
cident. followed quickly by the terror
melting experience Of an elephant
herd stampeding. turned the scene
from M OF gayety to pandemonium.
The evil-minded Hindu had bought
a gun with a ~"sileneer'' attached and
waited for Peg to enter the ring before
executing his ficndish design. Then
Chockro cut q slash in the Sidewalk
where he could draw Il bead on the
girl and With the mufllcd gun, shoot
her without attracting attention. TAX
ing careful aim the Hindu fired, just
at the instant the circus girl was
balancing in graceful posture upon the
back Of her prancing stecl.
Almost simultaneously the one thing
circus men most dread TRANSFERRED
the herd Of elephants stampedci. II
the ring next TO where Peg was riding,
the elephants were being brought ii
and aligned TO perform their feats as
soon rs Peg had finished her number.
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