The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1916-03-02
and then soddenly drunk. only to be
up more or less red eyed and trembling
ard Yet aert and on th" ID wh.h IL

up more or less red eyed ana trembling
ard yet a.ert and on th" h wh.n IL
io& mumcg. AUu 3s .Qt tn2 ladies
the James lie called the.a AZ. Sant'
ley also monopolized the fair. Woe To
any Of his circus people who trans
gresSed the bounds of strict morality
with his show. But With himself II
was another matter. and sam Santley
looked with longing eyes on La Belle,
the Lady of Lions.
The show had reached Los Angeles.
playing up through Lower California
and HE ieXaS border. BuS.h>', ioo.tV.
good. and Sam Santley himself wui"eu
from lhe performers entrance of the
big IA, highly pleased with himself ana
the World in general In the perform
ers entrance La Belle. the Lady oi
Lions. had given him smile. Splin
ters. the clown. had seen il. and his
undc, his bismuth makeup, Then Sam
Sanliry had strode 10 the privilege
tent where his advertising men and
The followers of the circus generally
met for social converse when ION the
lot" When the performance was go
ing ON in the big tent there was u lull
for the grinders. door takers aud shil
labars. not TO mention the plate board,
cane and doll rack men ana other pur
yeyorS of amusement out OF and in th'
side shows. This lull was taken ~
vantage Of by dropping into the 'pr.v
ilege" tent for bottled beer and pc.
haps brisk pass or two at craps
All these things paid Sam Santley. He
sold the bottled beer nj II protit. ond no
temporary game OF craps was SO short
but what the official pass picker"
swept in Mr.. Sankey's percentage.
At the entrance Of the privilege"
tent Sam Santley. in his ringmaster's
costume. is accOsted by Il grimy. sham
bling. shaking man in II stained and
tattered suit Of paste marked Overalls.
What's the matter with You! Get
out OF the way grOwls Santley.
The creature before him mOistens his
lips and mumbles:
II am Williams. bOss-Jack Williams
| was out with the bill posting outfit,
don't you remember?'
"Why aren't you out with 1t nowT
snarls Santley. Got drunk. suppose
and quit the job cold. ana now you're
here with hangover panhanllinr
Get off the lot before you're kicked OF
AS for any money. you don't get jit
ney. Beat it,
but listen. boss. | wasn't drunk;
didn't quit. walked 100 miles like a
crazy man. \ tree fell on the wagon
In the woods way back In the interior
and killed Ben Burk and the horse and
smashed the wagon
Come in and tell me-" interrupted
Santley. for the loss OF horse and
bill posting wagon was something to
worry about. That Burk had been
killed did not matter much. Bill
posters cost nothing, 1t Ia different
with horses and wagons
Then. seeing Williams was shaking
as with ague. Santley ordered drink
Of whisky from his private stock for
him. Williams gulped it down and
told his story as best suited him. But
he said no word regarding the trum-
perry that had perhaps been the real
cause Of the death Of Burk the bill
poster and the loss Of the horse and
wagon.
A game Of craps attracted Sankey's
attention after he hal made a mental
calculation that after all the horse was
n foundcred old bit OF crow bait and