The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-10-27
FOURTEENTH EPISODE


young Lund speed away In pursuit Of
the motor-car bandits who had kid
mapped Peg from the circus lot, but hur-
ried to organize rescue party and
follow Lund to the relief Of the circus
girl. The performers commandeered
three automobiles that were standing
near the circus grounds, and bribed
the drivers to hurry along the road the
motor truck had taken.
Young Lund was so far ahead, by
the time the circus folk had started
their pursuit that there was no sign
OF his machine along the dark road
ahead. Flip was in the first of the
three cars carrying the show folks to
Pegs relief, they had nearly reached
the edge Of town when their brilliant
headlights disclosed motor vehicle
coming toward them from the opposite
direction. Flip turned to one Of his
companions and said:
look ahead, here comes a motor
truck. I'll bet It's the same one" And
as the cars approached each other,
Flip called to the driver Of the motor
truck to stop. The man seemed at
nrst disclined to act upon Flip's re-
quest, but, after moments hesita-
ton he finally halted his truck.
II don't know whether you are the
man who helped kidnap a girl from
the circus, little while ago." said
Flip, "but If you are and will tell us
where you left the girl"
'Well, suppose l don't tell you. Sup
pose I'm not the man you want, what
them" the driver Of the truck gruffiy
lnterjected.
When the other two machines be-
hind Flips car halted they drew into
the road, and thus blocked the way in
front Of the motor truck. Most of the
showmen jumped to the ground and
now surrounded the truck driver lis
teninR to the colloquy.
"Well, I've been paid for my work
guys getting away with 1t, so I'll tell
you all know" said the truck driver.
II drove 'em right straight out this
road until we came to a clump of
trees. Then they dumped the box off,
and carried 1t inside the grove. They
paid me, and l came back to town.
That's all / know"
THAT'S enough" shouted the circus
men In chorus as they scrambled back
into their machines. And in a few
seconds they were speeding along the
road, leaving the truckman to proceed
undisturbed, upon his way into town.
The showmen made up for lost time,
by running full speed, being required
only to be on the lookout for the grove
mentioned by the truck driver, and
when the clump of trees were discern
able, the machine young Lund had de-
serted was found by the roadside
Tumbling pell NELL from their cars the
circus folk, some Of them still wearing
their grotesque costumes, followed
Flip into the yard.
At that instant the sound of a re-
volver shot reached their ears. The
circus people halted a moment for con-
sultation. AS they grouped around
Flip, one Of them noticed man run
ming away from the shack, but they
made no attempt to modest him.
There's danger ahead" said the
old clown, ''and we must proceed eau
tiously-but II the girl is in that house
we must have her out of there"
Pegs piercing shrleks reached their
ears 3. Flip finished speaking. Re
gardie.s Of consequences the circus
men dashed forward toward the house
The9 broke through the door leading
into me living room OF the Mexican
shack. just at the moment when Chock-
70 dragged Peg from the bedroom
WHARF she had been lying PROSTATE
with grief upon young Lund's mani
mste body.
There was a rough and tumble fight
Brscipitated the instant the opposing
forces met, and In the struggle that
followed the Hindu and his gang, best
ed by the circus folk. fled from the
house.
Flip and the show folk carried
young Lund to one of the waiting au-
tomobiles. and with Peg safe and