Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1916-12-21

cage swung open and shut as The men
moved the cage. but another In front
was securely bolted and barred Mr.
Gubb lowered the tent wall and hacked
away. 1t was into this cage that the
body OF Mr.. Winterberry was to he pnt
to make a~puhlic holiday for yokeis'
And the murderer was still at large,
Murderer? Murderers For who
were the two rough characters he had
seen tampering with the case contain
ing the remains of the Pet2 What had
they been putting In the case? EN-
balming powder no doubt. If not the
murderers they were surely accom-.
plices. Walking like a wary flamingo.
Mr.. Gubb circled the tent He saw
Mr., Dorgan and Syrilla enter 1t. Him.
self hidden in clump of bushes. he
saw Mr.. Lonergan, the Living Skele.
ton; Mr.. Hoxie, the Strong Man; Major
Ching, the Chinese Giant: General
Thumb. the Dwarf; Princess Zozo. the
Serpent Charmer;. Maggie. the Circas.
sian Girl, and the rest of the side show
employees enter the tent. Then he re.
moved his No. 8 mustache and put It
in his pocket and balanced his mirror
against twig. Mr. Gubb was chang,
ing his disguise.
For awhile the lady and gentlemen
freaks stood talking. casting reproach-
ful glances at Mr., Dorgan from time to
time. Syrilla, with traces of tears on
her face, was complaining of the cruel
man who insisted that the Pet become
part Of the show once more. and Mr.
Dorgan was resisting their reproaches
I'm the boss Of the show" he said
firmly, I'm goin' to use that cage
and I'm goin' to use the Pet"
Couldn't you put Orlando in 1t and
get spiel about him?" asked Princess
Zozo, whose largest serpent was called
Orlando. IF you got him bottle of
cold cream from the makeup tent he'd
lie for hours with his dear little nose
sniffin' It. He's pashnutly fond Of cold
cream"
well, the public amt pashnutly
fond of seem snake smell It," said
Mr. Dorgan "The Pet Is goin' into
that cage. See? Until I can find an.
other first class Tasmanian Wild Man
for that cage the Pet goes into It as
No. of the Seven Sleepers Bring
that case right over here" he added
turning to the four roustabouts who
were carrying the blue case into the
tent. "Got 1t open? Good! Now
He stopped short, his mouth open
and his eyes staring Sitting on his
launches. his fore paws. or hands
hanging down like those of "beg
ging" dog. Tasmanian Wild Man
stared from between the bars of the
cage There was no mistaking the
makeup, but the thin Roman nose and
the blinky eyes, together with the man.
ner of holding the head on one side
suggested bird n large and dissipated
6amingo, for instance
Mr.. Dorgan stared with his mouth
open. He stared so steadily that he
even took telegram from the messen
ger boy who entered the tent and sign
ed for 1t without looking at the ad
dress. The messenger boy too. stop
ped to stare at the Tasmanian famin
go. The men who had brought the
blue case set it down and stared The
freaks gathered in front of the cage
and stared No one said word
they just stood and stared
"What is it?" asked Syrila In voice
trembling with establishment.
Say. where in the u S. A. did you
come from asked Mr. Dorgan sud
denly what in the dickens are you
anyway? Who brought you in here?
What under the sun
'T'm a Tasmanian Wild Man." said
Mr.. Gubb mildly. Il heard you needed
one, so l came here. Wages no OBJ
ject," he added
"You Tasmanian Wild MANI said
look like Tasmanian Wild Man, do
you? Why, you look nke-you look
like-you look
HE looks like human turkey with
a piebald face" suggested General
Thumb.
HE don't look like nothin'," said
Mr.. Dorgan at last That's what he
looks like. You get out of that cage!"
he added sternly to Mr.. Gubb. Il
don't want nothin' that looks like you
nowhere near this show"
But. Mr.. Dorgan. dearie. think how
he'd draw crowds said Syrilla
Crowds? OF course he'd draw
crowds" said Mr.. Dorgan. But what
would l say when lectured about
him? What would | call him? No;
he's got to go! Boys" he said to
the four rousta bouts. two Of whom
were those Mr.. Gubb had seen in the