The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-04-18


seats IN q crowd too dense 70 move
seitherSone way3or{another:
Sara was munching ~nonchalantly
from a box oflchocoiates. and, herfhat
had been knocked a bit awry in the
crowd. 1t tilted sidewise at a rakisn
angle that robbed her of all dignity.
This was the view that Billy had OF ner
as he sat down, his hand deep IN his
pocket after more peanuts and ms
jaws working overtime.
The procession was starting around
the ring with a blare Of trupets and
O band. The look of indignation on
| Sara's face and the amazement and
p%erplexity on Billy's were Instantly
arrested. Primal Instincts were obliter-
alter in the magical parade before
them, a glitterlng pageant OF fairies,
magnificent royalty, gorgeous orieh.
tails, races of five colors, a nimals OF
all countries with trapptngs right out
OF the Arabian Nights and music cal
culated to lure the genit OF Aladdin
right into the big tent.
Billy watched and munched. Sara,
giving herself up to the delights OF h
! biggest show on earth, forgot her
ueighbor and gazed intently at the
spectacle. The romp in the rings be-
gan and heads we're turning like knobs
on p!yots trying to see everything at
once. Bears rode bicycles. elephants
had O bali game, ponies were living
pictures, Cinnamon spun by their hair,
equestrians did stunts, and acrobats
rlsked their lives.
Then came the clowns, a whole doz-
en- OF them, with their ridiculous jit.
neys, baby buggies, airships and patrol
wagons. One clown in front OF them
shaved another with a broom and carv-
and Sara Uttered. Another threw u rub.
/ ber rock on an invisible string In their
direction, and as they both lodged
! :hey bumped heads. The missile re:
treated after coming within a foot OF
them and they looked sheepish. An
ether clown was blown up with a BIZ
cycle pump until he was as round as
/ nI:y bounce, then tloatcd up In the
air and cxpoldcd. Sara screamed n
| then laughed Historically an the seat
Of his rouse caught on a tra1eze and
Il Zeppelin rescuGI lin. oIII - -
she would go crazy if she couldn't say
.omethlng to somebody. What was
that? Billy was Shaping his knee
Ind declaring that something was
rich" Evidently he was feeling the
same way, when he was babbling to
himself.
What silly geese they had been to
quarrel and what a gay, funny world
II was after all!
Along came Il steam roller which
ran over rubes and picked up paper
shadows OH 81 st%retcher. Sara began
to giggle again and Billy looked side.
wise iii pleased approval. Their eyes
met in n rapture OF merriment.
"Is-isn't 1t sIlly?" laugher Sara,
reaching for he: handkerchief. Billy
caught the hand and gave it a sur
reptitious squeeze. BEST thing | ever
saw" he agreed enthusiastically. 1
was Just wondering II We couldn't hunt
Up our agent friend and get him In
front OF that roller!" with a grin.
Lets forget him." proposed Sara.
Hes made trouble enough already,
and-oh. do look at that man on
stills! Heavens, how funny!"
As the crowd moved slowly through
the exit gate a little later, Miss Lynda
caught Mr.. Langley by tho arm.
There they go, Henry. And they've
made 1t up!"
when lie marries Ill be lonely.
Lynda. we may ne q quarter OIL q
century late, but it's better late than
never. 10 my mind. What do you tnink,
dcar?"
She looked confused for All instant
and very pink. but she had the pres
cnce OF mind to shy firmly. when I'm
quite sure that troublc-making circus
man is clear OF the town, Henry, may
be III have more time to talk Of such
things!"