The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1916-06-28

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their existence.
And when Peg told her story. Flip
was more than ever perplexed.
II can't understand it at all; un.
less" n. ..
What is it, daddy? What do you
surmise?" Peg eagerly broke in, when
z Flip hesitated in finishing what he
might have said.
I'm sorry, little girl. But cannot
explain now, just what think is the
cause of your being 30 outrageously
prosecuted. My lips are sealed-and
l might be wrong in my suspicious.
But you will know all about it. within
q few months. And then, perhaps,
you will understand" 49, y wy >.
And then Flip proceeded to tell his
little girl what had happened to add
further to his perplexed mind; to stu
more greatly deepen the, mystery
which seemed TO be {relentlessly sur
rounding them.
shsWhen the train started, after our
fruitless search for you. I was half
crazy" said Flip, ..and was near
dead when we reached the lot this
morning. l could only take q little
coffee for breakfast, and when parade
time came felt 80 bad that got
the boss to let me out of it.
Il decided to stick around and take
things quiet. After while felt q
little better, and went into the dress
ing tent. l was rummaging in my
trunk, when noticed q couple Of
rough-looking men peering in at me.
""Of course l was suspicious, and not
. little frightened. l made up my
mind that they wanted something
had, and the only thing In my trunk
that IL overly precious was letter
that i worth more to you and me
than money. ~,
II have never told you this before,
but that letter win be mighty valuable
In q few months, It belongs to you,
and ] have guarded It carefully all
your life. Somehow ] got the notion
that these tough-looking customers
wanted that letter and decided to
fool .em. , r-
$50 ] dug down into my trunk. and
pulled out 9 pad of paper and an en-
velope. scrubbed some tumble Of
words on the paper. wrote your name
on the envelope and switched the fake
letter for the real one. The precious
letter slipped into my inside pocket.
and then wandered out of the tent, as
though nothing was expected to hap.
pen.
Il kept my eye on things, however:
and sure enough, those guys sneaked
into the tent, dug into my trunk. found
the counterfeit letter. and made away
with it,
Flip and Peg separated land before
they again met the mystery had fur
ther deepened.
When Chockro left his huskies at the
store house of the East India Animal
company. and walked to the little
way station, luck was with him. for
: train soon arrived that took him
back to the town where the Lunds
lived and where Mrs. Lund was anx.
4 iously awaiting some 4woA from her
servant ~.
When he was approaching the Lund
home, passing through the grounds
at the back OF the mansion. Chockro
noticed Jack Boygne and a rough.
looking companion enter Doctor
Lund's study by side door. y,
He quickly made known his pres
ence to Mrs. Lund, and she took him
into the library, adjoining the doctors
study. And there Chockro made his
report.
"You need no longer worry about
Peg-she is safely out of the way"
said the Hindoo, concluding his re-
cital Of his movements since she had
sent him away to do away with the
circus girl.
Just then Mrs. Lund and Chockro
heard loud voices in Doctor Lund's
study. They both moved close to the
door and listened.
;'''You fool, you've brought the wrong
letter. This thing don't mean any
thing. It's only = lot Of scribbling."
'".Well, We dug It out OF F1ip's trunk.
right where We saw him hide It."
Mrs. Lund and the Hindoo recognized
the, voice Of Jack Boygne. replying to
Doctor Lund.
.'But / tell you I'll not pay you q
penny for this scrawl. Go back to
the show and get the, right letter. II
you had sense you'd know that Flip
would not leave q precious letter in
III trunk. Get him and search his
pockets. d Get the letter and bring 1t
to me-and I'll keep my promise to
pay you we'll"
"All right, doctor-just as you say.
But you've got to pay well when he
deliver the goods proper"
Mrs. Lund and Chockro heard the
door leading to the yard from the doc.
tors study slammed violently by Jack
Boygne in taking his departure.
Motioning to the Hindoo to seat
himself and wait for her to return. she
opened the door and walked into Doc
tor Lund's study. The old man was
leaning against the mantle, evidently
suffering from some sudden attack.
whats the matter?" said Mrs.
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