The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-10-20

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clothing and seeing that everything
was all right. when he was suddenly
pounced upon by ChockrD md his
gang. Overcome By surprise and the
severity of the onslaught Jerry fell IN
easy victim to the thugs. They left
him unconscious and badly battered.
When the time came for the jockeys
to weigh in Jerry. OF course. was miss
ing. Peg was frantic and with Flip and
some Of the other circus folk made a
hurried investigation. Wien the men
| got to the Jockeys room the neon
| scious Jerry was discovered and his
absence explained.
While medical attention was being
given to the boy. Peg ian to the
judges stand and asked Tor Il mo-
ment's interview. TIE res at was that
Peg was given permission to ride her
own horse, after she hau explained
that Jerry had been attacked and put
out Of commission. The judges gave
her q few moments to get ntO riding
clothes, and when the field of horses
was led from the paddock onto the
track, Peg was a.tride Lucille.
When the crowded grandstand saw
Il ride on cne OF the horses Il
hardly believe his eye3. When MIS-.
Lund saw that her ptan had failed
She was livid with rase.
You couldn't help this" she said
to Chockro, but see that the rest of
the plan works out, or you will be
| sorry"
The horses ran q gruelling race.
Peg appeared upor the track. but they
| soon found that Gae was as good a
jockey as the best Of them. Peg had
not spent her life riding horses not
to be able to mcet this emergency
| with skill and courage.
The excited crowd got q great
run for their motley" and when Peg
brought Lucille hcine a winner by a
| neck the shouts indicated that the
| victory was populhr ever il every
body who shouted was not "cashing
in" on the winner
Pegs girl friends with the circus,
who had helped her dress in Jerryss
togs, were on hand to greet her after
she had won the race They helped
Peg change her clothes and then while
the circus crowd cneered their pretty
| queen, one Of the girls led her away
from the excited crowd.
Young Lund was watching for q
| glimpse OF the girl and worked his
way through the mob toward the
| Jockeys room. He heard the loud
shouts Of the rejoicing circus people
and eagerly scanned the crowds for
a sight of Peg. Lsind passed beyond
the Jockeys room and walked toward
the entrance gate In the thought that
! Peg might have blessed and started
away.
When he turned and looked for an
instant toward the grandstand he
witne ssed a sight that made the blood
leap in his veins. Two women were
being attacked by three men, while
the gaping crowds stood by as though
beholding q show. One Of the girls
! fell before the blows Of q rufian.
| while the other girl was snatched bod
lily from the ground by two Of the
thugs.
Young Lund leaped forward, spurred
to action by the woman's screams, and
when he caught a flash Of the helpless
girls face he recognized Peg. Just a
she was thrown heavily into the ton
neau Of a waiting automobile. Almost
in the same instant the machine start.
ed with 3 jump and sped toward tie
entrance gate.
Without a seconds hesitation Lund
dashed after the moving machine, and
jrst before it passed through the ga.o
~ sprang upon the running board ana
tackled the thugs inside Of the tn
neau.
lEND OF uPISoD1 TINT