The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1916-09-06
sFouRTEENTH EPISODE

FliD did not wait a1Cer watching
young Lund speed away in pursuit Of
tho motor-car bandits who had kid
naped Peg from the circus lot, but hur-
ried to organize rescue party and
follow Lund to the relief Of the circus
girl. The performers commandment
three automobiles that were standing.
near the ciycus 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
nhead. 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 ttoward them from the opposite
direction. Flip. turned, to one of his
companions and said: ..-,. !
Look ahead, here comes motor.
truck. III bet it's the same one" And
as the cars approached each other,l
Flip called to the driver Of the motor,
truck to stop. The man seemed at
Arst disclined to act upon Fllp.s re-
quest; but, after a moments hesita-
lion he finally halted his truck.
Seq don't know whether you are the
nan who helped kidnap a girl from
de, circus, a little while ago" !. said
Zip, "but If you are and will tell US
whore you left the girl" I
"Well, suppose don't tell you. Sup
nose I'm not the man you want, what
then?" the driver Of the truck grufly
ipterjected. !!
when the other two machines be.
hind Flip's car halted they drew into
the road, ana thus blocked the way In
front Of the motor truck. Most OF the
showmen jumped to the ground and
now surrounded the truck driver, u.s.
tening to the colloquy.
well, I've been paid for my work
and I have no interest In those other
suys getting away with it, so I'll tell
you all I know" said the truck driver.
Il drove 'em right straight out this
road until we came to clump Of
trees. Then they dumped the box on,
and carried 1t inside the grove. They
paid me, and ! came back to town.
That's all know" --. IL;
That's enough" shouted. the circus
hen 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
Indisturbed, upon his way into town.
The showmen made up for lost time,;
81 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
fheir grotesque costumes, followed
Flip into the yard. sg.... III,
q At that instant the sound Of q re.
volver shot reached their ears. The,
circus people halted moment for con-
snltation. As they grouped around:
Flip. one of them noticed man run,
ming away from the shack, but they:
made no attempt to modest him. a.,
&'.There's danger ahead" said the
I'D clown, land we must proceed eau
tously-but II the girl is IN that house
6e must have her out of there" no
NPeg's piercing shrieks reached their
Cars as Flip finished speaking. Re
6ardless Of consequences the circus
men dashed f0gWard toward the house.
they broke through Che door leading
into the living room Of the Mexican
shack, Just at the moment when Chock-
10 dragged Peg from the bedroom
where she had been lying PROSTATE
with grief upon young Lund's mani
mate body. ..
There was rough and tumble fight
trecipitated the instant the opposing
forces met, and In the struggle that
followed the Hindu and his gang, best
ed by the circus folk, fed from the
house.
Flip and the show folk carried
young Lund to one of the waiting au-
tomobiles, and with Peg safe and