The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-10-06
EIGHTH EPISODE

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Where is my girl? Who has seen
Peg cried Flip, the clown. when he
came back to the woman's dressing
tent after another search in his trunk
for the priceless letter.
She left here a few moments ago"
said one OF the girls. "She went away
with young Doctor Lund,'' said an.
other. And it was only after diligent
inquiry that Flip discovered that his
little girl had gone to the show
train to find out how badly her pet
pony had been injured.
When Flip reached the railroad, he
found men running down the tracks
toward the ~trcStle. His heart stood
still when he looked at the place on
Il sidc-tracks where the circus train
was standing. One OF .Aa cars was
missing, and he was arprchensive of
disaster when he began to inquire
about the L Of TIE wild rush of
men, down the tracks.
One OF these circus cars got loose
ard ran onto the main line. 1t has
been wrecked down on the trcStle,"
vas the distressing reply that came
to his excited questioning.
Clip made his way with the others
no splintered an. battered car cb-
s''ucted tic tracks. Under a pile
e. debris Flip saw tho legs Of a pony
licking about. and his fears we're
thus confirmed. This was the car
Peg hal started for when she left
the show grounds.
Oh, 3y poor little girl; she's
killed, / know she is" walled the old
ala III. his ba3y shaking with griet
while tears streafred down his face.
some az the Show folks had. by this
time. arrived at the wreck. and two
of tacm gently urged him away from
tho scene.
You can do no good here, Flip.
The Wroekers will clear the track ana
some Of the boys will stay here I'd
see about Hcg. You go back to tho
show. Just because she started for
this ear IS no sign she got inside Of
it. Cheer up, and don't grieve until
y NV h4ioN IAi3AG lLAji W. to
But Flip was i~nconsolable. His
companions walked with him back to
The show lot, and the performers tried
to en- the clown while he sat on his
trunk and wept. The news of the
wrecked a had spread rapidly among
the show people. ana there were nan
to give Flip a kind word and to COM
fort him with the fact that it was not
certain Peg had even been in danger.
Mrs. Lnnd was among the number
rho visited Flip in the mems tent.
She had come to the show grounds
for her OWL sinister purposes, and
learned OF the wreck from the per-
servant knew why she was really
there; nobody with the show even
suspected Mrs. Lund's heartless du-
plicity.
1t seemed natural that she, as the
wife Of the owner OF the show, should
visit the lot, and only human that she
should interest herself in Flip, by try
ing to comfort the old clown in his
grief. She was tenderness itself in
Der efforts to soothe him.
We do not know that Peg was III
The ear she said. The show folks are
searching fer her, and if my bog is
with her yau nay be sure he will find
a way to protect her from harm"
But Flip, V and distressed,
aound little comfort in anything she
ssid.
Truth to tell tho incident of the car
Being wrecked was all news to the
designing Mrs. Lund and she was
nopeful chat tho Hindu had at last
accomplished the purpose Of the mis-
sion upon which she had originally
sent him-to dispose CT Peg and keep
her from sharing the Lund millions.
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When the car sped down tho tracks
and came into collision with the on
rushing Locomotive. Chockro and his
gang were the first to investigate the
result Of the impact. One Of the thugs
was sure he had seon Peg and young
Iund jump from the roof Of the car.
Ind this point was a subject Of much
discussion when the thugs arrived ct
tne wreck. Chockro made a hurried
search of the scene, and then led his
men to investigate in another diroc-
tian.
Yong Lund and Peg. safe from