The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-08-25

during a sleepless night, he had made
his plans.
The letter which he had seen La
Belle. en- her deathbed, hand to Flip,
the clown, was the only tangible proof
Of Pegs parentage. With this letter
destroyed, DR.. Lund would be free
from any dread of his wife's actions.
Jack Bcygne was a man ready to
turn an honest" dollar at any time,
by fair means or foul. Lund knew
this and 50 ordered his plans. When
Jack reached the library, Lund
wasted no words in telling him what
was wanted of him.
Get that letter, Jack, and $4,000 is
yours" said DR.. Lund. when he had
explained to Boygne that Flip, the
clown, held in his possession a docu.
ment well worth going after and in
yolving any risk necessary. Here's
money for.expenses, and wire me when
you need more. Get two or three men
to help you. and I'll pay them a thou
sand apiece when you hand me the
letter."
Say, Doc. for that much money
I'd steal the circus" said Jack
Boygne. "IIl send two guys to you
in a jiffy, and you bargain with them
yourself. They are a couple of pals
who have been with the show"
DR.. Lund was standing by the IL
brary window shortly after the thugs
had left him. when Mrs. Lund en-
tered and asked him, blandly and in
n%ocently:
who we're those rough looking
characters you were just talking to
in here?" Before replying Lund looked
keenly at his wife, trying to read her
mind il he could. and then said:
"Oh, they were a couple OF work
men with the show. who missed the
train last night. They came to get
money for their fare to the next
stand"
Lund congratulated himself that his
wife's suspicious, whatever they might
have been. were disarmed, for she left
the room without further comment.
But Lund was not aware that his
wife had been e~avesdropping during
all the time he was arranging details
with Jack Bcygne and his pals.
When Mrs. Lund left the library
she went straight to her own room
and sent the maid to call Chockro,
her Hindu servant. The employees
in DR.. Lund's household could never
understand Just why Mrs. Lund had
always given such liberty and license
to Chockro. He was a silent and IN
companionable member Of the servant
brigade.
The Hindu had come to the Lund
mansion when DR.. Lund brought his
bride home many years before.
Mrs. Lund sent her maid from the
o when Chockro arrived, and shut
the door, securely locking 1t.
THE time has come, Chockro, when
| am going to call upon you to pay
me back, as you have promised me
you would when | saved your life"
said Mrs. Lund.
Anything. anything madam wants
Chockro will do said the Hindu.
"She knows l will serve her with my
life; for do I not " her my life?'
do this that l want done, Chockro,
and l will pay you enough to keep
you all your life. and l will give you
my promise to let you go freely wher-
ever you NAV wish"
"Chockro promises with his life,'
said the Hindu.
well. then. listen carefully. This
circus girl, Peg, whom you saw here
last night is crazy; and worst Of all
she wants to marry my son. DR.. Lund
and | have decided that she must be
gotten rid OF. and l have told the doc
tor that you would do 1t. There is
No time to be lost. Here Is money,
and plenty of 1t. l will keep my prom
Use II you will do my bidding. If you
fail me-"
"Chockro no fail. Chockro prom
Use his life," the Hindu interposed.
See. then. that you follow these
instructions. l have written them for
you to read on the train. and then de-
stroy. Go now; follow that circus un-
til you "a safely get Peg out Of the
way"
Peg, safely in her berth on the cir
Gus train, soon recovered.
The circus crowd had something
new to talk about next day. but Peg
was SO we'll beloved by everybody
with the show that the comment was
never harsh and soon, indeed, the In
cident OF the exciting evening at DR..
Lund's party was dismissed as 4
topic OF conversation.
Busy with preparations for the pa
rade, and working through the after
noon show, the circus people failed
to observe some unusual incidents
that occurred. There were a consid-
cradle number Of tough characters
following the show just as with
every circus there is IN element OF
irresponsible humanity with whom
the circus people themselves have
nothing in common.
Thus it was that Jack Boygne and
his gang were able to ningle with