The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-08-25
EIGHTH EPISODE

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 few moments ago"
said one OF the girls. sShe 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 trestle. His heart stood
still when he looked at the place on
the side.tracks where the circus train
was standing. One OF the cars was
missing, and he was apprehensiye OF
disaster when he began to inquire
about the cause of the wild rush Of
men. down the tracks.
"One OF these circus cars got loose
and ran onto the main line. 1t has
been wrecked down on the trestle,n
was the distressing reply that came
TO his excited questioning.
Flip made his way with the others
to the trestle where, piled in heap,
the splintered and shattered car OBJ.
structed the tracks. Under a pile
OF debris Flip saw tho legs OF pony
kicking about, and his fears were
thus confirmed. This was the car
Peg had started for when she left
the show grounds.
oh, my poor little girl she's
killed, know she u.s. walled the old
clown, his body shaking with grief
while tears streamed down his face.
Some OF the show folks had, by this
time. arrived at the wreck. and two
OF them gently urged him away from
the scene.
You can do no good here. Flip,
The wreckers will clear the track and
some OF the boys win stay here and
see about Peg You go back to the
show. Just because she started for
this car is no sign she got inside OF
1t. Cheer up, and don't grieve until
you know more than we do now"
But Flip was inconsolable. His
companions walked with him back to
the show lot. and the performers tried
to cheer the clown while he sat on his
trunk and wept The news OF the
wrecked car had spread rapidly among
the show people. and there were many
10 give Flip kind word and to com
fort him with the fact that II was not
certain Peg had even been in danger
Mrs Lund was among the number
who visited Flip In the mems tent
She had come 10 the show grounds
for her own sinister purposes, and
learned OF the wreck from the per.
formers. No one save her Hindu
servant knew why she was really
there. nobody with the show even
suspected Mrs. Lund's heartless du.
plicity.
II 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 10 comfort the old clown in his
grief She was tenderness Itself in
her efforts 70 soothe him.
We do not know that Peg was in
the car. she said THE show folks are
searching for her. and II my boy is
with her you may be sure he will find
a way 70 protect her from harm. /"
But Flip. nervous and distressed.
found little comfort in anything she
said.
Truth 70 tell the incident Of tho ear
being wrecked was all news 10 the
designing Hrs Lund and she was
hopeful that the Hindu had a. last
accomplished the purpose Of the mis-
slon Upla which abe had originally
ssnt hlm--to Dispose u peg and keep
her from sharing the Lund millions.
When the car sped dawn the tracks
ard came lzte collision with the On
rushing locomotive. Cbockso and hi'
gang we're ne first 70 Investigate the
result u the fraDac4 One of the thugs
wzs cure he had sssn peg end youni
Land Jump from fhe roof n the car
and this Do1st uae . subject ~ much
discussion rAen ne thugs zfrfYed a
khs wreck. Cao1kFc made = hgrris:
search 81 the scsne. and then led hti
men to fsyestlgzts III another dire1
ton.
Topns Land and Peg. safe from