The Madison journal., 1917-01-27
FOURTEENTH EPISODE

Flip did not wait after watching
young Lund speed away in pursuit Of
the motor-car bandits who had kid
naped Peg from the circus lot, but hur-
ried 10 organize a rescue party and
follow Lund To the relief Of the circus
girl. The performers Communicated
three automobiles that were standing
near the circus grounds, and bribcd
the drivers 80 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
ahead Flip was in the first Of the
three ears carrying the show folks to
Pegs relief. they had nearly reached
the edge of town when their brilliant
headlights disclosed motor vehicle
coming toward them from the opposite
direction. Flip turned to one of his
companions and said:
"LoOk ahead, here comes a motor
truck. I'll bet it's the same one" And
AZ the cars approached each other,
Flip called to the driver of the motor
truck to stop. The man seemed at
first dlsclined to act upon Flip's re-
quest, but. after moments hesita-
ton he finally halted his truck.
81 don't know whether you are the
man who helped kidnap a girl from
the circus, a little while ago" said
Flip, but If you are and will tell us
where you left the girl"
"Well suppose | don't tell you. Sup
pose I'm not the man you want, what
then?" the driver of the truck gruflly
interjected.
When the other two machines be-
hind Flip's car halted they drew into
the road, and thus blocked the way in
front of the motor truck. Most of the
shOwmen jumped to the ground and
now surrounded the truck driver, lis
tening to the cOllOquy.
swell. I've been paid for my work
and l have no interest in those other
guys getting away with it, so I'll tell
you all know" said the truck driver.
81 drove 'em right straight out this
road until we came 20 clump of
trees. Then they dumped the box of
and carried it inside the grove. They
paid me. and | came back to town
That's all know"
That's enough" shouted the circus
men I'm chorus as they scrambled back
into their machines. And in few
seconds they were speeding along the
road, leaving the truckman to proceed
. undsturbcd, upon his way into town
\ The showmen made up for lost time
by running full speed, being required
only To be on the lookout for the grove
mentioned by the truck driver. and
able, the machine young Lund had de-
serted was found by the roadside
Tumhling pell nell from their cars the
circus folk, some of them still wearing
their grotesque costumes, followed
Flip into the yard.
At that instant the sound of a re
volver shot reached their ears. The
circus people halted n moment for con
sultation. As they grouped around
Flip, one Of them noticed a man run
ming away from the shack, hut they
made no attempt to molest him.
There's danger ahead" said tn,
old clown, land we must proceed eau
tlously-but IL the girl is in that hous,
We must have her out Of there"
Pegs piercing shrieks reached theii
ears as Fhp finished speaking. Re
gardless OF consequences the circus
men dashed forward toward the house
They broke through the door leadin,
into the living room OF the Mexican
shack, just at the moment when ChoCk
TO dragged Peg from the bedroom
where she had been lying proStrat,
with grief upon young Lund's inanI
mate body.
There was rough and tumble figh
preclpitated the instant the opposing
forces met, and in the struggle tha
followed the Hindu and his gang. best
ed by the circus folk, fled from tn,
house.
Flip and the show folk carried
young Lund To one of the waiting au
= tomobIles, and with Peg safe ant
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