The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-08-28
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liant. he was impatient and We parted
~ II We were utter strangers" and the
final tones quaver.d aud broke.
"Nu I'M rs you call IL, is harmless,
my dear replied the soothing voice
of Mrs Mayhem, the hou~ekerper, 10
whom Kitty always carried her litt!.
troubles. "Ouce had husband and
II home. Both are gone now. And ali
through my unjust suspicion aud Will.
ful ways. My husband was n man of
easy ways. and often hiS persistent
silence when | scoldrd ana his refusal
To- quarrel with me led my Maynard
tongue 10 utter bitter things lie had
been musician. and whenever u com
pany ~ srrolllng players came to town
be- delighted IN hobnuhbin- with them.
One uight with some old actor friend,
he was gone half the night. rec
preached him cruelty. and IN the morn.
ing when hc announced 10 me that
somehow hr had lost his purkcthuok
containing h.s monthly salary ! ne.
cu~cd him Of squandcrlng Il Ia gam.
bling and drove him from the house.
lie did not come back TINT day nor
the noAt. but after that from another
town received letter. II iuclOSrd
the salary which friend bad found.
lie wrote very brief note. lie said
That evidently W. could not s-t on 10
ccth"r aud That maybe all he was good
grr was tu blow u ctrnct. aud I've
never -r,r him since and To- the end II
my life ! shall regret the bad temper
that has lost me husband ! really
loved.
perhaps Norman is really quite
uu-ry with me and viii not come tn
help me entertain the mi" ones mt the
children party this evening mourned
kily roufgIt"ly
"Oh. ycs he viii. Soo'hed MrS May.
hrv. fuudly carcssiug the .nbbing
pruteut
Norman Blair at that very hour
brought his automobile 10 a bait be-
side lonely country road, his usually
| PHEASANT face wearing II dissatisfied
expression az Kitty he was th'nkinl
and nf their petty TN. lie lougcd ID
see her and make up. but pride and
smbbornncss led him to draw back
II he could only nnd some plausible
! excuse for visiting the willis home
| II was presented. strangely amazingly
ut tina, moment The scho Of a pro
diglous groun drew his glance to q
little thicket. There stood an aston
ishing fgurc-that ~ n man with bil
staring eyes and bullying cheeks anc
pnunch. rotund grotesque, and wearing
the costume of the conventional circus
clown. such prrsentment in that
quiet spot completely mystlfied Nor
man lie had to smile. As II all ready
made up for the sawdust ring Ia,
strangers face was powdered an'
tinted he wore the fools cap, his face
was newly painted. suddenly he N"
ticed Norman and came toward him.
| Don't stare so. don't laugh :" he NJ
tered compluiningly. but tell me VIVA
to do"
| WHY. what IL the matterr in
| quired Norman. lost in wonderment.
| "Ruined, homeless donmed 10 face
| "A cold. glesTlySS world in this aIltland
ish rnrb, I'm the clown Of "A Humpt,
| DUMMY company. We had 10 stea
| away from Wntertown with our prop
critics. NIL but busted. We halted il
| the woods here Ia rehearse our enter
tnlnment nt Mayvine. | strolled on {,
take "A sno1e. When woke IN m,
| comrades and the property wagor
were gone. The landlord of the hotc
| at Watrrtown had pursued us and ha,
seized our wagon and war,lrobes. nm,
| nv porr friends were visible half d
mile IN on yondrr hill, In hook ant
| without money and prospects. Thai
| Ind TO come eventually"
! A ouick light came TO the ewes OF
Norman Bloir 81 say my friend" h,
snok. rapi,lIy "if | agree to proyid,
van with 4, good sum Of money TO r.,
| nlnce your wardrobe will YOU sell m,
| your professional services for tw,
bours late his afternoonY"
"You're n life ,ay.r," almost shout
| ed the other
| "Then get into my auto A friend OF
| mine is 10 give N children's lawn marty
| When MS over Won shnll have a liberia
| comnensn,i,n
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