The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1919-10-30

that one Of the young men from the
menagerie tent had performed the
rescue and that on the whole the af-
fair had been very thrilling.
That seemed to turn the tide to-
ward the gypsy's tent. For now they
came eagerly. they stood In line out
side. and the eager Dobby was more
occupied now In timing the applicants
20 see that no one stayed more than
five minutes than in shouting through
his megaphone. And Mnia. between
those ffve-minute interviews. noticed
that the safAbourine In which she put
the silver With which her palm was
crossed was getting to look very tempt
Ing, and some Of the silver was real
ly paper.
She rather regretted that Alicia
Barton would have all the credit. for
as yet her mask had not been re-
moved and she had heard more than
one remark from outside thnt Alicia
certainly looked charming In gypsy
costume.
The afternoon was almost over and
Maia was beginning to feel the strain
Of her unaccustomed work when some
one came who caused her heart to
beat faster than had the inquisitlve
bear.
Perhaps you had better knock
or, Miss Barton" he began. "You
must have had quite fright from
that beast" It~was DIR. Rodney Hill
Rodney HIM. by whose side Maia
had worked during those most trying
days and nights In France, Rodney
Hill, who, when they parted four
months ago, had held Mala's hand in
his own and had told Mnla that she
was the pluckiest girl in the world
and had told her that he didn't know
how he was going to get along with
out her. Afaia had not heard from
Doctor Hill again. and there were
times when she had had to confess to
herself that In her disappointment
there was greater cause for the ex-
haustion she had felt dudilg these
months back In America than was the
memory OF all the work In France.
Maia didn't intend to take on that
mask even then. but once she spoke
Rodney Hill knew her and he knew
1t was not Alicia Barton, to whom he
had been sent to give any profess
sional aid that she might need after
the bear episode. which had been get
ting more and more interesting as the
afternoon passed. yQN
He was holding her hand again and
telling her that she was the puckIest
girl, and Bobble had been told to give
them double time." which meant ten
minutes. ,
But l didn't know you were one
Of these people-money and society
and all that sort Of thing he told her.
"And l never dreamed mat you
we're" she said. "You never seemed
like these Woodmere people or that
you knew girls like Alicia Barton"
"But I'm not. and I dop't." pro-
tested Rodney. "You - when I
got back from France I'd rather lost
my grip. had just finished medical
college when l went ovsri and ex-
hausted asI was wasn'Flin shape
to put up the fight that would be
necessary to start In on my own.
Then got In touch with these million
aire DorkInses who wanted a sesident
doctor for the summer to look after
old Dorkins' gout and Grandma Dor
kins bad temper. Well, tel tell the
truth, 1t was because OF the fat salary
that went with 1t that ! accepted It for
the summer. Atf
II wanted to make suro had
enough to keep the pot boiling for .
year and then was going To took you
up and asa you whether you'd help
me to start. wanted to telp you back
there In France. that night when We
left, but ! knew we had both been
through too much to think pf ourselves
then. Besides. wanted to have .
home to offer you before I;asked you
Maia dear"
"Ten minutes Is up." caIysd out the
cheerful barker outside. rand then,
"ThIs way to see the greats4t gypsy
In the world. Learn your past and
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