Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-07-02

ana the Rough Riders is what did the
trick.
twas situation calculated to dis
| turb. I couldn't bear to give up Name
| and Yet It panied me 10 think of aban
| doning the practice of eating. haC
acquired the habit too early. For twenty
| seven years I had been blindly rushing
upon my fate, yielding to the iRsidiout
lures of that deadly monster, food. L
| was too late. 1t was a ruminant bipeC
! for keeps. 1t was lobster salad to
doughnut that my life was going to b.
bllghted By 1t,
Z continued to board at the Dugar
| tent, hoping that Name would relent
| had sufficient faith in true love to be
! lieve that since it LAS often outliyed the
| absence OF a square meal 1t might, il
time, overcome the presence Of one.
went on ministering to my fatal vice
a potato into my mouth In Names pres
ence l might be bury1ng my fondesi
hopes.
Il think Collier must have spoken ia
Name and got the same answer, for one
day he orders a cup Of coffee and a
cracker, and sits nibbling the corner Of ii
Ike girl In the parlor, that's filled up
IN the Kitchen, previous, on cold roast and
| Tried cabbage | caught on and did the
same, and maybe We thought we'd made
hit. The next day we tried It again,
and out ocmes old man Dugan fetching
Kinder off yer feed, amt ye, gents p
ne asks fatherly and some sardonic.
thought I'd spell Name a bit, seem the
work was light, and my rheumatic can
stand the strain
80 back ma and Collier had TO d-op
70 the heavy grub again. I noticed about
that time l was seized by a most nm
common and devastating appetite. I ate
until Name must have hated TO see me
darken the door. AfterwarduI found out
mat had been made the victim Of the
llrst dark and irreligious trick played on
me Oy "a Collier. Him and me had
oeen taxing drinks together uptown
regular, trying to drown our thirst for
Iood That man had bribed about ten
uaftenders to always put a big slug Of
App.etFees Anaconda Appetite Bitters In
every one or my drinks. But the last
trIcH ne played me was hardest 10 forget.
one day Collier failed to show up at
the tent. A man told me he left town
mat morning. Ny only rival now was
me biI of fare, A few days before he
'eit Colher had presented me with a two
sailon jag Of fine whisky which he said
q cousin had sent him from Kentucky
now nave reason 10 believe that IL CON
famed Appletree's Anaconda Appetite
Buters almost exclusively. / continued
10 devour tons Of provisions In Names
eyes remained mere biped, more rumi-
nant than ever
shout week after Collier pulled his
freight there came q kind Of sideshovy
to town, and hoisted q tent near the
railroad. ] judged it was 3 sort of fake
museum and curiosity business I called
10 see Alamo one night, and Ma Dugan
sdla she aud Thomas, her younger
brother, had gone to the show That
same thing happened for three nights
mat week Saturday night j caught her
On tHe way coming back. and rot 20 sir
on me steps a while and talk 10 her
noticed she looked different Her eyes
were softer. and shiny like Ius..ad -
Name Dugan to ny from the yor,cir,
OK man aud raise violets. she seemed 10
oe 4 Name more ia line as God intended
her, approachaJle and suited to bask in
In9 Hsht u tho BraziLaus and the
Kinder
. You seem to be right smart In
veIele4, says !, with the Unparalleled
exhibition of the World Living Curt
oslties ana Wonders
A. change. says Name.
ou " need another, says !, III you
Aeep o., on going every night
Don't be cross. Jed.' SAYS she: IT
taxes my mind on business
Dont the curiosiJIes e4tT ask.
wax a-'
Look out then, that you don't get
stuck says !, kind Of flip aud foolish.
'Mlms u.usL-d. didn't know yvha- IN
think about her My hopes raised sona
t1at perhaps my attentions had pall.at4G
man a"ful crime OF vIsiaIy Introducing
Aou4lsuIneut into his system. She talked
some about the stars, referring 10 them
VITA respect and poHteness, ana ] driv-
eled quantity about united baa-+e
homes made bright bv true affection and
the hludIer. Name listened without scoru
and says 20 myself. 'Jen. Old man
y"d re removing the lOod0o thar cItlnr-
TO the consumer OF v!ctuals: you're ser
ing your nee! upon tae serpent that turks
IN the gravy bowl
Monday night / drop around. Name
Is al the Unparalleled Exhibition with
Thomas.
Now, may the curse OF the forty.
one seven headed sea c0oks.' SAYS I. and
ne 04d luck Of tine nine impenltcnt
grass AopPerS rest upon this self same
side show at once and forever Amen
III 50 20 see@it myself tomorrow night.
and investigate its baleful charm Snail
man tAat was made % inherit the e4rtl
De 0erett Of his sweetheart first by q
An-ie and FORK and then by Decent cir
The next night before starting out
LOT the exhibition tent I inquire ANA
md out that Name is not az home. She
IS not AZ the circus with Thomas this
llns, tor Ih3mas waylays me in the
grass outside of the grub tent with a
scheme or his own before had time TO
WIatn you give me. Jeff SAYS he.
II l tell You something? 2
Iae value q it, son, I says.
Tbo5 Si IS is on stuck On On. , freak says
| don like him She does. overheard
EN- talking. Thought maybe you'd Ike
to know. Say, JEFF, does st put you wise
two dollars worth There's a target
7 ffisked ny pockets and commenced
10 dribble a stream Of halves and quar-
.ers into ThomHs's har The Information
was Of the pile-driver system Of news
and. it telcscoled my inteliects for n
while. While ] was leaking small change
and smiling foolish on the outside, and
suffering disturbances internally, l was
saying, idiotically and pleasantly:
Thank you, Thomas-thank you-er-
a freak, you said Thomas. Now, could
you make out the monstrosity's entitle-
ments >. little clearer if you please,
Thomas|
"'This is the fellow saws Thomas.
pulling out a yellow handful from his
pocket and showing it under my nose.
He's the Champion Faster of the Uni
verse guess that's Why sig got so, soft
going to fast forty-nine days This is
the sixth. That's him
II looked at the name Thomas pointed
out-'Prof. Eduardo Collieri' All" saws
], I'm admiration, that's not so bad, Ed
Collier l give you credit for the trick.
Rut don't give you the girl until she's
Mrs Freak
show. I came NJ to the rear Of THE tent
and, as I did so, q man wiggled out like
a snake from under the bottom of the
canvas scrambled to his feet and ran
into me like locoed broncho 7 gath
cred him by the neck and investigated
him by the light Of the stars. IT is
Prof Eduardo Collieri, IN human hablli-
and impatience in the other.
Hello, Curiosity. says T. Get stiU q
minute and let's have a look at your
freH kship. How do you like being the
wilopus- wallopus or the bin BAN from
Borneo, or whatever name you are de-