Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-06-05
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after the afternoon performance had
"a Mr.. logger. and wore his rny.
"'hh"d straw hat rakiShly upon tho
SI% OF his head Those nhitc-tin,c,,
PEAKS and all that they covered were
, nus 10 do with AS he wished He
E"Nld 20 In aud order an clcphan,
w,shrh 10 his buggy II Ia" liked He
mHs very toppy when Walline ford
nnifoduc"h him 10 the astoundcd I'm
E,r as the now proprietor. and pre-
i"fr"d To take IL close survey %. his
property by himself
Just between tho main tent ana the
cook-tcnt. daredevil Demo" ac.ostcd
H.m In his street clothes, Demo.
whose every day name was Murphy,
MS a skinny little chap. who looked
As IL a girl could slap him and make
in cry. and Mr.. Borgcr turpcd TO
nun sharply.
We'll, what do you want?' he nsk
'A n his quick high voice.
MrnSy" replied Demo promptly.
hny" the coin. I'm three weeks back.
Veil exclaimed poEgor IN
five hundred and nf,y dollars"
brmp calmly told him.
npom INC SPOT "A week. did you
"A week. / get shot out Of a can
non, TO - platform ur ia the dome
grab Il bicycle. ride down a 200 foot
,hnic, JUMP iorty-toot gap. AMI
ANA In tank OF water. DO | get
ms back pay"
III scc nbou, IT," promised nog
F'r mucn troubled. and n" started
10 turn Away
p"no grabbed him hy the shoulder
anu turned him around with ono
" ur '! get II iOH, he declared
,or IN clos" up your hloomin' show
no", especially sim" Il hays going
~ Try T. run 1t. II don't sc, my
,o.n before 20 on tonight II" show
ia"y'il tear down tho tout I'm whht
h'hGs '"m here"
m. "7roly," Trio Of, Aerial Arr"-
h"dy b"for, Demo had finished with
hun Th"y w"r" Sw us. and knew
ny htu" English, but they very .ncr
'act that they yer. three weeks ~
'troarS In salary. ANA wanted their
money. II they didn't get it, no show
ALSO sheriff.
a brigade of peg drivers and
.rrust"rs joined tho party whilo tho
Ir.iyo Trio Mas s;ill res,tciIatini;
ana jabb"ring. ana they surrounded
iN'tn1lrg thr". weeks back pay. II
,hry d'dn'i get II. they intnnded To
,,af down the hir ton right after IN"
SHOW, aud leave II on tn" grounds
More cam" running. bareback riders
wagon men. tu,nhlcrs. trainers
'hhri"i-dri hnd "..n some OF the
lnung ladies ~ the spectacle, all - Iit
lliHS Epgs'r AS their Objective point,
ana all screaming q ruad demand for
NailinEf"rd BlucISi- Daw uud Texas
~ emerged after a visit 10 tn.
'"S"rly huspi,nblc fingers privhi.
STOCK ~ liquids iu the dressing t"nt
ton.
on LOOK a, the Roman moh,' eN'
r'"lT"I Hack" ia admiration. and h.
moved about 10 vi-w 4. with NJ
artists "S". from different angles
t-pE" through the Vp".t"r0us .Nuiuar
hodge. hno w,'H scrc""hiUg promises
o. pay. ran straight 20 J. KI:ua foI
protection. followed by IN. noisy rah-
d." III promptly shUnted Rosg-r
Ia" and WaIlinTtori into the sncljcI
~ ~" E.d show tent. and. with tn
ron hard ot authority. drove tn'
Iusid" the tent. Rorrer was con.
ducing an almost fearful "rgumen,
with Wallingford. ITS AN outrage
- SAID, You didn't tell me yoI
"",d these people bach salaries
,h- old business
The IS no oid business" Wall
"Iuull md. Il sou read over you
htli OF sale that you nave a-suruct
All the obligations OF TN i. r Barne.
circus. In Tho meantime you nigh
invite rs all over 20 your eat!nS-t.nl
- nav" dinner"
We'll. reckon Il couple more won,
max any difference admitted BOG
ser srHdsiugly- ia really ough, /,
charge yuJ heavy for Il. though" aHd
H. followed EDS lead 10 the mess
tent Her" he cnco:cG up Il bit. for
though ~. board and utensils wcr,
rough the food. II plain. wa.s good;
and at AN opposit, loHg table. ga,
the ladies % IA. queen OF Sh-hn spec
tarl" most oc them bulgIng ihrpygh
ib"ir hastily donu"G and 'iiI-niting
street clothes most OF them in the
,rVd"ly dduh"d paint Of their maxi
up and r"Sr - them too tired 10 feel
oI even look v!vaciOus; but thcro
were Il '.w among them who cas-;
bright eyes in the direction o! the
thr"" strangers. and these In meas
ure rccumpcns.d BogEcr FOR h!e re-
cent pains and tcrrcrs.
After dinner. while the men wcr,
smokin: a quiet cigar and the bic
torches were being lighted in IN,
fonts nud about tn" grounds prcpara
liorN for the nii'ht performance. the
nDu circus man slipped quietly away
t. invcstigatc certain portions OF has
uwn rropcrty which had been strong