The Holt County sentinel., 1921-03-25
Just Jim
By FLORA N. DUNN

challenged a second glance, stood ie-
fore the entrance TO the Creates,
show on Earth" Wis intent gaze was
glued to the vast cloud Of canvas that
shu, him out Of the enchanted ground,
the glory Of giOrics. Like Peri before
the gn,r Of Heaven. his whole souls
desire spoke from his earnest brown
eyes.
want to go In. son7'
The question. which needed no re-
ply. crme from big. kindly, jolly
faced man whose hand was grlppingly
held h, " little hNe.year.old chap who
was making his first visit TO o circus.
"All right" b. nodded to the lad,
whose speaking eyes made other re-.
us." The magic words were the sss
nm, that opened the pnth TO untold
wonders, beside which the Arabian
nights are tame ~ Mother Ioo''
rhymes.
Then hgnn the Journey through
Ioulnnd. 'he little Md. nnd the mid.
ding sized Kid hunring close to the
hig Md who hal. With the hlp ~ n
grechhnrk. be-nm. u giant fairy to Two
ad"rinT happy boys.
such nrrc- luoklng animals With
long. queer nsm.s. thnt no little hoy
'nuld De- expected ~ know printed on
their gorgeous cages such funny.
h"nel, Wis" leaking monkeys that
pcrrcd through the har- ~ their lihcr.
~ lost Gagged homes with how'd ur
snucy maunrr. such huge. hungry
elephants that never seemed io get
enough peanuts. although Nh army ~
little hoys aud girls kept them ron
Nan,lN supplied. Then such "orkIng
Ice cream comes. candy nnd drinks out
~ long nerked boitlrS. straw imhihcd.
| nn,hrosial sweets "a enchanted kid~ ~
nm enchanted hen,rn NJ pleasure,
"Now, snid the hiR fairy. when IN"
i've Kinds hni ,ren all the, c"uld
possibly hold "w-.ll get our seats nnd
h. ready Tor the circus f0lks." Three
chnirS In the >,rnnd row---So little 1N".
ysar.oli could Scr all the run New
bought from I'd. guy what stood IN n
l-vny pulpit all Z" hlms"lf, said tie
stray un'' hn" W" "r NV wv w"
two little Kids snt d"wn 10 wnii for
he baud.
"h"s 10Y h'" |"'' "Ss'' ~"
Rlnhl '"lr'' "h"'e rem ha'"e ""S '"'
Curtis.
"N"hniN'S. sir.
| Nhhi v Your hhh'f '"' '"''"'
voice was Nr! MINI
Just Iltn'
Then the hanh began 10 play nnd
iher" was no chhho" Tor fur'h"r In"s
uoning.
III. biz kid found It's i"arnesS rnth'
"r o,"rpo~er'ng, hut he locked NJ tue
happy little Kids anu ne hidn care "
the oois' w" ""Ne nun ''"p""''s
dear us lnnrhs''! s'fm"' none '''
nreu' Tor ms guests "' h"h"r'
Finally. the music rlded 10 louo
explosion of cr"S'"hh"s' ana 'he hnh''
scattered To give plnc. Y" W" ""hh''
fu' ring SHOWS
But hrsi cam" the grand parade o'
all the circus folk In gorgeous array
ihht Kept the w" Nille hluS "ah'l"t
on their Toes IN sheer delight.
This was followed by the mnsl
sinazing performances ihni ever spell
hound the eyes ~ u Kid. Such breath
less, heart thrilling arts that mad'
Ilfe, for the little Kid unl the mIidling
sized kid. 80 full ~ Joy u was nklr
To pain.
When the program WIS nhou, hal
over. br. Curtis was notified by ~
attendant that he WAS wau,rd On ih'
phone.
Jim. while I'm gene, ! want yo'
10 take care of liiil' Carl I'm sur
] can trust bic hoy IKE you
Yes, sir, you KIM very earnestly
Hut when the thrilling pony rn'
with their monkey drivers took ih
sawdust irncks, little Carl became
serious responsibility. Roth boy
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