The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1921-03-21

ear OF hoStier behind No. horse
tent I'm the course Of a conflict which
neither party could afterward explain.
Al CoTduYa next day. Murray. the
head animal man, had 70 let one Of his
hest keepers 20 having found the man
trying 70 -ct inro = cat cage in a
highly befUd,4ed state. and there was
suspicious unSteadineSS In the. han
ding of properties by two of the ring
rouStabouts during the evening per
Torrance Al Port HarhOr. on Thurs
day half rhe cnmmisSary gang was
palpably drunk ar noon time and loud
were the complaints over the wretched
dinner thar resulted The "OId Man"
WAS furious. He fired DRINKS and half
DRINKS right and left and read the
riot act all over the lot.
II was on Friday morning that Olga
Harron. senior Of the FOrdyce sisters
slack wire performers. opened her eyes
10 the murly first dawn ~ the railroad
yard at Ciarkingfon and peeped out OF
the car window Just I'm time To see a
familiar straw-hatted figure in a nifty
greeniSh suit slip Stealthily into the
shadow of shed scarce an arms
length from Olga's berth. IT was none
else but RAINY Boyd. the candy
butcher: and Olga. whose heart always
did funny little jumps when she en-
cnuntered Ranny unexpectedly. was
on the point Of sending a still little
"HiSt - through the screened window
az him. when she discovered that he
WAS not alone \ lanky.- wide-hafted
canvaSman who had Joined the show
nj COrdova. plainly had been waiting
there for Ranny. for they were wills
pering together. Olga heard RAINY
say something about twelve pints-
eight twenty-Sevefl-be almighty care
full" Then he was gone. keeping
close tn the car and passing directly
under Olga's window.
The girl went suddenly sick Ranny
BOYD had seemed such frank. clean
young fellow, Olga. to whom types
of cynical SnphiSticatiOn were as com
mon as fieaS in dog troupe. had he
lieved Ranny meant it when he said
he didn't believe il was necessary for
81 candy butcher to ShOrt-change or to
sell fake packages. and that he pre-
fprred 90 make his living on the level.
And here he was clearly enough mixed
up in this lOw-lived bOOtlegging, Well.
he wasn't anything to her. anyhow -
and the "Old ann" wouldn't be long
in fiDding out where the trouble lay.
And. then. good night. Mr. Boyd. And
Olga. to prove to herself how little
RaDny Boyd and his crookedness
meant in her young life, turned over
on her face and cried into her pillow
until the car pOrteress began to beat
her reveille gong.
Ranny Boyd was all smiles when he
| almost ran into Olga just outside the
entrance To the ScOffin'S tent. whence
the girl was hurrying for breakfast
"Hello. Midget =, he exclaimed look
out you don't put on half an ounce OF
weight this morning. 1t would show
on you. Breakfasts better today
Cooks gang must be sober again"
But Olga neither stopped mol
smiled. mo thanks to you" she dung
at him and marched on into the tent
Twice more during that day did
Ranny Boyd seek to resume the old
relations of very friendly understand
| ing with Olga. And twice she cut him
| point blank After that he gave 1T uI
and Olga went TO bed that night sur
pasSingly miserable.
/ She was awakened in less than m
hour-fOr woe does Dot keep a healthy