The Crittenden press., 1922-06-02
Patty of the
Swings
by WILL 7. AmEs



the All America shows tlll the circus
had been "a the rad for thrce weeks
ahd iiarry Thomas. the head ticket
wagon uan. was on the point Of jack.
lng his lob. Then the "old man" came
10 Iefs terms aud wired f0r him 10
relieve the amiable but impossible Her.
beri as soon ns thc limited would bring
him. hlg show tickot sellers are b0u
len was us good ~ the best. Thorias
aud be- made the finest team in the
business Il was BIG money that the
old man had to pay g. set jc1. "My
last year At a." len told Thomas when
the latter had ioyfully greeted him.
This seasons pay viii "a mc Cor the
peach orchard"
Herbert vas working oui hls last
shuH, slim matinee No 1en. shak.
lng hands with 0id acquaintance hy
tho uuy. drifted over % fhe big iop.
ils vas swapping l1fial Insults with
Mc'auon. the shows detective. near
DE performers outmncv. when two
giris wearing robes % flame and
white passed close on their way %
No. ring "wh5s thafr demanded
ien with hls eyss on the sccund of
The pair.
Lay on. ho" laughed MsCarron.
'-rhey'n the Mon,ruse sistefs--,io q
plp % a double on the swings Bui
the BLACK aueIl Bite yogr oye oui n
the sees you lpoking at The yallef
hairei oue. They're sisters. ali right.
and the hrunsiies tosk"
-numphw vas all tho rsioinisr
Macalllsier made. fsr hls eyes wefe
on ths gifis as iheg nung their gas
robes 10 an aiieadant and Tan Into ths
rins Veteran u the circus a. be- uas
le1 % bis amaIemeni found himself
sunausiy ca1Csmei ai,suf that Eisn
dsF Infinitely rracsfui arure with ths
rpldel hair that uas being lifted BY
the running fufe O. that perii0us
perch faf up under the canvas ~
diint siop % th.nk that BE- had sem
scunes 0f women fisk their lives an
the trapefe. on hundreds af occasions.
without q tremof. be- only kneu that
b. wished this Tiri. if she must nossis
he q cirrus performer a. aiL vcre la
some les psfilaus iius ihsu that
q pruFei o. b. Indeed. q splendid
act as MeCnrruu had slli. with three.
f0urths ~ ths risi irtoiviur ou ihe
I llThi hairsi sister nui ter Mae.
a''isief ouiy eniayei o. very end
vheu. win ihs running rupe suiulsi
about 0ne lavender clad irE. fls gifi
sili slowly. with extended anns. hack
% saiii eanh arain Then BE- ireu
e lons hreafh lte auy q ihe hlcss
m thr auiIrnrs
u vas stout Mrs Boyle. en- oil.
tine lofai friend ~ 1eFa uha hy
virtue of hcf ofhos ~ dresser and an
Unborn inve ~ matchmaking. intro
duord Manllisier to the yuuueor ~
iho Munirase siriefs-at h.a earnest
Solicitation
And when Patty Monirose-putiy
has. at home as shc pfumpiiy COO
nisi % him msi 1er-s earnest brown
cyes with hrf osu almost Violet rrny
ouek hef heufi beat faster than % bad
ever done shrn fhr ioakcf un ne or
iengih of a iNfoot ccnief pole a. ihs
heckoning traps1e
within q uest fhough nowhere d.
there "a more Tine aiiiur business than
that ~ a circus uu che ruad-ief
Macnliisirf had uete so many uppor
tunliies Cor oaufdential TALKS win
Patty kau despite the expert oppaa
ilon u the handsome. dominaiiul
i.aiia. that Patty fusw ai about ~
peach orchard down IN nelaWarc. and
vuuld have hcen binder than ans ctr
Gus Tifi rser uas bad she noi rcdiirr,l
whom q was that ici hoped o. maks
misiress of biz home ~ when ieG
ou che sunday lny.on. circumvcutc.N
ialda and teok rsil for a drive lr
bird ear. sle wHs prslarcd for hii
prufusai
"if I wasn't q haui boiled show
rny.- DECLARED icn. -and didn't know
that the secoud sfason vas a. safest
10 have you of thosr aainrs and qu.l
The same iomofruw. even N had q,
silica n plaster ou che ofchanl nuN
never again. sweetheart. after nexl
fail-no more of the rad of thc higi
T.crchrs. fuf my wife"
ne iook q e. or rrunici that putD
emily sighed tssgiiy.
u VAS IN tts siecIrr over on ~
siding that night that Patty. noi With
COT misriviufs conhied the rftaN
ncus o. ialia ia.ia bending oft'
hor blaek train truak. vas uotsniaut
By Silent seet.nE seifcanirul Whr
she faccd putiy riiy vas written of
her countenanoe "Nou poe kiii' shl
cxclaimel "a ! had ouly known
You'll have O. rst over this crIe-
an over o. That lcn MacallIstcf q
on wrour-
-An wrunEf t-aida. what do yoy
meant what 40 yeu know about him
You said you sidnt know him at an
IL was today. slcarie. Mrs noyie-
you remember how sho talked O. n
when We ame With the shov--how N,
said. Circus folks. performers. arr q,
straight as anybody and better thai
most. but a rrl can't have auythiu.
! % DO with men frum the cxccutiv,
ar"
~fu, :, was Mrs boyle tina, inire