The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-04-20
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edged Venus Smokln' set mounoeu
in genuwinc Moroccan platinum.
Step up, n,'lad. an receive your
prize!"
She sauntered to the counteH.
Bowing slightly from the hips, the
glossy cricr magni0cently handed
her an abortive specimen OF lower
East Side p!aster-os- Paris represent
ing the Goddess Of Love breeding
aMorously over N ashtray. Sne
took it list!essiy and Joined Bravo
on the outskirts OF the half clfcjc
of hucc!es who had deserted from
ne:ghtc-:ng booths 20 watch the
.wo young men ring-toss the stS!:.
guy 10 the verge OF bankruptcy.
Bravo held his prize--a huge dcu
End didn't appear clatcd over tt
Their Job. we'll learned By now.
was to win these same prizes every
two hours. exhibit them oeteCta-
tioasly among the crowds anh
then, watching for 4 favorable op.
portunity to disappear Oh tho can'
vas midway. 20 double 70 tho rear
10; the 'tae Ut noisy tents and retv.z
;theiy wi1n.nss 10 their sOurcc.
They were. in the terms OF their
lnew profession. shillahe.s. A week
of the work had mzda them slick
frauds. The t!pand-toss artist WHO
had engaged them a assistants -
his minor duperies OF a 9uack.lcy-
ing generation, at 50 day (pcid
every EVENING" had spoken snthusi-
astically II possible partnership.
lie was an especial allmirsf OF;
Barbara's skjll In missing d. red
peg nine times, only 70 ring !: nth
hsr tenth and last ,toss. Sho md.
put her hart into the ncfaTtuus
cccupa&tNn. and much suc1oy slls1r
iuee her employers e..
Watching io- their chance IT,
dusk batwcen two stalls TO The rear.
Of tho row, Barbara and Bravo
strollsd slowly A0wn the styaak ct.
the head Of which turned end
roared . gay. crsskinE carousel..
Toward them. entwined, camo two
girls in green tams. buxom bellao
Of the well-fed countyysiAe.
'"The one on the Left" uoodlly
ESTIMATED Bravo. 11hOws 3 nsRe
enough ankle.
"Uh.hnh." said Barbara. her
young mans Sprhg fancy turnAg
not 60 lightly as her partrer's 20
thoughts OF love. She observed the
two green tams With coldly dis
parasing eyes,.
"Ohooh! See the big doll." ons
green tam spoke. and the other
Sigglcd. Barbara eurmised with
discain that here was overture for
a carnival Irritation. Bravo griInc:.
eagerly. The big baby! Couldn't
he see through such shallow stun?
"Some calves"
"Some covs."
! Bravo held ou: the big doll in.
ivitingly toward the tam with tie
calves.
want it,"
Barbara distasssfnylv wltr used
the triumph Of . Cir:s 81 the sweet
potato belt. The coll a:Ased out Of
Bravo's hands and Wa c.utched
graspingly by the .s.s
Barbara deserted N . lofty rage.
She had already learned she could
summon NO effective arguments
against Bravo's philandering pro-
clivities.
Behind the tents 3he felt herEels
a lonely outcast. Traitor :" her
own sex. she had hoped to be loyal
to the other. She was In q nobody's
land between two kenders. The.
thought stabbed her that. for an
obvious reason. Bravo would never.
remark her ankle-an ankle which.
as ankles 60, was . humdinger.
She came to : stop 1t q tent nap
and slapped the canvas. In . mo-
ment the scowling face Of her emf
ployer appeared through The cpm-
Ing.
where's your 'side.ldck!' iss
demanded. AN MY dollr
She tsmporissd. He Interrupted
her petulantly.
Don't stall me. Didn't I Geo
him. with my own eyes. slip It to.
rube wren With Z green Id? He
loses q days pay Tor that. An 7
ought to dock you. too. ~ 1tAndfn'
BY and lettin' htm pun that yafty
larceny"
A chance to profit BY hiss right
eous wrath leaped into her mind.
II Bravo and abe wHo 0rod. no
more carnival. NO mon cuties. ThA
road again, and the pefnoction e
its camaraderie.
"You can't fire us!"
TRY an Collect"
I'm going to keep tlris work ne
art" said Barbara l1r1nly. 'And
we resign!"
you're fircd!'
Juggling Venus, Barbara returuef
to the midway with quickenod pace.
The Goddess Of Passion was q
weight, she noted, with which no
rover would care to be sAddled.
She delighted In the allegory. She
would find Bravo and preach It's
lesson.
The giesh t.ms were kosbirg on
teamed stceds In the merry-go-
round. She saw nothing Of Bravo's
shabby Stetson. She waited for the
carousel to stop and then inter.
cepted the pair.
Your friend?" si.ri!:"d tie taller
girl. who was still hugeing the doll.
He walked out on US. He went
over to That field. Smart Aleckl
He insulted US"
Barbara rejoiced. She walked
briskly into the pastare en- tho
roadside edge Of which tho itiner.
ant fair men hkd pitched their
tawdry city. In the field her pace
slackened. Her feet sayored the
softness Of the turf Her cays,
wounded with The paiiing uo:se 1t
the carnival, were healed by tAs