The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-10-17


The gods were not kind to Fame Schatet. She
answered the call Of the distant horizon and died for
it But going. she became the appealing central figure
N strange romance that the gypsy tribes Of the west
west wind rpples over the lmiless prairies.
The town sossips Of Schuyler, Nebra.ka. do no,
speak kindly Of Fame Schafer. Il you listen to them
you will gather that che was giddy young thing:
regular harum-scavum. u fact who left good home
to away and mis with unprincipled gypsy wan.
Iers. You will hear that. after ALL she 60, little
IRE than was coming to her for her Aoutng Of the
INVENTIONS
Maybe the goss,ps are right. But Fame. who died
then she was Is. hirsted for e-vibranl. sparkling
ife filled with bright sunlish, and black shadows. And
for the Red Gods grant this much-she got meat
ure Of It before the end came.
THE town 81 Schuyler county seat. with popu-
lation Of come $500 people Like many western
towns. often visited BY band. Of rowing sypses.
Nearly every week one OF another OF the gay Romany
caravans will pitch It's camp in field OF grove
the town. and the gypsy is familiar ssh to the peo
pie Of Schuyler.
1t was just about year ago that tame. bright
eyed high school girl heard The ca: Of the P: s ;S
members Of the caravan mat was then camped near
the town no one seems to know: she had few conf
dans But. one day in spring. the town was startled
to hear that she had married young Duffy Mason. son
OF the cnleT OF tne ulOe
Il turned out to Be very buckles: venture. and you
may be sure the town gossps made the most OF It.
Duffy and Fame separated on the day after their mar
rage. Fame went back home-to Be received. il i
said. in something Of scandalized silence.
cAPTIVATED BY FREE
LIFE OF THE CYPSlES
But If her husband ceased to appeal to her, the care
free life Of his people did not The gypsy band stayed
u Schuyler all spring and most Of he summer. and
Fame. after she had nursed bet disappointment a
home for week o. So fell into the habit Of returning
to the camp During the next few months she spent
more time in the gypsy camp than 10 her parents
home-salhousb she had nothing more to do with her
husband.
She was beginning to discover that had been the
gypsy life. and not young Duffy Mason. that che had
fallen IN love with
Frank Mason. Frank Mason was : 6ne example Of
what the Schuyler folk would admit was vpsy Of
the better class He was S. tall and muscular, horse
trader Of repute and man Of considerable wealth.
Ayear before flames marriage. Frank Mason. wife
-Dufys mother-had died. Mason had buried her IN
infant srsod.oo who had died YEA, ., two before.
Large monuments mark these graves. and several
every Christmas Mason sees 70 i that lighted Christ.
mas tree placed At The foot Of he grandsoos grave
e.. pss:p ssn.. Il s e sis sa::s II
wa lonely and Fame was lone!y-and during that
summer they saw . good deal Of each other. L wa
because Of Fame possibly. that Mason held biz cara.
van u Schwles 81 summer.
IN the fall the pses left Schuyler and after several
they went into wn,s, qdssess. Mason keps II touch
with Fame: and one day. when she called him By long.
dstanee telephone. be asked her 70 meet HIM u
Omaha.