New Britain herald., 1928-04-19

kneeling before David. holding T
 cup of steaming black coffee to his
 lips.
 As many of the carnival family
 as could crowd into the small space
 Of the car aisle pressed against the
 open door of the stateroom to hear
 his story. Jan, the Holland giant.
 who was too tall to stand uprisb,
 III the car. vas invited into the
 stateroom where he sat between
 Pop Bybee and Mrs. Eybee, "pjtty
 Sing in the crook of one of his
 arms, Noko. the Hawaiian midget.
 in the other. Sally still knelt be side David, holding his right hand
 tightly in both of hers and laying
 her lips upon it when his story moved her unhearably.
 T suppose Mrs. Bybee has told you that ] was leaving the show train to so to the carnival grounds to see If anything had happened to Sally. I'd have gone sooner. but the storm was so violent that l knew I'd not have chance 10 get there. Mrs. Bybee said she was going to the lot and would look after Sally for me, but she wanted me to stay on the train, or near it, to patrol it. She didn't tell me there was lot of money in her stateroom, or I'd have stationed myself in there"
 You See" Sally interrupted eagerly. T told you I hadn't said d word to him about the safe"
 "Safe?' David glanced down at her, puzzled. 50 this Steve crook cracked a safe to get the money, did he? I didn't know-didnt have time to find out"
 And told you it was d man named Steve" Sally reminded them joyously. raising David's cold hand to her lips. "They thought was making it all up. Dave. but they believed me after while"
 T suppose Saly has told you that We saw Nita and some man in the moonlight that last right we were in Stanton,' David addressed Pop Bybce. We heard her call him Steve. and say some thing about what she'd do to him f he double-crossed her. I should nave told you then. Mir. Bybec, but didn't have an idea Nita was planning to rob the outfit, and any way he blushed. his eyes fondly at salIy-"by morning I'd forgotten all about it.
 couldn't think of anything but put Sally. You see. we'd just told 'ach other that night that-that well, sir, that we loved each 'ther and--''
 Anybody else in the whole oue- it could have told you that" By 'ee chnckled. Its all right, Dave. Carnival folks usually mind their 'wn business and spend damn little ime toting tales"
 I'm glad you're not blaming ne." David said gratefully. Well, ir. l was walking up and down he tracks. just wild to get away nd see if anything had happened o Sally. when suddenly I heard a oft thud. like somebody jumping 0 the ground on the other side of 1 he train. crossed over as quick ' l could. but by that time they we're running down the side of the rain pretty far ahead of me. It fas Nita and q man. They must ave been hidden on the train, 'aiting their chance, when the torm broke-were there when Mrs. 'ybee left.
 Il suppose they hadn't counted n any such luck; had probably in- ended to overpower her before you ot back, sir. and the storm saved lem the trouble.'
 "Id have give them q run for he money" Mrs. Bybee retorted rimly. her skinny old hand knot ng into menacing fist.
 That's just what l did," David rinned rather whitely at her. 'I elled at them to stop. because I ad an idea they'd been up 10 Ahl@A4AihSs t7fiNI lII' u JlIllptu | If this car. and l knew Nita had o business on the train, since all ou people were sleeping on the ,t.
 They were carrying couple of lltcases that looked suspiciously eayy to me. It flashed over me lat Mrs. Bybce, being treasurer f the outfit, must have left lot of loney in her statcroom. and that lta and this Steve chap had been to rob her. when Sally and
 heard them talking the other ight. l started after them, still cling for them 10 stop and Steve lrn"d and fired at me. IL" missed
 e, lucky for mo. and kept right
 About hundred yards beyond ie end of the train they climbed ito car that Was parked on the 'ad that runs alongside the tracks 1d after telling ID. goodby with lother bullet that missed me, too. eve had tho car started was 'Ohl tO eIst HF IllH start 1ONafU | aplfal City 10 notify the police hen l noticed there was hand
 IT on the tracks. just Nhere this 'ur joins the main line.
 'I threw the switch and in min c l had the handcar on the main le and was pumping along after "n. The state road parallels in" ilroa1 track for five or six miles. M know. and I could make nearly
 good time in my handcar as they u|d in their fliyN"r. for if s d Wn grade nearly all the way" } paused, his eyes closing Wra~ as if every muscle in his body he'd with the memory Of that ter ,le ride in the dead of night. Better rest awhile. Dave" Pop bee suggested gently. bending CT the boy 10 wipe the cold drops