New Britain herald., 1928-04-11


 would even now be married 10 her If she had lct kim give up his ann hllions for hcr.
 Ky the tlmc Shr had finished breakfast in the cook tent the car nIvai was nearly ready for business. Even the Ferris wheels glttering inmcnsity Was flung toward the sky. the basket seats hanging mo- tion,ass in the still, hot air. Ban ners advertising real and spurious wonders were being lacked upon scared booths, endoWing them with slamor: "Bybee's Follics Girls a dazzingly beautiful chorus straight from Zicgfeld's Follies in New Iork-SiN reasons why men leave home: Beautiful Babe, the Fattest Girl iu the World. 6o0 pounds Of rosy cuddly girl flesh: Aggregation Of Freaks in the World; also Princess Lalla, from Constan,inople. crystal -sazcr es- capped member Of the sultan $ Harem: Sees all, knows all-Past, Present and Future,'
 Sally wandered along the md way. waving a small brown hand to Eddie Cobb. who was setting up his gambling wheel and gaudlly dressed kewpie dolls: exchanged predictions as to the days business with two or three good con- cessionaires: won gold-toothcd smile from the henna- haired girl who sold tickets for the tin rabbit races
 But she soon discovered that she was restless and lonely, The car niyal had no glamor in these carly hours. Without the crowds there was no glamor: the crowds them selves. though they did not suspect it. furnished the glamor with their naive credulity, their laughter. their free and easy spending. thelr susceptibility as relief from tn" monotony Of their lives to the very spirit of carnival for which this dra gglcd old hoyden Of sho" was named.
 "The kids would love il" Sally remembered suddenly. seeing in a painfully bright flash of memory the oldish. wistful little faces of Betsy and Thelnla and Clara and all the other orphans who had until so reccntly-though it seemed years aeo-becn her only friends and playmates.
 "J wonder if Eloisc Durant IS terribly unhappy, or if sh" has ! found some other 'hig girl 'o pct her. | wonder if Betsy and Tb"]ma ! and Clara miss my rlay-act,ng.' ! Shc smiled at the picture of her self draped in sheet and crowned 1 with her own hraids III erin6lc l cloak and q crown Of gold adornlnG l queen, If they could see m" now. Play-acting all the time, all dressed up in purple satin trousers , and green satin jacket all gllttery with gold braid. I wish l had lots of money. so 1 could send them all tickets 10 come to the carnival, her | thoughts rau on. as homeslckneSs .
 / for the place she had hoped never | to see again rose up. treocl.'rous ! and unwclcom.. to dim her Joy III i the glorious miracle Of DaNid's love T suppose" she confessed for | lcrnly. that Mrs. stone is the only mother I'll ever know. l wish Id always been good so she Nouldn | believe the awful things Glenn Car ! son said about me She thinks Tn : bad now--like my mother l won der" she was startled, her face , flushing hotly under the brown pow , der, If am bad. They say it's il inc blood. I'm crazy to have DaNt kiss me. and--and he had to asl me not to. Mayh" David is afralf I'm had. too. and will nahe hin bad
 The thought vas 'mhearablo. Sh' wanted 10 fly to David. 10 search hi gold -tirckod haI'l eyes again, to s"' if he had lost any Of his respect ] for her. Bu- she wouldn't kiss him shed bite h.r iougue out first. Sh' Nas going to ne good, good, prov to herself and David and all th' world that "it" wasn't in her blood
 But all day, a.5 the crowds gath rred and money Cliuh"J merrlly q II fell into cash boys she louE"' for David, lived over avery h'ss t' had given h.r. from the brushing Q his lips against the tip of h. r shor nose to that dizzying wedding 0 hps when their love had been con fr-S,i III the moonlight
 Am, h"caus. she Was l"musc Nlth romance. thrilling with J." n',u aH4hvninE 10 love. sht mad m almost riotous success of he .ry-t;l- gazing that first day Of 'h carnival in Capital City. Girl laughed shyly and cudil"d a2lln- their sN,"th"arts prov ocatNely 9 they left the Palacc of Wonders. d. termin,d fo make "irincess Lalla $ enchanting prophecies com" tru'
 And sh. vas so collectively h"a tnll herself. aeparkle with love 3 -h' was. that ihre or four unac eomp panied NonnG men, s""kln uoHl.Igc ot pas. present and fu tyre. suggested that she fuifill he own prophecies of 70 h"an'it' hr1in. rt. until. rmhnrrass' though fl3'ter"I. slH took r'fugc i a.SUmtu- inst all @'utl"m"u pr"fc blonds,
 She did moi soe David tha, n1gh after the carnival had shut up shoI for ho could not leave th. sho' train and only male performer: barker and conc"ssionaIr"> W"r r.rmItrcd 10 hang around th, 'rali sally uHI, rstood from th" nidgc "l'Ity Sing. that Il nightly polk" gam. attracted in. men to th . privilege ear and that tl.,- -.ightin and oN"n gun play was no uucom : mon break ln the Honotony. Pc Byhc'. genial uu1iI he heard th