The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-04-03
THIS has HAPPENED


The summer she 10 10. SALLY
FORD 10 "fnrsmed out~ % GLEN
CARSON. prosperous farmer. she
leaves the state Orphana9e. the
only home she has knoWn o1nce
she WINS four. A. Clem's farm,
Sally 0nds q friend II DAVID
NASH. athlete anI student 81
farming. who 10 working On the
Carson firm. David plainly pre-
Pearl. This Anglers both Pearl
and Glen.
when Carson makes 1nsult1ng
remarks about Sally. David sends
him crashing 10 the ground.
David and Sally run away Esd
come upon = carnival train. Sally
finds IN the carnival troupe ED.
Orphnns' Home. Eddie tells WIN.
FIELD BYBEE. manager ~ The
carnival. Of their plight an1 .
place u mnde for them. David 10
put In the cooks car and sally
becomes "Princess Lalla." Turk.
tsh crystal gaxer.
The midget. "PITrY SING
asks Sally to carry her 20 the car
Tor supper and a. she trips aIong
with the little woman. she catches
sight Of the headlines On the mid.
gets newspaper. The story es
David's nskt with Carson 10 teI6
In big headlines. sally suas "a
show David the lie that 10 beIne
published. A Sally leaves the
Kitchen she runs into WIuAelA
Bybee and his wife. They ask her
TO join them NJ supper. Sally tells
Mrs. Byhee aD1 she knOws aoe0t
her mother and that she lived %
one time In stanton. the town they
nre now In. Mrs. Bybee agrees -
20 scouting the next morning t.
see what she can learn.
NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY
CHAPTER XVII
HOURS more Of 'crystal-gazing."
- Of giving lavish promises Of
'long Journeys" success. wealth.
sweethearts. husbands. wives. bum
per corn and wheat crops. babies
until IL o'clock and tho merciful
dwindling Of the carnival crowds
permitted q weary little "Princess
Lalla" to slip out Of the "Palace
Of Wonders" tent, Pity Sing. the
midget woman. Graded In her arms
like a baby. For Pity Sing had
promptly adopted Sally ~ her hu.
man sedan chair. uncompromisingly
dlsmissing olack-eyed Nita. the
"Hula.Hula" dancer. who had pre-.
viously performed that service for
her.
II don't like Mia . Bit" the tiny
treble voice informed Sally with
great deiiniteness.
"Poor Pity Sing!" Sally soothed
her. as she picked her way carefully
over the grass stubbls to the big
dress tent which also served a.
sleeping quarters for tho women
performers OF tho palace OF Won.
ders." Haven't you anyone to look
after you? Anyone belonging to
you. / meant"
why should ! have?" the indig.
nant little piping voice demanded
from Sally's shoulder. I'm Z
woman grown. a. I've reminded you
before. I've been paying Nita ave
dollars week to carry mo to and
from the show tent for each per.
Torrance. OF course there are Z few
other little things she does for me.
but II you'd like to have the posi-.
ton ! think We would get along
very nicely"
"Oh. I'm sure Of IT." sally q.
ulted. laying her cheek Tor an -.
slant against the haxen. msrcelled
little head. THANK you. Pity
Sing. thank you with Ill my
hearth"
"Pleass don't call me- Pity
Sing" the little voice commanded
tartly. The name does very we'll
Tor exhibition purposes. but ny
name r. Miss Tanner-Dll1aboth
Matilda Tanner"
"Oh. I'm sorry!" Sally protested.
hurt and abashed. u didn't mean
IT,
''But you may call me Betty
The treble was suddenly sweet and
sleepy IKE = chtld's. One Of the
miniature hands duttered out In,