New Britain herald., 1928-04-26
THIS HAS HAPPENED

Ward of the state orphanasc since she is four. Sally Ford is "farmed o1t' to Clem Carson the summer she is 16. and meets David Nash. ath- lrtc and student, working on the Carson farm. When Carson makes remarks about David's friendship for Sally, David hits him. They run away and join q carnival, David as cooks helper and Sally as "Prin- cess Lalla," crystal gazer.
 Tn Capital City. location of the orphanago, Sally is recognized when the orphans troop in, Chaperonod by q beautiful Lady Bountiful.' Gus, the barker, diverts attention and Sally is saved. Sally learns from Ar thur Van Horne, handsome eastern CT visiting in Capital City that the Lady Bountiful" is Enid Barr, wife of a wealthy New Ncrkcr.
 In another state Sally and David go about the streets without fear o' being detected by the police. David gives Sally a sapphire engagement ling. Mrs, Stone. matron of the or phanagc, gets word that Sally is with the carnival and she travels to the next state to bring her back, Gus sees her jerk the veil from Sally's face and gives signal. Dur tpc q. melee in which Mrs. Stone is accused of stealing q purse and IS taken away hy q "schillcr' sheriff sally escapes. Fastening to DaNil she tells him what has happened and he agrees they must run away NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY CHAPTER NXNNlI
 "Oh. let's say goodhy 10 the carni ,al,' Sally cried. homesickness fol the dearest family" she had evel known already tightening her throa with tears.
 And so they paused. hand ir hand. on the crest of the little hil which rose at the end of Mai, Street. on which Winfield Bybee Bigger and Better Carnival Wa. selling temporary joy and excite nlent to villagers and farmer weary of the insular monotony 0 their lives.
 There it all lay just below then big tents and little tents witt gay, flying banners; the merry go round with its music-box grindinI out Sweet Rosie O'Grady": tn ferris wheel a gigantic loop 0 lights. The composite voice of tn carnival came up to these two chil dren of carnival who were desert ing it. and the roar. muNd slightl by distance, was like the music c a heavenly choir in their ears.
 'Listen.' Sally whispered, he fingers closing tensely over David arm. "Gus, pallyhooing The Pal ace of Wonders. I wonder if he remember not to spiel about 'Prir cess Lalla'"
 They could sec him. small fig ure from that distance. looking lik Jack-in- the-boX as he waved h. arms and thundered the dear. ia miliar phrases which Sally woul never forget if she lived to be hundred.
 She was about 10 run back dow the hill, but David strode after he and put his arms about her con cortingly. Sally. honey, we haven time! Throw them kiss frol here, and then we've got to hurl away"
 She broke from his embrace an flung her arms out in a passiona' gesture of love and farcwel "Goodby, Carnival. Thank you ft she Itcring David and me. Goodb Pop Bybse and Mrs. Bybee. Goo, by. Gus Goodby, Jan. Goolh Noko! Goodbv. Boffo, And Bab' Goodby, dancing girls. ] hope yo all land on Broadway with Zic; feld. Oh, goodby. Pitty Sing, de; littlo Betty. Goodby, goodhy Then she flung herself upon b. vid's breast and held him fig with all the strength in her tn young arms. I've only got yt now. David. Oh. David, what going to become of us? Do yt really love me, darlingr"
 She strained away from him. search his beloved face as well the darkness of the night wou permit. Faintly she could see q trcmblc of his tender. deeply carv' lips. so dearly boyish. His cy looked big and black in the njg} but there vas a gloam of such ( vine light in them that her finge crcpt up his face tremblngly a, closed his eyeiids, for she sudden felt ahash"d. unW orthy Of his lov'
 1 love you with every cell
 my body, every thought in I mind and every beat of my hear