New Britain herald., 1928-04-05
THIS HAS HAPPENED

the farm she finds friend in Davle Nash, student and athlete. Carson is furious because David prefer: Sally to Pearl, his daughter.
 When he makes insulting remarks about Sally. David sends him crash. ing to the ground with one terrific blow. David and Sally run ava, and join carnival. David as cook: helper and Sally as Princess Lalla, crystal gazer,
 The midget, 'Ptty Sing likes Sally and warns her to beware o' \ita, the Hula dancer. who is ln- fatua,ed with David. That night in the dress tent Nita tells Sally she knows who she is, and that sine is eluding the police and she threatens 10 inform the police. Sally, who has not before today thought of David as a sweetheart suddenly flares up and tells Nita he is hers as long as he wants to be. The midget, who feigns sleep, pipes lip shrllly al this point and threatens to tell By bee of Nita's infamous plot. This HHSitfS lNtttt Itcutlt, Ntt 'I'liS 10 badly frightened.
 NOW GO ON WITH THE. STORY
 CHAPTER NlN
 The next morning-the carnival S second and last day in stanton -- Sally oyerslept She did not awaken rntll a tiny hand tusscd impatiently at her hair. Her dark blue eyes flew wide in startled surprise, then recognition of her surroundings and of "Pitty Sing" tho midget. daNned in them slowly.
 You looked so pretty asleep that ] hated to awaken you,' the midget told her. But it's getting late, and I want my breakfast. I'm dressed" :"
 The little woman Nors a coml- rallv mature Hooking dress of blue linen. made doll-size. by a pattern which would have suited a woman of 4o Sally impulsively look the tiny face between her hands and laid her lips for an instant against the softly wriukled check. Then she sprang out of bod, careful not 10 "jogsle' the midget, who had been so emphatic about her dis taste for being Jocgled.
 There's a bucket of water and tin basin Miss Tanner told her hrusquely. 10 hide the pleasure which sal!y's carcss had given her. "All the other girls have gone to the cook tent, so you can dress in peace.'
 T didn't thank you properly last night for taking my part against Nita,' Sally said shyly, as she has tily drew on her stockings. But l do thank you. Betty. with all my heart I was so frightened-for David---"
 What said to Nita will hold her for a whilc.' Betty Tanner nodded with satisfaction. But I don't trust her She'll do something un- d.rhand if she thinks she can get away with it. But don't worry. Once the carn,'al gets out of this state, you and your David will be pretty safn. l don't think the police will bother about eAtra1itlon. even If Nita should tip them off. In the meantime, Ill break tn" first law of carnival and try 10 learn som.- thing of Nitats past, I've secn her turn pale more than once when 2 detective or q policeman loomc1 I'D unexpectedly and seemed to bc giving her tho once oyer. Oh. dear I'm getting 10 he as slangy as any pr tlc ,ri,.lS cI,1 u,n,,,cl
 After sally had Splashnd in the tin basin and had coubed and Traded her hair, she ilesltate1 for long minute over the two new dresses that had 1nysterlously found their way into the equally myste- nous new i'm trunk. She caught her self up at inc thought. Of course they NniH- Aot mysterious' Pop" nd Mrs Eyh"n had provided thepL out of the infinite kindness Of their loarts. Were they always so kind tn the cdrniHaI'a new recruits" Gratitude "ell,J up in her impress .,lonable >oung heart: overtIoHe1 CT lips in song. as she dressed torSrlf in the lirIc white toi1u. spiashed with tiny blue and yellow wild flowers.
 .asf nIaht5 reczc hsd brough' with i' hght, cooling shower, and Stlll ling"rod und.r thn hot caress of the June @un. Sally sane. q, E"tty's request. as she sped across '@cant lot 10 the show train rest ing ensin"less on spur track. A the sound ot her fresh, young voice. c3rollnc an oll song of summcr- time and lo'" David Nash thrust lis head out of the llttlc hlgh uin- e.oW in 'he box Of kitchen al in" i end of the dining car, and raaod . an eggturn"r at her. lips and teeth 1 and eyes flashing eay greetings to her.
 Better tell 2our Da,id how Nffa been carryng on' the mid i sat riped from S5Ilys shoulder
 Song fled from S4lly.s throat ard ]. '"art. No she shook her head. | Sbe couldn't he q ta'tlo-tale If the 'rphan1Ge hai taught her mol hing . '}se it had taught b.r not 10 bo 7, fale- hearei. Besides. to talk Of Nlta l and her threats would make il necessary to tell Iavl1 all that Nlta had sad. and at the thought ! '>+liys checks went scarlet. If might kill his friendship for her to ii him know that hore-appar fntly al tie carnival tolk-Faij labeled that friendship love" Why couldn't they tet her and pa,ij alone? Why snatch up thi- hoau- tHul fh'ns, this precious frI, nlehiu aud maui Il about. sticking labels ail over II until fl vas rUIurdP
 She had placed the midget in her own little high chair at her own particular table in the privilege car and was hurrying down the car bound for the cook lent and her own breakfast when Winfield By ltF I | f.