The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-04-16
THIS HAS HAPPENED

1N1S Has nAHtENEO
SALLY FORD. ward Of the state
four. o. "farnea out's 10 GLEN
CARSON when she O. 10 and
meets DAVID NASH. athlete and
student who 10 working On the
farm for the sualmcr. Carson
makes insultlng remarks about
David's friendship for Sally and
the student strikes him . terrible
blow.
sally and David run away ana
Join q carnival, David ~ cooks
helper and sally In = sldesh0w
dla1ulsed m "Prlncess Lalla.n
crystal gaser.
NITA. Hula dancer, who knows
the police are after David md
Sally and who e. Infatuated with
David, threatens to expose sally
IL she doesn't keep Islands ON
the young student.
The carnival goes aext 70 Cap.
itAl City, where sally spent SO
many years n the orphanage.
she soon forgets her fears Of de.
lection and relies On her success.
full dlsgu1se Of the crystal gaxer.
She ts confused one afternoon b.
n handsomes well-dresse0 East.
erner who teaslngly reads her
fortune In the crystal. she Tor.
gets him. however. when she sees
her little friends. the wards Of
beautiful sad-eyed woMan. sally
10 completely terrified when one
Of the orphans recognises her ana
shouts her name. GUS. the bark.
er. however, comes 10 her rescue
and alveEts attentlon - the
freaks. Soon the chiJaren troop
ont and sally gives her attention
to the beautiful woman who 10
adAEessin@ the 6lack.eyea East.
erner. They sppsrestly know
ether 20 .sEnids and Nvan."
now co ON WITH THE STORY
CHAPTER XVIII
THE storm broke with such sud
I den and devastating fury thai
the performers in the Palace OIL
Wonders tent had little time t.
obey the white hopes" frantic
below Of warning.
The terrified audience mlllet
like stampeded cattle. choking VI
both exits of the tent. that leading
out into the midway. and the fiaT
1t the back Of the tent through
which performers passed In and
out between shows. At each exit
the fesr.crazed carnival visitor,
were assaulted BY . dasins impact
Of wind and hail and rain. sdriver
back into the temporary shelter oil
tho tent.
Sally was fighting her way TO
ward the GALLEY" exit, her frail
small body hurting itself futilel.
against men who had lost all
thought Of chivalry. knew only
that death threatened.
The region was notorious for I'll
cyclones. and the horror Of such
. calamity Was stamped on ever
pallid face. Children screamed;
women ahrillsd for help. called
frantically Tor their offspring sep
arated from thom In that mad rush
for the exits.
Sally had almost won 20 the alley
exit when she remembered s'Pitty
Sing" the midget. tiny, helpless
Miss Tanper, who wao payine he,
to carry her 70 ana from the tent
who must even now b cowerinl
In her baby-chair. unable even 6
reach the ground without assist
ance.
II was' not quite 90 hard to push
her way back into the center d
the tent; cTAssd men and women
offered little resistance to anyone
who WAS - foolish @ q tempt
death under : collapsed tent.
She had almost reached th(
nidget's platform when she sud
lenly felt herself lifted into . pail
Il strong arms, swung high above
che hands Of tho last Of the crowd
that was battling IT. way 20 TIL
exits Her cry was instructive, IN
reasoning. direct from her heart:
'Datidl Oh. Davl6!"
\ mockins laugh answered bel