Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1932-01-07

and came closer. "You see. Uncle
Dan-Mr. Dayton. you know"
"Oh, he's your uncle?" asked Joe
Barry, somewhat awed
Eyes. I'm Sue Dayton" She smiled
at the impressed look In his eyes.
MY father and Uncle Dan were part
ners, until Dad died. Uncle Dan
really reared me in the ring; Dad al.
ways looked after the business end of
the show"
Il see" In fact. Joe Barry had paid
little attention. Now with quick fin
gerngs. he drew a soft melody from
the responsive instrument In his grasp
Then again. Gee. | oughtn't to be
fooling around with this; it's too val.
liable"
II wish Blackie Jordan thought So"
said the girl.
Hes The fellow who plays for your"
queried Joe.
You saw the act, did your
yes" Joe was awkwardly silent.
The girl smiled.
We'll. go ahead and say 1t. You
didn't like ity'
'Oh. | liked YOU
| but you didn't like the act? Well"
| the girlshness of her had faded into
a youthful maturity. Il know it isn't
what It should be. You see. in the
beginning, the idea was fine. There
was young Italian on the show then
who could play the accordion. So we
| decided on dressing lombard in a
| Pierrot costume, the same white silk
one that Blackie wears now, and
| shutting Off the rest of the show and
having him sing and play in the center
| OF the ring while rested between
turns We could do that all right;
| the tent is small enough for voice
| to reach all parts OF 1t. Can you
| sing?" she asked naively.
yes, | sing some" Joe Barry con-
| fessed. II used to sing a lot"
II thought you did. heard you
humming when you first started to
play"
WAS II" He laughed Il didn't
| notice"
Il gathered as much. Well. you'd
| understand what mean, then. Lom-
bardi had intended to put on straight
clown make-up-not the funny kind,
! you know. but just white. with black
| diamonds on his forehead and cheeks.
was to dress as Pierrette, and he
| would sing to me. But of course" she
added as though Joe Barry knew all
about 1t. ''he was hurt just week
| before we opened. and don't suppose
| he'll ever be able to troupe again.
We'd already spent all this money for
the best accordion Uncle Dan could
buy, 80 we thought we'd salvage what
we could. OF course Blackie only
plays little and he hates 1t. so he
doesn't help much"
"You know. thought that! l kind
OF felt he hurt things" Joe confessed.
you were $3.50 pretty and graceful.
riding around there and 80. oh you
know. sort OF fresh and sweet looking
and everything"
BE CAREFUL" Sue Dayton laughed
and grasping guy rope. put her head
| against her appraised arm.
"Well--you know. / was just telling
you what I was thinking He didn't
seem to take much interest Then
| got to thinking, how pretty that all
! would he II there we're somebody In
there who just loved to play. This
| way, Blackie--is that his name?--is
| just there But 1t seemed to me that
| he ought to come In. like he'd followed
you, and play as he entered the ring.
And you would pose and throw kisses
to him from upon the horse. OF
course, 1t was kind OF silly, I've never
seen anything In circus like that"
"Sillyi' The girl had touched his
arm. Don't you know that it isn't
silly to think OF such things. just be-
l. a. u