The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1934-05-23

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CHAPTER XIV
Con preduced q pair Of leather
kFUu3erp, leather l6gaipgs and q
heAyily PADDED leather j9cket from
014 ef hinstfunka. lie gave them 70
4fedbiiue end told her TO put them
'srpqk pour hair upder this cap,
he a6eed. "There'G n4ver been q
woman IN the case With old Sander
enf Leo eud don't know what
Meis ssecsich will be, 90 wen take
tig did not wait to hear what
Madeline might say, but strobe on
~ 9tvo some Instructions, The
ureak glIded cage that housed
three African lions was pulled into
the arena and small steps, mount
inB 70 toe door, were placed be.
While Madeline dressed, cold
pefapifatlOn poured from her body.
she felt 50 physically III that she
wondered IL she could walk from
tho dressing room 10 the big top,
lpt alone enter the lion cage. Moth
inE but the fact that she knew
hAif the crow was standing by,
Win amused, incf6dulous grins on
ti5AiF faces and bits that she would
npypf 40 u induced her 10 stop
fnt'of the little dressing room at
Con met her halfway across the
NEena and smiled approval at her
There's not u thing TO be afraid
Of" no Haid, "a child could pet
those babies and not be hurt
She TDanaged y wan smile and
fned 10 weIk steLdily beside him,
but her courage did not increase
WREN she febnsod no was going
intc ths cage nneriaed ana thnt
In case d bbagI sho4ld become 70.
stand BY" Con said, land when
fseRli, come In tbs door"
he picked up ~ chair, mounted
tbs stairs, turned Tho key In tho
lock, opened tho door d tfino and
slld bis body through, slamming
It'd gpbr tightly after him.
waves OF nausea swept over
Madeline. Hundreds Of times she
mud watched him d. this thing.
Hundf6de OF times she had seen
Itlin stroke tho heal and board Ut
the 6rcat shaggy beast. Sander, and
he danger Or II hui not occurred
70 her. Now. with her limbs like
itRe, her hands cluminy, her head
eRltnniing, all she could think Of
was D0nna'B warning "Tho cats al'
wars sot ther, sometime"
That sander .pprred Ike a kit.
On and Heoptd 70 love the touch
~ Cons hand INFANT nothing. lie
Yogid bo sure 70 hute her! He
' Ycula sense hsr fear. Oh God, she
Con turned, bockoned 10 her and
ualpeksd the cage door.
Il ICome on" no said. "Qyick."
a The. magic OF her lovo for him
91Cveh heF weighted limbs. When
fhe door Changed Behind her and
ghe REALISED that she was enclosed
hGhlnd iron bars with three huge,
vicious boasts that could rend her
infe tRtters with one stroke OF
hleHed paws everything went
black before her.
Die caught Cons arm ana chung
10 him, not for protection but ~
keep from falling, Tho cage
shefped 70 rock ~ though u were
.beinB tobscd about on tho blllows
lbf o stormy seq. Shc tried 10 DO
~ Con whispered, ~ look at tho
,cAta But she couldn't. She folt
that tho boasts knew her terror
and u she looked ~ them they
would spfing upon hcr.
tho bars. they danced ernsily,
came towards her, cteded, twisted
! anass g.itssss' Con whispered.
''ssssdy. hverythims's hnc"
Then she called. carlo. Come,
me yellow beast cringod, SUNK
backward. Con called again, this
time with rahpIng command, The
cat enaried, laHhed ~ tall. Made.
lines muscles tdutenad. Thon the
sIibR started - draw nearer, his
body fattenei until his shaggy
stomach rested upon tho floor.
Madeline could feel his fetid
breath, smell the rank odor Of him
and her roeling senses seemed to
suddenly the animal rotreatcd,
.crouched and emitted n blood
eu.dIInF roar cSn, , amo , on
dammsd Ills chair IN full In the
face Of the beast and with HIS FREQ
han 1 Unattached the door.
"uet out" he muttored. Oct
out Back Outi It's your SMELL"
Somehow she contrived 10 do M
no commanded. On tho steps her
legs cayed IN like Jelly. the fog
Of black nausea swept her along
With II, and she did not know what
occurred Until. long .fterward.
4 she revived with her clothing
soaked with tho water that Con
had thrown IN her face. She burst
into tearb and sobbed her contri-
tion. "Oh. Con, I'm 10 sorry! 1
never tainted before In my life,
But was 80 scared. never knew
any one could DO 80 scared"
"YOu were Ane," no assured her.
"CaTip got nasty, but everything
{ ID eping 10 BIO all Eight. Maybe
! I riisbed you into It too soon. Well
70 slower and IN a weeks time
II APpER FANNY SAYS.