Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1934-11-28
BERTHE Goes to the
Circus
By Chef A
c. Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate.
WNU Service.

N1NAHEC A4h
nodded down to his right and
barked s~avagely. There's your dog
gone circus!" Little Berthe, aged
six, repressed a Shrek of delight
and merely grinned. Berthe was
psychic. He realized that his cousin
George was In no mood for over
lures of any kind.
Life was indeed a burning dough
nut to Georgia, guiding the Iron
Horse down to the circus grounds.
Another perfect holiday spoiled;
another positive proof that his par
ents were In league against his hap
piness forcing him to take little
Berthe to the circus when his whole
being yearned to be with one Ma.
bel Porter.
"Cmon," George growled. climb
ing out Of the parked Iron Horse,
And no monkey business, Teller"
he warned. You stick close to me.
II ! lose you I'll leave you here for
the circus folks. They'll feed you
to the tigers"
Who can resist a circus? Even
George. after an hour In the Big
Top, had to admit that he was en-.
1oying himself. But 1t was at the
pink lemonade stand that the world
took on Its rosiest hue. The lemon
ade was served by a girl In a crisp
gingham dress. She had lots of
blond hair and saucer blue eyes.
George drank three glasses as
slowly as possible, but the girl never
so much as smiled at him. And
right at that moment Berthe dlsap.
peared into thin airl
The three glasses of pink lemon.
AIDE became a ball of ice In
Georges stomach. He gazed fran.
tically around and suddenly saw
Berries suit squeezing through the
crowds. With a yelp of rage George
set off In pursuit. Coming up be-
hind his unsuspectlng victim he
scoOped him into his arms.
"For two cents I'd belt you one,"
George raped out. whats the
Idea of running away when !"
"You belt me, brother" a deep
bass voice rumbled In the squirm-
ing bundle George held, land I'll
sock you one myself" Georgia
dropped the midget as Ii be were
a hot coal.
Wiping the perspiration from his
brow, George went into the throng
again. He passed through and
skirted the crowds before the side
shows. He looked behind booths
and under gaming tables. He stood
still and yelled, BERTHE |" until peo-
pie stared.
Just when he was ready to look
for q policeman by some coinci.
dence. he found himself at the pink
lemonade stand again.
Wonder of wonders, the blond girl
smiled at himl "I'm glad you came
back" she greeted him. your lii.
tie cousin has been helping me. He
crawled under the table, you know.
She handed George q tall glass of /,
the rosy liquid. Here, cool off" +.
Wen, she was stunning to Geor. !
gle. so ne grinned amlably at Der :
tie, who was sticking empty bottles F,
behind the counter. All was right ,
with the world. George ordered an +.
other glass Of the cooling beverage.
1t was like nectar coming from her :
hands. He wanted to tell her some =
thing OF the sort, but lost his nerve. :
Instead he asked for another glass, !.
and another. l
"You must like that stuff" she OBJ !
served. frowning. u
Its SWELL" George enthused. .
Like you." he dared to say.
That's nc compliment" she '
.
well. anyhow" George grinned, a
"a couple of glasses won't hurt me" 8
"A couple You've had ten." The I
girl led BERTHE outside the stand. r
You'd better get your big cousin e
for home" she advised. \
o o . . .
Mrs. Blake was wiping the sup
Der dishes when the telephone rang.
is summons startled her and she e
up the instrument with mis- y
u
Hello. Hello, Aunt Frances. This o
8 Berthe" 81
BERTHE Why, my dear child, Y
What . :" .
I'm standing on a soap box. Aunt II
frances. | wanted to call you up" Z
Darling, how cutel" CT
"Yes'm." IL
you're all right, BertieT' Mrs. IL
Blake asked suddenly. Ell
"Oh, yes'm, I'm all right. But, il
lunt Frances . :" Il
"Yes. DEAR" th
Aunt Frances, | think you n ia
Incle. Charlie'd better come down hs
ere to Foxboro and bring us bt
ONE" st
Bring you homer" eli
'Yes'm. You see, Aunt Frances, Pi
eorgIe, he's awful sick" -
"Bertiel What's the matter with
eorgieT" Mrs. Blake trembled.
"Oh, Georges all right, Aunt
RANGES, only his stummick amt"
Whats the matter with his stom.