Show he flew back to the couch caught up the little drooping form and strained it to his breast then placing her tenderly back upon the pillow he pressed the wee white fingers to his lips and rushed out of tho room up up higher and higher never before had the trapeze eo distinguished himself people said his feats were man elous today to day and shout after shout of applause rent the air as a thousand eyes watched the intricate winding of the intrepid performer but the big drum sounded in his ears like some huge incarcerated monster beating at tho bars of its prison intent on freedom the music of tho band seemed afar off and like a con glo of faint discords the air was fiu fc and misty and the thousands of heads crowded around the circus ring like so many wooden balls i axed together large and small while all the time a little loved voice i was pleading papa take me but his face wore its brightest smile as always and his graceful ac 1 of each ring of ap ahause seemed never so gallantly ren alered at last it was all over the final and most difficult had been successfully accomplished and ho descended and ran gracefully out of the ring not forgetting to wave a farewell to the admiring multitude at the exit door stood the manager a smile of approval his face well done ho said wo could never have dispensed with tha tand besides a pause she will be all right tomorrow but the trapeze rider only bowed and passed on at the door of her room he paused the nuree came to him how is she he gasped she looked away and answered she is dead |