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By ELLIS PARKER BUTLER (Copyright by Daily Story It was half an hour before the performance In the big tent but the menagerie tent was beginning to fill The gasoline torches were blazing fiercely and adding their fumes to the pungent animal odors and the aroma of the damp- pine sawdust under foot aided in creating that distinctly circus scent that is the Incense of bliss to the nose of the small boy' The venders of peanuts and pink and white “lemo” were busy at their stands near where the camels were elephants and chained to stakes around the center-poland through an opening at the far end of the tent could be seen the tiers of blue plank seats In the big tent beyond and one or two men hastily raking sawdust in the two big rings A stream of eager sightseers pressed around the circle- of cages crowding close to the ejaculating with wonder at sight of the gnu or eagerly glancing ahead in vain endeavor to see the hippopotamus with his mouth Those who had canes or umbrellas slyly poked the animals keeping one eye on the sleepy watchmen It was the real circus the only ten combined greatest shows on earth and it had actually come to Yarnaby in all its glory with its cages and fluttering banners its four champion bands and It was the real lightning circus from the wonderful beasts that and noappeared on the where else to the poles and posts and seats painted that shade of blue that is seen on and posts and seats and is seen there only All Yarnaby county that had not attended the morning performance crowded the tent that evening and of all the animals 'fhe lions were viewed with the greatest awe The monarchs of the animal kingdom lay at the back “He’s Hypnertlzin the Lion” of their cage blinking sleepily and glancing now and then at the curious faces of the crowd with lazy Indifference When from sheer weariness the lioness yawned and showed her white teeth the crowd before the cage fell omen back precipitately and the uttered little cries of terror The let her head drop comfortably between her paws and glanced at her mate ‘‘What do you think of that?” she asked The lion sniffed contemptuously ‘‘They weary me” he said ‘‘to tell the truth everything wearies me now I’d like to go back to the Jungle Do you remember the day I killed the wild ox soon after I met you?” I “Indeed do" said the lioness “I can see you still crawling slowdy nearer while you held him with your eyes until you sprang upon his back and bore hitn down” The lion raised his head and swayed his tail stealthily as he had in his free days and then laid his head on his paw and gazed through the bars of the cage “Yes!” he said “Yes! I would give all this comfort and fegular diet for Just to one day of the old hunt be free and to hypnotize an antelope or a shaggy ox as I stole upon it to see it quiver with fear wishing to fly but held nerveless by the power of my eye Do you remember the day I hypnotized a man?” “Indeed I do!” said his wife proudly “He was an Englishman” “Yes" said the lion “a mighty hunter It was the full of the moon at the He was hunting me” antelope pool “Do you rememHe chuckled grimly ber it was our firstborn’s birthday We ate the Englishman for dinner that night' It was little Leo's first taste of Pub Co) dear Eight years of butcher’s meat I fear you have dulled your eyes could not hypnotize a rabbit now" The lion raised his head and his brow contracted He gazed over the heads of the crowd into the jungle of his youth The lioness had hurt his pride At that moment Silas and Sally stood before the ostrich cages Silas was in his Sunday clothes and on his breast glowed a scarlet tie and Sally clung to his arm with both hands only loosening her grip from time to time to take a bite of the brick of " popcorn 6he carried She glanced at the crowd ahead of them “What are we coinin’ to now Si?” she asked “That’s the lions” said Silas “Ever seen any?” She tightened her grip on his arm and giggled nervously “No I ain’t” she said “Ain’t you frightened of them?” con“Who? — me?” asked Silas I ain’t scared "No temptuously They’re safe enough they’s stout iron bars to his cage There’s a feller gits in his cage and makes him act We’ll I seen it on see him in the big tent the show bills” “Ain’t you makin’ fun of me Si?” the asked “My sakes! I wouldn’t git in that cage fer nawthin’" “Pshaw! it’s easy wnen you know how to do it” said Silas “He does it with his eye Hypnertizes ’em” “What’s that?" she asked “How kin anybody hypnertize a lion Si?” “Well he jist looks him plum in the eye steady I read all about it once When he looks hard enough the lion’s got ter do what he wants him ter do” now!” giggled “Ain’t that funny “I bet you couldn’t do it” Sally “I bet I kin" he boasted “I got a mighty steady eye" They had edged their way up to the lion’s cage and as the lion lowered his gaze it fell on the scarlet of Silas’ tie “Well my dear” said the lion “I may be getting stout but I’ll show you my eye has lost none of its cunning See that man with the red spot on I will hold him spellhis breast? bound as I did the ox and the Englishman until you are convinced” The lion arose and walked to the front of the cage his eyes fastened on Silas’ face Sally screamed and drew back in terror but Silas laughed "Don’t be scared” he said “jist I'll show you I kin hang onto me hypnertize him” "What you goin’ ter make him do?” asked Sally tremulously “I’m ter make him go back an’ lay down” said Silas He braced his feet firmly and gazed straight into the lion’s eyes repeating slowly under his breath: “Go an’ lay down! Go an' lay down!” and the lion leaned his nose against a bar and glared at Silas The crowd edged close to Silas “What’s he doin’?” they asked in whispers Sally giggled “He’s hypnertlzin’ the lion” she whispered proudly and the word passed from one to another and all stood eagerly watching Silas and the lion by truns The pupils of the lion's eyes conFlashes of yeltracted and expanded low fire flew from His tail them swung slowly to and fro coiling and uncoiling like an angry serpent Sila3 wrinkled his brow and frowned steadily at the lion He clenched his fists and drew every muscle tense He breathed quickly and dug his toes into the insoles of his boots and tried to concentrate his whole being into the words: “Go an’ lay down” that ran through his brain rnd the minutes slipped by The crowd wearied and passed on but Silas and the lion Btood motionless The lion swung his tail more rapidly and his nostriln quivered with excitement and Silas set his teeth on his tongue and lowered his "eyelids until his eyes gleamed narrow and snake-lik- The lioness raised her head and gazed on the affair with interest and Sally glanced proudly at Silas’” face and then anxiously at the emptying tent Silas grew warm and uncomfortable and shifted his weight from foot to foot The veins swelled into great cords on his neck and hands and he threw his chin upward and bent his head forward “Go an’ lay down!” he almost hissed' but the lion swung his tail and gazed Bteadily with unwinking eyes' In the big tent the band began playing Sally and Silas were left alone with the lioness and her mate Silas longed to tyrn and fly but the reputation of his eye was at stake The lion too was weary He seldom stood so long for he had grown fat in captivity A burst of applause in the big tent told that the “grand triumphal entry and pageant of all nations” had begun and Sally pulled gently at Silas’ arm The lioness stretched herself and yawned “Well dear” she said “I admit your eye has lost none of its cunning Come and lie down now or you will be too tired to sleep The lion gave Silas a parting glance turned slowly and lay down beside his mate and Silas straightened his cramped back and wiped his hot face “fou done it didn’t you?” said Sally “Hurry on or we won’t git no seats in the big tent" Reports Seeing Leprechaun A r£al live Leprechaun one of the little folk is reported to lave made his appearance at Newport TipperA ary where people are credulous resident of the district whilst on his way home with acreel of peat was startled at the appearance of a diminutive man He was dressed in pants coat of brown white shoes grey7 stockings and a brown cap set off by a red tassel Apparently years are telling even on the for he walked with a Leprechaun The gentleman who saw the limp mannikin was so anxious to capture him that he forgot that to lose sight of him even for an instant is fatal to one’s chances of getting the pot of The man stopped to pick fairy gold up a missle with which to “level” the Leprechaun as he expressed it When he looked up the cuto little fairy had vanished THE SAUNA Was After the Lucky Raldwin theater and hotel fire in San Francisco years ago there were nine feet of water in the basement where the instruments When a of the orchestra were stored little of it had been pumped out August Hinrlchs leader of the orchestra hired a tnan to swim in and get out his famous Ainatl violin It was wrecked — water soaked warped twisted and broken up into 68 pieces The hot water had soaked out all the old glue and every piece had fallen away from its neighbor besides a good many patches of wood put In when repairs had been done To all appearance the thing was smashed beyond recall Herman Muller a Nevertheless local violin repairer who knew and loved the old fiddle took it in hand man" “I can see it very plainly” said the Twice he carefully Joined the lioness “but I should hate to have pieces of wood Twice he von meet a man with a gun now decided that the Amati 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