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Show MAGAZINE SECTION. nv VAiri:u jon THE V r SVXOPSM. animal queen, dies to a baby. Doctor L.a llcMma 4hund. owner ot circus. child. La refuses to recosnlz a clown, Intrusts baby to Flip, Blle rears Later rlUer. circus as nho I'eg I.urvl reconM wife fletermlnes loetor and 1V! ihnll not fhare Lumt's millions to follow circus sends Hindu servant Kiid Us;Oie of Kirl. Do tor Lund eends that thus to t from FlipMrs.letter Lund also rroves Many excltinsc and wants this letter. and events transpire. hazardous nttacks vrho Is following I'eK tor Lund's son lo. his wife, to Inlure her to the Ctrl from many perilous episode young straits. In th preceding save themselves by Lund and I'e thewaters of the river wimmtn? fmm Into whlt-- they have jumped to escapea death when an engine telescopes been they have Ran frHht car In which The Hindu and hiscorner hM prisoner. follow them from the beach and been t hm In toolhouse that has ererte-- on a Ions pier. Here several excltlnsr encounters occur and young Lund and Peg are made prisoners. fiLund escapes by Jumplnr through nally fired window, but he is hit one by bullets of his capfrom the revolver of tors. 1I manages to sustain himself In the water until washed upon the a beach by th waves. Pe Is bound to and left stanchion in the toolhouse alone. Hats climb to the shelf where matches, knock them there is ft box down and the matches Ignite, setting fire to the toolhouse. L,a Fieur. f?ivtns? Urth nfter nll Ja. nus-t-afi- .l. r3' res-cu- be-com- e in 0 lIy es - t imrrn episode. I SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH, SUNDAY, JULY 9, 1016. X, k. him. amj iiiiAXur. Xovrllaed From ihc Motionmrrie-tu- re of h Sam ly the I nltrrol Film Manufartur-l- K mpnj. 1316. by the Authors. Copyright, j HEKALD-KEPUBLICA- - r - - I '.j well-nig- h half-civiliz- ed Seconds seemed like hours to Peg consciousness. la her position of extreme peril. Tho But at best he was half stunned ropes with which tho Hindu had tied and did not seem to realize for a long fcer to the post in the old shack cut while what was going on about him. Into her flesh as she tagged and et rug- - Ho dimly recognized Peg and by & day. safely off the road and you had that and muttered, disconsolately, to himred streak in your head fixed up." self: kissed over leaned and "I dread this Mexican trip. There's Peg tenderly 3'oung Lund, who raised his arms and something tells me these greasers are encircled her shoulders as he held her going to give us trouble. I wonder in fond embrace. why the 'governor' couldn't find gentle pressure of her hand signified more than he had strength for words i. to tell. He moved hU hand to the V 4 back of his head and when he drew Lis fingers away they were stained with blood. The badly frightened girl lifted his head to her lap and made a hurried t examination. There was a red streak running over his scalp, just at the 4 '. ar back of his head, where one of the i many bullets fired by Chockro's for success. , henchmen had found its mark when Tliere was a nail in the pest. v Bit by bit, Strang by strand, Peg Lund leaped from the window of the how badly he was f destroyed particles of the rope by rub-- shack. But just V . 'ri t it against the nail until finally hurt Peg was unable to tell. ;bing freed must Lund realized The that hands her girl With herself. she f " s ? numbed bv the effort, she was not able have attention, but the only thing she t assist to be to would could do try her in fast work completing to very strands that him toward the fishermen's huts she the of task untying knew were strung along the shore. bound her legs and feet. Time' and again Peg's strength e And when see naa cone wus i CTored through the dense smoke failed, and she was compelled to let J her burden crumple on the sands. And keeping1 along tho wall opposite the flames after a brief rest the start was again spot where the were leaping high nntil she came to made, this process to be repeated the door through which she had en- over and over as man and girl made tered. It was securely fastened from their way, in the early dusk, covering the long trip down the beach. ' 2 the outside. V atthat was this the And eight The girl noticed that there was a of one of the attention the tracted to the A4 draft that attracted the smoke in the who score lived fishermen of disto -A ceiling, and great was her joy the clustered shore, along cover a trap door that led to the low, huts that a little formed and from far town, flat roof of the old shack. own. The old man No one ave a better account of himself than did the college girL "When the cover was removed the village of their his in was door, watching standing and flames found a stronger draft, tho setting sun as it cast its red glow they fairly leaped at the girl, strugthe sands. "Don't worry about me, sweet enough' towns in the'United States to gling to draw her liody to safety. It along "Look, wife, do you see somebody heart," said Lund. "A little rest keep this show going for the rest of was fast work and hard work, but here will fix me up all right. And the season." moving out yonaer on tne oeacni desperation gave the girl phenomenal said wife his the fisherman, calling besides, I would like to stay here until And there was good reason for Flip strength, and she reached her first from the hut. "It looks like people I get in good shape before going home. chance for safety without serious conand everybody with the show to be to me." inThere is so much mystery there that now flames the But sequences. "Sure as you live there's someone it puzzles me and whoever is giving apprehensive. For weeks the papers creased her danger, threatening to in trouble out there," said tho wom- me this chase need not know how close had been filled with exciting rumors focn consume the frail roof and let an. "Run along and see if you can he came to putting mo out of busi- - of trouble across the Mexican fron Teg tumble into the seething fire. tier. Only in the past few days it had And in a few momenta the ness. There was no choice, no time to con- help." been announced that government sol old fisherman had brought in the "Well, then, we had better decide," diers were sider; there was bat one decision to being held in readiness for strange gue3ts to share the hospitality said Peg. "You stay here until you 4 make and that meant the risk of an-a-' of sudden expeditions across the border. his humble home. get stronger, and I'll join the circus other leap into the water. Only The decision to send the show into The good old lady of the house had in Mexico. It will only take me one few hours before she had jumped into when made a pot of tea, she dav's ride from hero to overtake Mexico had been reached when the hurriedly the same 5 1 ream from the top of a saw with husband her young them, and when you leave here and go signs of discord were not so prevareturning freight car. She shot deep into the Lund and Peg, and its comforting home telegraph me for you know I lent; when only a few among the water, and came up several feet away. warmth was grateful to the weak and don't want to lose track of you, ever higher officials had an inkling of how Her skill a a swimmer, again tested, serious the situation might eventually stragglers. again." t,kk her toward the shore with the weary It was an easy matter to arrange Peg hid her blushing checks on the become. And, furthermore, the old firt few stroke-?- . his wife for shoulder of the man sho loved. And route having been canceled when the with the fisherman and And then she was led to realize how Lund entertainment. and their .Peg Lund gently caressed her golden circus burned, there Was nothing to narrowly she had escaped from the the old folks an explanation that hair as he whispered tender love do but proceed with the Mexican trip burning shack. As she swam near gave did not very fully "explain," but the words in her ear. definitely decided upon to finish the tne surface, she was attracted by the Lund offered spoke louder than . season. e sudilen collapse of the old storehouse, money words. They gave Lund the lounge Flip, in his long circus experience, and as it went down the whole thing The wrecking crew had cleared the and in their room, living general Peg had several times toured Mexico, a debris of the box car from the bridge toppled over into the river, right shared the old bed. The fisher lady's where Peg had only a few seconds in a short time after the smashup that country where, even under the most favorable conditions, it is not always before struck the water when she nearly sent Peg and young Lund to ; lcaiH?d from the roof. their death. The events which so pleasant for an American to be. Others with the show, who had not been Nursing her strength, Peg half swam swiftly passed during the afternoon r.nd half floated toward the shore. codld have no bearing on the move- across the border, were inclined to Afraid of attracting the attention of ments of the show. Dr. Lund had make light of Flip's apprehensive reChock ro she wasted no energy in held the circus in town one day, under marks when the Mexican trip was the of conversation among the screams. subterfuge, but now it must move subject performers. Gradually the long journey was acupon its trip to Mexico. And so it wa3 not surprising to Flip "e at length could sec the clown, was the only dis complished, llip, ' tV. the surf as it broke ahead of her. consolate member of the company. when the show began 'unloading fof The last few yards of the trip He was distressed because of Peg's its opening performance across the seemed endless to the almost exhaustdisappearance, and his agony was in border to observe the unfriendly at crawl with to ed girl. She was able creased bv the uncertainly of her fate. titude of many of the natives, or to knees the and her hands upon sloping To be sure no trace of human beings note their lowering glances' and open dashed over breakers the as sands, had been found in the wreck of the gestures of hatred for the American her, sometimes throwing her off her shattered box ear. The pony was circus people. balance and half drowning her as she there, so badly crippled that it had "Mebby you are right about these .. I . 1,1 T!,a- i. II to be killed. greasers,' said one ot the clowns recover herself, make another effort But there was no sign of Peg or when they had assembled in their to crawl, and finally was safely beyoung Lund having ever been in the dressing tent to unpack their ward the reach of the rollers, yond "Don! worrj lout roe, stteeth earl," Ij car. And to add further to the ravs- robe. "I've been watching these SpanThen she closed her eyes and re-- 1 said l.nud. don't look very happy tcry, there was no one who could say iards and they ' f ( 4 4 4 1 r -- fast-increasi- ng . 4 -- v ' . yS Shown at the REX THEATRE J Thursday, Friday and Saturday , A 1 t- pled to liberate herself. The flames which the rats had started by igniting i & box of matches wafted their hot breath against her cheek as the firo blazed only a few feet away. Peg worked her arms back and forth, trying to wear through the f braids of the ropo that held her. She 'etrurgled desperately to make an im , pression upon the stout strands. And by a lucky chanco she discoverey hope t .iill.u.W! for some time. man, himself, was satisfied to bunk in that they had ever entered the car. because the big show has come their The girls who dressed with Peg only way." GradualLy, however, she was able the open under his blanket. to slowly rise and look around her in Both Lund and Peg were much re- knew that she had started for the rail"Well, I don't want to say anythe light of the late afternoon's sun. freshed by their night's rest, although road yards to see the pony and find thing about having told you so, but I how the out was was the it down still further young physician badly injured. feeling do advise you to be Peg knew that careful It was late in the evening when the what you do and say onmighty river there were some fishermen's the worse for wear. He suffered from this trip down huts. To reach these was her purpose pain in his head, resulting from the show trains were ready to start. Flip here," said Flip. And then, as ever, as she started to half drag herself scar, and was well satisfied to lie on was the last to enter the performers' reverting to the troubles on his mind, the while he He and She had had last the until the beach. lounge the only sleeper. Peg gone hoped very along the old clown added: "I'm half glad a few feet when she spied ahead of room to themselves and a good oppor-tuni- moment the trains pulled out that Peg isn't along but I do wish I to formulate their plans. her an object lying on tho sands that Peg would appear and start with the knew where she really was." "Xo doubt the show left last night rest of the company for Mexico. mystified her. "There now, old man," was the and Everybody was interested Slowly she proceeded toward the for Mexico," said Peg, after breakfast cheery call from a half dozen of the overcome with and when the young folks had settled curious when the circus train crossed clowns as in one spot, and was voice; "quit your joy to discover, prone upon the beach, themselves for a talk. "The new route the bridge where the collision had worrying. She's all right and will young Dr. Lund lying where he had takes us into Mexico for tho rest of wrecked the car. But once the show surprise you again some day soon." the season, and they will make no was rattling along the rails, its jourbeen cast up by the waves. But Hip was not so easily combetween here and the border." ney well begun, the incidents of the stands she in a water scoop Peg brought forted. "We've got three mortal "Well, if it wasn't for Flip I would preceding days were forgotten by formed with her hands and dashed it days and night to spend right here, save Flip. into Lund's face, time after time. She wish it never came back," said Lund. everyone There was no sleep for the old and then more towns like it for weeks "Indeed, so do I," the girl replied. rubbed bis hands and smoothed his "But poor daddy is sure to be on the clown that night, and he was awake to come. And if Peg catches up with brow, calling him softly and endearthe show she'll always be in danger re- train now, running away from me. I and worrying about his little girl to worked as she name ingly by greasers. " when the circus trains crossed the from these vive him. At length her efforts pre- wonder what tho old dear thinks has All through the dressing tents and become of me this time. I wouldn't border into Mexico just at break of vailed, and her patient slowly regained The old clown shook his head around the lot everybody with the have a care in the world if he were mained," as in darkness, MAGAZINE SECTION. i 1 show finally became infected with the spirit of apprehension that nip had inspired by his remarks, furthered by the noticeable attitude of the natives toward the Americans. There was to be only a show at night on the first day, for the workingmen were operating on somewhat different conditions than they were accustomed to, and it was thought best to give plenty of time to pitch the tents and arrange the paraphernalia. When time came for the opening performance the spirit of their work took possession of the show folks and they seemed to forget their otherwise unpleasant surroundings. The spirit of frolic and fun possessed them; the blare of the band music inspired them, and the show ran smoothly through the program. The clowns ' gathered around old nip when time approached for Peg's number to be given. The girls who usually dressed with Peg had passed .the word that there would be a "surprise number" when the time came for Peg to appear, and almost everybody with the show knew what tho "surprise" would be except nip. To add to their own enjoyment of the lark and for the purpose of giving the old clown a happy awakening from his troubles, everybody had kept secret the fact that Peg had arrived just after the. performance had begun and was making ready for her number in time to go on. And there was another who was surprised when Peg returned. Chock-r- o, the Hindu, had reached the Mexican town during the afternoon and was following his usual practice of sneaking around the circus to find something that he could report" to Mrs. Lund when she should, also, come the next day to see her husband's show in its first Mexican town. The Hindu chanced to be passing near the woman 's dressing tent when Peg arrived. He had presumed she perished, for when he returned to the pier he discovered the charred planking and other signs that the storehouse had burned. Had-hseen. Peg's ghost enter the dressing tent he could not have been more surprised. , To make sure the Hindu sneaked around in the shadow of the tent and slit the canvas with his knife. When he peeked through there was Peg, sure enough, her own happy self, greeting her companions and being joyfully welcomed to the dressing tent. The Hindu, would, indeed, have some unexpected news for his "boss" the next day. When Peg bounded into the ring to give her first performance in Mexico, the onlookers were treated to an item that had not been advertised. Flip was surrounded by a group of other clowns when the band started Peg's . ' e was near the close of the show and after the clowns had taken possession of the ring to finish off the performance matters came to a sudden and unexpected culmination. Above the roars of laughter the clown antics inspired there was heard a sudden roar of musketry. The clowns stopped short. The crowd, dead silent for a second, rose from its seats and made a mad rush from the tent. There were more shots heard, volley after vollev sounding in the direction of the town. The crowd that liad been in attendance upon the circus rushed awaj-- , leaving the show grounds deserted save for the Americans who belonged with the outfit. The showmen were mystified and apprehensive. The performers returned to their cars lying near the depot. Everyone who could be spared to watch the show property remained on guard for the night. Other men were stationed along the trains to watch the cars. Nobody knew just what was the mat ter, but there was uneasiness among the Americans and the show folks all seemed to dread the next move the ' natives of the town would make. companions. "Peg, my girl, Peg!" was Flip's joyous cry as he bounded into the ring and clasped the pretty circus rider close to his heart. "Thank God, you're back again and safe." I KtnnrfR- W'Prp nVnrir1nni-:Tlia cVirwiv- men decided that they might, at best, l - guard their property and protect "I - - " tAZJ CI V O , .V.'. X' ' X .', V ys- l4 ; 1 I r y -- v . v And then the other clowns dragged him out of the ring, while he danced with joy, as Peg proceeded with her number. The crowd thought the incident was part of the program, and . "I my girl's music 'There's your, girl," was the sudden interruption of oneof his clown , -- "O Lord, they're crazy!" cried the " There 'e day around here, and you can get with her in the excitement. Take her wherever you like, but get rid of her." These instructions could be carried out, the Mexican explained, if the price could he arranged; and after very little further discussion the Hindu paid the brigands their money and with Mrs. Lund disappeared from public view. Chockro had arranged for Mrs. Lund's lodgings in advance and the Hindu immediately took his "boss" to the seclusion of her rooms. Meanwhile the outbreak had grown to serious proportions. The Americans who resided in the city were especial objects of attack, and with only weak efforts on the part of the authorities to check the rioters every hour increased the violence and intensified the peril of the Americans. Men from the circus guarded the tents and kept watch at the trains. All preparations for giving further away themselves. station into railroad the But as the day advanced and the Peg slipped and sent this wire to young Dr. Lund : rioting increased, news came to the 'Circus threatened. Mexicans up- show that the help of every person who could be spared was needed uprising.. Send help." The girl hardly knew whether she town to quell the rioters. Then it was was right or wrong in so doing; but that the "fighting blood" of the cirshe knew that she'' wanted the man cus men was aroused. Leaving only she loved to be informed of" her dan- enough guards to protect show propger. If trouble never came it could erty, the others equipped themselves be easier explained than to wait de- with firearms and sailed into the fray. Flip was among those who dashed velopments that might prove disfrom the circus grounds into the thick astrous. the battle on the streets. Despite It was well that Peg got her mes- of sage through that night. For early the urgings of his companions, wc the next morning Mexican brigands warned him that his age might count had cut the telgraph wires and against him in such a battle, the old terminated communication, for the clown had left the lot before Peg time being, with the outer world. And heard that he was going. it so happpened that when Peg went Then it was that the girl showed hei to the station to send the message mettle. There was no restraining her, after the show she found it necessary and despite every protest from the to hold a revolver against the temple men who remained to guard the show of the Mexican dispatcher before he property, Peg darted away in the direction of the town. would consent to act. Mexwant to be where I can help my She took chances on what the ican was sending, but the dispatch old daddy," said the girl. "I'm as which came to young Dr. Lund in good as any of you men with my the old fisherman's hut early next pistol and worth five of these greasers in any kind of battle. ' ' morning roused the young man to sudalAnd her words proved true. There den forge tfulness of his injuries, though there was no signature to the was not a man among the American; who gave a better account of himtelegram. The next train, carried him beself that wild afternoon than di toward the Mexican frontier, but fore he left the old fisherman young the circus girl. She found her wav Lund took the old man's hand and through the crowds and stood shoulder to shoulder with the men in givthanked him for his hospitality. battle to the treacherous Mexi"You'll see some news in the pa ing cans. pers pretty soon," said Lund. "Peg While the riot raged help was apmust have sent that wire you gave me. from an unexpected quaron to proaching the border, and I'm going my ter. The Americans cow gave no thought way I'll scare up every available to how would the battle finally end, boy between here and Mexico. The old man watched him hurry but young Lund's telegram to his friend solved what might have beer away, and turning to his wife, said: a very serious problem for the beguess the streak on the back of Americans. his head has struck in. He talks to leaguered went out by couriers foi The word ' me like a crazy man might. ' miles around that the Mexican uprisThen the old man wandered down AUOi f JS IVili till the beach for his morning chat with circus and anc folk the that reality his cronies. He found three other American town residents of the wer fishermen discussing the news in the; in danger. Cowboys mounted fast morning paper. steeds, and as the cavalcade proceeded ' ' There must be an uprising in Mex- other riders joined the rescuing forces. Late in the afternoon when th ico," one of the fishermen said, as the old man arrived among them. "Some Mexicans had been giving battle tc circus wires for help." And then the the besieging Americans for hours old fisherman added some news of 200 sturdy men dashed into town anci his own to what was printed in the turned the tide of tonflict. And jusf before the cowboys whirled into view papers. Lund had just time to catch his the train bearing young Dr. Lund had train, but from the first station wrhere pulled into town, unloading more a stop was made he sent a telegram Americans to swell the forces of reto one of his friends, a ranchman, lief. near the Mexican border. In this disYoung Lund hurried into the midst patch Lund set forth as well as he of the fray and fought his way to a could the desperate straits of the cir- long, low building where many Amercus people, and closed the message icans were to be seen firing upon the by requesting his friend to hurry a frenzied Mexicans in the street below, cavalcade of cowboys to the rescue. The strange fate that had led the young man through so many hazardMrs. Lund's arrival in the Mexican ous experiences, brought him to where town was unheralded. Only Chockro Flip and several other circus men knew she was coming, and in the ex- were making their stand. citement the woman was able to leave Lund had no time to make inquiries the train without being recognized by or ask for explanations. He turned any of the circus folk. Chockro led loose with his revolver, joining the her to an old cafe where he had ar- other Americans in the battle. Anc ranged to have several villainous-lookin- g when the cavalcade of cowboys cleared the street of most of the greasers assemble. Now, here's the boss," said Chock- rioters he was near Flip when the twe ro to the leader of the brigands. ' She men beheld a sight that thrilled them wants you to dispose of the circus with apprehension. girl I pointed out to you at the show Peg was running across the street, in the momentary lull, and had stopped for a second to look around her, . bewilderedly. Four Mexicans on v t?- . .i music. old clown. and last night. This is going to be a big 5 ' applauded. Forced the operator to send lier Being the feature act Peg's number age. mes-- , horseback dashed out from the side street and rode directly to where Peg had halted. One of them bent low in his, saddle and with a sudden sweep of his strong arms caught the girl from her feet and swung her up in front of him across his horse. Then with a wild shout tho Mexicans turned their horses and dashed madly down the street. Flip and young Lund, who had watched the whole proceedings, stood for a moment transfixed with amazement and stunned by the realization of what had just happpened before their very eyes. Lund was the first to recover from the shock of surprise. He dashed down the steps that led to the street, followed closely by the old clown, but when the two men had reached the pavement Peg's captors had disappeared completely fron, view. (End of Kinth Episode.) |