| Show thirteenth EPISODE la in the i moment of P peg eg and young kunds lunds Lit rids greatest peril events of tremendous I 1 happened with almost lightning speed the rope on which lund lad had let himself down the face of 0 the cliff formed the only means whereby he had any hope of rescuing g teg peg the girl lay at his feet stunned baher by her fall from the top of the krecl vice pice by grasping the branches of small shrubs that grew from crevices in the cliff peg had managed to impede the directness of her tall fall she clutched with ith desperation glie ration at every twig or branch that her hands could reach but hernice lier life was actually saved by a mass of lit rock that projected from the face of the cliff this formation provided a landing i 1 chice tor for peg as she slid tumbled and rolled down the abrupt incline here Lund found her when he had lot lilt himself down dowa hand over hand by the strong rope but he had barely landed on the projecting rock when as he i instinctively looked upward he saw the leering face of Choc kro black with hate and malice as the hindu gloated in chis momentary triumph but before rillian villian had naty to draw Ms his knife across the strands ot of rope which secured a means of escape for y young oung lund and peg from their perilous position a shout from the fast approaching circus people caused the villain to halt in his bis purpose in the second that elapsed while and his man looked up to observe the cause of the commotion the lives of the circus girl and her sweetheart were saved come collie on quick said to zhi we must run tor for our lives or they will throw ahr ow us over the cliff the circus people lost no time in delivering ti peg and young lund from their perilous plight 11 und securely fastened the tree free end rope around pegs body and witha with a strong pull by eager hands she was bissoon soon landed safely then the rope was again thrown over the edge of th the e cliff and lund was in like manner hauled to the top of the precipice and his man when far into the woods and safe from pursuit slowed down and proceeded leisurely on their way to mrs airs lunds bunds because of her husbands failing health and cuore particularly to be in southern U A 99 IL N a 17 ml v 1 va 11 V 4 rg the open window naturally attracted him california while the circus remained in that section mrs lund had rented a furnished house doctor lund had arrived only the day before beare gre greatly atly enfeebled sirs mrs lund had brought from home to be doctor lunds bunds companion on the tourney the jhc household maid and young land cund had joined the fam family la in their temporary quarters terso prepared thus to play a waiting game while supervising her plot against the circus girl the designing and heartless mrs lund lend continued her immediate command over the hindu chief of tier her criminal lieutenants the inhuman womans comans face darkened darke Led as proceeded with his report her evil mind was working nil all the time on another method of accomplishing shing her purpose she must find some means to her fiendish en ends ds find and quickly for nature was playing against her a relentless game that threatened to cause the cruel womans comans sure defeat in the room above where the plotters were at that moment in session old do doctor actor lund was gradually declining his millions the stake tor for which I 1 sirs airs lund was playing her bet desperate game might soon be ready for legal distribution mrs airs lund realized that peg must be disposed bisp ased of without delay when had finished speaking mrs lund was ready with another plan they need more clowns w with ith the show said mrs airs lund to the hindu with abrupt direct directness ri ess do you know any clown acts that you can put on how would the double box work was the hindus answer my countrymen know more tricks than you christians ever thought of chocklos Choc kros response made the woman smile and m hen he had bad explained the nature of the double box bos trick mrs lund was overjoyed the very thing exactly what I 1 want that night called on the manager of the show after the performance for mance was well started and applied for a position if youve got any new stuff fetch it along and ill give it a look over said the manager arranging the details was then e easy promised to give a trial show the next afternoon the hindu was busy that night preparing two big boxes to be used in the act he be proposed to do the carpenter was given careful directions as to how they were to be built and the hindu stood by to see that the job was properly done P early the next forenoon forenzo ri t the Hindu arrived at the carpenter shop with a wagon wagon to deliver the boxes to the show grounds one of his henchman was given instructions as to where the boxes were to be delivered with another one of his pals crawled into the larger of the two boxes and in due time was deposited on the ground in the tent where material used in the ring was stored between performances the cunning of the hindu worked to his advantage very quickly for the boxes had not been unloaded many minutes when peg young land and flip entered the property tent und and as luck would have it seated themselves on the box that contained and his man daddy dear why by dont you clean up this mystery said the circus rider to the old clown because I 1 cannot do it now little girl said flip there Is too mu much C h ut at stake but from the news that comes to me from headquarters there will soon be a change in conditions and then you will know all about it well its the biggest mystery I 1 ever heard of replied the girl with an impetuous toss of her pretty head this letter Is the keynote to the whole situation said flip as he drew from his pocket the precious document la belle le bleur had given to him to keep and guard we must protect tills this at all hazards and his man eagerly listened to the conversation from their position of vantage within the box they next heard peg say TU ill tell you what well do lets write a duplicate letter tor for you to keep in your trunk daddy while I 1 keep the original letter on my person then if these men rob your trunk they will be tooled fooled peg laughed as she imagined the trick in full operation and the two men lilea mirthfully joined with her as the hie party left their perch upon the box their laughter dying away alien hen they left the tent was a signal to and his man manthai ahat the fruitful vigil was at an end now weve got something real to report to the boss 11 said the hindu to his pale pal come on and 11 fix up for the motor truck and then we will go to sirs mrs lund and tell her what we have done the hindu and his pal soon appeared at mrs lunds bunds home they were admitted by the maid and immediately med mediately lately began an animated conversation with their boss so interested were they inobe in the subject under discussion that young lund was unobserved b them when he suddenly appeared at the parlor door Seeing the tworea in conversation with his mother young lund drew back and called the maid to duly announce ahls arrival when when mrs lund was told that bar son non was about I 1 U enter the room she hustled the hindu lind and his pal through the port leres that separated the parlor from the music room making haste baste to tightly draw the curtains greeting his bis mother affectionately the young mans first question was how Is father today Is he showing any signs of 0 improve improvement im afraid not said mrs lund he Is growing weaker and complains more of his heart run up and tell him I 1 am here sarau said d the young man and say I 1 shall come to him la in a few moments YO young ung lund watched his mother as she left the room lie ile was mystified because of her strange conduct and gradually the suspicion of her unworthiness was dawning upon him for a moment he stood in deep thought clearly troubled and perplexed suddenly arousing himself ho he entered the music room and faced the two men 1 I told you once before you greaser to stay away from here now get out and do it quickly As he stepped aside to give the two men a chance to pass through the door young lund could not resist the impulse to make a pass at the hindu his fist swung against the back of chocklos Choc kros head and gave impetus to his movement lund made no move to follow the thugs but instead closed the por fieres carefully and sat down la in ia a chair to quietly await developments ile he heard his mother enter the next room and talk to her henchmen in fix tones so low that only it a mumbling sound reached his cars go back to the circus and get the girt girl away said mrs lund to chock ro in a voice little above a whisper the double box will do it and she mill hlll have the letter get my son into the storeroom and I 1 mill detain him bind here and dont make any more noise about it than you can help uy MY husband Is very ill the maid hidden behind an immense leather chair that stood in the corner of the room overheard the plan determined to see the plan work out and to help young lund in any way she could the girl remained hidden bidden after mrs lund again left chock ro and his man alone in the parlor the thugs immediately turned their attention to young lund making a rush through the curtains into the music room lund was ready for them and met blow for blow as they both set upon him in an effort to knock him out the struggle was terrific but brief lund working against odds fast and expertly the two men again proved them selves no match for lund on even terms but when found an opportunity port unity to draw his revolver a blow from the butt of the duall gun upon lunds bunds head soon settled the battle Carri carrying ing him between them the two thugs transferred lund to the storeroom to which mrs lund had previously directed them depositing their burden on the floor the two crooks met the fiendish woman at the door as they were leaving the storeroom mrs lund turned the key in the lock and said to Choc kro hurry on to the show I 1 will watch him closely and see that he does norget away and the inhuman creature stood with her back against the door as the men hurriedly left the house mrs lund stood for several moments leaning against the door she listened for some sound from within the room until evidently Son convinced vInced that her prisoner was thoroughly subdued she made her way upstairs from her hiding place behind the chair everything that had transpired was seen by the maid she saw chock ro and his man carry young lund downstairs and a moment later heard them pass from the house by way of the front door the girl hurried downstairs with the purpose of trying to communicate in some way wat with young lund but she discovered mrs lund had returned to the door and was intently listening unobserved the maid retreated and tried another method of reaching the prisoner she remembered that the chimney running from cellar to root roof had P at t its base a fireplace in the room chere young lund was confined and the girl at once began a search for a conace connection with tills chimney in some of tik the upper rooms her search was was re ill get the key and drop it down to you keep close watch ill work as last fast as I 1 can it took time tor for the girl to accomplish her purpose finally after repeated attempts the maid discovered a moment mrs lund had left the door unguarded she made a hurried dash to reach the door but mrs lund appeared from a room across the hall and the two women arrived simultaneously at the door leading to lunds bunds temporary prison the maid stopped directly in front of the key but had no time to either turn it or wrench it from the lock what are you d doing ing here mrs lund demanded angrily oh madam im so taint 1 the girl exclaimed she put her right arm ana over her face with a gesture of bewilderment leaned against the jamb of the door and reaching behind her slipped the key from the lock witcher with her left hand well if you are faint or sick your room Is the place for you not spying around here was mrs lunds bunds retort the girl having accomplished her purpose fled upstairs with all speed and dropped the key down the chimney quick 1 quick she fairly screamed your mothers automobile Is outside run for it when the key struck the bricks of the fireplace lund was eagerly waiting for it turning the key in the th the elock lock hedfelt he felt the door being held against him his strong shoulder against the panels quickly overcame the obstruction and when lund forced his way through the door lie was dumbfounded to find that his mother had been keeping ing him a pl prisoner without saying a word he fled upstairs out of the front door and after r starting the engine vaulted into his mothers machine he darted away in the direction of the circus grounds the entire afternoon had been consumed by the maid in her efforts to free him twilight had bad passed and it was well into the evening before young lund stopped his machine in y 1 l V fa c k si r 1 m M if a A W lf at as Y A 4 x VIM swi u v W t P 4 kv l alt f I 1 atz y g V t T YA S Z 7 A 00 i 43 8 7 fe an 4 peg wat was soon landed safely front of the circus lot and leaped from the car chocklos Choc kros double box clown act was indeed one of the most amazing performances for mances ever given with a circus six of chocklos Choc kros burly henchmen constituted his troupe of CIO clowns ns when they entered the ring they were a grotesque lot variously made up to represent policemen and firemen the hindu manipulated matters so that his outfit worked in the ring not far from an exit to the back of the lot in their performance the clowns would put a man in one box shut down the cover and ap apparently parenti y transfer the same man to the other box without being caught at the trick it was mystifying and the hindus native cleverness brought to bear a degree of expertness to make the trick work smoothly and well again the man was made to appear and disappear from one box to the other at a moment when the audience was convulsed with the drolleries droll eries erles of the clowns one of chocklos Choc kros gang entered the ring bearing in disarms a woman her head codere d with a cloth and her hei arms and legs flying around as it if rest resisting st t ng her cap captor t or the audience enjoyed the incident as great tun fun and the circus performers also looked on in keen professional interest old F flip lip was one in the crowd who looked with suspicion on the whole proceedings and when the woman was rushed into the ring the old clown raised a cry of alarm he ran toward the bunch of clowns when the woman was being hurriedly forced into the wooden case and as the cloth fell from the girl girls head flip caught a glit glimpse apse of pegs face before the cover to the box was slammed down III while flip WM was shouting his alarm the supposed cl clowns owns raised the borl boi it to and rtin inn with shoulders their to imagined the the exit the onlookers of the trick sudden rodden exit was a part to his fellow appealed but when flip for aid a crowd of show performers folks foli followed owed him in the direction the clowns had fled with their burden in time to the showmen were just case lifted to the platform see the packing of a big motor truck that was standing at the side of the road the started and the engine was quickly truck moved rapidly away linn recovered from the injuries to hla his foot ran as fast as he could and was the last one to give up the chase ile he ran behind the truck after it lad had turned a corner of the st street reet followed and was then unable it a block farther to proceed d farther dejectedly the old clown walked back toward the show grounds just as he be was turning from the street young lund dashed dashe d up in his automobile when the young marl man jumped to the ground he barely escaped colliding with flip oh my boy rm im glad you are here cried the |
