Clothing Store.
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THE PEOPLE AT LARGE |. cordially invited to attend this great event. Workingmen, Mechan-
ics. Clerks, Professional and Railroad Men will all receive a hearty wel-
come. We have lost none of our valuable time, nor have we squandered a fabulous sum of money in purchasing garlands,
tinsel and gew-gaws for our opening,but in lieu of an extravagant waste of cash for such musee attractions we have taken
the “Bull by the horns” and hewn down prices so low in every department in our store, which consists of Clothing, Hats,
Shoes and Furnishings, as to prove a living revelation to the oldest inhabitants of this city and county.
OUR NAME WILL ALWAYS STAND OUT
and also looms up vividly over the entrance of our store. Our name will become a household word, and you will always be
sure to obtain here AT OUR STORE the biggest dollar's worth for your hard earned 100 cents. Our departments are sO
stocked as to excite the admiration of all who pay us a visit, and our prices place the rich result of untiring energy, fore-
thought, pluck, push and nerve, backed up by abundant capital, within easy reach of economical people, it matters not
how limited their means.
We want you to be present at our Grand Opening which takes place on
FRIDAY, APRIL 16th, 1909, AT 9 A. M.
And saunter through our store leisurely, and to your hearts content; in other words let’s get acquainted with each other.
EVERYBODY COME.
Claster's Clothing
Clasler’s
riders Exchange Building. DON’T FORGET THE DATE. Bellefonte, Pa.
the circus lot, clinging timidly to i, who was now sometimes late on his CHAPTER IL
hand of the man who had just made | cues. Polly wondered at these times HILE Polly sat in the dressing
her his wife. Her eyes had met Pol. | WhY the old man's stories were so sud- tent listening indifferently to
Iy's with a look of appeal that had denly cut short just as she was 50 the chatter about the “leap of
gone straight to the child's simple “comfy” in the soft grass at his feet. death” girl Jim waited in the
bt Tha Sos who eed 0 nk | op omnes
LA few nichts later the newcomer | ou jeqmed that they might loiter ¢) MAP IAL INE Ve had big:
into the cumbersome “leap of death” long at ‘Muvver Jim" was "hkin' 11} oo picturesque outdoor life as she to
7 machine which hurled itself through round for the kid." It was Polly whe her Dr surroundings, for he, too
space at each performance and a had dubbed big Jim “Muvver anc had been with the circus since his
itself down with force enough to break the sobriquet had stuck to him in spits arliest recollection
J OE TE or, Co i ofthis atx foot two aud showiders {ltl Ne grass Inclosure where he waited
y rider. Cour-| on athlete might have envied. Little The grass inclosure where he wa
age and steady nerve were the requi-| ov 116 Toby grew more stooped, and | W2S shut in by a circle of tents and
BY MARGARE M. sites for the job, so the manager had | chon lines of anxiety crept into the | Wagons. The great red property vans
\ COPYRIGHT, 1908, BY DODD, MEAD AND COMPANY or bin aay a brownish circles beneath Jim's eyes, | were waiting to be loaded with the
Here is a circus romance rea- | 4, Street clothes discarded by the | ments. . could long endure the nervous strain, the Nps J bad once SUE 9 Leal Sostuuies 20d tackle Nuiey gh on
olent of the fresh sawdust of 0 Women whose “turns” came late si! | ¢na muscular tension and 1 became tender y stantly being broug m the big
; ; : : performers before slippiug into their about, half clothed, reading, crochetin: and the physical | spon of the men would willingly have | top, where the evening performance
+ ys A ‘ , lia Ld v
the ring, vibrant with the inces- | circus attire. There were no nails or rack of such an ordeal. gone back to the old emptiness. Was aow going on. The ay striped
ving, while others added pe ,
sant clamor of the band, pano- | hocks, £0 hats and vells were pinned | OF SeWih P What matter? The few dollars| 1¢ was a red letter day in the cir- | curtains at the rear of the tent were
iv 7 a’ ¢ ciled eyebrows, powder or rouge
ramic in ils ever moving display £5 ig limited to one | their already exaggerated makeup:. Se le wa eon mean 2 cus when Polly first managed to climb | looped back to give air to the panting
of clowns, acrobats, horses and camp chair in front of each trunk, the Here and there a child was putty | sig ynarriage had left desolate. 3p Su the Pole o = uuhitehed agen musicians, who sat just inside. Through
captive wild animals. You will} till of which served as a tray for the her sawdust baby to sleep in the till Polly had looked on hungrily the m there e the peut gluges 9 tho sudiemee
; essen of her trunk before beginning her par: ly Shetland pony. Jim and Toby hada
read of Polly, he daughter of PRE ower od ‘otter tials in the evening's entertainment. Youn: nin te sober Jue wien the beer “neglectin’ her eddication,” they | and shifting uneasily. Near the maiv
the circus, and of Bingo, on : g y | declared, and from that time on the | tent stood the long. low dressing top.
A pail of water stood by the side of | and old went about their duties with 1 | tle :
whose broad back she rode; of el heir. so that ny performers | Systematic, businesslike air, and even | i the a blood of Polly's ancestors was giveD | wiih the women performers stowed
the “lcap of death” girl; of the little knot of excited women neat full encouragement. away in one end, the ring horses in
She could remember no woman's arms | pap nick the ad-
“ im, "*’ 5 Polly—it seemed that one of the mer % ker was q to grasp a the center and the men performers in
Muvver Jim,” the boss canvas A ¥ | about her, for it was fourteen years | vantage of adding the kid to the dally | 0 other end.
man, and Toby, the clown, who : bad upset a circus tradition—kept 8 since tender hands had carried her her first appear-
Tod the, loa, phon and sharp oko for thelr tars, "| mote rom (he performers’ tent 117 tnce in th a ns | (A mupenty wwiy wis bsg he
cared for her like father and at le OL eri ta wor: | Tut life u Newsiungiund de, SHEL, | to stiut ont she eubions wal that tried
mother; of Deacon Strong, who veyed herself in the costume of a self wearily on the ground after com 5 froin She Hear bY m And A As | 10 Deep in at the back lot for a
hated a circus, and of Rev. John Roman charioteer. | ing out of the “big top” exhausted fore X. to be all the funnier because glimpse of things pot to be seen in
Douglas, who grew to love a cir- “About what?" asked Polly vacantly. that she crept to the woman's side, a%| yo ¢rigted his neck so much. the ring.
cus girl. You will read of gos- “Leave Poll alone! She's in one of usual, that night and gazed laughingly | poo the street parade to Polly's Colored streamers fastened to the
: her trances!” called a motherly, good into the sightless eyes, gurgling an | g.o¢ in the big tap bad roofs of the tents waved and floated
sip that threatened to divide a patured woman whose trunk stood prattling and stroking the unrespon ae nu to Jim re in the night air and beckoned to the
pastor and his flock, of Ruth next to Polly's and whose business | sive face. There were tears from They were proud to see her circling | townspeople on the other side to make
and Naomi, of a show girl's re- was to support a son and three daugh- | those who watched, but no word Wa", spo “ing in bright colors and to hear haste to get their places, forget their
nunciation and of Polly's first
and last ride on Barbarian, the
circus horse.
ters upon stalwart shoulders, both fig- spoken. "| the cheers of the people, but a sense | cares and be children again.
uratively and literally. Clown Toby and the big “boss can- | ge Joes was upon them. Over the tops of the tents the lurid
“Well, I ain't in any trance,” answer- vasman” Jim had always taken turns | uy always sald she'd do it!" cried light of the distant red fire shot into
ed the dark girl, “and I think it's pret- amusing and guarding little Poll' parker who now took upon himself the sky, accompanied by the cries of
ty tough for him to take up with a while her mother rode in the ring. So the credit of Polly's triumph. the peanut “butchers,” the popeorn
| Toby now carried the babe to another umph it was!
cnt ute 420 exe 0 to ar 20 JF Se toh” | “Aa vit hans Lu, | br, th moe des
of our own folks.” She tossed Te less body of the mother to the distant | pao; 35 ghe wight bave done on the | whose fiying banners bore the painted
head, the. pride of class distinction | ticket wagon, now closed for the night. concert boards. She swayed grace- | reproductions of his freaks. Here and
welling high in ber ample bosom. and laid It upon the seller's cot. fully with the music. Her tiny san- | there stood unhitched chariots, half
“He alow askin’ Us to Warm up to| -1t8 allus like this in the end,” h-' gq1q twinkled as she stood first upon | filled trunks, trapeze tackle, paper
her,” contradicted Mlle. Eloise, a pale murmured as he drew a piece of can | one foot and then upon the other. hoops, stake pullers or other proper-
Bt oriis, wiio Bad atic | T0 over the white face sad turned | "ypele Toby forget tv vse many of ‘ties uecesstry to the show
oe and wat soaking uolignifed ef. } T0Y to give orders to the men Whe | pie tricks that night, and Jim left the | Torches flamed at the tent entrances,
TE RE ay be way | YOTe beginniug to load the “Drops | oaging of the wagons to take cafe of | while oll lamps snd lanterss gave
of her head. She was Polly's under- wie euher In the perfomance. i night | i65elf while be hovered Bea the co- | light for the loading of the wagons.
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study and next in line for the star it was Jim's strong arms that lifted trance, anxious Sod reatiiesa Te There was a constant stream of lif
place In the bill. performers crowded aro
the mite of a Polly close to his stal- | fur oveetratohed hands and congrat- | tent to the big top as gayly decked
“Well, Barker has put her into the | wast heart and climbed with her to lations as she came out of the Ting top
‘leap of death’ stunt, ain't he? con-| ¢ h seat on the head wagon. Un
tinued the brunette. “Course that The wan was intrusted brown to dheets 6nd applsuse. =H want.
ain't a regular circus act.” she 8dded. | satchel tn which the mother had 1" | yo orinr ot the buttons that bis chum. | the wagons, waiting thetr turn be
0 . wagons, turn
tng forth impudent masses of satins somewhat mollified, “and so far she's WoV° Siried Polly's scanty Wildobe sy fingers used to force into the stiff. | dressed as lions or bears. The wise
laces, artificial bair, paper flowers and had to dress with the freaks, but the | Lt 5€® ase men that the | goorope poles too small for them and | old goose, with his modest gray
: te,
paste jewels. The scent of molst ; _- next thing we know hell be ringin’ | €¥es Of the woman were fixed steadily | op tne pigtails so stubborn at the ends, | pecked at the green grass or turn
earth mingled oddly with the perfumed her in on & regular stunt and be put. | UPOD them. m side re
CHAPTER LL
a 1HE band of the “Great American
Circus” was playing noisily.
The performance was in full
swing.
Beside a shabby trunk in the wo-
men’s dressing tent sat a young, wist-
ful faced girl, chin in band, unheeding
the chatter of the women about her
or the picturesque dicarray of the sur-
rounding objects. Her eyes had been
so long accustomed to the glitter and
tinsel of circus fineries that she saw
nothing unusual in a picture that
might have held a painter spellbound.
Circling the inside of the tent and
forming a double line down the center
were partially unpacked trunks belch-
remembering little head
odors of the garments heaped on the In the women's dressing tent sat a youn”. | sin her in to dress with us.” Barker, the manager, a large, noisy. Oh once HE to She Bla ag clo > side, yaucilds
grass. Hore and there high circles of wistful face gist “No danger of that,” sneered the 800 matured fellow, at first mumble: | yo00q yn tho cold, dark mornings and | painted MA RA A
ts threw a strong, steady glare| might wash the delicately shaded | blond. “Barker is too old a stager to| Something WBowt tho KG TR EXCESS | tne strings that were always snapping. | imitation giraffe from which two prop.
upon the balf clad figure of a robust | tights, handkerchiefs and other small} mix up his sheep and his goats.” baggage,” but his objections were on * | “go nothing had gone. erty men had just slipped, their legs
bat of the thin, drooping shoulders | articles mot to be intrusted to the| Polly had again lost the thread of| Df hearted, for, like the others, Le | pwoy were not philosophers to rea- | still incased in stripes.
Oe Jess stalwart sister. Temporary | slow, careless process of the village | the conversation, Her mind had gone | ¥o8, 8IF20Y under the hypnotic spell | .o, “ye Emerson, that for everythin [To be Continned.]
ropes stretched from one pole to an-| laundry. Some of these had been | roving to the night when the fright-| of the baby's round, confiding eyes | 0 i cs we gain something. They wer:
other were laden with bright colored | washed tonight and hung to dry on tho | ened girl about whom they w " and he eventually contented himself these two; they could | ——Live with men as it God saw you ;
stonkipes oaudy spangled gowns orl lines between the dusty street gar-| ing Leh made her first RE - . with an occasional reprimand to Toby, WE : © 1 gonverse with God as if men beard you.