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[ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.] LIFTER'S LOVE STORY.

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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 14th, 1901

qurtroying right and left glided into the lion's den through the cautiously half-opened door,

Lifter's surprise was nuspeakable, Nover before had he behold or imagined loveliness 80 great or daring so audacions. A tall gylph-tike brunette was the senorita, with large black syes,,

passable complexion, not however without a trace of rouge, Frilliant tooth and features that some people might not have considered either classical or refine. But Jack had not been Lifter's father was a tinker and a bad lot." bred in a fastidions school, he thought her One Saturday night, being very drunk, he took beautiful beyond compare, and in his opinion his son Jack in his arme, tossed him up and let the girl's rather light and airy costume, wherein him fall on the floor, so injuring the child us to bright colours predominated, and the "pro- DAILY PRESS" OFFICE,

his life and retard his growth. Instead perty crown which encirchal her brow, enlanger The only office in Chins having Europoin of growing to basix feet something in his stock-shared her charris. In short Jack bad Catalina put Nero through taught workmon. Equal to Home Workings, as being naturally robust and highened. fallen in love.

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The spectators, who had followed these pre- ceedings with intense interest, hailed Catalina's Jack had a bard upbringing. When he was exit with a imret of applause, which are quite THE three years old his father died, and a good vidus uch from a seuse of relief that all was well dance. Ten years hater his mother followed over, as from admiration of her courage and suit, which was a great misfortune for her son, address. her disappearance leaving him gnit-alone in the world and without kith or kin, and if a local tradesman had not given luin board and lodging

On the following day as Jack was returning from church, after morning service, deep in thought, he felt a tap on his shoulder and look.

of a sort-in retary for his services as aning up behelt the cirea monster. errand boy Jack would have had to go to the Can I have a word with you. Mr. Lifter P." workhous. When this resource failed him he said then without waiting for un anewer. got work in a brickfield, where he gave satisfer added-Would you like to make your fortune? tion, for though short he was strong and could Rather, if I only know how," responded a grouter weight of bricks thau ouy lad Jack, who supposed the gentleman was chaffing carry a

hina. of his age

This was in suumor. In winter he hail warse lack: at one exceptionally hard season, work in his native place falling urterly, he went on the tramp, and late on'a dark January afternoon arrived in a northern village, where he fell in with a

a clergyman, who, stick by his was face and short stature, questioned bim.

Jack toll his story, and the vicar, for sucht! he was, being a good soul who did not hold that waifs and wanderers are necessarily rogues and vagabonds, gave him a square meal and the price of a night's lodging, and the next day found him a job, or rather, two jobe-blowing the bellows of the church organ on Sundays and the bellows of the village smithy bu week days, and unking himself generally useful. For these services he was to have one chilling week from the parson and one from the master smith (whose he was Smith), night quarters in a bott auil his fogal

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Yes, I believe you are stronger than Hcrea- les, and with proper training will be able to do more then he can. Anyhow, I am prepared to give you two pounds a week and pay all travel- ling expense8.

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To go shont with us and give exhibition your strength and perhaps de other things," Does the lion always go about with you? "The eivas master smiled. "Of course. Beauty and the Beast are sure draw. Well. what do you say? Two pounds a week, and a year's engagenient."

Jack Bull yes-te would love gore shout with Beauty and the Beast for less then nothing. had that ben possible--and agrees to join the When company at daylight next morning. the master smith and the vicar heard that their to turn "oauteback and travel with a

In course of time eine prometion as well at protege W* Fhow." us the former put it, they

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He proved an apt scholar, and by dint of con- tingal practies, under supervision, so increased his already phenomenal strength as to become not only a great weight lifter bat a clever acrobat. The bills described him as "Tho Little Wonder, and before the end of the year SEE THAT ALL PACKETS BEAR THE EGYPTIAN GOVERNMENT STAMP,

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It was seldom indeed that sught out of the common rua befell at Fernthorpe, and when it was made known by flaring posters that a circus was coming, the villagers were greatly excited. bills were feats of strength by the strongest

Among other attractions mentioned in the AN experienced man of business to act man in the world, and a performance entitled "Beauty and the Beast by the Senorita Catalina Juanita, the famous lion queen, and Nero, a magnificent specimen of his race from the wilds of Africa.

It was a chance that rarely occurred, as the posters put it. All Fernthorpe went. of course, and so many people came from the region round about that the feat was quite full.

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Lifter, who had been watching the proceed. inge with great interest, leaped lightly over the barrier.

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"If he does it I'll give him five pounds out of my own pocket," said the strong man with a sarcastic laugh.

Jack throw of his coat, and heading to the task not only raised the board a foot from the ground but high above his kend.

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**Now! Now I' shouted the spectators, whereupon, after a few whispered words with Hercules, he forked out three five pound notes, and handed them to Lifler, who fell as though he had cene into a great fortune..

The next item in the programme is Beauty and the Beast," announced the circus master: then shouted, "Bring forth Nero the lion

Amid a bhare from the band a huge mounted on a lorry drawn by four horses, was brought into the ring. The cage contained a lion, which though not full grown looked quite big enough to eat either the clous master or the strong mankuz

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