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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1936,

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(Synopsis: Michael (Windy)

of Hastings' O'Shaughnessy, Greater circus, is a famous ani- mal trainer. Ilis wife Cora, high- strung and temperamental, also a performer, has left him, in his absence, at the instigation of her shrewish sister Martha, taking with them, Windy's dearest possession, his adored four-year- old son, Stubby. So far, the detective agencies have been un- successful and Windy is almost ill with alcoplessness and worry, He is now just about to rehearse | his newest and most dangerona stuni.)

THE HOOP OF FIRE'

July 14

CHAPTER 17 July 27

A number of the performers stood 7 Aug. 12 aboa idly in the centre ring, walling Aug. 24 to see the fint rehearsal of the new

animal stunt.

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Jeff looked at the eaged tiger, thon muttered, "Boy, am ah happy mah presence ain't required inside this cage, durin' this performance."

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to bare his teeth in alarm. Then Wiruty's glance fall and shift away. ako uttered a sudden sharp snarl

Now don't get the idea that and crouched to spring. One shot because you've had a little accident from Windy's pistol however and sho you've, got to find yourself a shelf subsided,

and sit on it.

For my money you're Windy next applied the torch to as good as you ever were. If you Pres. Pierce the cotton waste and soon the flames still want to do the Fire Trick it's Pres. Coolidge- were licking their way greedily upļokay with me. I know you can do Pres. Lincoln the side of the hoop.

it

with

sound

Th elephant watched, swaying As clearly as though ho were from side to side, with the snarling, looking at a photograph, the doctor spitting tiger on its back.

anw where Windy's thoughts hnd gtondy

Rajah, atendy," Windy led him. The latter's face was stiff said, "llep

hep

with tension and for a long terrl- epl" Rajah obediently lifted one foot fying instant, he was back in the to take a forward step then, cage, surrounded by fire fear of the fire overcame his fear of murderous tiger at his throat.

The doctor made a small man. Trumpoling wildly, he sides- wiped Windy with his trunk, tossing as if to recall Windy's errant atten him, a helpless. dummy, against the tion. There was a short embar- bacs. Instantly, the tiger, ulzing her rossed pause. Then he continued opper.

leaped at Windy with reading.

"About Cors and the kid lead bared

There was horrified uproar, the doctor heard the hissing Intake Above the din, instings was yelling, of breath, " I'm afraid I've_got | "Franz Franz1"

Tanz

to give you some bad news. The Franz aimed the rifo, frantically agency has given

up. They can't trying to separate the struggling get any results and so they've quit

Maybe

Wo can hire some Windy and the tiger in his vision.

other "Pry him loose. Get a hose, dicks, who'll do better. Now you Hastings bellowed. "Shoot, Franz, hop on that train soon's you get

this because shoot

we're all waiting for And now Windy was caught in the you. The elephants mies you, the hoop of fire, the enraged tiger claw-cats miss you and most of all, your ing at him madly. Above the shrieks friend, Dan Hastings."

of the women and the shouts of the Having finished, the doctor folded

He studiously

of men, could be heard the victorious the letter melope. Bad replaced

He only uses that to frighten the ent if she gets tough," Franz answer-

oper

two

The

the doctor.

"St

duwa Mr. O'Shaughnessy,"

The

up

trumpeting of the elephant. Then it in the

shots were fired

ignored the open trembling of Win- calendar had dropped many ty's hand. Searching Among the ed tersely, "but if the fire dore get of its leaves on the day that found papers on his desk he picked her Aghting mad I'm prepared." He Windy in the hospital ofice, facing timetable. "Now there's a train to touched the rifle at his side,

Dubuque at ten-thirty. You can catch Windy approached the cage door

that if you hurry. There's another whip

In one hand and the pistol in Doctor Winters sald pleasantly. at one If you want to stay over for the other. When he had entered, suppose you don't feel los badly lunch.... He broke off as Windy the door

quietly rose. was closed and locked benbout leaving us." hind him. Moving forward unstead Windy turned a bagtzord, drawn Thanks, Doctor, but.... I ain't ily he signalled. Another door en-countenance to him. Nevertheless he goin' back there."

the ed and tiger

Into the car kinds glad to."

managed sprang

So It had come to an issue at Inst. a polite smile. "Guess I'm At this moment however. Windy

doctor faced him squarely, lurched against the tiger's mounting. The doctor nodded cheerily. "Well,{"There's only one way that you can stand. There was a tense murmur we're

happy

you're well enough to overcome...this thing that's bag- from the watchers on he stooped to go. You've had a long siege of it pened to you." He eyed Windy's right it. Then a shrill cry.

Hero's a letter for you... Just canic." sleave. "No .... not that, or your "Look out! Hastings shouted in Windy grasped the cavelpu ner

son. It's this other thing." sharp terror for the tiger was even vously in his left hand, S'pore I

Windy ant down in slow astonish- then springing through the air.

ove you folke a heap of money.”

ment. "How did you know But in a split second of time "Not a cent. The insurans com- what's happened to me?" Windy had jumped to one side. Apany took care of everything." He the same instant the end of his whip watched Windy covertly as he saw cracked sharply in the animal's face, him fumbling with the letter. "Let It crouched where it bad landed, a me do that for you." furious, snarling mound of fur.

A deep-dyed flush of shame suf- Now, fiercely concentrating on the fused Windy's face. Not even to be Job at hand Windy cracked his whip able to do a simple thing like opening again, forcing the tiger up, until it a letter. le stared through wenk had mounted the platform on the misty eyes at his right slow, which elephant's back.

dangled emptily by his aide. jlis shouted comniands, intur. Then he squinted at the letter Cook: "Did spersed with the sharp singing snap the doctor had placed before, him.

the cooking anything about of his whip, rang throughout the tent. "Reckon my oyes musta' gone back New Maid: "No, but I noticed them He backed away and motioned, "Okay, on me too. It's all blurred." Not Jeff."

that it made any difference now, he As Windy's order reached his ears, thought drearity. Eyes or eare, what Jeff struck a match with trembling did anything matter when a man's fingers, for what his sixth sense had whole world land, been snatched from told him before, his hearing now con- him? firmed. Windy's voice had broken

The

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has that doctor reassured him. theo lilitly as he had shouted out effect," the

"I'm pass. Would you like me to tion rend it for you?"

"Please."

ever

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