. St. Nicholas [serial]. osed to the full force of thestorm. It is probably only athunder-shower. Perhaps thesun will be shining againwhen the performance isover. The thunder rolled nearerand louder. The lightningflashes followed one anotherin rapid succession, and thewind gathered increasingstrength. Now the raincame pattering and splashingdown about the tent. All at once came a blindingflash of lightning, followedalmost immediately by a tre-mendous clap of thunder. Atthe same time, the flaminglights in the middle of thetent suddenly went out. Women screamed in terror, and some of thespectato
. St. Nicholas [serial]. osed to the full force of thestorm. It is probably only athunder-shower. Perhaps thesun will be shining againwhen the performance isover. The thunder rolled nearerand louder. The lightningflashes followed one anotherin rapid succession, and thewind gathered increasingstrength. Now the raincame pattering and splashingdown about the tent. All at once came a blindingflash of lightning, followedalmost immediately by a tre-mendous clap of thunder. Atthe same time, the flaminglights in the middle of thetent suddenly went out. Women screamed in terror, and some of thespectators hastily fled toward the exits. Fortu-nately, the lights at either end of the tent stillburned brightly, and nothing like a panic re-sulted, though many were visibly nervous andalarmed. The Beaver Campers hastened to reassure Mrs. Spencer and the girls, who were outwardly calmin spite of any misgivings which they may havefelt. Soon after the accident, the performance con-cluded abruptly, but most of the spectators kept. HE APPROACHED THE MAN, WHO STEPPED BACKWARD IN ALARM.(SEE PAGE IOI9.) their seats, choosing to remain under mishap marked the climax of the the thunder was rolling faintly in thedistance, the lightning flashes came more rarely,and the rain was falling less heavily. Well, this has been a great day ! Storer re-marked cheerfully. Who ever heard before of igi2.] THE TOWNSEND TWINS—CAMP DIRECTORS 1017 a circus that presented acts not advertised norentered on the program ? That was a real storm! Rutledge tn afraid even the best of scenic artists wouldhave failed to produce anything quite so real-istic. We had everything but a blizzard with thehero and the shero lost in it, Lefty observedwith a little laugh. That would have been realdrama. It s not raining much now, Tom announceda little later, and people are moving out. Shallwe swell the ranks? They should and did. They joined the slowlymoving throng, and by the time they had ga
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