SEPTEMBER 51 



seemiiii»" to have some special interest in the mints. 

 At five o'clock yesterday afternoon, thonsands 

 of people were on the fairgrounds ; at eight o'clock 

 the place was like a banquet-hall deserted and the 

 fair for this year was over. As a beautiful sun- 

 set lingered beyond the rolling fields, the maple 

 rows along Frisley Road, and the dark Sugar 

 Creek woods, four nighthawks sailed silently 

 above the grounds, the insects rendered a contin- 

 uous musical program, and a mile away the church 

 bells were ringing for the midweek prayer-meet- 

 ings. In one booth some farmer folks were serv- 

 ing su])per, making j)lans meanwhile to drive home 

 with the children, ''do the chores," and return for 

 another load. In a small tent a palmist was still 

 busy, and the light mthin threw fantastic shad- 

 ows on the thin walls. Gas lights soon flamed and 

 flared here and there, and a lantern will-o'-the- 

 wisp wandered about the gypsy camp — some six 

 or seven canvas-covered wagons at one side of the 

 grounds. The man and w^oman of the merry-go- 

 round were counting up receipts ; venders were 

 crying ''the last chance" to waning audiences; the 

 gypsy queen was making final strenuous but futile 

 appeal to the curiosity of a lingering country lad 

 or two. The grounds were strewn with the cus- 

 tonuiry litter from three days of lively pastime. 

 The weather had been favorable, and the secretary 

 turned his kev in the office door with a satisfied 



