A man who could
hit out straight from the shoulder had, in the language of the critics,
"suthin' in him." Oddly enough, the crowd that had at first sympathized
with Jack now began to admit provocations. His subsequent silence, a
disposition when questioned on the subject to smile inanely, and, later,
when insidiously asked if he had ever seen Polly dancing with the goat,
his bursting into uproarious laughter completely turned the current of
opinion against him. The public mind, however, soon became engrossed by
a more interesting incident.
The Reverend Mr. Withholder had organized a series of Biblical tableaux
at Skinnerstown for the benefit of his church. Illustrations were to be
given of "Rebecca at the Well," "The Finding of Moses," "Joseph and
his Brethren;" but Rocky Canyon was more particularly excited by the
announcement that Polly Harkness would personate "Jephthah's Daughter."
On the evening of the performance, however, it was found that this
tableau had been withdrawn and another substituted, for reasons not
given.
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