The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-06-01
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n0NNA esAnHfEL and #AUtL1AE btDDAL whO OalI fiseMseIyes 'The Gabriel slnteFs" zee cirrus peFEUEmefN, Whmn fNmnm is injured bg a fmii from sie lfapexe Madeline nFrnmaNa for NeR Co be taken Co GIlANDs FATHER 6IDDA1SR farm Co Fe. MuuNfmte. TO please lBeF mariner Donna VF9tenda Co bB Madeline, 4bD G nannnied 0f lllls deception NNt keeps e up, even when nfnL AfUDAk, Mn0nIlne'n cousin, hBks Der Co HlnrPy him,
 MeHnwtlle, Madeline mmrPIes CON DAVID, animal trainer witll tho circus. and takes part in tIln mslisnml mri,
 MRS PLANTER, h0useheeper un slie farFD, shows Donna niaFFInEe tO Con Co tile cirrus nfUnn and Donna realizes the wullbnn ls . dangerous enemy.
 OrnunfnthcP Slddnl hna stroke. Afrs Planter, passing her conclusion on the handbIIl, nc. cuees Donna Of blgnmy.
 cHAPTER xxtr
 Donna sprang 10 her fcot, her face llvid with anger. "You hor. Fibie old womnnl" she cried. "You would choose a time like this 10 say such q thing And you know ifs not true! I'Il admit that l was in your room. wanted Co And tho hanabill because l expected you to use lt to back up your dhmnBb bls gossip. Well, you can go ahendi Tel my husband about the bill, Teii him anything you want to, and see how. much good it does you. DO you thiink Blll will believe your stories1 He knows my partner was married q short timo before was and he hasn't your evil, suspicious fgiindi He'll know by the date that the handbill couldn't possibly have anything 10 do with me. Why, wasn't even with the circus theni"
 Mrs Planters thin upper lip drew back over her yellowed teeth, The noptrils of her pinohod nose auivoFed, "There ain't any date on the bill,' she snid, "Fnr'B know, it may have been printed year eso-Or msbbe two. Mebbe you and that feiler got Q divorce, but [ calculate Bill blddRl wouldn't relish no divorced womnn for hIs
 "There is A dntoi" Donna insist. cd, "HnndbillB always have D datei Leave mo alone now md 20 away. You can do whatever you liket All it will get you Is t0 be thrown out Of thlH house, bag and bAs9agol Bill will believe my word against yours!"
 "Msbba hs will and mobbe ho won't" tho woman answered, Out just tho same there Bin't no d1t0 on that bill. reckon l Orter know, If you don't believe me, take . look nt It."
 From shabby handbag she Gnr. Tied on hor arm Mrs Planter ax- iFActed tho paper, She unf0lded it and waved it before Donna'H face,
 Tho giFl Haw tho words, 'Hntur- day afternoon" and nothing else. There waa no date, nothing tO indI- cate when the public mnrrlng6 ceremony was t0 ink0 plueo. The hausekeepers leoring face became the countennnce Of n devil Bud denly n flm 0f red danced before Donna's eyog, All discretion van. lshed and, with n HtrDngled sob, Hha spSaDg toward the h0useks6per, trying Co snatch tho paper from
 Hrs Planter gave h hoif.insane cAck,e and put tho hand ibht held the bill behind her, NO, you don'tl" hho Gh0rtlod.
 unmindful Of results, Donna caught the womhn's Drm and twist cd C around, Using all tho strength thAt had given her tho power Co swing her body, supporting Dll her weight by ono wrist, she crushed the w0mans flesh and muscle until fhs paper foll from Mrs Planters fingers. Then, like lightning, Bhe bent, snntcbed it up md tore t Co shfedh.
 ''Now," she cried trlumphaBily, talk Say anything you want t0 say, but get out of this houBnl Get out nowl only bo careful lbat you can prove every statement you mako Or-~sO help mo, GOd-l'1l have you sent tU prison for libel"
 Without a reiOrt thu h0use. keeper opened tho door and left the room. Donna stood holding ihe scraps Of paper iD her irem- bling hands and llstonlDR to the w0mnn's footsteps down the hall. She hnd trlumphed, bUi she knew that from that moment on Mrs Planter would be her nctiyo enc my
 Yes, she had lumphod but it was . hollow victory, MrB Planter had been hostile enough before. What would she do now thnt Don m hnd openly deiiod her, had or dered her 10 leave the fHrmY
 She had little time tO speculate about the future, for before she IaaA Ia n aH from her cheeks Blll burst Into the room,
 Whats this about Mrs Planter iensingf" he demanded. Good Lord, Honey, we c1D't let her go bowl With GrnndpOp needing con stant care, inc dairy To look after and the meals 10 cook, you could never do it all nlOnel Whats come over the wom0nf"
 "Shs was insoleni," Donna an- swered, avoiding his eyes I'll manage with the work nll right. Send one of the men over 10 the Jones place to get Minnie. tsq md can do everything. And l think we should have nurse for Grandfather. Surely Dr Foreman can get one for us."
 He'd have 10 send 10 the city, If you mean Il trained nurse. And it may take several days for her 10 get here. Why didn't you wait un- iil things were running n little smoother before you lei Mrs Plant CT go? think you're making Il mistake, Donna. Al a lime like this"
 "ItIl be all right" Donna inter rupted. "Send Tor Minnie and don't worry, please"
 Those were hectic dayH that fol- lowed. Minnie was willing and capable enough in many ways, but
 
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