The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-06-05
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Madeline 'SiGial, Donna goes to
Madeline's home to recuperats,
pretending to be the other girl.
She is ashamed of this deception
but keeps it up, even when Bill
Siddal, Machines cousin, asks
her to marry him. Amos Sildaf,
Madeiine's gran dfather who owns
the farm, is blind. Mrs. Planter,
housekeeper discharged by DON
ma. is her enemy.
Donna and Bill are married.
Meanwhile Madeline has married
Con Day:.1, circus animal trainer,
and takes part in the animal act.
Amos Siddal has a stroke.
In New Orleans Madeline goes
into the cage with the Benga
tiger and is killed. Con is dis.
charged. Unable to get work, he
decides to 20 to the Siddal farm.
From The nearby town he sends
note to Donna. She agrees to
meet him the next afternoon.
NOW co ON WITH THE STORY
CHAPTER XXXV "a Co..
Mrs. Planters head was in a
whirl. She had Just uncovered
the choicest bit of scandal it had
ever been her luck to come
across. whether Madeline Siddal
had gone through marriage
ceremony with the animal trainer
or not. whether they had ever
been lovers and parted, one thing
was certain. The good-looking
young animal trainer had come to
Lebanon for only one purpose
and that was to hold a rendesv-
Gus with Bill Siddaps wifel
Women who secretly met men
other than their husbands were
Jezebels in the opinion of Mrs.
Planter and should be ostracized.
Madeline might hold her head in
the air now, but after tomorrow
she would not do so!
At first Mrs. Planter was I'M
certain Just how to make use of
her information. She had visions
of following the guilty couple
and telling Madeline what she
thought of her. She soon dis
missed this thought as too trivial
a revenge for a terrible insult.
If she had been at liberty for
the afternoon she could have
spread the news to a few cronies
who could be trusted to see that
It would kindle a flame like a
forest fire before "a hours pass
ed, becoming the chief subject Of
conversation at Lebanon dinner
tables. But Mrs. Planter knew
only too we'll that the person
most concerned in the affair
might never hear this scandal.
Madeline might meet her lover
over and over again and every
one in town be aware of it's with
out Bill Siddal learning what was
going on. Hadn't Doc Freeman's
wife been traipsing around with
their boarder since last June?
Everybody for miles around knew
about it, but Doc didn't. Poor
fool! Mebbe when he found out
about Clara, and Bill found out
about Madeline, the two men
could console each other.
Not that Clara Freeman was as
orney as Madeline. She might
have some cxcuse-with a doctor
for Il husband and him chasing
off day and night, never able to
take her any place.
Mrs. Planter recalled, with
righteous pride. that when the
sewing circle Of the church had
held a meeting to discuss the adj
visibility Of telling Doc Freeman
he should keep a closer watch on
his wife, she had voted against
it. That she had voted thus be-
cause the minister's wife was OPP
posed to meddlinP did not rob
Mrs. Planter of feeling that she
was a kindly, generous soul,
But no meeting to determine
whether or not Bill should be
kept in ignorance need be held.
In the first place, neither Made
line nor Bill attended the same
church as Mrs. Planter. In the
second. Mrs. Planter intended to
get the information to Bill in
some .nanner-and with proof
that could not be doubted.
To telephone him would be out
of the question. She knew Bills
habits too well to believe he
might he in the farmhouse to an
swer the phone himself. If his
wife answered she would see to
it that he did not get the mes
sage. ... ..,
The information must reach Bill
in less tkan four hours if he were
his wife and the circus perform"
er, as Mrs. Planter intended. She
would have to get busy at once.
Going out to the farm to talk to
him was not to be thought of.
Mrs. Planter knew Bills temper.
Eventually he would thank her
for opening his eyes to the facts,
but she could hear his recrimina-
lions when he was first told that
Madeline was unfaithful. Mrs.
Planter had no wish to take part
in such scene, -. ,,
Studying over the problem, She
went about preparations for the
noon day meal. jamie Saber, one
of the chambermaids, assisted
with the cooking-peeling pota-
toes, onions and carrots. opening
cans of beans and peas, and Sic
ing the bread, :.
Always at noon the. Commercial
house offered roast beef, roast
pork and a choice of two kinds
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