The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-05-25
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injured. To please her partner,
Madeline Siddal, Donna goes to
Madeline's home torecuperate,
pretending to be the other girl
She is ashamed of this deception
hut keeps it up, even when Bill
! Sid.daI, Madeline's cousin, asks
! her to marry him. Amos Siddal,
/ Madeline's grandfather 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 David, circus animal train
err, and takes part in TIE animal
act.
Amos Siddal has a stroke.
} In New Orleans Madeline goes
into the cage alone with the Ben
gal tiger. The tiger springs and
she is killed.
NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY
CHAPTER XVI
Donna started up in the dark
ness. Her heart was beating fur
iouSly and there was queer,
SmOthering sensation in herthroat
that made the weight of the bed
clothes unbearable. Careful not
to disturb her husband, she push
ed the blankets from her and slid
her feet to the floor. There she
stood, listening &C the patter of
rain on the caves and shivering,
as the wet, icy air from the open
window wrapped around her
lightly clad body.
What had Weakened her? Of
course she had been dreaming
when she had thought she heard
her name called and felt as thou
something had borne down upon
her, crushing the life from her
body. What a horrible dream! So
vivid she was still in its grip.
She found her flannel robe,
slipped into it, and noiselessly
crept across the floor. Ancient
boards creaked under her feet
and the wind, whistiing through
the trees, added a note of eeri-
ness.
She reached the door, uncertain
why she wanted to leave the
room. Her hand was on the door
knob when Bill stirred and num-
bled sleepily, "Thnt you, sweet
hearth"
Eyes"
"What you doing up"
Il thought l heard Grand
father CALL" Donna answered
thickly. grasping at the first ex-
cuse that came to mind for what
now seemed foolish impulse.
Bill switched on the night lamp
beside the bed and sat up. Sure
ly Miss Perkins would hear if he
wanted anything. Come on back
to bed and III run down and see
if he's all right"
"NO. III go. You're tired and
I'm fully awake"
Bill dropped back onto the pill
low and, almost before she had
left the room, was asleep again.
There was a dim light in the hall
wav. By its CLEAN Donna de-
Scended the stairs. The nurse,
who had cot in the living room
adjoining the old mans bedroom,
was sleeping soundiy as Donna
passed through the room.
Suddenly, Donna wondered
with a spasm Of fear, if it had
been Grandfather Siddal's voice
that had awakened her. He had
not spoken for weeks, but sup
pose in the night
She stood. hesitantly, on the
threshold of his room, gainiU;
courage to face what might be
death. Then she entered. Amos
Siddal lay Just as he had for so
long-motionleSs. his snowy head
scarcely less white than the pill
low case, his thin, colorless face
turned toward the window. A
shaded lamp cast long, grotesque
shadows upon the wall, shadows
that moved with the fluttering Of
the curtains.
Donna tiptoed across the room,
bent over the old man and gently
touched his forehead. 1t was
moist and warm. She drew
deep breath of relief. His wither-
ed eyelids lifted, his blue lips
parted, there was an effort and
a croaking whisper issued from
his throat, "Mad-dieW
She dropped on her knees be-
side him and pressed her lips to
his gnarled hand. "You spokew
she sobbed. ooh, Grandfather,
you spoke! You are going to get
wellw
Almost hysterical at the SEEM
ing miracle, she ran into the sit
ting room and aroused Miss Per-
kins. "He called my name! He
spoke to me-" she cried.
The nurse was matter of fact.
"Why not? We've been expect
ing it all along"
When they returned to the bed
room Amos SiddaPs eyes were
closed and he was sleeping peace
fully.
Not wishing to disturb Bill
again, Donna took a heavy robe
from closet and curled up on
after Byrd had singled and
Gehric doubled gave the Yanks