The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-05-16
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|, ahnormallty is caused by disease never really suffer. At least the oid troupers don't. Why, the side show is blesaln te theml one Of the sweetest women I ever knew wna d freakl Hor whole life was a--n poem of uneeiflnhneeg and sympathOtio understanding and love. She never marrie6 but she mothored several >. genekntionn ok circus kids. She had the lUvelleut face i ever saw but she weighed 400 pounds aud couldn't walk . '"cOuldn't the doctors do any thing for hOr4"
 Donna laughed. "aer fat was her livelihood. Maybe she did try to reduce in the beginning. but when 1 knew hor she was always trying to take pn moro weight. She didn't mind t."
 But Bill was not Donna's only drawn partially through curiosity Sut more through klndnoss, camo to holp pass tho tedious hours. During the s0ocnd week of Donna'a stay In tho hospltA! Blll often found her surrounded by young girls, eagerly listening to her tales of Tho circus and most of them ready to risk d,fo and limb for the opportunity to win applause as Q circus performer. For tho tme being their allegiance had turned from movie stars to Ncrobatie head
 i.ulicd into security, Donna ai- moAt 'forgott her own Identity. When she was with Biil she felt sho was Madeline. Only once did sho come close to giving away her secret, She had begun to toll him of her fathers death and tho nnr- rowneas of this escape made her watch hor tongue more carefuliy '"s, she wondered what Madciine's fathor and mother had been like. Madeline had said once that she rosomb biod hor mother but sho had navor shown Donna q photograph. An enlarged portrait of Roscoe Siddai hung In tho farm house dln- ing room bu. it was . ornyon atroeIty and Donna oiseounted at aa likonoas Madeiine's father had diod of pnpunnonia and his wito had fingered for years after. WMtU, muktUK uut HVHv WNu 'St father.in.law. That was all Donna know,
 ouornde for an indefinite period, sho decided, Madeline must supply moro information. If only sho could write tho other grill Rho could not ask anyone olso to put down tho questions that wore pux-' Nllng her and 1t would Do weeks before Donna could uso her right hand,
 Two short, ohoorful notes had como from Madeline but they con- tulnod almost no' news. Thoro was nothing about Madelinea state ot mind, tho r0ai cause of the acei- don't, or any reforoGce Co tho do- Geption sho hud forced on her part nor, Tho notea dld speak of Con David, IIo had q new cat-~-a huge. untruined tiger that was q beauty. Con was taking Madeline to dln. nor almost every night now, Had nlll arrived yet?, DO have Bill or someone w.l,o to me- Madeline wrote, "I'm frnntic for nows,"
 The day Bill announced to Donnn that they would depart for tho farm on tho morrow she aummon' cd courage Co ask h,m to write q letter for her.
 Her voieo was low and strained as ahe dletated;
 My dear Donna:--Bill and arc leaving for tho farm tomorrow. ! have Co go on q htroteher ana l understand they will have to shove It through tho car window to get mo inside. IL will Do good to get out of the hospital. They have been very kind to mo hero ana my bonos have healed quickly, put bolng in bod su long ts pretty nara for anyone as active as l nave ai- ways heen. sure tho farm will be lovely now. Don't you wish you were out in tho country Can't you come laterP Grandfathor Slddal would love to have you.
 "nili ia writing this for me, Tho right wing is still inoapaeitatcd but whon 1 can use it I'll write to you myself. Meanwhile Do good and bo careful. How iH tho netY You didn't say, ! hope Con comes 10 hts senses and discovers what q lovely minx you are,
 "Your loving partner, Madollnn."
 Bill addressed tho envelope w'th- out directions from Donna. He carried a little route card in ms pocket and kndw without consult Ing it whore tho circus would DO tho following week.
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