The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-06-09
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DONNA 0ABRnzfEs, ClrunB
 performer falls from tfo trnpcxe
 mud as injured. T'U please her
 partner, MAnnErHNE BfDDAE,
 Donna goes 60 kHndellmc'B home
 aO FecupeFmto pretending Co be
 tlse other gfFi. 1he is ashamed of
 slile deception but kccpa lt up,
 even when BlFsL slDDABs, Mad.
 eiimb's cousin, asks hcr tO mar.
 Fy hiBn. AMOS SlDDAL, mndc.
 line's Fransifathcr wiIo owns inc
 farm, 6 blind. MnRS PLANTER,
 househeeper discharged by Don.
 ms, 6 her enemy.
 Donna and Esill arc married.
 Meanwhile Madeline hos married
 CON DAVID, circus animal train er, and takes part in the animal
 act.
 Amos Biddal has . stroke.
 In New Orleans Madeline goes
 Into tlie cage alone with tho Hen.
 gal tiger and ts killed. RcnerOc
 discharges COn. Unable Co get
 work. Con decides Co 70 Co the
 Si0nmI farm.
 bliI sees letter Donna wrote to Con and becomes jealous. They quarrel.
 CHAPTER xxx
 Bill had . bud hour alone. He had had to fight hls jealousy be- fore. Many times, watching Don- na working about tho kitchen. he had contrasted hcr present life with her past, and q little green devil perched on his shoulder, whispering things he strove to put out of his mind. often he had marveled that anyone so lovely, 60 wholely desirable should have given herself to him.
 But this jealousy before had not been turned toward any individual. Now he know that his wifo - tho glorious creature who spelled the heights of heaven for. him - had . man she had once been accus- toned to seeing daily.
 Strlding along, the raw wind whipping color Into his chooks, Bill fought his battle. Fresh air did much to give him a clchrer view of sthe situation. If ho ro- fused to believe hor explan nation that she had never written tho man before and that the letter con- cerncd her former partner, BIil would have to diAbeiieve every thing sho had said in tho pnBt. Ho would havo to acknowledge thelr whole marriage n failure.
 And If she had cared for this follow, why had sho married Bill Looking at tho mntter saneiy. he felt ashamed of himself. and when he returned to the house at fiye o'clock he was contrite and rendy to beg forgivonesa, Thus ngnin Donnn lost the opportunity to tell him that Madeline hnd married Con, and that Con was now q widOwor.
 It was not easy for Dill to apolo. giHo. Humble pie did not set well with him but. once he mndo up his mind Co do anything unplens- ant. ho wont through with it.
 Donna was frying chicken in the Kitchen, a rather wan smile on her face ns she closed her ears to Min- nio'B gabblc. When Dlll walked in unceremoniously and said ho want- cd to speak to her at once Eho an. ticipnted another scene,
 "l'm busy, Dill. Walt until ] Hninh thIs,"
 "Chn't. Lot Minnio do it."
 Donna gave Minnie the fork she had boon using to turn the fra: grant brown morseiB and stepped into the pantry which opened Into . hall leading to the dining room'
 Biii waited until the swinging door closed. Thon he caught her In his arms and crushed his mouth over hers. I'm aorry'' he num- bicd. "f was a end. Forgive mo-"
 "Oh Billl" Donna sobbed happily. "oh, Bill, I wish had showed you tho letter! It was horrld of me to tear it upl I should have"
 No, you did tho right thing. l was . brute to doubt you. Com- mon sense should have told mo thero couldn't Do anything to it and that you never cared for that follow, # you'il forgive me I'll never be jealous again
 70. course l forgive yOul And I want to toll you what was in tho letter"
 q don't want 10 hear it. I don't deserve to know"
 Confession at that moment, with Biils arms holding her close, Bili'a lips against her haiA would have ben very sweet and soui.cloG nsIng x and would have prevented many future heartaehes. But Bill's at- titude, his desire to be Roncrout and ehivairous prevented confl. donces and Donna slipped from hlh bmbraco with the words unsp0kcn.
 He followed her into tho kitchen