The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-05-18
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 Der 70 spend A weekend nt his
 *&NEN she neTDmH0c9 Donna Co wO
 Ezs@tead. Dnnzlm, pretending tO be
 Madeline, knlig im love with nIllL
 AxUUAK. NfmdeFinc's cousin.
 CON DAVID. animal trmincr, is
 uev019d g0 Donna but she re-
 Nanfs hsrn merely as Q friend.
 Madeline loves Con and schemes
 co win him.
 Donna fnIls from the trnpeze
 and is injured. Madeline wires
 N7fi Co comn0 for her and begs
 Donna tO continue tho ifmpeFsOn-
 mAi0u. Bill takes Donna tO tho
 farm e0 Fccupcrntc. MRS PLAN.
 TIER. the h0nsekeeper. is sus-
 pici0us of the girl.
 Donna grows stronger and
 soon is able to get about in Q
 wheel chair.
 CHAPTER xI
 Ned Trafford was surly and beiligerent. Irritable without pro- vocation. Twice Renfroe had caught him under the influence of liuuor and threatened him with Q s'motiee' If h1 ever caught him drinking again. But Trafford avoid- cd Madeline and. as the days sped by, her fear of him lessened and gradually died.
 She concluded the canvasman was more afraid of what she might say or do then she was afraid of him. Nevertheless Madeline re- xnained convinced that Trafford had been responsible for Donnas fall and she told Con David this. The result was that Con hated Trafford with a deadly, silent hatred that made him careless and bitter and even cruel to the snarling beasts that helped him earn his living.
 Renfroe had watched Madeline performing on the trapeze alone and. since business was bad and there was c prospect of Dopna's return, he had decided to let Mnde- line remain in the show as n "sin- Rie." one Gabriel sister did not make q feature act, but the cut Tn salary helped a little.
 Madeline knew Cons interest Tn her was due to the fact that he could get news of Donna through her. but his very indifference only apurred Madeline's determination co win him.
 m every conceivable manner she hontrived to keep him near her. Gha made rarebits or sandwiches aad invited Con into her stateroom fo share them with her. though she knew Renfroe would tread tho riot aet' if he hoard of t.
 During every performance she watched tho animal trainer put his seats" through their paces and she never failed to compliment him on his daring whom he loft the arena, hls white silk shirt clinging to his body and beads of perspiration about his white lips.
 "There isn't an act in the world chat can equal 1t, Con!" she would axc1aim ecstaticnlly. T simply marvel at you! could watch you all day, even though my teeth chatter with fright for you."
 She hovered over him like mother, watching for loose but lon or a dangling bit of braid on his coat. As though 1t were her Autv to perform such tasks, she de. |manded that he hand the garments lever to her to mend.
 when the now tiger, q gorgeous Iav beautiful Bengal, gave Con q vi- lmsoua scratch on the wrist Made- Inc changed the dressing on the Wound daily for Q week, although lDon insisted the injury was no- 1king.
 kfaona. The sting of Donna's repul.. |Nlon stsli ranked, though he loved &er with all the fervor of his Latin kemperament. Con was perfectly RWare of Madeline's love for him, " ms every ono else in the circus. lEEA accepted tt as homage due his I1esstion as the star performer of %he troupe.
 Now and then he invited her to Nanner at hotel or restaurant lSa e change from the fare in the lness tent. Madeline always made mo most of these occasions, comb nng her hair as Donna had worn !Aers, dressing as nearly as possi- IDlo like Donna and aping her man. lnerisms until the man was trifie lHeWfldered. He wondered why, when the two girls were so alike, Ae should iovo one and not the nther. A month went by. then six weeks. Hhe heat became intense. Under he tents the air was heavy. almost ntolsrable. The poor animals. Forced to stay in small quarters. Waffered and snaried and roared Bnd spit. The staterooms in the 6uilman ears were stifiing. Flee x4c fans merely stirred the fetid, &tlhing air. :. 9lasing lights the performers tried \ concentrate on their numbers, 'So forget their discomfort and put north their best efforts, but the Sets moved slowly and without bep. 4 grizzly bear sickened and 1isd, Renfroe tore his hair and tRailed that there was a tinx on Inc show and they might as well
 His wife, who had heard the knxne wall many times, for once fntened to him. Then she said, pWell. why don't you stop beefing Ind get rid of the jinx?"
 sI wish to God could! If you "a tell me who 1t is I'll fire him
 uiek enough"
 sTts not ! 'him.' It's that Made nno Gabriel"
 soh, you've got it in for Made- Hne because she's alone. She's all Ws1zk."
 sAfaybe she is, but she's trou #ae-naaker. Look at the way she's
 nsiing Cont Look how she strung 1eng Ned Trafford--"
 fsWhat rZ'm not 6 gossip. but I'm not ~ b1ind as you are and I've seen
 esw ehings. I'd be glad to sec fR6sains so. It's not because she's - -s
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