The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-06-14
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 DONNA 0ABRsEnE., circus per. esMleg, fails from the tFnpose and e injured. To please llev partner, MADELINE DkDDAI, Donna @0oB Co n1a0eIime's home Co FecuS penmtes pretending 60 be tho other NiFi, She in ashamed of this dc. o1ption bue keeps it up, sven when BnLLL SfDDALi, Made. ffme's cousin, asks fcP t0 marry fslfm. AMOS gfDDAL. Madeline's &E@xGfasfleg who owns the farm, @ blind. Aatse PLANTER, house. hoeper discharged sy Donna, 6
 bc..na snss'si and Bui gre married. Meanwhile Madeline has married CON DAVID, circus animal train. exs and takes part in the animal
 Amos stddai has . stroke.
 Tn New OFloan Madeline goes fnt0 the cage with the Bengal e1eeY and Is killed. Con is dIs' charged. unabIe Co get work, nc decides @ 90 tO the Biddn1 farri.
 From tho nearby town he sends . note t0 Donna who agrees 70 telephone him later. Mrs piant.
 Ie UVW WVNMuUR " NbbD HuVsShe learns of Cons arrival.
 CHAPTER xxxiv
 Whatever Mrs Planters mos tive for teiephoDing to Donna may have been she was smiling hs she hung up the receiver. Not for an instant did she believe the girl did not know Con David was in Leban. on, and the fact that she had pricked Donna's bubble of haDpi' ness was worth several rebufs.
 Her hatred for Donna had be. come An obsesglon. Although her gossip about the BIddai family had been limited to inDuend0es, due 10 the fact that ghe had no proof tO back up moro definite statements, Mrs Planter ad been striving for some means of revenge ever since leaving the farm.
 'uivo C hugsy enough rope and she'll hang herself" she mutterod. "Pretendiny just as if she didn't send for hlmi Of course she dld. Hi bet he's her real huBb0nd, and poor IiiI--f wish ! knew just why she married Biill Nebb0 Amos made out hiD will in favor of BiIl anA cut her of. No, that wouldn't 10 her no good f Bill found out no wasn't hGP husband, UnlcHb--s veil, murders have been commit. ted for less. l wouldn't put n0thln' past c man who's cruel 10 pore dumb boasts, even if th0y arc wild, and h woman who shows h6r flK' ger in public without enough clothes to cover her nHkedneBB,'
 Mrs Planter did not really be. iieve that Madeline and Con David contemplated murder, but e0n' sideriBg herself H OOd'f6n fIDg, righteous woman, t was necessary for hsr tO have sOIne logical fens son for her hatred, and thus she supplied herself with an excuse for her action.
 ff Donna slept little that night neither did inc former house okeeps sf, For hours Mrs Planter gl01ts cd over fhs wreck Of U0nn1's haps plHess, Sooner OF later she would confront the girl and ths animal trainer together and thGB--i
 Con spent a dull afternoon and A dujIeP evening, When Pete reS turned and repeated what DOnnn had ssid Con decided nc would stay in ths hotel until tb6 teIs. phone message came. The AtoFs noon hours rolled around but ths cali did not come, iIs wont down stairs 10 ths office and engaged RAAer in conversation, but tho nos tel proprietor WAS aH iDhTtlGulhto man, more given Co asking ques. ti0Hs than answering them, 9nd Goa had TO intention Of explaining hts yeAs0ns for being jn Lebanon ulIi no know what his reception would De.
 Supper over, Con stood outside on the porch and smoked h cigar, vainjy waiting summons Co thG tsiephone. What little good nature he possessed was s0rely tried, jl0 regfetted that nc had not driven Co / ttle farm and cORsf0ntGd Donna without prsiimiDarise,
 "ff she tries Co make q monkey of me-" ne muttered, "fIl show her where she gel. or".
 a. pste's hsro worship caused him t0 join the animal trDiDer, "AFs you going back Co ths Circus7" the boy asked timidIy.
 "Yss," "D'ye reckon Madeline siddal vln,. VII syer ,S join "p with " circus "J'n, sure ! don't know"
 Ms Planter ssys 'taIBt natpr6l for a show girl to gut ana stay "Who is Mis- PIanter7"
 "Our cook. She used Co work for tho Blddals, After Bljl biddnI hitehsd up with Madeline they fred Mis- Planter, Are y0u g0inR fo try and persuade Madeline il come back 10 the circus with your
 "Why should f2"
 T dunno. Paw says jts kbDdei auser, you bein' here, and Jtb0ugh' msbbe that was your reason. She, rIsht pretty, Madeline ,s aln'' shs? But she's queer"
 "Quser?"
 "Ysah. Stuck ID, sort oi Don'l nay 10 attention to anyone ADf don't ever visit folks Arc alI sbo" people that why9"
 "Not aIi." Con moved toward, the railing aBd licked the ashei from his cigar, go sbs se6ng dlf fsrsnt than she did before she ief homer"
 "i dunno about that ! don F9COHvCb Usr UoIOTe BHe W"Ut hWhy Mebbs marvin blood kin mad her different"
 "Perhaps." Con stepped of th porch and Pete followed, Whel Con saw that the small boy WI deternpined 10 stay with him D. started of ht \ brisk stride dow tbe street. Pets trudged at nj heels, hoping that some of hl cr0njer would see them, But th etreets were desertod, store win hows dArksned, and most of tb street lamps unIighted.
 
 Tt was after ii next day befor Donna found an opportunity { pat through the call. The excite
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