The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-05-25
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 When ngnna G Injured in . z&N from the trnpeze Madeline AA1nnNqe tor her Co be taken Co GRANDFATHER sHDDAL'S, Farm. 10 please her partner Don. NA nH4eezktfn Co Dc Madeline. She 4NIlu lm love with BILL 9fDDAL. NIA0ciiuo'B cousin, and though ste e ashamed of deClvime BliI #n0 Grandfather she ts afrnid 4a e11f them tlla truth.
 Meanwhile Madeline marries CON DAVID, animal trainer with the circus. Although she is eNffiGled of the Hons ail0 tigers 1e forces her to take part in the AuiIIlnl act.
 Bqck on che farm IiIl confess. 0e hts love t0 Donna.
 CHAPTER XVII
 Uonfsa moved away to step 70 fhat eho could look Into tho young mans face. "Isiil," she said. "lf we don't mhrry--what will we do?"
 "That's what I've been thinking about day and night" no answered &i0omiiy. Almost from the first I've been thinking about 1t. When you fell and wero hurt 1 was even NAd enough 10 hope you might be Hfippied 70 that I could take care [ ok you always. Then every day you grew stronger and iovelier and it mif became more hoptless--" He stared across the orchard, seeing none of the beauty of his sur. ToundinRs.
 'Are you . eoward2" Donna asked tenaeiy.
 s'What do you mean?"
 sff I were n man who loved woman and knew that sho loved me wouldn't worry about public opinion or anything else. I'd take her and hold her and let the rest of the world g0 hang"
 Flo gave h sudden boyish laugh and swept her into his arms again. .And that's what I'm going 10 do, dehr. Just thntl Mnvbe no ono wili even be surprised that wo should marry. And lf they do---"
 we shan't always Do here, when Grandfather dies---' Iior voice was lost under his klga.
 fvve'ii tell him now. Hhnil wei" he said after few moments.
 Hhb nodded. Hand in hand they walked through tho orchard and across the meadow. their fcst sink. ing Into deep, lush grass. Now and then Dill paused 10 kiss her or give her an ecstatic hug. Mnn' like, he had lot hcr solve his prob. lem md his spirits had risen with the decision.
 Hut before they reached tho house Donna's elhtion vanished. e5hb had triumphed over Bilfs a9ru piea. She knew, though he didn't, that there was no renl 0bstac'e In the way of kinship 10 thnlr mnr. rIake. But she knew also that fhkrh was another barrier far moro real and sinister. Conscience b0de her 10 tear tt down, 10 share bor secret with Biil and leave it to hlin to Gecido whether of not she waB worthy to become his wife. a0mc day he would lenrn tho truth. lt was too much 10 expect thnt their lives could 70 on w'thou. Inc ugly secret being revealed. out Of tho pnst would come some persor, some memory to disclose tho truth. And then whatP
 Mrs Planter, standing on tho back porch, saw tho two ap' preach. With a pair Of feid glnaSes aho noted their hands entwinod ani her thin lips curled oyor her yellow teeth in af ugly Bnnrl. She whirlod a .sA .asAAN lniA thA hAtiaa
 "Amos! Amos Siddnl'" she called.
 ''What is it. Mrs Piantcr?"
 "Amos, I'm no meddler and if you was up and could sec for your. self 1 wouldn't say, n word about what aint my busineyr. Nobcdy Ghn say ever interfere where ! ahouldn't, but when Hoe blood cousins mlsbchnving themselves In a way that only n couple thnt means to get married should, then I feel it my boundcn duty to sponk out"
 Tt never occurred 10 mo, Mrs Planter" said tho old man gently, "that even young couples who in- tend Co be married should mlsbe' have themselves, Suppose you tell mo just what those blood Gou. sins have been doing?"
 '"They're holdin' hands in the fisid---nothlng else butt And kiss. in, too. l seen 'em with my own eyas and"
 And a spy glass?" he Interrupt ed dryiy.
 wei, lands sakcs, when there ' such carryings.on n body hh5 n right to use field glnssos and my. thing else, I should think"
 "so," snid tho old man smiling, Ito hold hands iH misbeha vi0r. And a kIss--do you know. Mrs Planter, there isn't anything in iife quito 70 sweet ns first kiss between n boy and girl In love for tho first time? l believe thcir souls sort Of fly away from this cnr,h when their lips touch, Poets nave writ ten a lot about love and musicians have sung some mighty pretty tunes about it. but don't thlEH there's ever anything been written