The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-05-31
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94FcA4 performers. When Donna
 V injured by fall from the kFHpexn Madeline nFrmnges f0P her co Do taken Co GRAND. EA1AER BrDDAfSs farm to TO. cppeFnte. To please her partner Donna preiends to be Madeline. sne falls in love with BILL SID. 0AL, Mndeiine's cousin, and
 4ca9h she is ashamed of de. CelvlnK Biil and Grandfather she in afraid Co tell the truth.
 Meanwhile Madeline marries CON DAVID, animal trainer with the circus, and takes part in the animal act.
 BiII and Donna are married. MRS PLANTER, housekeeper on the farm, shows Donna . hand. blil announcing Mndeline's mar. Fiage 10 Con in the circus arena
 and Donna realizes the woman fs dangerous enemy.
 Tn New Orleans Madeline en. counters NED TRAFFORD, for. zneriy boss canvasFnnn of the cir Gus. She decides not to tel, Con.
 CHAPTER xxII
 "You know, Honey" Bin siddai said, struggling into his shirt and ruffling his crisp dark hair, five been noticing you and Mrs Planter. She's harmless old soul with q bark A lot worse than her bite, but l can see she gets on your nerves. If you'd like to get rid of her and have Minnie Jones come over 10 help you with the work I'll speak to Grandpop and I'm sure he'l laKreo 10 the changer
 Donna's first reaction was one of relief. Since Mrs Planter had shown her the circus handbill, re- lHtionB between the two had been more strained than ever. Donna has made m effort to Do pleas1 nt, had tried tactfulIy to assume charge of the household, as beiit. ted It's mistress, but she had met siillen resentment. Mrs Planter, Donna felt was becoming her evil Meme esIs.
 But before she could agree grntc. fully to Bills suggestion caution prompted q different answer. Mrs Planters vindlcntlye tongue could spread Q scandal that would wreck Donna's marriage. Tho girl knew that she could easily convince Bill it was her partner who hnd become Con Davld'B bride, but 10 do this would bring out tho whole st0ry about herself and Madeline. Fur. thermorG, though Bill might know she had mover been another mans wife, the neIghborhood would have heard Mrs Planters story first.
 No--so long hB Mrs Planter had that handbill in her possession Donna could not risk offending her. Consequently Mrs Planter could not Do dismissed.
 "oh, I don't mind her much," she said, Not half as much ns she minds me. But gho's easier to get along with than she was and, ns you say, her bark is worse thnn her bite"
 "sho's Q good cook" Bili agreed with relief" and n hard worker. NinnIo might not do so well"
 From that hour Donna'g chief Theught was how Go get hold of tho handbIlI and destroy it. Tho slip of paper had become mennco out of all proportion to It's contents, Donna dreamed nb0ut it and 1WOkc shivering and wondering if she had talked in her sleep. onco, in n ffaif.waking state, she flung her arms around Bill and clung to him, sohbing until he awoke md asked if she were III. The rest Of the night he crndlcd her against his bosom and soothod her until her tangled nerves were quiet.
 "Mayhs l shouldn't have married Hou SO soon after tho accident, he said in contrltion. v should have known you aren't very strong yet"
 "But I wanted to be married. And love you go. l love you B0! i wonder if you love mo half as much as I do youY"
 If you don't know that ] do, then you're n stupid little idiot. Co Co sleep now and in the morn ing I'll tell you love you until yon'ii mover want 10 hear the word love again"
 Occasionally on f. Saturday Hf- ternoon Mrs Planter went t0 Leba- non to visit h married cousin who lived on tho other side of town. Tho next time she spoke of paying such q visit and asked BIll If Bho could ride to town with him Donna found An excuse to remain ht home. She \ was determined to search for the handbill.
 She waited until Grandfather was asleep and she was sure the car might not return. Then, feel ing as though she were n sneak thief. she mounted the stairs to Mrs Planters room. Carefully, sd as not to disturb anything and give away the fact that she h1d been In fl1e room, sho opened all tho bus reau drawers, went through the pockets Of every apron nnd dress peersd into hat boxes on the close, shelves, even Tipped the pages oi the few magazines and book8 tn' woman possessed. Nowhere couIf she find what she was searching for.
 Tears of futility filled her eyei when ht last she had to admit de. feat and go below. As she started down the stairs, still quiverlnt with q sense of guilty. she heard I sound that caught at her heart and caused her to pause suddenly anG cling to the banisters. T. was { crash as of body falling. fol lowed by q groan.
 Only a second Donna hesltated Then she dashed down the steps two at a time, calling, "Grandpa Grandpa!' Through tho liviDt room she ran and into the room that had been hers during her con vaiescence. The old man lay be side the bed, breathing heavily, hli face flushed purple and his sight less eyes wide and protruding witi his efforts 10 get his breath.
 "Grandfather!" Donna cried throwing herself on her knees b. his side. "What is itY What hap penedY
 His lips parted but only a croal issued from them. There was iutter in his eyelids but otherwis' he did not move. She put strong HAPPER FANNY SAYS: