The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-06-21

performer, falls from che trapeRa and im injured. 10 please her partner, MADELINE HKDDAL, Donna goes Co Mmdellne'n home Co rocupernte, pretending Co bc che other girl. she is ashamed Of the deception hut keeps it up, even when BILL BfDDALt MRdes lne,s cousin, asks her Co marry hina. Bffl and Donna nrO married,
 nfRS PLANTER, housekeeper diecharged by Donna, is her on.
 AMOS sTDDAI. Nfadeilnes gFnndfather, has . stroke.
 Meanwhile Madeline who has married CON DAVID, the animal trainer, ie killed. Con knows 0f bHackmMil her. El0 comes tO the t0 meet him. Mrs Planter learns Og this and writes Blll an anOny. na0us letter.
 Donna departs, telling Blll she fe going Co neighbours. Instead she meets Con who threatens tO OauAe trouble for her. While they arc talking Donna discovers that someone is spying on them.
 CHAPTER xL
 "There's another gate" Donna whispered tremulously. Lots 20 . out that way"
 'What arc you shaking for2" Con demanded. "Whoovor that was beside the bushes didn't hear any thing wo said and probably didn't even recognize you"
 I'm suro it was A woman--and that I was followed" "fn hoavons nnmo why should anyone follow you?'
 In hor dlsmay Donna forgot that Con himself was an enemy. She said slowly, "Bocauso thoro iH a woman-she used Co bo our housok keepor--whO would do any thing on earth Go cause mo trouble, She hates mo Ike poison, though I don't know why, Somehow she got hold of tho handbill that an- nounced your marriage to Made- line"
 Again Con whIsticd softly. It was not duo to surprise but be- cause he had just thought of some. thing. They woro moving cautious. iy now toward tho rcnr gate, open. Ing into tho church grounds prop. CT. They walked close to tho vino. covered wall, hiddon by tho shad. ows east by tho troos. m
 "Yes," Donna continued. "Sh0 accused mo Of bigamy and dis' charged hor."
 mrai for her to think that wasn't "Not if sho liked mo and nc. eeptod my word thnt tho person who was mnrirod that day was an- other woman, Sho knows you arc in town, and nothing would suit her moro than to And out that ] came horo Co moot you. But how could Hho know l was coming How could sho find that out?"
 "Seareh mol think you're w0l. ryIng without any cause. It's dol- lars to doughnuts that wasn't m eaveBdropper but someone taking z short cut through tho grave yard" v hop0 Bo,"
 ''Whare's your ear2" "K left it on n Aid0 street not far from here, We'll haV0 Co wnl k around past tho front gate, though. If ! wero only sure Mrs Plahtor--' Con squeezed her arm to renh' sure her md her anxiety WaH such that sho did not notice tho earess Nor did Bho notice, as they turned the corner nftor passing tho gate, thnt he slipped m arm round her. The Baptist Church was at tho extrom0 limit of tho town. There were no street lights within q block. Tho snow was binding and neither saw tho fiRuro erouehing beside tho Iron pillars that sup. ported the gate. But Mrs Planter, who hnd soon tho couple disappear, !, had Judged correctly that they would not leave through tho main aHtnnea Having passed Donnaa ear, Bhe felt sure they would re- tarn to it. sho had boon within arM's roach of Donna when the girl stepped out of the machine, but had been too shrawed to trail at her heois, Sh0 had waited until Donna had beon with Con several minutes beforo entering the eeme' tery.
 10 her ehagrin she had been un- able to hohr what they said, Much as her enrs burned to catch the words, she had not dared 10 move closer. But, in spite of tho ob' seuring dRrknosB and tho failing snow, Hha did sec Cons arm around Donnn'B shoulder and her righteous soul boiled over with indignation at such "goinss-on'"
 She had hoped Bill also woult be e witness to tho meeting, bu she did not see him anywhere. on' thing was eNrtain, Bhe had gauRef Madeline Siddal correctly. The gir was "hussy," unfit for doeen folks to associate with, and before another 24 hours went by not onl' Bill siddal but everyone In Lebanon was going to know about ltl
 But what could folks expect Q circus girl, who probably nevo attended Borvleos until she foun' it paid to do 50? A girl who het married her own cousin! Vol hhjf.couains were too close kin t' mako marriage what it should be Mrs Planter would have felt nor sympathy for Bill whom he lonrne' the truth If ho hnd not been party to such Q Godless doed.
 She waited until tho man m woman had gone on about D yards. Then she gathered the shab by folds of her coat about her An' began to run in tho opposite direc ton, If that lazy Janie hadn' started supper thoro'd Do the ol Nick to pay. Jobg weren't so plcn tifui that Mrs Planter wanted | chance losing hers, even in doin her duty towards the community. She wished she could have foun out where Madeline and that cir GUS fellow went after they left tn cemetery but, after all, that didn' matter much.
 Donna ana Con passed no on on their way to the car. Dom climbed in and unlocked the en zine, then held out her hant Let's part friends, Con. For th sake of Madeline. l know you did n't mean what you said bac there."
 I'm going with you" he ar swered, Ignoring her outstretche hand.
 "But you can't!" she proteste s7Sot home with me" :.
 "T don't mean that" As D spoke he got into the car besid her. "We haven't come to any sol Of decision"