The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-06-22
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 tllo deception but keeps e up. llne'g cousin. asks hcr eO IsStarry
 him. nlll Alld DOnnn nrc rl,nrrlc;l
 MRS PLANTER, liOmsckCeper
 discharged by Donna, Is her cn-
 AMOS sIDDAL, Aladcllnc's
 gFnndfallbeF. has stroke.
 Meanwhile Madeline who hns
 married CON DAVID, tile nnl.
 islal trainer, la Killed. Con knows
 of D0mnn'n deception mnd decides
 Co bIackmall hcr. He comes tO tho nearby town and DOnn
 agrees aO meet hlm. Mrs Planter learms Oe this and writes B.lI mn
 amOnyinOus letter when sine ar.
 CHAPTER XII
 She realized that she must plcl her way carefully. It wns impos elblo to sec tho road because 2 the snow and there was no patl or wheel ruts to guido her.
 She became so intont on driving listening to the warning knock h had passcd the Adams house thal she remembered she was supposed to have gone there to- sec n sicl baby. There was no time t0 stoT now.
 BiiI and Donna stood facing each other in the warm, cherry sitting room that smelied Of wood. Are and dried lavender and the faint odor of drugs drifting m from Grandfather siddalS room Through the double doors Minnie could be seen setting the table TOT
 Donna laughed nervousiy, pulled off the gnow-c0vorod hat, removed her coat and shook it; then crossed to the fireplace to warm her stin' chilled hands.
 If she lies I'll know that damn nbio letter, is true" Blli thought "But sho won't lie. There is no Reaaon why she should. AnOymoua letters are always vile untruths.' Novertheless he waited. .
 "Tm late" Donna said. "The drifts are something awful for such a--whnt's tho matter, BillT' Noticing for the first time his curl. 0ua Daior and tight lips, sho went on. ''fa Grandfather worsoY"
 IT was worried. That's all."
 She turned her back 30 that no houid not see her face as she spoke q stayed longer than intended Mrs Adams" mi,
 "oh. you went to tho Adamsesf'
 "Of cOurso.' She lifted her nat md licked tt with her foreilnger' q told you I was going there"
 "f know, but when you stayed So long 1 thought perhaps you nnu changed your mind." HIS voice wah harsh, as cold as tho air outside.
 "No. I'm sorry if you were wor. ried. You said you didn't nina my sVT' "i d,ant." Ills fist cienchcd and uncienched in m effort nt SGT. control. "rhought maybe you might have gone t0 town" .,,
 "No. Why should 1 g0 to townT'
 ''No renson thnt l know"
 "Huppcrl" Minnie announced. :, "rIi---I'il change my shoes, Donna said hnstiiy. '"Thcy'ro wet.
 Tiii looked at her feet. The shoes were soddon. Why didn't you uSo VI" "f' 'Sp SId, but | had to get out-;:; there's . knock n tho car ana i- His laugh rasped. "And you Eot out to sce what caused " Funny thing for you to do In this wentherr whun you can't toll one pieco oi machinery from nnothcr", u.
 Donna's eyes widoned. Iicr IDS parted but, noticing Minnigs Mnra of curtosity, BhO left the room, HOT heart bounded with agonixlng in- tennity ms she climbed the stairs.
 "Ho can't kn0w.-not so Bo0hl Tjniees Mrs Planter teiephoned hirn-.-and i don't know that t W.. Mrs plnnter who saw uB. BlN wouldn't iIstene to anything snee amid. pcrhnps 1 should have told him | went 10 town. Maybe he fnienhoned tho AdamseB. suppose he i,honed! Oh uod'"
 Tha room reelcd about nor ana ~,avna of nnt,Ben r0Be in hor thront' Shn braced h0rsoif against tho 1resnor with the realization of hcr Sniiv. Tho mOah was tlghtcnlns svith h every step she took. Every "ns os hcrH Noemod to load to con' vlction, Even her shoes were evi: H"nee against ho.r proof she nnu svnded through snow, when thero had been no necessity. ,n
 How hard Biii's face wasI Mkc x.a rits. if he found out about thls i,. ma reacted so bitterly whnt svo,,id he do when no lonrned tncir .vroie innrrI0d life had been ncI
 When sine descended the stuirh Talii md Miss perkcnB were nlrehuy at ina tabIe, nili did not riBo Mnu n. aerved Donna In silence. The nurse. inclined to Do l0quacious ~ meal lime, found it impossible t0 Iaen iip n conversation, with b,II giovering at tho hcad of tho tapIe snd Doni,a obviously ill at oaHe'
 Tine anonymous letter burned ln Bills pocket. He was torn between n deairc tv completely ignore U ana the suspicion that it held too much truth for his happiness. " oniy Madoiine had not iiedl Where had she been if not tn townY Ana why had she ,donied going tnorc unless she had gone for some rom. soi, she did not wnnt him to knowy
 Nc dcBBert, Minnie" Ell sh'o, showing back his cha'r'
 without another word no lef! the dining room. ln fur cap, cOM aftd high rubber bOetB no str0ou out into ths storm, tnking " kr'ms satlsfactlon in the dlscomiort oa trudeIng through drifts that maao hin stumble. Battling with the tearing wind, pItting bls strength against the clements gave him cs}tirage Co face somethinG, no knew might change tho course or ms life.
 But there must be some proof aeainet his wife besides the vicious words of the unknown letter writer and 7the iie her iips had uttered. Even if nc found out that tho man mentioned in the letter was n Lebanon iie would not accuse Madeline. Icven tf h elearned that she had met this man no would rot sbeiieye her unfaithful., She couidn't be. Not Madeiinel
 There must be some explanation of what had happened but he lacked the courage to ask for " He had intended Co show Donna ..a E.a la a