The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-06-12
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 UUpnA goes to Madeiine's homo
 tlD other girl, Sine is ashnm~d Inf
 thiD deception but keeps lt mn,
 even when BILL RIDDAT. MNd.
 @lino'e cousin, asks her fo Fnarrv
 him. AMOS 6fDDAL, MnAeIlne'n
 WHNn0fAtheR who owns fine farm
 lD blind. MRS PLANTER, house.
 keeper discharged Donna, is her
 Donna and Bnl are married.
 MAeanWhiIe Madeline has married
 WN DAVID, circus animal train er and takes part in the animal
 Amos siddaI has n stroke.
 m New Orleans Madeline goes Into the cage alone with the Bcn
 441 tiger and is killed, RenfFOe digchargcs Con. Unable Co get
 work, Con decides to go to the Biddnl farm,
 On Thanksgiving day, just as the family is about to slt down e dinner, the door bell rings. D0nnA goes Co see who Is there,
 CHAPTER XxXII
 Biil was carving the bird and Minnie was in the kitchen dishlDf up the vegetables when the dooi bel lrang.
 'Ill go" Donna said and lof, the table.
 Holidays meant littlo to Con David. He was not oven aware that tho day h0 landed in Lebanon was Thanksgiving. As he rodo From the station to tho Commor- eihl House in the shabby bus that its driver, Lem Bughy, called "tho hack" it dawnod upon Con that Tor some reason all the stores were closed and the streets had n more than usually deserted appearance for a town of 1000.
 Somebody dead" ho inquired cynlcally of Lem.
 Lot Of folks went 10 Chicngo or lndianapollg for tho holldnys," the hack driv0r answered lncOnicnlly, Not many drummers in town"
 Holiday Oh, this is Thanks giylng, isn't it?"
 Lem looked at his l0no passenger with moro interest. "Suro. Reckon it doesn't mean much Co your"
 LcsS than nothing. Only lts rather JokeI"
 You monn you think you're R0- Ing 70 miss your turkey and fixs ings? You don't hood Co worry House has n mighty nno cook, Kinder sour but, oh, boy, theros no ono in this neck of tho woods that can beat Mrs Planters cook. ingi"
 "rhatS fortunate," Con mur- murod.
 "Ych. She's q widow woman who used tO work for the SIddnls. Maybe you don't know who they are, but old Amos slddnl lives bout Ave miles out on the main ro1d. After ho was loft without chick or child and stOno blind ho hired Mis- pl1nt0r 10 h0usek6ep for him. Reckon her and old AmoB'B granddaughter didn't git along none too good for after MiR PinDter had made her home thero for over Ave years BhG WAs turned out, b1g md baggage, and had tO go Co work at the hotel" Ho 1cs contcd tho first syllable of tho last word.
 Con bid his interest in this in. formation by lighting 4 ciRnrct and inquired casually, "Whnt sort of woman is the Granddaughter tbnt sho would do anything NO unkind q" I.em shifted his tobacco from ono ehOGk Co tho other, ooh, MndG' iino'B AIl right, reckon. Prob ably Mis- Planter, hnyln' bGen thGre 70 long, figured she WAg boss md Madeline didn't figure tho snmo way. She was circus girl. you sec. According 10 Mlg PIaDtor she's nighty and mebbb 6a- but l hAe n tlguaH tn tAUn nHn she's G right nice appeared girl. And sure Duftyl"
 "f goe."
 "6OIBg t0 stay long in towB?"
 q don't think B0,'
 "Drummer|
 No"
 q didn't 6guro you was Visit' ing s0mo onGY"
 "Porhaps. Tell me wbofo chn hire h t1xY"
 "Itndor Uhnrs tho foller that owns the h0toD has h garage and sometimes his boy, Pete, runs the machine hH h t6xl, Or If you 6ln WBntiD tO gO at train time ] could drivo you any plhe6 you llko ID this bus" ,, "Thnnks, MHybo Tli need you" Tine arrival of guest on Thnhks' giving dGy WhB enough 70 bring both Gus IiHdGr Hnd hlB WIfo, 0orti0, 10 welcome tho visitor, From tho upstairs window two obnmborm1ldB md the cook peered out Co see who GllRhted from the bus. With the exception Of thoBo three, all tho hired help hnd been given v1cntl0n until Monddy
 Iom Busby tossed Cons bags on tho board sidewalk, accepted bia fec Of 20 cents and, hfter romlnd' ing Con that no would b6 ht bis service fl wanted, drove hW1y W0n' dering Whnt had brought tho Woll- dress0d Btr6nR6d tO Lebanon,
 Con followed Under, carrying hIt luggage, signed tho reRigter and asked for n room with fl bnth,
 HndGr scratched his stubby gray hair and p0ndered. About how S9 Isrf fbssIa s,c }% yP' figuring O" "'"''"S'
 T don't know. A day -- maybo A week." , only got three private baths and tho drummer for SpcIgal and Com pany cOmos in Monday and has one of 'em engaged. The gam6 day tho drummer for DeerinR hhB another engaged and Mss ToIlyor Il porna. nent, hos the other. Of course, T you're only here for h day.
 "Cive mo what you hnYe," Con interrupted imphtIently. You can shift me later fl Etay longer"
 "Peto," HIder called t0 h sandy haired youth standing beside q window chewing on fl tooth pick "~rake this gentleman uD tO A."
 Con intended to telephone Co tho giddal farm from his room, bui he discovered upon entering, that there was no telephone there. Tho boy placed his bags on a rack for