The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-06-13
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e rocupeFates pretending Co be
 the ether girl. nh0 ls ashamed 0k this deception but keeps is up, even when BILL GnDDAL, Mades
 lines cousin, asks her Co marry
 him. AMOS BfDDAL, Mndeline'a
 4fNndknther who owns tho farm
 70 blind. MRS PLANTER, house.
 ksepeT oischnrged by Donna, is
 Donna ard BIn arc married.
 Meanwhile Madeline has married
 CON DAVID, circus animal
 trainer, and takes part in the
 Amos siddai has . stroke.
 Tn New orleans Madeline goes Into the CAge alone with the Ben.
 Rnl tiger and is killed. Renfr0e
 discharges Con. Unable to get
 work, Con decides Co go to the
 iie arrives on Thanksgiving day and sends . note Co Donna.
 CHAPTER XXXITI
 Donna opened the door of tho farm house and faced Pete Rader. She had never seen him before and greeted him with bewildorod,
 sT got . note for you, Mis- Sid. Ssi, snd I'm to fetch an answer
 The moment aho saw tho on. veiope an icy chill passed over tho wider and asked tho boy to come in. Then, making sure sho had closed tho door through which sho had passed and that there were no witnesses, she tor0 open the en- yelope. Her hand shook so vio. lentfy that the folded sheet slipped
 Donna stepped quickly and picked .it up, conscious thnt tho eyes of the boy wore filled with curiosity. When it dawned upon her that Con had written tho mes. sage and that ho was within i've horsehair sofa and looked biankly
 "He's that circus fcllor that went into the lions oARo," Pete volun. teered. T recognized him"
 "Yes," Donna said huBkily. She read the curt iittl0 note again and thon tore it ID. "Thoro ls no ans ewer," she said.
 "But--"
 "f'li teIephono---.toll him that"
 Rather reluctantly, Pete rose. AZ the door he repeated, "IIo said ! was to get m hngwer.. Youll hn sure to telephone, won't youY 1T you don't l may not get my dollar
 "f'll phone," Donna promised. ghe waited until Bho hoard tho outer door slam and thon flung tho Herapg of paper into tho fireplace, Hho watched thom slowly !crlimplo into ashes, wondering what sho was to do. How could Bhe te c. phone? There was only ono telhs phone in tho house and it was in the hallway just of tho dining room, Every word Hho said could be beard by those ht tho d'hh"F
 After tho differences between herself and Blll, tho presence or Con David in Lebanon WAS q do. finite menace to hor hhpplnosb friNnd, and Donna hhd serious doubts of that. Something had brought the animal trainer Co tho little town wh0n by all r0hBon no should have bGen in vaudeville OF in some European circus,
 Of course Bh6 could iRnorb tho snaaaaRe, Possibly that WnB tho beht thing 10 do. She owed nothing 70 Con and slnGo MndollnGs dehth did not even feol kindly toward him, UnauoBti0nably he had caused Madeline to risk her fe.
 At any rate it was imp0sHlbIs to gNt in touch with him thnt any, Tomorrow, perhaps, whon BilI whb out of the house.
 ghe gianeed ht her reflection ln Aha mirror over tho fireplnGe ana saw that har fac0 was pale shn pinehed her checks tO bring bhes their color, Bmothod her hair ana Faturned to tho dining room
 "Wbat was it?" BiIi nHked as she took her place nc tho table
 "Rom6-some0n lnqulrlng TOT tha Lawrence place." Donna llon, Fortunntely Bill wns not looking at her and did not 500 tho dosp flush that accompanied her worns,
 Throughout tho. long mnon' (which had lost ita f0Vor for Don c"i flrandfnthor Riddnl md Mlhs perkins and Jlll kopt ID gay chat for. Donna triod hor best 70 1oln in tho conversation but nor thoughts kopt returning t0 tho man nj the hotel jn Lebanon, why WIZ ha thereP Of course tho circus ma aiosed with tho cold Wnhther. bIt that was no reason Co bring h,Rh' sainrjed performer llkh Con to buoh n place ns Lebanon |.
 The moro sh0 thought about U the more dIsmnyed Donna bochlno, Tier first reaction, upon recelVink the note, hnd boon. roar or Whn. Jijl would Eny or do no khow inc man no believed to DO hls flVn. were in town. Now con hhnHo'' became a menace, ., and
 She must telephone nm nhn learn what he Wnntod' HOW .o",u eho walt until the noxt dnyY ~ oIaiy there w0r0 somo excuse 'o leave inc house, and go 10 nnleh' b0r,a--i But tho nonrGst nelRhbor lived half Q milo nwhy ana thefo was no excuse anyway
 At inst the menl cAm6 70 m ohn, Biil pushed his chnir back hne stretched in lnzy eontonttnent, Then he and tho nurse took tho oid man back 10 his bedroom Eyening prayers WGr6 Bnid, n ehhp" ter from tho BIbio road, and D0nnh want into the kitchen t0 help Min' nie with tho dishos, , ,,.
 "You didn't eat nothing" Mln' nia said, "Reokon you spent too muc htime fixing 'om to enjoy your WictuaIs."
 "sure did my soul good to sco khe way Grandpa rolishcd hls food' Ma says as long nS h person chn Feiish their food they got some comfort in iifo. My Grandfather lived till he was 0b and to the day bf his death he had m appetite like q farm hand. Ma says tho ren-