The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-05-30
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Madeline's home to recuperate
pretending to be the other girl
She is ashamed Of this deception
but keeps it uo, even when BIZ
Siddal, Madeline's cousin, ask
her to marry him. Amos Siddai
IMadeline's grandfather who owns
the farm, is blind. Mrs. Planter
Ilousekeeper discharged by Don
ma, is her enemy.
/, Donna and Bill are married
Meanwhile Madeline has married
: Con David, circus animal trainer
and takes part in the animal act
Amos Siddal has stroke.
In New Orleans Madeline goe:
into the cage alone with the Ben
gal tiger and is killed. Renfroe
discharges Con. Unable to gel
work, Con decides to go to the
Siddal farm.
Bill sees letter Donna wrote
to Con and becomes jealous.
They quarrel.
NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY
CHAPTER XXX
! Bill had a bad hour alone. He
had had to fight his jealousy be-
fore. Many times watching Don
ma working about the kitchen, he
had contrasted her present life
with her past, and a little green
devil perched on his shoulder,
whispering things he strove tc
put out of his mind. Often he
had marveied that anyone sc
lovely, so WIDELY desirable
should have given herself to him
But his jealousy before had
not been turned toward any in
dividual. Now he knew that his
wife-the glorious creature who
spelled the heights of heaven fol
him-had written a letter to an
other man, a man she had once
been accustomed to seeing daily
Striding along, the raw wine
whipping color into his cheeks
Bill fought his battle. Fresh al
did much to give him a clearer
view of the situation. If he re
fused to believe her explanation
that she had never written tn
man before and that the lette
concerned her former partner
Bill would have to disbeliev
everything she had said in tn
past. He would have to acknowl
edge their whole marriage a fail
IRE.
And if she had cared for thi
fellow, why had she married Bill
Looking at the matter sanely, h
felt ashamed of himself, an
when he returned to the hous
at five O'Clock he was contrit
and ready to beg forgiveness
Thus again Donna lost the oppor
tunity to tell him that Madelin
had married Con, and that Co,
was now a widower.
1t was not easy for Bill t
apologize. Humble pie did no
set we'll with him but, once h
made up his mind to do anythin
unpleasant, he went through wit
it. y iiiwfWlE
Donna was frying chicken i
the kitchen, a rather wan smil
on her face as she closed he
ears to Minnie's gable. Whe
Bill walked in unceremoniousl
and said he wanted to speak t
her at once she anticipated an
other scene.
"I'm busy, Bill. Wait until
finish this"
Cant. Let Minnie do it."
Donna gave Minnie the for
she had been using to turn tn
fragrant brown morsels an
stepped into the pantry whicI
opened into a hall leading to thu
dining room.
Bill waited until the swinging
door closed. Then he caught he
in his arms and crushed hi:
mouth over hers. "Pm sorry
he mumbled, 81 was a cad. For
give me?"
ooh Billw Donna sobbed hap
PLY. ooh, Bill, I wish | hac
showed you the letter! 1t wa!
lhorrid of me to tear it up!
should have"
'No, you did the right thing
/ was a brute to doubt you. Com
mon sense should have told mt
there couldn't be anything to il
and that you never cared fol-
that fellow. If you'll forgive me
I'm never be jealous again."
"Of course l forgive you! Anc
II want to tell you what was II
the letter."
az don't want to hear it.
don't deserve to know"
Confession at that moment
with Bills arms holding her close
Bills lips against her hair, would
have been very sweet and soul
cleansing and would have pre-
vented many future heartaches
But Bill's attitude, his desire tc
be generous and chivalrous pre-
vented condolences and Donna
slipped from his embrace with
the words unspoken.
He followed her into the kltch
zen and watched her continue pre-
pairing supper, feeling a glow OF
satisfaction in having mastered
an ugly passion and a pride II
her beauty and cleverness.
"You know. Honey" he said a!
she piled the chicken on blue
platter and stirred cream ant
flour into the Drowned butter tt
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