The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-06-28

-----------~-ss----- if you should go back? Wha good could it do you? In tht first place, you haven't G chance of convincing him you're rcnll, his wifo. II eBaw the eertiAcate---'
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 "EVidently ho didn't look at it II csaw the names and thnt waI enough. That and tho fact thai you G1mo running when l cnllcd Probably he's Kidding himself thnt y0u loved him so much you were willing to commit q erim0 t0 marry hIm. That should sol n lot better than believing that was your lover"
 "You'll give mo that certiH. cate" DODDn said tenSoly, "nnd IT prove to him that you He'd"
 "Ob, no, my dear, 1 won't give it to you! That's my most vllu. ablc asset nt the moment--not only 10 prove I'm Amos siddapg heir but hs q trump card 10 make you do what ] want you to-"
 "And thnt ig--"
 'kooD ID tho masquerade. Get the farm, divorce the farmer and marry mo"
 sho laughed scornfully. "Pd st1rve before I'd do that. And, # its tho last thing ever do, fli prevent you from getting what Isn't yours"
 "'vo heard that before. So you're still strong for the hus- band, oven if he did kick you out"
 "Pm 70 strong for him." she said, "th6t If he rofuBoB tO lot mo be his Wlfo Il be his servant. l love him moro than anything In tho WOrIdW
 "YouII get over thnt I felt that Wny about you once but lived through it"
 Fortunately there were no pas- sGngGrs within Onrsh0t. The con. ductOT passed through tho G1r and what would be the next stop, HO picked ID hor travelling bag and moved tO another BG1t. Con laughed, dipped tho pages of his magazine and apparently lost aIl interest
 Donna rested her head against
  syoB Sh0 was utterly weary. Her temples tbrObbed and the same dig zlness that had made Con DGvid'B face G curious blur with gr0t0sgue features DerBlstGd, even though her h6grt WGs lighter,
 There was still hope. It w0s natural that Bili, believing she was not really his wife, should say he waB getting out. Bigamy was 1n altogether different thing than the sjn--if sin t were--thnt she had committed, Maybe BliI could forgive and understand that. Tho truth should convince him that Con David was nothing tO her, and never had boon.
 The motion of the train, tho constant chUg.Ghug of the engine and tho warmth of the car were soothing, Tho quiveriDg jn hcT Iimbg and tho sensation of sink. ing C0aEGd. Donna tried to open her eyes Co watch ths snOwsci1d 1eIds 0s they passed them, but her lids seemed weighted down The reaction, combined with hope, luiIed her nerves, made her dr0wgy and she slept. Hours later She sat up with q start Tho train was standing stiII. Lights were blazing and outside the window she could sec port9rs running back and forth with luggage some pushing truCki loaded with sultc1ses or trunks,
 She jumped ID, pushed her b1t into place, pulled on her coat and snAtched up her travelling. bag This must be the place where she was to leave the train and catch another back to Lebanon.
 Tine car was deserted and thnl gesmd strange. Perhaps Con had stepped out an the platform fOi G breath of air. Donna ran dOwf ths aisle afraid the train might start before she could get off, 4 brakeman stood iD the little ycs' tlbule, He smiled and said, "0et' ting of bers'
 The great dome overhead, tb' gates beyond and the red capi IOked familiar Suddenly Donna heart seemed 10 stop beating. Bh' saw Con walking toward the gate G porter beside him carrying hl, luggage.
 He looked back ct her aBt waved. "I'Ii Dc at the Hhermaf House for q few days" he said "CaIl me upl"
 She was ln Chicago. She hat gone clear through to Chicago and Son Davis had been on thu same train. Donna dropped hei travelling bag and stood starIDi after him, AZ this new menace threatened her, Al feast she could telegraph FIJI and beg him t0 let her re (TO Dc COntinucd)