The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-06-06
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SYNOPSIS
 DONNA GABRIEL. circnn uar.
 former, falls from fhe srni,esa
 and fn injured. To nlaana heF
 partner. MADELINE SfDDAE.
 Uonnn goes Go hladellne's hon1S
 4o Eecupefmte, pretending to ha
 He ether girl. Hhe fs nahamed of
 this deception but keeDa n un.
 even when BILL gKDDAI.. MnA.
 9fine,s c0unin, asks her to mar.
 ky him. AMOS SIDDAL, Made.
 Mueb grandfather who owns fine
 HmEms te blind. MRS PLANTER.
 noueekeeper discharged by Don.
 mmz e ner enemy.
 Donna and Biil arc married.
 Meanwhilo Madeline has married
 QOM DAVID, circus anlmai
 M9aner, and takes part in the
 animal act.
 Amos siddal has . stroke.
 Tn New Orleans Madeline goes
 Into 9ke cake alone with the
 Bengal tiger. saThe tiger sprinRH
 and nhe is killed.
 CHAPTER xXvII
 n At daybreak Con stumbled into the little office of the hotel. The vtAFk tragedy written in his haR. gard face and sunken eyes robbed his appearance-ln circus costume s-0f it9 biazarre effect.
 The clerk was asleep under a gfeen.shaded hanging lamp, his yeet resting on tho desk, his chair Tilted against the wall. He started fp elsepily when Con asked for Dis key. "Oh, say you're Mr David, ain't you There's been a man hanging around here waiting to see you. Mr-Mr--" he con. suited q card on the desk, "Mr Menfroe. He stayed until two o'clock. Then he left and said you was to get in touch with him at ene st Chraies as soon as you
 Yes Con took the key and started towards the stairway.
 You better phone him." the other continued, his eyes wide with curiosity as they took in the details of yellow trousers and purple coat. "He seemed upset whom he didn't nnd you here. There's q teiepiTone booth over there"
 "Thanks.' Lurching as one un. der the influence of ilquor. Con moved towards the booth. At the door he fumblod in his pocket and produced Q coin. He was unable to focus his eyes on the telephone directory, and asked the operator to get the number for him. After several seconds he heard Ronfroe's voice over the wire.
 ''Where've you been X" the cir. GUS owner demanded whom ho un- derstood that it was Con who was talking. "This is nico howdy- do = walking out and leaving everything for me to attend to-"
 Sorry" Con said thickly. Guess ! went haywiro. Weli?"
 'The doctor got m undertaken and Madeline has been sent to the funeral pariors but tho rest is Up tc { you. What arc you going to
 "send her to her grandfathor's. { suppose" Con answorod. "Thanks for doing what you did"
 Someone had to-" Ronfroo m. swered bruBquc1y and hung up the receiver.
 Dut later. in q quieter frame of mind, Con decided against sondlng body back to hor home, And so little Madeline Siddal, whose greatest sin has boon her great love for him, was lowered Into . grave in m old cemetery in New Orleans while members Of the circus though few had really eared for her) wept aloud and thsn vent back to tho grounds to thrill the spectators with their daring stunts.
 Morbid curiosity to sec tho cage where A woman had met her death drew huge crowds, but Con wSs not to be seen. His beasts were put in their winter quarters and, taking Renfroo Gt his word, Con quit the show. It was almost ! week later before he sent word to the farm that Madeline was q deed. Then iio addressed tho en. veiepe to Mrs William Bidda" and enclosed A clipping from ono of the newspapers describing. the in graphic fashion. There was not evon q Ilne Co inform Donna of Cons whereabouts nor D word about his franc Of mind whether it mattered to him that Inc girl had died or not.
 IL was a raw, cold day, q fore. taste of winter in october, whom she postman on his rural round brought the ietter to Donna. Think. ing it some kind of circular, since Inc address was typed, she tossod It on the dining room table and continued her work Of polishing the siverware.
 Later she noticed it ngain md epened it. Tine clipping, with q picture of Madeline beneath tho headiines, was like a blow Tn the face, Donna stared ht tho printed words. Physical nausoa swept over her, The floor seemed to rise and and thon drop with sick kening suddenness.
 TO think that Madeline was dead - lovely, reckiess Madoline'