The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-06-16
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 DONNA GABRIEL, circus performer, falla from the tran. eBe and ls injured. To please her partner, MADELINE SlDDA1A Donna goes Co Mndellne's home Co recupcFate, pretending Co he the Otller girl. She is ashamed
 Oe this deception but keeps lt
 up, even when BILL SIDDAL, Nin0eIlne'e cousin, asks her tO marry him. AMOS SIDDAL, MadOlina's grandfather who owns tie farm, is blind. MRS PLANTER, h0usckcepcr dis. chhFRed by Donna, 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.
 ln New Orleans Madeline goes into the cagc with the Bengal tiger and is killed. Con is dis. charged. Unable Co get work, he decides to 20 to the Slddal farm.
 From tho nearby town he sends Q note to Donna and she a&rccs Co meet him the next Af. tcrn0On. Mrs Planter learns of this and writes an anonymous
 CHATTER xxxv1
 The Adams baby has diphthe. ria" Minnie announced as she roast turkey from the oven and that last night Mis- Adams sent for Doc Leamon. He was there for more'n an hour and he had to do something to the baby's throat"
 T hope tho little thing will live" Donna answered. "ls anyone with Mrs Adams?"
 "Yes, her sisters there."
 "Diphthoria is Q terrible disease" Donna said. T remember onco when Q child in the circus had It." Hor voice trailod of ns if Q sudden thought had struck her, Tho Adams family were the Sids dai'B nearest neighbors. While Donna scarcely know them, undof other circumstances she would have offered her assistance nt oneo.
 The chiid's illnoss seemed m an. swor to her prayer. What could be moro natural than to toll BIll that she was going over to sec If there was anything sho could do for the family with the sick child? And on tho way. back from town sho would stop and mako good her statement.
 It soomed c positive inspiration. Sho had boen unable to lnvont any excuse important enough to tako Grandfather Siddal was 50 III. And FAAnAa AAlt that aha had tA hAVA an excuse, Con David would Do waiting for hor at three o'clock. Sho had promised sh0 would meet him, What Con might do f she failed to bo thoro, sho dared not
 At noon ovor the dinner table Donna passed on Minnio'B informa- tion about the Adame baby. Sho added tho fact that she know Bomo thing about diphthoria and fomcm. ber1d how they had treated q lit- tle Rirl In tho circus who was suf.
 "iY you don't think arandfathor moods mo hero l think I'll drlvo oyer 10 Adamsos' this afternoon" sho said. "Maybo thero's some. thing l could do to help'"
 Bsll, who was naturally. frionu' iy and had often worried . lit. tIe over tho brides reservo and di1. taste for mingiinR with Btrnngers, greeted this suggestion with ap' pr0vai.
 "That'd bo niee, Honey. Mrs Adams Is a nioo little woman and | reckon she's about worried sick. | know the little oodger. Just tho sort of kid I hope we'll have Bomo day, Better go carly though - H looks as though we might have . blew"
 The skies had darkened during tho morning. Thore were snow clouds and q stiff wind was blow- ing that threatened to turn Into q blizzard. As Dili spoke, Q few big flakos Bcurriod through tho air ana dnnecd against tho window pane,
 "This time last year," Ell ndded, two were showed In for . week. Tolegraph and telephone poles blew down. Trains couldn't get through. and Q heap of livestock died Of cold and starvation. I don't want you to get caught In blizzard
 "TRcre's not much chance whom I'm going just half q mile," Donna iauRhed, But sho glanced uneasily