The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-06-20
SYNOPSIS

DONNA GABRIEL, circus performer, falls from the tPns pexe and is injured. To please her partner, MADELINE SID. DAL, Donna goes to Madelinc's home to rcCtlpcrAtc, pretending to bo tho other girl. She is ashamed of the deception hut keeps lt up, even when DILL SIDDAII. Madclinc's cousin asks her to marry him. Bill and Don. m are married.
 MRS PLANTER, housekccp. or discharged by Donna, is her
 AMos sIDDAL, Madclines grandfather, has c stroke.
 Meanwhile Madeline, who haH married CON DAVID, tho animal trainer, is killed. Con knows of DOnna's deception and decides tO blnckutnil hcP. He comes to the nearby town and Donna agrees tO meet him. She departs, telling Bill she is going to q neighbours.
 Bill grows anxious because she is gone sO long. H0 finds m anonymous letter written by Mrs Planter telling him that Donna has gone to meet Con. He Inns just finished reading the letter when Donna arrives"
 CHAPTER xxxIx
 "i was startlod." Donna had said to Con. "ItS 30 dark and didn't sec you" Hor voice shook q little.
 Con offered his hand but sho is. norod it. Thon he laughed. Tot mo look at you," no said. "it'a been months and months since I've soon you. Seems like years Yos, you're ns lovely As evor. Even this light doesn't disguise that"
 "whnt ia it you want, con?" tho girl asked hurrlodly. "f haven, much timo and I'm not anxious to drivo on a country road ih thli kind of weather"
 "You should have lot mo como to you"
 "You know 1 couldn't do that"
 "Why not2 Aren't we old friends Didn't l marry your partnor7
 "Yos, I know but--my husband doesn't know that. l moan abou; Madeline. You Bco--"
 "so the masquerade is still going on, eh?"
 "Masauorado2"
 "You didn't think I know any thing about that, did your You haven't told him the truth yet?"
 "No," miscr0bly.
 Afraid he'd kick you out if ht learned you woron't tho girl ht thought?"
 "Of course not, Only you see andfather--M Madelino'S Rrandfa. thor Is totally blind. That first time I went to the farm wher Madeline and -- when 1 visited him pretending to be her -- made him so happy didn't have thu heart to tell him wasn't hii granddaughter, that sho didn't cart enough for him to spend Q week, end with him. Thon--after the nc. cidcnt--didn't Madeline tell yot how she sent for her cousin nnt told him Is was Madeline who wni ili?"
 "Yes, she told me-"
 "At first didn't know wal supposed to be she. mean In thu hospital I didn't know 1t. Ther when 1 thought of how long | would be before I was well ant how lovely 1t was on the farm couldn't resist the temptation. intended to tell them the truth but somehow 1 couldn't. And she stared straight ahead at thu rows of tombstones, now murk! gray in the dusk. "I had faller in love with Bill"
 Con laughed internationally. "Tha can't swallow. can under stand your liking the farm in thu summer and the rest of 1t. bu don't tell me you married thi yokel because you're in love witi him!"
 He isn't n yokel," Donna saic indignantly. "Bill Siddal is bet ter educated than you are. Cor David. He may not be as sophisti cated, nor have seen as much O | the world but he's the finest mai ever knew except Grandfather. love himi I loved him the frs day he came to the circus"
 "Yes. you did. You married hin because married Madeline"
 "Wha-at2 You don't honestly be lieve that?"
 "No, I don't. wish did. Bu know this, Donna--whethe yo' are in love with him or not your, afraid of him and I wouldn't giv the snap of my Anger for a low that's afrnid. He may he fine ant honorable and he probably married you because he was in love witt you--God knows 1 can understand that---but his love isn't big enouai Ito forgive what you've done ans