The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-05-17
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SYNOPSIS
 DONNA GABRIEL and
 MADMEkNE MODAL who call
 NM&nannIven 'I'ho Gabriel GinieFse
 MHN eHnpnxs performers with Hen.
 NFne's circus When Mndellness
 grandfather who is blind asks
 &1F co spend c weekend af his
 Farm aBe pefNslndes Donna Co go
 MafnnA. Donna. pretending Co me
 Madeline, falls ln love with BILL
 M1UUAE. hindeIlne'a cousin.
 CON DAVID, animal trainer,
 e 0evoted Co Donna but she Fe.
 E1nls him merely as friend.
 nze0etine loves Con aEid schemes
 Go Win him.
 mn is injured. Madeline wires Ei1i Co come for her and begs
 Donna Co continue the imper.
 9Dnaft0n. niIl takes Donna t0 the
 farm Co rncupeFate. MRS.
 PLANTER. the h0usekeepcr, ls
 suspicious oR the girl.
 CHAPTER x
 There was a big crowd Rt the LNbnnon station to see Donna and Bill arrive. Not all of them ad- mittod that was the reason for their appearance on the depot plat 8orm ,nnd .nnumerDble excuses the tragedy had made Donna n heroine, and Blil, toward whom many of the ,ocnl belies had cast Amoroua glancna. had become some- ehlng of q hero.
 Grandfather eiddal was there. hie aightlcas eyes rowing over the crowd as no sni in the car beside Nub Planter. Young Doctor Lem nOx and hiH assistant, Ben Wheeler were there, too. When tho train drew up to tho station they sprang upon the platform and entered the Pullman. Tho crowd, wide-eyed, watched D0nnn'B doFcent through a lowered window and saw old man sIddai embrace his granddaugh- ter.
 There were tears In Donna'H eyes ms tho make-shift ambulance rolled along the road Co the farm. They were not tears Of pain, for she scarcely felt tho jolts and jars. shn was happy than she had ever been, and each tear was n prayer thht she might Do worthy Of SO much kindness and love.
 Against her protest she was giv. on tha first floor room that hnd been Grandfather BiGdarA since his blindness,
 "It used to bo your Mas" anid Che old man. "f Just took it SOS not to bother any ono helping mo up and down HtnlrH Not that l can't climb tho stnirhl I'm hs spry that way ns 1 ever was. And l can get around by myself now all hunky.dory. But tho windows low and you can look out across tho fields and sec Bill bringing homo thA cows. When tho whonrH ripa it's like q sea of gold and mighty pretty. Then when you're able to walk n bit you can como out on tho porch without n mite of trou-
 Donna thanked him with kiss, it genlly was h lovely room. Thera waa little of Amos Slddals peraon- aiity in it, and Mrs Planter remov- ad that when she took away his pipe, slippers and shabby dressing gown, Tho Old.fnsh,oned bureau was maple with mirror decorated with hand painted roses, and a "dpmwn work" center piece, on tho pink.Hprlgged wall paper little golden. .hnlred hhoppnrdessoH herd. ad fiocha. Pink satin cushions m0de gay the window seat and tho maple rocker, and large, RhnRling, Raily- dressed doll occupied n place of honor In ono corner of tho room. Donna wondered if it had belong cd to Madeline. Then Hho cons eluded that Madolino's mother must have fallen for tho fad of French dolls.
 There wero white shelves oon- taining many books. A white wicker sewing basket was hlled with bits of linen and c0I0rod silk thrsad. The ray rug was pink and pale blue, obviously made nt home. over the mantle-pioco hung two Photographs. one Was n smaller copy of tho crny0n in tho dining room. The other showed n fair. haired girl with h sweet, himpor- ing sort of beauty.
 "I never changed anything In Adn'n room," Mrs Planter bhid, U6r manner toward Donna was still hostile, Tha houHekoopor made no attempt 10 hide tho resentment she felt over tho extra lnbor tho girls presence would entail and because Hllln return had sent her son packing. , .., :.
 "YOu ought tO have h nurse, Mrs plnntor mumblad ns sho hung Donnn'a clothing in tho maple wardrobe. Madeline had, with much foreth0uyht. shipped Donnn's trunk to her. though before doing 70 she had carefully removed the lettering of Donnuh name. "l,vo got 10 men to cook for nOw," Mrs Planter went on. 'and when har- vest time cones around ! won't even have time tO think--let alone fetch and carry for you"
 "Ifeavens!" Donna laughed. l don't expect to Do an invalid that long. I'll be helping you"
 Mrs PIanter Hniffcd and Donna, determined to let nothing Tuffle her temper, preicnded not 10 hear
 She missed the long afternoons
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