The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-06-01
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Madeiine's home to recuPerate
prefer ling to: be the other girl
hes is ashamed of this deception
but keeps it up, even when Bill
Siddal, Madeline's cousin, ask
her to marry him. Amos Siddal
iMadeline's grandfather who owns
the farm, ist blind. Mrs. Planter
horsekeeper discharged by Don
ma, is her enemy,
J 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.
In New Orleans Madeline goe.
into the cage alone with the Ben
gal tiger and is killed. Renfrot
discharges Con. Unable to gel
work, Con decides to go to The
Siddal farm.
On Thanksgiving day, just a:
the family is about t. sit down
+ to dinner. the door hell rings
Donna goes to see VITO is there
! NOW co ON WITH THE STORY
''."'' CHAPTER XXI
! Holidays meant little to Cor
David. He was not even aware
that the day he landed in Lebar.
on was Thanksgiving. AS he rode
from the station to the CONNER.
cial House IN the shabby bus that
its driver, Lem Busby, called "the
hack" it dawned upon Con that
for some reason all the stores
were closed and the. streets had 4
more than usually deserted ap
pearance for a town Of 1000.
+ Somebody dead?" he inquired
cynically of Lem.
"Lot of folks went to Chicago
or Indianapolis for the holidays
the hack driver answered laconi.
cally. "Net many drummers in
town."
Holiday? Oh, this is Thanks
giving, isn't it,"
Lem looked at his lone pas
senger with more interest. "Sure
Reckon it doesn't mean much tt
you?"
"Less than nothing. Only it..
rather a joke"
"You mean you think you're
going to miss your turkey anc
fixings? You don't need to worry
about that. The Commercial
house has a mighty fine cook
Kinder sour but, oh, boy, there.
no one in this neck of the wood.
that can beat Mrs. Planters cook
ing" " .. ....
That's Fortunate. Con mur
INJURED.
"Yeh. She's a widow woman
who used to work for the Siddals
Maybe you don't know who they
are, but old Amos Siddal live.
bout five miles out on the mair
road. After he was left without
chick or child and stone blind he
hired Mis- Planter to housekeer
for him. Reckon her and ole
Amos granddaughter didn't gil
along none too good for after
Mis- Planter had made her home
there for over five years she was
turned out, bag and baggage, anc
had to go to work at the hotel.
He accented the first syllable OF
the last word.
Con hid his interest in this in.
formation by lighting a cigaret
and inquired casually, "What sort
Of woman is the granddaughter
that she would do anything SC
unkind?"
Lem shifted his tobacco from
one cheek to the other. "Oh
Madeline's all right. I reckon
Probably Mis- Planter. havin
been there so long. figured she
was boss and Madeline didn't fig.
ure the same way. She was a
circus girl, you see. According
to Mis- Planter. she's flighty and
mebbe-but I seen her a few
times in town and she's a right
nice appearing girl. And sure
purity"
81 see."
"Going to stay long in town."
81 don't think So"
Drummer"
"No."
81 didn't figure you was. Visit
ing some one?"
perhaps. Tell me where l can
hire a TAXI"
"Rader CHATS the Teller that
owns the hotel) has a garage and
sometimes his boy, Pete, runs the
machine as taxi. Or if YOU
amt wantin' to go at train time
l could drive you any place you
like in this bus"
Thanks. Maybe I'll need YOU"
The arrival of guest on
Thanksgiving day was enough to
bring both Gus RAIDER and his
wife, ,Gertie, to welcome the visi-
tor. From the upstairs window
two chambermaids and the cook
peered out to see who aiighted
from the bus. With the eXcep-
ton of these three, all the hired
help had been given a vacation
until Monday.
Lem Busby tossed Cons bags
on the board sidewalk, accepted
his fee of 25 cents and, after re-
.minding Con that he would be at
his service if wanted, drove won
dering what had brought the we'll
dressed stranger to Lebanon.
Con followed RAIDER, carrying
his luggage, signed the register
and asked for room with a