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SERIAL STORY-
DONNA BIG TOP-
by BEULAR
POYNIER
BEGIN HERE TO-DAY
ing as nearly as possible like Donnn BONNA GABRIEL and MADELINE SI and aping her mannerisms until the DAL who call themelo Tha-fabriel man was a trifle bowldered. Be wondered why, when the two girls Ruter" are trapeze performers with Renfroe ́a
he should love one and were so alike, When hindrine's grandfather who in elreus,
other." Juk her to spend a week-end at his
not the farm ale persuades Donna to go instead. IRA 11
Janra, pretending to be Mine's consis
love with LL, SIDDAL
CON DAVID, animal trainer, is devoted to Bonn but als regards him merely s friend ad-line loves Con nid achomes to
the
housekeeper.
quarters, suffered
"She's going to be married." "To the count?"
lie's my cousin, not hers, Yes, they're going to be married."
Con sat motionless, his face slowly growlag whiter and whiter. If A month went by, then alx weeks: hands gripped the arms of his chair The heat became intense. Under the and the knuckles stood out in ridges. tents the air was heavy, almost Then he laughed. "Well, that's that! intolerable. The poor animals, forced What do we cal-chop suey or chow win him alle from the iratiese and is injured, and snuried und roared and spit. Theou mean you don't enra?" Made- Madeline wires Bill to come for her and staterooms in the Fallman cars were line, cried hysterically. "You real- bere fans to continue the impersonatin atifing. Electric fans merely stirred ly don't care?”. Bill take Donna to the farm to recuperate,
the
atc.
"No woman is going to ruin my fetic, the tran PLANTER MRS.
Under
a thousand appetite," Con answered, suplekous of the girl.
performers tried to Donna Krows stranger mil soon la able to blazing lights the of
concentrate on their numbers, to for Het about in n wheel chair.
get their discomfort and put forth their best efforts, but the acts moved slowly and without pep. A grizzly. Ned Trafford was wurly and bel-bear sickened and died. Renfroe tore ligerent. Irritable without provoca- his hair and wailed that there was a tion. Twice Renfroe had caught him Jinx on the show and they might as
of liquor and well close. the influence under threatened him with a
he lin "nalice" if
many times, for once listened Trafford avuided Madeline and, as the to him. Then she said, "Well, why days sped by, her fear of in lessen- don't you stop beefing and get rid of
the jinx 7" ed and gradually died.
wish to God I could! If you She
concluded the canvasınan was more afraid of what she might say ur enn tell me who it is 'll fire him do than she whe
afraid of him, quick enough."" Nevertheless Bindeline remained con-
CHAPTER XI
But Madeline, trembling over the success of her falsehood, noticed that his foad left the table untouched. She suggested that they return to the circus lot before it was really neces
to do so. She had scored triumph, but if Con should write to Donna to confirm her statement, the situation might not be so rosy. A
over caught him drinking again. But wall We, who had heard the same lone walk in a shadowy lane was more
"It's not a 'him. It's that Made- line Gabriel."
conducive to sentiment than a warm Renfroe was waiting for them at Chinese restaurant. the dressing tent. "Come over here; "I want to talk you," Madeline," he said.
The ever-present fear of receiving
Lo
•
vinced that Trafford had been respon Oh, you've got it in for Madeline two weeks notice gripped the girl.
ing.
sible for Donna's fall and she told Con David this.
The result was that Coneenuse she's alone. She's all right." She looked appealingly toward Con. the mintter. Chief?" the "Maybe she is, but she's a trouble-"What's bated Trafford with a deadly, silent hatred that rande him careless and bit- maker. Look at the way she's trail-animal trainer asked. "You don't Ler and even cruel to the snarling ng Cen! Look how she strung along object to Madeline stepping out with
me once in a while, do you?”
"Not exactly. But she's the only beasts that helped him earn his liv. Ned Trafford-"
"What?"
she has girl alone in this show and
who steps. I've been to watch where thinking it over. It's a responsibility they're talking. I think you're à swell kid, Madeline, but hell! I broke the rule never to have single girls in the show when I kept you on. It's too much trouble will be
"Renfroe had watched Madeline per- forming on the trapeze alone and, since business was bad and there was a prospect of Donna's return, he had decided to let Madeline remain in the show a "zingle." One Gabriel snor did not make a fenture set, but the cut in salary helped a little.
Madeline knew Con's interest in her was due to the fact that he could get news of Donna through her, but his very indifference only spurred Made line's determination to win him.
manner she In every convivable contrived to keep him near her. She made parebits or sandwiches and in- vited
Con into ber sinteroom
to share them with her, though she knew Renfror would "read the riot Cart" if he heard of it.
"I'm not a gossip, but I'm not as blind as you are and I'd be glad to are Madeline go. It's not because she's a single but because she's no
I thought that,
I'd fire her She darned quick as shooting on with the act alone and shucks, are you sure she and Trafford-?"
"Why do you suppose he's gone to pieces
the way he has? He was crazy about Madeline but he knew enough to keep his distance if she led him on. If you don't hadn't believe me, ask anyone In the show. And watch her with Con!"
"I've seen them together but I'll look into thin!"
"Who's been talking?" Con de- munded.
"Er-everyone. You and Madeline are pretty thick, Then"
Why shouldn't we be?"
"Hugh, Conf" Madeline interrupted with a wan smile. "If I'm not want- ed, I'll go. I thought when I did could after pour Donna everything I was hurt it would be appreciated, but I guess it wasn't."
"Sure I appreciate what you've Fortunately for Madeline, this con- done, Madeline, but-oh, if you were little more versation took place after an after- older an
During every performance she "cats" through their paces and she were sitting at a table in a Chinese never failed to compliment him on his restaurant some distance from the other man's rout sleeve. "You mean.
Madeline had received a letter they're talking about Madeline and during when he left the arena, his fot. white silk shirt clinging to his body that day written by Donna herself, me? Well, go tell the lousy gossips and beads of perspiration about his the first letter she had written since we're going to be married." white lips.
the nccident. Madeline produced it in the worl
it before Con's "There isn't an act
and waved proudly
can gel д new animal act-and that equal it, Con!" she would
San
eyes, exelnin ecstatically. "I simply
Why the heck doen she address prontal" marvel at you! I could watch you all you as Debaa?" he demanded, his
watched the animal trainer, put his neon performance while she and Con straight-lucc
"Listen here," Con caught the
"Con!"
"And if that doesn't suit them, you
1
your shirt on, Con," Renfroe you and are
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She hovered over, him like a mother, "That's long story, darling, we'll be tickled pink. No one thought watching Tor loose button or
A
I'll tell you some day when I feel like either of you were serious, that's all.
Lo And you know a girl" dangling bit of braid on his cont. As confessing. Wouldn't
"Yes, I know. It makes me sick though it were her duty to perform rend what she has to say
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thought you one clac's hand the garments over to her too. May be she'll write to me the way
I've notion to Madeline.frowned. She studied the had more sense. the tiger, a gorgeously inlaid peat of the table before her leave your show anyway and
began to beautiful Bengal, gave Can vicious and her quick wits by luy don't seratch on the wrist Madeline changed "No, Con,"
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"NOW, now, Con!" the manager soothed. "I've got to tell Mom the Agents: news. Gosh, she'll be surprised."
As Renfroe disappeared into the "What makes you say that? She's dressing teat Madeline whirled upon "No, she isn't."
He was by these atton coming back to the show, isn't alo?!! Co you mean that? Or did you
tions. The sting of Donna's repulsion still rankle, though he loved her with "You mean the injury was worse just say it to save my job?"
"Why shouldn't I mean it? If all the fervour of his Latin tempera then. ፕሮ
NG. Sh
Con, darling, I hate you'll have me, knowing I don't lave ment. Con was perfectly aware of Madeline's love for him, as was every to tell you! I know how you love you and probably never will, we might one else in the circus: He accepted Donna and I know how terribly this make a go of marriage. I swear I'll
always be on the level with you.'
it as homage due his position as the stur, performer of the troupe.
will hurt you. But you knew you "Oh, Con," Madeline erled, nestling- never had a chance with her, didn't
you? You knew that, while she was against the arm that hung limply at Now and then he invited her to fond of you and always liked you, shn his side. "I love you so much I'd dinner at a hotel or restaurant as wouldn't ever think of marrying you marry you even if you wanted to put square your me right into your cage of cats." You'll just have to change from the fare in the menu
He looked at her, half-startled. the shoulders and-" tent. Madeline always minde
"Cut out the sob stuff!" he broke "That's an idea! That is an idea.
I'll make you part of my not!" most of these occasions, combing her
(To Be Continued) hair as Donna had worn hers, dress in harshly, "Spill it!"
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its being, Merle has troubled the Romain she did and upon completion colourful production, she dreams of astute Hollywood producers of this
Immediately co-starred with ever since she played the tragic Annas Boleyn in London Films'
Eager of Henry View.
The Pri. Leslie Howard in Korda's production of "The Scarlet Pimpernelle vato Life faux will see her again when "The Hollywood simply hind to
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Now walting some more. Pimpernel" produced London Films and released through she has gone to the United Artists Studios to play opposite Maurice A pollee operative must not only United Artists, begins is run at the
In Theatre on Saturday. An
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Folies Bergere de brave the bullets and treachery of a bakit mob ruled by the town a light in Tasmania twenty-two years to her "fairy godfather," and Alex-
who first saw Australian girl,
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O'Brien Thompson Justice and order to Silver City the
2a new saga she was bor Arizonian",
christened Estelle Merle. Taken ander Korda will carry' still further Locale of "The
the grooming of his greatest of the West starring Richard Dlx, to India as a child of seven, she lived
discovery. attraction at the Queen's in Calcutta until four or five years
"Curly Top" Theatre. As Clay Taliant, a frontier ago
when she grew bored and travelled
England. La
Sho
There is a had given
song for everybody_in nurshial typifying such historical
and little thought to a professional career Shirley Temple's "Curly Top" the Fox characters un
an Bat Masterson Wyntt
Earp. Dis's single-handed until a woman friend pointed out that Film star's happlest and most tune-
comch to ful picture which there feats include thwarting a stage-coach hold-up, routing a desperadio from his pine was only one right and proper Alhambra on Saturday. In the hit
for a face like Estelle Merle's cavern rendezvous and bringing him and that was clearly, the motion pictune score of five number, all with
herself a elive, and arresting ature screen. She
a small music by the versatile Ray ilenderson
Ted Keohler,
Edward features Jane Darwell and Esther evolves. Cagney has never given a dangerous murderer without draw- part in a film Harry Lachman was and lyrics by
and Irving Hyman
are Dale in the chief supporting roles. better characterisation, nor one that
by
gained for him a great amount of ing a weapón. When, in the climax | producing at Elstree, entitled "Aron' three tunes for
"James Cagney in G-Men" Lunching in the All of the picture, a showdown between
"When Grow
and
Animal James Cagney scores smash hit in (Continued on Page 11.), opposing factions incass a battle to cum the death, Dix enlists the aid of his the attention of Mrs. Alexander who supports Shirley, sings "It's Ali Theatre on Sunday irst National
to commissary
John Boles, "G-Men" showing at the Oriental Monday and ex-burior bandit. Korda, whe enthusiastically pointed So Now To Me" and Rochelle Budson Tuesday. Once brother and an ex
the her out to her distinguished director- vocalizes The Out-numbered by its i valiant and husband. Korda immediately Five Life," Shirley's role in "Curly Top" DO
Simple Things In Pictures has combined the dual nur- enemy, Dix conducts 14
of providing fine entertainment, in that of a lovable orphan child thrilling fight for life and love her a role in a film called "Service
rendering at the same time The Arizonian," produced by RKO For Ladies." Then he signed her
rewards her benefactor by helping
screen, a vivid story of a branch of tures a powerful cast in Dix's up altered her overlong name to its pre-
is the sent glamorous including Margut Grahame,
Federal Government. Now, Firet proportions. Aderle port,
utilises he adopts National Pictures again more films, Preston Faster and Louis Calhern. Oberon appeared in two
"Wedding Rehearsal" and "Men of the child to get the benefit of her dynamic young star to tell the first of the Depart Charles Vidor directed.
The Scarlet Pimpernel"
To-morrow" before she attracted charm and happiness. But in gotting story over sareened of
of Justice agents' war on or- he also has to adopt her, pony, sized crime. The story, written by Merlo Oberon of the strange, general attention by her appearance and duck, and her lovely grown
She has and haunting beauty
the deep, in "Henry VIII."
in theter Kochowo to society's haunts
Hudson. The little Groge
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is more than its, she really From where did the reparatory to embarking for Holly romance of her sister and John Boles of the incidents are
is threatened with disaster, Shirley thrilling molodrama-it la history as earthly grace and an inherent glamour offer, but Korda and Doug Fairbanks comes to the rescue and manages to re-enacted for the screen, James that does not depend on bizarrely persuaded her to remain in England shaped eyebrows or the ingenuity of and be the latter's leading Indy in effect a happy climax. Irving Cum-Cagney la the Department of Justica makeup artists and cameramen for "The Private Life of Don Juan, mings directed the picture, which agent around whom most of the action
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