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DONNA BIG TOP by BEULAH
POYNI
CHAPTER XX
farm
over five years before. Her shelves Mra. Planter drow the hand. ambition to marry Amos Siddal and bill from her apron and held it before annex his property was dead and her Donna. heart was filled with rancour and gall,
Of course that young upstart would send her packing. She'd known all along that Madeline Siddal had no use for her. Might as well start packing now as any time.
*
*
"Ever soo this before?" she asked. "What is it?"
"Notice of your wedding."
Boon! How enn that ber "Not your wedding to Bill Siddal but to some other feller." Mra. Plan- ter shook open the paper so that the words were casier to read. -
•
Donnn's wedding day! The un shone in an almost cloudless sky Tho air, was crisp and cool after several Bultry
weeks. A robin, ainging in cataipa tree outalde her bedroom window, awakened Donna and she stretched lazily, then lay in a dreamy, pleasant half-stupor letting Mre Planter dragged her old her thoughts
wander
all that had camel-back trunk down from the attic over taken place that sammer and con- and took out the upper tray. Tho aidering the roseate future ahead.
first thing she saw was the cigar box
"Some She was glad that she had not told containing hor most cherished posses
other why, what do you about how she and pions; a lock of Nub's hair when mean? Let me sco It" For the Indeling had exchanged identities, curis had been eut, a tintype of the moment Donna did not associate
nd anything There would be nothing now to mar late Mr. Planter, a bit of her wedding Madeline's wedding with what Tho the
beauty
of her wedding day. Como enke (n gray rock now), a sea shell woman was saying. It seemed to her Lake Michigan tho that Mrs. Flanter was attempting a Bill would bo blikafully happy. only time
had ever grim, mallelous joke. But the in- Happler far, Donna felt than she or visited Chicago, and a rolled up, stant she rend what we printed anyone else deserved to be.
nily-coloured sheet of paper, She looked at the clock on her!
She took out this taxt and studied dressing table and was amazed to, squinting over the tops of her find that it was after 8130. How hnd spectacles. She scratched her head she ever come to sleep so late? What and pursed her lips. Madeline Siddai consideration had prompted Irs. getting married in the arena, so the Planter not to call her?
advertisement said. "Mebbe she never Of course she had inin awake very done it," Mrs. Planter thought, "but late the night before. Earlier in the it's mighty queer if she was goin' evening she and Bill had sat on the to do it that she never did! Mighty aiver bank, their hands interlocked, until the dow irad mails shoes and act that is the other girl in the Then, dank and uncomfortable.
what would afterward, to-day she and picked up Planter
"Never again, sweetheart," Bill had whispered. "This is the last time we'll ever part."
The wedding was to take place at 12 o'clock. Only Grandfather Siddal and Mrs. Morgan, "tite minister's wife, besides the Reverend Morgan himself were to be present, Mrs. Planter had laughed noiselessly when she had been informed there was to be no wedding breakfast and no
and no guests.
used Madeline's
A
any and
the bill she realized that this was not work of the housekeeper. Donna
of had not known before the public ceremony but, being well aware that auf all Renfroe would use methods of attracting a crowd, sl did not doubt that Madeline and Con had been married during a perform- ance and that in some manner Mrs. Planter and gained possession of a
"Where where did you thia?" handbill announcing the event, khe Atammered, white-lipped and trembling.
ter smiled knowingly, "I Mrs. Planter have ways and means of learnin' things," she said. "I reckon Bill don't know you've been married before."
Ret
I
under a brilliant moon, they had #trolled slowly back to the house. She felt certain that neither Bill There they had clung together in anor Amos Siddal knew anything of good night kiss that was like a fare the wedding described in the hand bill and equally certain that Donna would not want them to know. It
"Bul haven't! You know was, she thought, a good thing that haven't! This bill it doesn't mean she had kept the bill. She tucked it me at all. The girl who was mar into the pocket of her apron and de- ried in the cireus was my partner, cided to wait a
Gabriel. There's some mis- while before packing Donna up to leave the farm,
take it happens often-the printera Two hours later the bridal party get things twisted. They called us returned. Donna was flushed and the Gabriel alsters, you know. I used beautiful: Bill, ruddy and slightly her name, never Siddal.' Why, lots embarrassed. The housekeeper was of times even Mr. Renfroe, the owner eitling In the hammock on the front of the show, used to get things mixed porch, as bland and smiling as if she and call me 'Donna' and 'Madeline. wished the youn
couple all the hap- Maybe when he had the bills printed piness in the
he stumbled that way. You see Don- Bhusband, Mrs. Planter!"na married Con David and-" Bill cried, sprinting up the steps. "Congratulate me. I'm the happiest man in the world!" He caught her
"Not that expected to be invited. My land, no! Even if I lived here for five years I ain't anything more'n Madeline. I'd like to know what Amos Stial would have done without me while that girl was gallivantin' around the world!"
servant, to
*
Minnie Jones helped Donna dresa,
hands and swung her to her feet.
Conscious that she was saying too much to be convincing and that the woman who smiled at her incredulous, ly did not believe a word of it, Donna "Land ankes," she gasped. "Don't faltered. Then she
lung back her you will always head defiantly. "I don't care what be happy,.
but I cousins marryin' and I'm not going ever married or even thought of
Shortly after Donna had eaten af do that!. Well, won't approve of you think, Bill is the only man I've
breakfast
consisting of little more than coffee, Minnie arrived, tearful and excited. She shampooed Donna's hair, raving over the glint of gold in the copper waves, regretted that the bride was not to wear a veil and trail Ing satin dress, but "reckoned" pink chiffon and a white leghorn hat trim- med in wild roses were just too
11
to pretend I do." She smoothed down marrying. If you try to cause-trou- her skirt that had swirled about her ble I'll-well, don't! That's all I have when he swung her around, and looked to say." na flustered as the bride herself. "My land!" the older woman put That woman is heer vinegar, in suavely. "I got no intention of Donna laughed as Mr. Planter went causin' trouble. Of course I believe into the mid-day dinner was ser
you! Any woman'd be a plumb fool to commit bigamy and you ain't no A simple! Bweet,"
From the living room window Mrs. ved. Then Donna, whose happiness fool I was just funnin', though Planter watched the trio depart made her desire peace with all the naturally this kind of puzzied mo a Grandfather in an old Prince Albert world, offered to help Mrs. Planter little."
"Naturally," Donna tried to laugh, cost he insisted upon wearing (though in the kitchen. Always before Doni- tho seams wero green with age) na's overturea had been refused but "Let's burn up and forget all about since he had worn
suit anid she father's wedding: B in a new
réckoned little help might
""Oh, no,
I-my boy, Nub, sent of gray tweed; and Donna, looking come in handy.
it to me and I allus keep everything loveller than ever in the shell pink As usual Grandfather went to his Nub gives me. Mrs. Planter folded chiffon with puffed sleeves and room for a nap and Bill went off to the bill and tucked it into the pocket inute to try unfed sleeves
fields. The two
women were of her dress. "But you needn't worry practically alone in the house. Mrs. none. I ain't goin' to say anything Planter piled the dishes in the hot, to Bill as long as you give me your sudsy water in silence and pinged word you ain't the one meant. I never them, shining and dripping, in another caused trouble for nobody ylt and I pan, for Donna to wipe,
When
the ain't goin' ' ̄löTMstart ̄now." last dish and pan were dry and in the
To Be Continued).
The housekeeper turned away from the window, her lips set more tightly, if possible, than usual. She told Minnie to "shut up and go on home." Then she went upstairs to the roon she had pecupled since coming to the
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Covering a period of roughly thirty
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by Charles headed
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Talbot was given these instructions in the film by Lili Damita, has all by an expert driver as he has the those Tentures which have made his role of an auto-driver in the film, previous efforts so successful. An- which is a stirring dramatic of dare- other of his numbers is written in dovil driving. The cast includes be-Rhamba rhythm for the "Caranga" siden Talbot, Mary Astor, Rancoo dance sequence. The orchestration of Karns, Frankie Darro, Gavin Gordon the musical score is by farry Perritt and Mary Treen. D. Ross Lederman and Billy Mayerl plays the piano for
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throughout Down To Rio"
Queen's Theatre. Its story displays, Maureen O'Sullivan He is a specialist
Rio" and other of
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by Bowery" and "Broadway Thru' appearing furniture in huge reception Schonek presentation released through their ladies merry making on the
Omar Kiam for this Joseph M. rounded coming soon to the Queen's Theatre. La Keyholo." The film editor is Ber-moms, bedrooms, central hall
Napoleon's eye of United Artists, conspires to reproduce Waterloo. Only three drive on In the film, thrilling races take place rill White, who edited all Lubitsch's dining room, and turretted towers.-
colour at the American Legion Asect Speed-films, before coming to
a perfect picture of foudal Franco.
the full majesty of such scenes como way where the air is filled with dust. fifteen months ago as chief
of British
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to the screen. Miriam Hopkins ap Racing drivers,
was instructed, and Dominions cutting department. At once-a-magnificent spectacle and
pears as
Alan Mobray can wipe their own at only Four
entertainment, "Cardinal Becky Sharp was of lowly blith, Rawdon
husband, Bir ono section of the track during
for "Browart have superb
Billions Richelieus," at the King's Theatre to the daughter of a dancer and hence, Codrio.
Thackeray's race that on the straightway Bay Noble, whose "Good Night day, carpasses atller triumph of right to look with covetous oyes upon monaco, the Margale of Styne,
Nigel To tako hand off the
4Sweetheart."
and
earlier Bruce is Joseph Sedley Frances Doo Rothschild!". the speeding car during a fast turn is to "Lavo is the Sweetest Thing" have producer Darryl Zanuck and his star, a seat among the chosen fow. Look is his lavable sister Amalla. Alison count dortruction, Evon
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to a hundred years ago were used.
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