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DONNAL BIGTOP
·CHAPTER XXXII
Holidays meant little to Con David He was not even aware that the day holanded in Lebanon was Thanksgiving. As he rode from the station to the Commercial House in shabby bus that its driver, Lem the Bunby, called "the hack," it dawned upon Can that for some reason all the stores were closed and the streets had a more than usually deserted ip- pearance for a town of 4,800.
"Somebody dead 7"
he inquired cynically of Lem.
"Lot of folks went to Chiengo or Indianapolis for the holidays," the Ack driver answered emically *back
"Not many drummers in town"
"Holiday? Oh, this Is Thanks- giving, isn't it?
Lem lanked at his lone passenger with more interest. "Sure. Reckon it doesn't mean much to you?”
"Less
"I don't know. week."
A day--maybe
by BBULAR
POYNIER
fry?" she demanded.
"Dirt to
Mis
Siddal's, Say, "You see it's this way. We've only Planter, 'ye know who that feller got three private baths and the drum that come in on the noon train ix7" mer for Speigal and Co. comes in "No, and I don't care." Monday and has one of 'em engaged. "You would no care if you knew. The same day the drummer for Looky here-see this envelope?. It Renfroe's Circus. Yes, air, Deering has another engaged, and ass Miss Toliver, a permanent, has the that's who he in He's the feller other. Of couree, if you're only here that did that animal net with the for a
circus here inst summer." day "Give me what
Con you have,"
What 'ye mean?" Mrs. Planter interrupted impatiently. "You can eaught Pete's arm and detained shift me later if I stay longer.” him as he started to wriggle past
"What's he "Petr," Rinder called to a sandy her.
gut to do with haired youth standing beside a window your going out to the Sildal farm.7" chewing on a tuath
pick "Take this
"le's pending me with a letler," gentleman
Who to?"
to 44."
-
Can intended to telephone to the
Pete giggled. "That's my secret," "Your Pa know you're going?"
Sidual farm from his room, but beShe leaned forward to see the name discovered, upon entering, that there written on the envelope.
wax no, telephone there. The boy "Sure. And I'm to get a dollar than nothing. Only it's minute.
placed his bags on rack for that for it. Pretty unft for me, eh?"
Mrs. Planter, "Hem," mumbled and turned to go. rather n joke!"
Bo
kdow retrasing him. "Item" you where the Siddal Farm is?"
"Deceitful critter she mutterei the hull. as site continued "Sure."
down "I'd like to get a message out there, men come here and write let- What's the quickest way to do itters to her, do they? I'd give
know what was send a special delivery letter
in that ncoskie to or
Something letter.
Jur husband
"You mean you think you're going to miss your turky mul ixings? You don't need to worry about that. The Commercial House has a mighty for sour but, oh, hos, cuak. Kinder there's
the telegram?" no one in this neck of woods that can beat Mrs. Pinnter's cooking!"
you
"That's fortunato," Con murmeryd "Yeh. She's a window woman who used to work for the Siddals. Maybe don't know who they are, but oki Amos Siddal lives 'bout five miles out on the main rond. After he was left
child and without chick or
stoni com
elegram would be if the tele- graph office was open, but it ain't. It's alosed on holidays and ao's the post office. You could telephone though, Biddula has got a phone."
"I don' 't want to phone. Would it be worth your while if I gave you a dollar to take a note there for me?" Pete hesitated. "How soun's it got
Before
"Dinner?"
"No, right
"Well, after dinner will be the make The ough. You ough! to
པ blind be hired Mis' Planter to house-to keep for him. Reckon her and old didn't git Amos's granddaughter along nane too good for after' Mls Planter had made her hone there for over flye
she was turned out. trip and be back In an iour." years bag and baggage, and had to go to
"Sure. My car's a filver, but, work at the hotel." He accented the got speed. Is the note ready ?" first syllable of the last word,
Not yet. I'll ring when it is." The boy
nway, whistling
Con hid his interest in this
In-
formation by lighting in cigarette and [ani Cone of his bags.
that she
inquired casually,
What ROTL woman is the granddaughter
unkind 7" anything so unkind!
would do
Lam shifted his tohares from one check to the other, "Oh, Madeline's all right, I reckon. Probably Mis' Planter, havin' been there so long, fleured she was boss and Madeline didn't figure the same way. She was cirens girl, you see, According to Mis' Planter, she's flighty and méhbel
but I seen her'a few times in town
she's right nice appearing girl And sure party!"
་་།
Kee "Going to stay long in town?" "I don't think so. "Drummer?"
"No."
་་་
коте
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to
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BY THE
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SATURDAY, SUNDAY, MONDAY, TUESDAY,
won't ra chance to see, that's
artin for sure"
Under
of borrowing an pretext
Inta in well Mrs. Planter went the office and studied the register. Only one
name had been written there since morning mot the letters leaped mit at her, turning her face
lity pen green. "Con David: I might have knowed t. That's the
the feller name of elnias she never married, When about this Shidal els cut. there'll be some hell poppin'. Yes sir, some hell poppin""
It
To Be Continued).
What A Hospital Patient Overheard.
woman
of 89.
Nicholas Street, New North Road, XI, was the sufferer. In an inter- view she told a reporter that it is a mirnele that she is alive and well to-day,
It was consideration for Donna that
one A chance remark by prompted him to notify her of his arrival but when he
downpatient to another in a famous London sat to write the message he fotopil it hospitat, lead to one of them being difficult to frame what he wanted to cured from a dreadful complaint in a
most remarkable manner. say.
"In his bng he carried stationery Mrs. Bentrice Henwood, with huge yellow and red letterheads roclaiming Renfroe's circus unt Con's mouth twisted grimly as he started
write on it. After several attemala he finally wrote,
"Dear Doma. I am in town and want to,
Am at the Fee you. Commercial Hotel, but rupes you would rather meet me some place "When married my sufferings did else. Let me know when and where, not cense; but, on the contrary, became but make it soon. Your old friend, so bad that my husband and friends
alarmed. bevetully it was found I suffering from gastric haemorrhage, and on collapsing I was taken to a big Lot
London hospital where for three months I underwent treatment.
"It was while at hospital I learned
Cau
"From early girlhood," she said, "1 hind suffered severely from anaemia, and digestive weakness,
WAB
He placed the sheet of paper in a of didn'
figure you was.. Visiting long yellow envelope, ulen inscribed with the use of the circus. Then Tell nte where I can he rang and Pete answered the sum- mons. At sight of the envelope the (that's the feller that owns youths gooseberry суся popped the hotel) has a garage and some-wide. "Good Gosh! Are you with a of what has proved to be a certain
times his
boy, Pete, runs the machine circus7*** as a taxi. Or if you ain't wantin' to * W* go to at train time I could drive you any place you like in.
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cure for my dreadful complaint. A patient in the next bed to me over- "Yenk I remember you now!
heard the doctor say I was a chronic seen that show last summer. Thanks, Maybe I'll need you." was the feller that went into the
Did you hear what the doctor lions! I
was close has just said?' asked the patient. arrival of a guest on Thanks cage with the giving day was enough to bring both nuth-in-a-good-I-recollect-you!" "Yes,' -I-replied,-mine-has-always-Agents:- Gus Rader and his wife Gertie, to Good Gosh! Say, wasn't you' afraid been a chronic case.
Then welcome the visitor. From the up- of those Tona ?** stairs windew two chambermaids and "No. You are
The
to wait for
to
the cook peered out to see who alight-answer, And bring it
ed from the 'hes. With the exception; maze."
these three, all the hired
of
had
been given a vacation until Monday. "Sure!" Pete road the
An Have you
at me
my fellow patient said:
heard
the wonderful of Dr. Williams Pink Pilla?' and she added: When you
leave the hospital, Because I showed no sign
address,funt, I
left the hospita}]
Lem Bushy Lossed Con's hags on Mrs. William Sink Why Bay last
the board sidewalk, accepted his fee that's Madeline, ain't it? Madeline arst
wanted, drove away wondering what had brought the well-dressed stranger to Lebanon.
Began
and cume home; and the I did was to send for
pents and, after reminding Con Siddel. She was a cinus girl. too. supply of Dr. Willinms' Pink Pills. that he would be at
service if She-why the was in this hero show took the pills according to instruc
tions, and to my great satisfaction course, of course. Run alung."
to
terrible improve. The "Cicah, to think you're the feller oains left me; billous attacks became Con followed Rader, carrying his that went into the lion's engel fewer and fewer; instead of luggage, signed the register and usk- Still astounded - ak coming
into neid, food turned into blood, in to face with a here, Pete descended now I consider I room with a bath.
am permanently Kader scratched his stubby gray the stairs. In the lower hallway he cured. I never have a billous attack hair and pondered. "About how long met Mrs. Planter, an her way to now. In fact I never felt so will in fare-you-figuring-on-staying, Mr the kitchen
my_life_For this wonderful change "Where you going in sich n hur-in me I thank Dr. Williams' Pink Pilla. David?"
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