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SERIAL STORY-
BEULAHI
POYNIS
DONNALE BIG TOP by BELAN
CHAPTER XLVÍH
Doana had wanted so long for Bill's telegrain, asking over and over ugnin If a message had come for iur, that when at last it was put in her hand she was afraid the printed words were a delusion.
There were only five words. Come homo frat train. Bill."
She had unpineked only a few thing
that
and
[votee and features, yet tram the day grown to mean so muelt to me. And you came into the house I felt none-tif you had told Grnulfather it wouki thing- added suftness and a ten-have been such a shock!. All the tinie
ho knew derness that Madeline did not have.
BILL
not answer, but slowl "Gradually, with the right tiod gave
"Madeline loved Con," Donna' went 18e to take the pinge of the eyes I had staring at the carpet. lost, I saw you. I en ahother girl
bit after 1
left he married her.
Bho who, for one reason, had chosen on "He had wanted to marry m play the part of my grandchild.
"And I loved you. I am thankful didn't want me back in the chreus,
i nennt
tu tell you the truth. Before from her travelling bag. In less than anal grateful for the companionship And then-you naked me to marry you.
FB wife.
have given me and I meant to tell yout Bat Grand- 15 minutes she had them all back, had and neteclion
I Rind yoti are cheeked out of the hotel. It made
be generous! Say you understand. napped the lock na hide that when he learns all this he will father had that stroke and-ch, Bil
d, Can't you? Htike difference to Donn wicther she was i
nothing must eome
ever
"I didn't mean to do anything half an hour or five minutes to wall gond at you are sweet at the station for a train. Ones her between the love you bear each other.
"Your Grandfather, Amos Biddni."wrong. It was just that I was tlekel was in her puree, she would
Tears rolled unheeded down Don-afraid of losing youf I thought you frel tint she was on her way back te;
ta's cheeks, They Werr tents of would be hardiko you
If ruit sen me away I can' gratitude, of tenderness antic for live! There isn't anything in life for nie bul you. There never has the dear friend with the understanding heart. Bill watchexi her, his own beet since the time I first met you~~ dumgd. There was a lump in bis she broke into bitter sobs, throat.
He took her hands and pulled her to her feet. "Why did David come! "She's dead. She died lust sum-tinek bere?" he demanded.
"He he knew Grandfather wasn't Madeline'.
Fortunately, she did not have long to walt. There was just time to bug the ticket, telegraph Bill when the train would arrive, and then scurry thequgh the gates.
"Where is Madeline?" he askeit,
are now.
Un the lung trip she rehearsed over and weer in her mind how she would tell hits her story--how she had de ceived his about the real Madeline "She was Con David's wife, well, He wanted to get the property death and the purpong of Con David's
anything unkind that would have been visit to Lebanon. Of one thing unly I don't want to car to the far I hate bil You belleve that, don't
the it was Madeline who soup persunted me to do it. It reened #1 for, "id" ho whispered, you had lo me. And after that tired only trusted me what a lot of suf him-nd the letters you wrote--" fering we both would have been
spinred!"
was the positive. Bill had not be tered that she had cheese
might thought had been mrried to Con, but hover that she ind run away with him.
Why had he waited long to send for her? It must have been on ne- count of the wi! Bill and read the wil and knew Bint the property was hers now.
The train wheels spun around and around, carrying her neater to the cllunx of the drama,
of her, when
"And"
•
"You won't send me away? "After my neeldent pho wrote you.
next time you try to letivé me She thught she was doing the right I' thing
he laughed. But there was at she dhil She knew 1 hen, on back by the hale of your ull the the ill for a long sob in the tough. would be
"Support" "Minule announced from time. At last I didn't understand And there I was, so happy here, and the doorway. Then, "Oh-excuse to!". met her hi the depot. Ho hand she wanted me to sing. Oh, so many She saw Bli and Madeline in an em
nustere, grim-faced mes I wanted to tell you the truth brace that not even her presence
you Interrupted. stranger who look for luggage with but I was afraid! thought
THE END. out a word of greeting and then walk would turn against me, and you had ed briskly to the little car, permitiine — her to get in without assistance,
become
1
His aituner, his rigid lips and t~ compromising attitude gave Danna no help in staring her confession. Take during the ride over the snow-caked road she tried to tell him how grate- ful she was beenuse he had sent for her, but the words stuck in her thrænt. Shaanged at Inst to say, "Of Course Grandfather is buried.
"Yes."
*
Miss Perkins and gone and the donr that led into the inom where Grandfaller had Iain for so many weeks was closed. Everything else seemed the same. Minile rushed to meci Donna with open arms and burst') into tears as she kissed her again and again.
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"You shouldn't have went, Shidal! You shouldn't have went My lanta, but I'm glad you're back
"That will de, Min- B
Krul nie," sent the girl back to the hitch- en. When the husband and wife were alone fu the little sitting wOOM AMOY Bil paki, "Sit down. An ex-√ BANGKOK planation I want from
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"Oh, I'm glad!" Donnn cried. "I'm so gladi"
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"I don't know. But if he hadn't died so soon I was going to insist that he must change his will. If that farm is yours-why did you ask mo to come back? I hoped it might be because you love my but I know It isn't. You act as if you hate me."
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"Dear Bill," Donna made out. "As wo forgive our debtors so are we forgiven. When you read this, my; boy, I shall be gone and you wil bo suffering a double pain, but if i can understand the motive that prompted the decoption and tuke into my heart and home the do." ceiver how much easier it should The Bask of England & Midland Bank, Lul; be for you who have nunde her your wife!
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"Sho's a dear, sweet girl, my boy, Bangkok And she loves you. The reason she Bombay deceived us doesn't matter much Calcutta since she gave me more than she Colombe could have asked. At first I thought Delhi the property might be an attraction Galle but I soon knew that wasn't true. Junt realize, my boy, that you've s wife above mony. Love her and cherish her and be happy.
havo, deeded the farm to you since the roat Madeline, caring nothing for it or for me, is not ch
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*
The second note began thus: "Little girl whose real name I do not know (although I believe you must be Madeline's partner, Donna Gabriel), I am writing this to thank you for the happiness you gave me In my last days. At first I didn't know that you weren't the grandchild who left me in my old ago and cared so little for me that she would not evan spare a few hours to make an old man happy. I thought that time must have mada the changes in your}
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