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DONNA BIG TOP-

BEGIN HERE TODAY

DUNNA GAINEL and MADELINE SID. DAL w call, themecivo "The Cabriel Sisters" are trapeze performem with Itenfroe's circus. Donna's

also circus per parent formen, are dead. Elve years earlr Mindr Bre ran away from the middle wotero farm eber her grandfather. AMOS SIDDAL, lives. A few days before the crew to lay in herald; home town Madrilne sveciven Jetter frota ter urandfather making her to spend the week-end with him. Madeline bega Donna to in her pics The two girls look alike and Donna considers it. When HILI..S

DAL MIndelinës, cousin, cotnes for he? It la Inna (pretendip to be the other giri) who talka.lo bim and later go to dinner with him.

CHAPTER II

In the dressing room Madeling was changing her costume with the assist- ance of one of the wild west riders who nugmented her salary by acting as maid to the star performers. Made." line'a eyebrows lifted at Donna's ey- trance. "How's the cousin?" asked.

he

Donna sat down on a folding stool and kicked off the heavy carpet slip, pers that covered her "soft soles," Dexterously she slipped from ano costume into another. If she had heard her partner's question she gave no heed to it for she did not reply.

"It's funny your folks never write of girls," giggled Made- you or maybe they bassistant.

together?"

to line's

write to do" Madeline informed her.

They

I can nish alone." "Beat It, Ruth.

Ruth disappeared.

"What's Bike7" Madeline de manded when she and Donna were alone.

Wint you'd expect. A young hay- seed. You'd never see him for dust, but," Donna smiled, "I like him. He was so embarrassed it was funny, 1 guess we were both embarrassed. I'm going to have supper with him after the show."

suppose the tights shocked him out of a year's growth?"

"No, I don't think so, After all, thut bathing suits are so common ** tights shouldn't mean anything,'

"Bathing suits!" Madeline sniffed. "Where would Bill Siddal see a woman in a bathing suit? Outside of Little Creek there isn't a place to swim within 60 miles and no woman over went swimming in Little Creek."

by BEULAH

POYNIER

Again and again Donna's thoughts returned to Bill Siddal. 'She

wondered how the trapeze act, appeared to him.

and flowers and with plenty of ground|

Hround."

They did not speak again until they reached Д brond walk leading towards the town. Then he said, I wish I could persuade you to leave the cireus and stay home with your grand- father. He's getting pretty old and he talks about you all the time,"

"Maybe next winter Donna "Just now it would be

но.

me-"

"Maybe they remember Donna stammofed.

"Don't think

You're a show girl to them and therefore a curiosity. Do you

recollect any of them?" "No."

We'll go to the hotel. Thero isn't a decent restaurant in town,"

The public សម was thronged with farmers and their families, for Saturday in Lebanon was always a "I don't think," mused Donna,

holiday. The circus had brought

all from over "that your cousin has lived all his I suppose, show life is thrilling. hundreds of persons life in this part of the country. We At least it looks thint way, silting

the county and

Central The

House didn't talk very long but somehow I where I did. But there can be at the principai hotel, had, mure pat

accommodate. got that Impression. You say you've lot of interest around a farm, touronage than it could never seen

And it would only be while the old Tables had been placed on the wide Thore were

in inan is soine Siddals

alive. I thought I'd hate porch that was flush with the street, Indianapolis, Madeline said, "Bill the farm, and at first I did hate giving the place a continental ap. probably belongs to that branch of the giving up what I was doing to settle pearance.

"I'm family. But if he does why should he dawn in the back woods. sure,

Bill elbowed through the crowd and be on Grandpa's farm? I can't though, that if the place were mine up the porch steps, "Got places for imagine a city man caring for farm I'd get a real kick out of trying to two ho inquired of a bright-eyed make it the best in the country." little waitress, carrying a tray of life

That's our cue," Donna said sud- "What were you doing?" Donan dishes. 2nd. 2nd Econ cinss denly, not at all aorry to interrupt the usked.

flowdy, Mr. Siddal: Yes, I reckon discussion of the young man she had "Studying medicine, I'd have gra- we can find a place for you. That I hadn't quit. couple is leaving now." A gaunt- Just met. Agnin she thrust her feet,duated this year if into the carpet slippers, flung a black When Grandfather went blind some faced man pushed back his chair as the waitress spoke and stalked inside cloak about her and left the dressing one had to be with him besides-"

to settle “Blind," Donna gasped.

his bill, followed by his roon. Madeline followed. They walk-

"Didn't you know? Didn't you corpulent wife. ed through a lane of

of dressing rooms, passing small groups of performers get the letter?"

Bill-anatched at the vacant places, who

at Donna as he grinning boyishly held a chair for her. "I suppose it's He looked at her sharply. "Mrs, the same all over the country.

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Both giris discarded their cloaks and slippers. With deft overhand

why. the housekeeper. Surely she had would not suppress a gasp | "Lillus of the Field," starring Wini-back from unexplored an movements Donna swing her the, you remember her! When her hus- Donna perfect body up a swinging rope that band was alive she lived up the road of disminy. In a frock very similar fred Shotter and directed by Norman led to the flying trapeze. Once she about three miles. After you left to her own and wearing a hat that Walker, forms a big attraction at the likewise. The two worked without father." nets, a reckless disregard of life and "The name-er-lipped

was in position there, Madeline did she came over to stay with Grand-was an exact replica of Donna's, the King's Theatre on Wednesday. Based in "Baboonu" are a savage

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my was so striking that Bill could not title. by John Hastings Turner. The for 'strong, war between armies of Donna know that when she lung many' persons in the last five years, demand an, introduction and: Douage with the assistance of the lant baboons and battalions of fierce

"What's the matter?" Bill asked.

and

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Among the amazing sights

between

marauding leopard resemblance between the two girls on the brilliant comedy of the same and a

a wart hog, the stampedo avast horde of elephants, thou help but notice it. It would be like film has been adapted by Dion HO Madeline to come to the table and "I suppose 80. You've

and has been given a bright monkeys-nghting to the death; the new treatment with special herself from the trapeze, to grasp it I've a car in town but I reckon we'll knew that if this happened she could.

music. Johnsons' plane landing in a ́river in I hope not continue the deception. Suddenly The result is magnificent humorous with her dexterous instep an instant have to walk to the square.

fested with

killers; the nt crocodile she wanted to spend that week-end in entertainment served up with all the tack of roaring, fearless lions up the later, Con David always stood in the you don't mind." "Oh, I don't."

the country more than she had ever technical resources wing of the entrance, watching her.

at B. and D's. enbin of a grounded plane and its Blind! Did Madeline know her wanted to do anything in her life. comhiand. Winifred Shotter pinys a human occupants. These and other To him the trapeze act was sheer de fiance of the laws of gravity, while grandfather was blind? Did she The good opinion and respect of the his own was merely the routine of low that a woman who might dis sunburnt yor ag giant sitting beside piquantly contrasted role of a lively thrilling and astonishing episodes existence. Donna, the other hand, cover instantly that Donna was an her became the most important thing and ultra-modern young thing who have been so far as is known, Almed suddenly adopts the pose of demiure for the first time in the history of thought Con's performance with the impostor was the housekeeper in the world.

Victorian miss, dons crinolines and the screen. lions by far the most dangerous feut Donna asked hesitatingly, "You gave In the circus.

becomes captivatingly coy. All this up your career to stay with Grand-

"Nothing I just saw my partner is designed to attract the attention of

"The Crusades" To-day Con's presence irritated her, father?

I thought she

handsome She found it difficult to keep her mind

Madeline passed by. She grinned arrives to inspect the country vicarin creating his greatest picture "The

expert in antiques who

Cecil B. DeMille, master showman "Some one had to." on the count that was as necessary as "That was plendid of you."

impishly, swept a keen glance to age.

age. Her the bars beneath her. Again and

In Victorian vamp Crusades," essay

which closes at the Walking briskly, they reached the ward Bill and, under her breath, Ing succeeds only again her thoughts returned to the edge of the town. Frame

whispered to Donna, "Con is roaring houses brief encounter with. Bill Siddal. She with wide verandas, surrounded by arm linked in Ned Trafford's shefred Buds herself introduced to May-iriguing the eye with spectacle, assal.

played by An young niun

ony Queen's Theatre to-day, gives exhibi- Anthony like one of his cats. Then with her Bushell is completely toored," Winterschuw tectacle, usuall wondered what he had thought of her well kept lawns and shade trees, gave continued down the aisle of tables.

she who had never cared for any Donna a touch of nostalgia for the man's opinion

nion before.

She

It all happened so suddenly that Rifair us the latcat craze, and succeeds the heart with tender runtance how the trapeze act appeared to him, romping among blooming rone hashes did hear what she said. Though his arises the problem of whether to keep primitive virtues to stir and elevate, ed to wife she had never kown. Children scarcely say Madeline's face but it in converting Society to crinolines and exalting the moral sunse with

with

delightfully comic results. Then religious passion. Fired with Inspira. and If he really believed her to be bla and old-fashioned

Tention: the production humanizes cousin. Suddenly Madeline's sharp brought a lump to her. thront

garden flowers acquaintance with Donnin had begun up the pose, or confess and risk with cach whisper, "Snap out of it! You al-

less than six hours pr his right, sluttering romance with the young and

moment enriched most anissect me," brought an end to mures, Lebanon is attractive And

"It's such a pretty town," she mur-manded, as if well within his rights, ran

beauty Winifred confesses, but

Asido fr

from "Who is Can7"

well. The crisis passce

glitter and Pomp and The majesty.

gallop, a "Oh, you saw

him. He's in the ideally romantic team At last it was over-the cliariot there are some fine people living animal act."

Winifred clash between Henry Wilcoxon, races, the wild west show, the grand here. I've made a lot of friends,

Shotter and Anthony Bushell have the Richard the Lion Hearted and Loretta Anale.

Is he your sweetheart?" Lights were extinguished and The last statement was soon verifled,

of Navarre, shiner advantage of an exceptionally strong with warmth and fervour.

Young, as Princess of Donna laughed gaily, “Of courso the audience departed. Donnu dross-for as they entered the square-four not."

cast. This.

10 ed quickly. She slipped into a print blocks of business buildings-soveral

year-old ... cast.

against this alliance, C. Henry Gordon Judy Gunn A "But he'd like to be, huh?”

now- ed silk frock that any small town girl men called out greetings to Bill, then

comer to films,

a Philip of France, insists Richard might have worn. Her hat was a stared frankly at his companion.

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"Give him kiss for me." -Madellue- laughed as they parted,

"I may tell him the truth," Don-

retorted.

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NOTES FROM THE THEATRES

Dill was waiting at the spot

"If you do you'll just miss your party, for nothing would induce me to go to that farm?"

(To Be Continued).

Harden,

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Tonie Bruce, Gindys Jennings,' Raine, and Bobble Comber. One the high lights of "Lilies of the Field" is the special music written

whose true story is told in "Car 90." The ploture shows how this great anti-crime farce is able to patrol an for it entire state offciently through tho use Mr. Larry Perrit, the Breham, and *es orchestrator. Mr. Braham," composer its greatest test when a gang of of "Limehouse Blues" and innumer- desperadoes, assisted by a man who ablo tipled on the police and has in- delightful mus, ieft behind him some music including two num- timate knowledge of tho forco's

work.

bers "Whistle a Song, and "Blue Donna had designated. "Have I kept bert's handsome leading man in the robberies. The gangsters cripple the in the film, and which have all the Fred MacMurray, Claudette Col-ings, begin a series of defiant bank Devil, both of which will be hoard you long?" she asked, annoyed that "Gilded Lily" makes his second, ap- radi her voice should tremble,

radio "Not very. It was a good show." pearance for Paramount in, the prin- out a

Queen's Theatre to-morrow. Assisted

lle anlled down at her. They walkeilipal role of "Car 99" spexing at the que unleation in order to carry | ingredients et popular hits..

daring robbery, but the rookie trooper, traps or they

kidnapped.

his girl whom

"Baboona".

One of the most sensational adven-

over the trampled grass to the by Sir Guy Standing, Ann Sheridan gangsters, and saves the lift

have sald, Charles Barton directed "Car, 99," ture films of all time is promise for dicating the string of cars on the and others, MacMurray is cast as one which was adapted from the series of the Oriental Theatre when the newest siding That's my home."..

Bll frowned, "Not much of a of the gallant uniformed heros, or short stories by Karl Dolzer recently production of Mr. and Mrs. Martin home for a girl raised among trees the famous Michigan State : Police printed in Saturday Evening Post. Johnson "Baboona" which will be

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