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GABRIEL and DONNA

MADELINE HINDAL who call themselves "The Gabriol Bisters" are tencere performers with Men-· froe's elreu. CON DAVID, the mal trainer, is in love with Donna who gende him nrly friend. Madeline, in Live

Изля with Can

NED top flirting with TRAFFORD, te eurivaiman.

When Maulellin' seranfathor, AMOS HIDDAL.. ks her to spend the week-ent on bis farm she persuades Donna to take her piner. Donna is much attracted by DILL SIDDAL, Madeline's cousin.

thi Two weeks later Dones falas porn trapeze and la laken to himpial, badly in- Jured Madeline, serida word to Hill thes "Madeline" is fit and leaven a letter telling Bonna to rontlose the Impersonation Wint!l aho is well. Then Madeline goes with the clerun..

CHAPTER VII

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A funeral pall, thick and heavy, hung over the circus. The crew train, with tents and stakes and poles and apparatus, had departed by the line Con

and

Madeline reached the siding where the Pullmans stood, but the performers stood in little groups on the tracks or platform with no in-

tention of

paced

graveled roadbed, his hands jumped in his pockets, his glack brown meeting in a scowl. La Belle Matilde, his wife, nut on a heavy suitcase,

"Well, what's the verdict?". Renfroe demanded when the couple approach |l.

Madeline told him what the doctor bad said. "It will be a long time be- fyre she can work," she added. "Tp going to send her, home as noon nå she's able to travel."

Renfroe kicked viciously at a small rock.. "Your net will be lousy with out her," he muttered. "Now I'll have

find a new aerial turn,"

"You mean you're going to let me Gul? Madeline exelniped.

"What else can I do? You're a nice I don't kid, but you know the rules, mean right away of course—”

"But, Mr. Renfroe-1" Madeline's hands were

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accident.

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the fat woman. "Greatest tumbler, she was assured that he would be in the world, Ben was. Then he with her the next day. Miss Saun trips over a stage brace and breaks ders could understand Donna's

nanc Bhut neck. It's Inte. When your peated calling of Bill's his time comes, your time comes," she could not understand the reitera

"Fate nothing!" snapped the pestion, "Madeline! Madeline!"

(To Be Continued), hospital bimmy. "There'll be the Nimistic living skeleton. "It's care- lessness, that's all. I'll bet Donnal "I thought your folks were well to Gabriel didn't check up on the bars what happens! da? Well, never mind. We'll talk it tonight-and

can happen when It! over in the morning,"

There was little tipe for Mnileline thing

Donna moaned In the hospital to consider what he had said, for the others crowded about to ask about in her drugged sleep, still uncon- Donna. For the next 20 minutes she nelous of what had happened. Like was busy answering their questions. A broken butterfly, she lay on the

H. M. the King has decided that Con slipped away, to stand alone on a whitt iron bed, her glorious hair rear platform, nursing his grief.

flame

about her pailit pinched the, celebration of Armistice Day. November 11, shall follow the lines face.

A slim, white-clad nurse had tried adopted in previous years, An hour later, after the weary per-

Representative detachments of remove the formers had gone to their staterooms, rather ineffectually to the headlights of the cigine that was make-up from the girl's face,. She the Royal Navy, Army, Royal Air to carry the train to the next stand had used soap and water and succeeded Force, Merchant Navy and fishing

an Ex-Service split the darkness. The creak of in smearing black grense around fleets coupling pins, the switching from one sex. but oven this could not Associations will march to the

to another, the blast

1st of obliterate the chiseler beauty pressed Cenotaph in the morning. Shortly whistle tore through Madeline's into the hard pillow.

before 11 a.m. wreaths will be de- ngonized nerves like the sharp cut of without much

young nurse, a poniard. Stark terror suddenly not

and she posited on the Cenotaph by or on to control herbehalf of the King and other mem- gripped her. No one else pight i be not

yet fenreperience, lieve that Ned Trailord had tampered ympathy. Every time Donna woan-bers of Royal Family and also by with bolt or schews hat she knew he ed tears coursed down the nurse's representatives of His Majesty's had! He had tried to kill indeline cheeks. Donna was to her a glamor Governments in the "Inited King-Outwards to: herself and failed, but he might try us creature, and that she should dom and Dominions, India, the again with success. Cowardice prompt suffer Ro

When daylight came and the black Colonies and Protectorates and of

the

She was

unbearable, WAN

Men's

ed her to leave the circus at once, but smeared eyes opened with a lucid ex/the Navy, Army.. Air Force. Mer-

two things were. stronrer: first her.

pression absorbing love for Con David and the little

In their golden brown depths chant Navy and fshing fleets. second, the fact that she was prac-audible prayer of thanksgiving.

At 11 am. the two minutes nurse murmured an in-

silence will be observed and a short Lienlly without funds. Unlike Madeline had not saved her

Donna's gaze took in the white service will be held, followed by an Pretty clothes, French perfumes andi walls, the carpetless floor, the wule address by the Bishop of London. exquisite lingerie had taken it as fast casement window with white starch; The service will be broadcast.

ed curtains; the shining enameled as the pay envelopes had arrived.

The details of arrangements in table beside her bed. Then she tried Sinco sho had definitely cut with her family she could not write to in necl-steel that burned like a tor-warded to all parts of the Empire tes to move and found her hody encased the United Kingdom will be for- Grandfather Sdidal for money. For turing fire but held her rigid. Even and it is hoped there will be such five years she had depended upon her hands refused to obey the con general co-operation in the obser Donna to finance her when she found mands of her brain.

has vanco of Armistice Day s herself in a tight place. She had de- ponded upon Donna, too,

beet the case, in previous years. There was a queer, muffled rouring: their engagements. No, she could not in her head, an intolerable ache as will be the King's representativo at It is learned the Prince of Walpa leave the circus. Three-a-day vaude- though something alive were impri-

ville or a

small

could

to seeuro

*

a place in the chorus of a musical show was the best shened within her skull and seeking the Armistice Day ceremony in

release. Her lips were cracked and Edinburgh.-British- Wireless. hope for alone. Even a chorus swollen, her eye-lids like lead. She job was almost out of the question tried to speak to ask where she was. BANKRUPTCY COURT since there were few productions dur-but.only a hoarse murmur jame from

the sumper.

her throat.

ing

Ir Donna should do-Madelino Miss Saunders crossed the room! shivered! Donnn's death would be a and leaned over hre. "Yes, honey? double disasto. How would Madeline| What is it?" convince her family that she was the real Madeline Siddal? With no em- ployment, hor

money-

She mak keep her on

THREE APPLICATIONS FOR ADJUDICATION

The eyes plended for information. Three applications for adjudication "You're in Dr. Cotton's sanatorium, were made by the Official Receiver, heritage gone, no honey. You were hurt, you know. Mr. 3. J. Hayden, before, the Chief You fell from the trapeze. But we're Justice, Sir Atholl MacGregor, at the persunde Renfroe to going to take good care of you and Bankruptcy Court on Saturday. Ilis hook or by crook the trust in time,you on your feet again in no Lordship granted all the applications.

The

was in respect of the Con's love. Perhaps Trafford would The white eyelids fluttered down- Tai Loong firm. Mr. Hayden sald not make another attempt at her ward. Suddenly Donna was, over-the petition, which was to adjudge YAN

"YAN come by panic as she remembered the debtor firm bankrupt, was made life. Since she had east suspicion on the in pursuance of a resolution passed at him he might be afraid to risk an. Her grasp had slipped; then the hor- the meeting of creditors hold on other "accident."

rible sensation of falling-

September 26. There was no public Madeline fell asleep and dreamed "My-my hack?" dry lps framed examination

ля the debtor of falling through space, of being the words.

absconded: mangled by tiger claws, of being kid- "Bless your heart, there's nothing naped by a red-haired glant and fung the matter with your back!" lato a pit of snakes. She awoke

bathed in perspiration. Snakes

had

screaming with terror, her body know. Your sister told us. We've the first he debtor had also

Donna

20.

оп

Kan Iu-cho, a well-known merchant, Madelino 7

was also adjudged bankrupt.

Mr. Hayden said the petition was made in The nurse bit her lips. "Yes, I pursuance of a resolution passed at

of creditors wrillen your folks," Like most members of the theatrical

September The statement made no impression absconded, with the result that there profession Madeline was She knew that Trafford was her was beforged again. Her injured

WDB naperstitious.

upon Donna.

Already her sick brain

кля но public examination.

The enemy, but to dream of snakes`meant

and Anal third cant body sending messages of

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stifled a groan and Miss Saunders, said the decision to make

ly an exchange broker. Mr. Hayden were one? Suppose Donna should fearful that she had said too much tion order was reached at the first

an adjudica refuse to work with Madeline again, ing injection, according to Dr. Cot- ber 10 Ho also applied for leave to to help her, either. Anancially or in ton's orders. other ways?

"A bee buzzed drowzlly against the dispense with the public examination Burying, her face in hor pillow, she screened window. On the floor be of the debtor on the ground of mental sobbed in a frenzy of self pity, ́. low an expectant mother cried aloud disability.

In her travail. But Donna heard In the first. car the group of netther. Her spirit floated in a strange people disussed the accident world of space in which pain, plea that night and others they had seen. Sure and her surroundings were un-

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Blue's death. story of Nollie...

Insurance Society of Canton, was left proved by the Provincial Govern- Helle had worked in her husband's day Dr. Cotton dropped in to rifle act for 20 years, posing while Donna and privately gave thanks

time of Shanghat but late of Alloyn five from education schools should he shot elgars from her mouth, or that his tile staughter need not Park, Dulwich, London. He died at be opened in ench county in the strips of paper from her shoulder. follow so perilous a profession. Dulwich on April 20, 1905,

Province. Magistrates have been re- She had been confident and fearless; At midnight a telegram arrived. Leave to scal cortified copy of grant quested to draft up estimatates of then a bullet had grazed her calf. It was addressed to the doctor and of probate of the will, with the three the cost of establishing these free Blood poisoning had not in and she signed William. Siddal." The mos- codicils thereto has been granted schools in their respective coun- had died almost immediately "z sago rend. "Leaving to-night.” Mr. G. G. N. Tinson, solicitor, the

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