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DONNA GABRIEL, and MADELINE SIDDAL who rail themselvos "The Gabriel Bisters" ar trapeze performers, with - Ten- froe's cireus. CON DAVID, the: anmie trainer, in love with Donna who regards him merely as a friend. Madeline, in lore with Can, hat been flirting with NED THAFFORD, bour canvasman."

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH MONDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1985.

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BIDDAL.. saks her to spend the week-end on his farm whereundes Tinna to take hey place. Donna” is 'much ·ntiracle] `by DILL SIUDAL, Madeline'a cousin,

Two weske later Ronas Telas from the trapeze unit le taken to hospital, badly In- jured Madeline senda word to Bill that "Andolino" in 111, and Yowres a letter, telling Donor to continue the Impersonation undil abo is well. Then Madeline goes on withi the circus.

CHAPTER VII

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 time Con nud Madeline renched the siding where the Pullinans stood, but the performers stood in little groups on the tracks or platform with no in- vention of retiring so' onrly. Renfroe

the graveled rondbed, his hands jumped in his pockets, his glack brows mecting in a scowl. La Bello Matilde, his wife, sat on a heavy sultenne,

"Well, what's the verdict?" Renfroe demanded when the couple approach-

ed.

Madeline told him what the doctor had said. "It will las a long time be- fore she can work," she added. "I'p going to send her home as soon as ale's able to travel."

Renfroe kicked viclously at a amail rock. "Your act will be lousy with out } ," he muttered. "Now I'll have

it her," he to find a new aerial turn."

"You mean

In the first car the group of strange people discussed the the

out? You're going to let me the fat woman,

exclaiped.

"What else can I do?" "You're a nies kid, but

away of course"

mean riou know the rules. I don't his

accident.

"Grestest tumbler, sho was assured that he would

be

in the world. Ben was. Then hef with her the next day. Miss_Soun- trips over n stage brace and breaks dera could understand Donna's re

neck. It'R

fate. When your peated calling of Bill's, name

but time comes, your time comes.” she could not understand the reiters- "But, Mr. Renfroe- Madeline'a "Fate nothing!" snapped the pes- tion, "Madeline? Madeline!" hands were

(To Be Continued).

hospital bills. There'll be the simistic ving skeleton. "It's caro-

"I thought your folks do? Well, never mind. over In the morning."

lessness, that's all. I'll bet Doura were well to Gabriel didn't check up on the bars; We'll talk it tonight-and SCH what happens! Anything Can happen when it rains.”

1faer

There was little tipo for Madeline to consider what he had said, for the "In the hospital Donna moaned others crowded about to ask about in drugged sleep, still uncon Donna. For the nekt 20 minutes she acious of what had happened. Like was busy answering their questions. a broken butterfly, she lay on the Con slipped away, to stand alone on a whitt fron bed, her glorious hair rear platform, nursing his grief. a flame about her pallid pinched

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A slim, white-clad nurse had tried

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to

An hour later, after the weary per- 1formers had gone to their staterooms, rather ineffectually to remove the Representative detachments of the headlights of the engine 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 split the darkness. The crent of in smearing black grease around fleets and Ex-Service Men's coupling pins, the switching from one Donna's eyes, it even this could not Associations will march to the track to anoliter

the blast of the obliterate the chiseler beauty pressed Cenotaph in the morning. Shortly whistle tore

nized nerves like the through

into the hard pillow. Madeline's

She was sharp cut of

and she gripped her. No one else pight be not

yet learexperience,

control her behalf of the King and other mem- lieve that Ned Trafford had tampered sympathy. Every time Donna moan-bers of Royal Family and also by with bolt or schews but she new hoed tears coursed down the nurse's representatives of His Majesty's hnd! He had tried to kill Madeline checks. Donna was to her a glamor Governments in the United King- herself and failed, but he might try ous creature, and that she should dom and Dominions, India, the again with success. Cowardice

suffer so Was ed her to leave the circus at once, but prompt

unbearable.

Colonica and Protectorates and of When daylight

opened with a lucid es absorbing love: for Con David and, pression in their gulden brown depths chant Navy and fishing fleets,

the fact that she was

the little nurse murmured an in- At 11 am. the two minutes Lically without funds. Unilke Dunno,

audible prayer of thanksgiving. --føllence will be observed`and ́a ́short"' Madeline had

Donna's had not saved her salary.

gaze, took in the white service will be held, followed by an Pretty clothes, French perfumes and walls, the carpetless floor, the wide address by the Bishop of London. exquisite lingerie had taken it as fast casement window with white starch-The service will be broadcast. as the pay envelopes had arrived. ed curtains; the shining enameled The details of arrangements in

Since she had definitely cut ties table beside her bed. Then she tried

wo things were stronger; first, her smeared eyes came and the black the Navy, Army, Air Force, Mer-

he her family she could not write to in steel-steel that burned like a tor-warded to all parts of the Empire to move and found her body encased the United Kingdom will be for- Grandfather Sdidal for money..

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Her Tips were cracked and Edinburgh-British Wireless. 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 lame from Ing the sumpor.

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If Donna should dlo-Madelino shivered! Donna's death would be a and leaned over hro: "Yes, honoy1 Miss Saunders crossed the room double disasto. How would Madeline What is it?" convince her family that she was the real Madeline Siddal? With no cm- ployment, her heritage gone,

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THREE APPLICATIONS FOR ADJUDICATION

in

The eyes pleaded for information. Three applications for adjudication "You're in Dr. Cotton's sanatorium, were made by the Official Receiver, no honey. You were hurt, you know. Mr. J. J. Hayden, before the Chief You fell from the trapezo. But we're Justice, Sir Atholl MacGregor, at the She must persuade Renfroe to going to take good care of you and Bankruptcy Court on Saturday. His keep her on with the circus. By have you on your feet again in no Lordship granted all the applications hook or by ergok she wust win time."

The first was in respect of the Wing firm. Mr. Hayden sald

Con's love. Perhaps Trafford would The white eyelids fluttered down-Tai" not make another attempt at hor ward. Suddenly Donna was

YAN

over the petitich was to adjudge

***** YAN come by panic as she remembered the debtor firm bankrupt, was made life. Since she had cast suspicion on that something had gone wrong. In pursuance of a resolution passed at him he might be afraid to risk an- er grasp had slipped; then the hor- the first meeting of creditors held on other "accident:"

rible sensation of falling-

Madeline fell asleep and dreamed

September 26. There was no public "My-my back?" dry lips framed examination 36 the debtor had

of falling through space, of being the words. mangled by tiger claws, of being kid- naped

Bless your heart, there's nothing

"Madeline?"

matter with your back!" by a red-haired giant and flung

into a pit of snakes. She awoke

Daming

本

ubsconded.

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Kan Iu-cho, a well-known inerchant, Was also adjudged bankrupt. Mr. Hayden said the The nursa bit bor lips.. "Yes, I pursuance of a resolution passed at petition was made in with terror, her body

know. Your sister told us. We've the first meeting In perspiration, Snakes!

of creditors Liko

most members of the theatrical written your folks." profession Madeline was superstitious,

The statement made no impression September 20. The debtor had also absconded, with the result that there She knew that Trafford

wan no wak bol

publle examination. beforged again. Her injured enemy, but to dream or was her won Donna. Already her sick brain

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A bre buzzed drowzily against the dispense with the public examination Burying her face in her pillow, she screened window. On the floor be of the debtor on the ground of mental sobbed in a frenzy of self pity.

disability. low an expectant mother eriod aloud in her travail. But Donna heard

In this Provinco is likely to be ex- car the group of neither. Her spirit floated in

panded as a grant of $180,000 has strange people disussed the accident world of space in which pain, plea that night and others they had seen. uro and her surroundings were un

been received from the Central They spoke in awed whispers. Major immortant.

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Several times during the long, hot by Mr. William: Bowie Buyers, some- ment and proposes that at least Nellie had worked in her husband's day Dr. Cotton dropped in to see time of Shanghai hut late of Alleyn five free education schools should Insurance Society of Canton, was left proved by the Provincial Govern rifle act for 20 years, posing while Donna and privately gave, thanks Park, Dulwich, London. He died at bo opened in each county in the he shot cigars from her mouth, or that his little daughter need not Dulwich on April 29, 1985. strips of paper from her shoulder. follow so perilous a profession. She had been confident and fearless;

Province., Magistrates have been re- At midnight a telegram arrived. Leave to seal certified copy of grant quested to draft up estimatates of then a bullet had grazed hor 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 set in and she signed "William Siddal. The mes codicile thereto. has been granted to schools in their respective coun had died almost immediately Bage read. "Leaving to-night”. Mr. G. G. N. Tinsan, solicitor, the

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