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DEGIN BERE TO-DAY ·

DONNA GABRIEL #53 MADELINE SID. DAL

"The Gabriel who call themistres Blator" are trapeze performers with Renfroe's elreus. CON DAVID, the animal tminer, ka In love with Donna who regards. him merely Da friend. Madeline, in love with Con, I been flirting with NED TRAFFORD, bo CARYARD.

When Bladeline's grandfather, AMOS SID- DAL, k her.to spend the week-end on his farm she persuaden Donna to take her place. Donna is much attracted by BILL BIUDAL, Madeline's cousin.

Two weeks later Donna, fall from the trapes and is taken to a ompital, badly Injured Madeline sends word to Bil that "Madeline". Sho leaves a note telling Donna do continue the Impersonation until abe is well. Then Madeline goes on with the elreus.

1 arrives and tella Donna that as Hướn ez she la strong enough he is going to take her the farm.

CHAPTER IX

if we

Twouldn't surprise me never saw hide nor hair of Bill Siddat again," Mrs. Planter said, empha- sizing her words by planking a dish of string beans boiled with bacon on the table before her son. Nub Planter, a tall; raw-boned, angular man of 10, had taken Bill's place after the young man's hosty departure. Nub was thoroughly enjoying the three square meals a day that went with the job.

for one may he had "to scratch"

grinned lyly, exposing to- bacco-stained

cavity teeth and molars were two

missing.

where

"That'd sult you proper, old lady, ch? With that young upstart out-n the way you'd about do as you Huh?" please with the old geezer.

"Tain't fittin' for you to talk that way to your Ma," retorted his

are.

(the only

POYNIER

Nub grinned lyly, "With that young upstart outs the way," he said, "you'd about do as you plense with the old geezer, huh?"

for-

too.

right hand.

mother, but she smirked like a school but never did he say the one thing, the other girlt She could not ask anyone else to put down the questions girl. Amos Siddal is right fond that was forenost, in his mind.

if I do say it myself. And Each day while Donna waited for that were puzzling her and it would of nie, sometimes it's better for all concerned him she rehearsed in her mind just be weeks before Donna could use her for old folks. to marry than to be what she would say. She made an

Two short, cheerful notes had conse behelden un their kin. That stuck-effort to remember everything Made- up circus piece ain't ever goin' to line had said about her struggle to from Madeline but they contained al- bother with him and it Bill don't secure her first engagement; her acute most no news. There was nothing real cause of the aceldent, or any had show up again I reckon Amos will embarrassment when she appeared about Madeline's state of mind, the appreciate what a good friend I've for the first time in tights; the long reference to the deception sho been to him."

arduous hours of rehearsal as forced on her partner. The notes did "Friend! I reckon you've been chorus girl; and the tiresome round speak of Con David.. He had a new

hear aver only paid and paid plenty for everything of agents'

cal- huge, untrained tiger that was and Over

"Nothing doing to-day" you've done. You're too smart a

ensity,

a beauty. Con was taking Madeline She could describe

enough to dinner almost every night now. woman not to git everything that's comin' to you. Listen, Mom, if you the meeting between Madeline and fad Bill arrived yet? "Do have Bill

herself that led up to the

had

Madeline do hitch up with the old Iman, what hers

"I'm frantic for news." wrote. mation of their aerial act. Describe or someone write to me," re you goin' to do for me?"

Donna Mrs. Planter scowled.

The day Bill announced to Since, bn- ing life in the eigh on the that they would depart for the farm byhood she

and She dwelt at great length had pampered spoiled

her son, destined from birth rigid moral code of circus performers on the morrow she summoned courage.

to ask him to write a letter for her. to be a ne'er-do-well and all-around and explained why it is necessary.

"Maybe circus people aren't so

Her voice was low and strained as rapscallion. Though she adored hun

sensible. she dictated: person she ever had loved) good; Bill, but they are and

"My dear Donna--Bill and I are she knew him to be untrustworthy. A girl can't be having affairs

clear head. Cucktails and leaving for the farm to-morrow. She knew, too, that if the management keep a

a niretcher and I of the farm were left to Nub those wild parties would make accidents have to go on

khove abundant acres would soon be in the so common that they could never understand they will have to

the performance schedule, it through the car window to get me hands of receivers and she herself keep reduced to the poverty she had known Family life is the clean life, so circus inside. It will be good to get families with their out of the hospital. They have been her before Amos Siddal hired

shows."

very

kind to me here and my bones housekeeper.

"And yet in spite of everything have healed quickly, but being in bed "We'll cross no bridges until we come to 'em," she muttered.

necidents do happen," Bill said."

as I have always been "Yes. We play with death nil the so long is pretty hard for anyone as fearless at has been marvellous. I'm time and when we get too The rural__delivery_postman, is something happens told about her flon't you wish you were out in the the farm will be lovely now. ing a shining new car, appeared t

Aside from what rond. In lusty, own the bend of the

He, the

people"

country? called genial voice ho

greeting interested Bill most. He thought it Grandfather Siddal would

horrible thint to Grandfather Skidal.

such monstrosities have you. Lem 7" the That

aged man should be exhibited to the public and "Bill is writing this for me. The low are you?" "Letter for Scoms should be cared for by the right wing is still incapacitated but

state v...

Donna did not agree.

when I can use it I'll write to you you're gettin' a right smart lot of

happy, Bill. I menn they're

myself. Meanwhile be good and be mail these days. How's your grand- happier earning a living than they careful. How is the act? You didn't

that's daughter

with the circus?

could be any othe

other way. Most

say, I hope Con comes to his reusesTM Fine,

minx Just fine," Lem.

them never think of their allictions and discovers what a lovely Lem aprang from the car, sprint- They have a separate life from us. you are. ed the tree-shaded path and hand- They love and marry and have chil-

up ed the letter to the old man. "Want, dren. They make their fortunes and

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"Your loving partner, Madeline." Bill addressed the envelope with-

from Donna. I should read it to you, Grundpop?" retire and unless their abnormality out directions

asked kindly.

never really carried a lttlo roule card in his is caused by disease you'd be so good, Lem.” - suffer. At least the old troupers pocket and knew without consulting "It's from Bill. I seen him the don't. Why, the side show is it where the circus would be the

of them! One day he went away. Asked what his blessing to

the following week.

д

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several

hurry was and he sald business.sweetest women I ever knew was Some stepper, Bi" The postman freak! Her whole life wa opened the letter, read the contents poeni of unselfishness and sympathetic to himself and then drew a deep understanding and love. She never breath. He glanced apprehensively married but she mothered at the pincid features of the patient generations of circus kids. Sho had old patriarch. Grandpop, you gotta the lovellest face I ever saw but she brace yourself. This here ain't very weighed 100 pounds and couldn't walk good now"

a step."

"Couldn't the doctors do anything "Bill-Bill's not coming back?"

not that. It's about for her?" Madeline. She

Donna laughed. "Her fat was her "Madeline Read it, Lem. Read livelihood. Maybe she did try to reduce in the beginning, but when I Slowly, dwelling on each word, Lom knew her she was always trying to Hokien rend Bill's letter informning take on more weight. She didn't! Amy Siddal of his granddaughter's mind it."

Bill! another week, injury. "In wrote, "I will bring her back with

But Bill was not Donna's only nie to stay always, I hope. She ist't suffering much pain now, but it caller. Some of the townsfolk, drawn will be som

ors partially through curiosity but more some time before she recovers completely and we must feel thankful through kindliness, came to help pass her injuries were not more serious." the tedious hours.

Tears streamed down Amos Siddal's week of Dont's stay in

Bill often found her wrinkled checks. "God in good," he

mumbled. "My little girl, my little young girls,

girl

Leni helped him into the house.

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inles of the eierly listening to her

During the second

in tho

hospital by surrounded and most of them Tisk to ready

life and limb for the opportunity to win applause as Donna's recovery was almost mira- circus performer. For the time being their allegiance had turned from culous. Ier perfectly trained body

movie stars to acrobatic headliners. responded to treatment in a way that

Lulled into security, Donna nimost amazed the doctor, but little Miss

forgot her own identity. When she Saunders, with her romantle saw more clearly than the physician. was with Bill she felt she was Made line. Only, once did she come close Regardless of the fact that Bill was

to giving away her Aecret. She had supposed to be a close relative of her begun to tell him of her father's

convinced that love death and the patient, she was co

narrowncas of this was the healing power.

"For a cousin he certainly is the escape made hier watch her tongue mist

attentive man," she said to more carefully than ever.

Madeline's Donna, and smiled when warm father and mother had been Uke, colour tinted the sick. girl's cheeks. Madeline had said once that she "I think ho's handsome, too."

resembled her mother but she and

"Donna

She wondered what

Bill's good-looking on never shown Donna a photograph. An enlarged portrait of Roscoe Siddal! He is good."

Yet the barrier that her sudden hung in the farm house dining room crayon atrocity-and withdrawal had renred between them but it was a

discounted it as Donna

E likeness. was, nover lowered. Ench afternoon

father had, died of) ho arrived at the hospital and Madeline a mained

untЛ the "dinner hour. pneumonia and his wife had lingered Sometimes

ha and Donna talked, for years afterward, making her home More often he read aloud from with her father-in-law, That was all magazines or books he brought. Ho Donna know.

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If she was to carry on the ·MAS- spoke of incidents, umuring or tragic, that had occurred during his years at querado for an indefinite period, she school. He told her of college pranks, information. If only she could write decided, Madeline must supply moro of friends ho find mado in Lebanon, ||

(To Bo Continued).

KADA SWELL - MUSICAL SPECTACLE DOMÍ- HATED BY JOLSON AND KEELER RANKS HIGH AMONG THIS TYPE OF PRODUC TION. Fun Larah, backstage: manizal which 'should mybe top whezeers then go for musical.

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