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DEGIN HERE TO-DAY-

DONNA GABRIEL, and MADELINE SID- DAL who call themarivel "The Cistrict Blator" are trapete performers with Renfroe's cireus. When Madelina's grandfather who l Blind Baks her to spend a week-end at hin farm she emuades Donns to go intendi Donne, pretenting to be Madeline, full__Dès love with IL SIDDAL, Madeline's cousin.

CON DAVID,, animal trainer. In derated to Denna but she regards him merely he a friend. Madeline loves Can and schemes tal win him.

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1935.

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Donna fall from the trapose and is injured. Madeline wiers Bill to ramo Ene her mail beste Donna to continue the Impersonation. Till takm Donna to the form tu recuperate, KIU. PLANTER, the housekeeper, le apices of the girl.

CAPTER X

There was a big crowd

the Lebanon station to see Donna and Bi arrive. Not all of them nd- mitted that was the reason for their appearance on the depot platform, and innumerable excuses were in- vented, But the story of the tragedy had made Donna a heroine, and Bill, toward whom many of the local belles had cust amorous glances, had be come something of a hero.

Grandfather Siddal was there; his sightless eyen roving over the crowd as he sat in the ear beside Nub Planter, Young Doctor Lennox and

were

his assistant, Ben Wheelerew up

there, too. When the train

The

to the station they sprang upon the platform and entered the Pullman. crowd, wide-eyed, watched Danna's descent through a lowered window and saw old man Siddal embrace his granddaughter.

There were tears in Donna's eyes

as the make-shift ambulance rolled

Bill lifted dier gently and placed her in the chair,

along the road to the farm. They the crumbs he gave her without hope were not tears of pain, for she of more?

Wha

that

scarcely felt the jolts and jars. She Her sorest trial was Mrs. Planter was happyhappier than she had When t housekeeper saw ever been, and each Lear

a Dania did not grow restless and did prayer that she might be worthy not seem to long for the arena and of so much kindness and love.

the "big top" she became positively Under every sly remark Against her protest she was giv- venomous. en the first Boor room that had been the woman made Donna could sense Grandfather Siddal's since his blind- the fangs.

ness,

'old man.

even a farm

Yes. Donna answered gently. "IL'S

a good thing you're

Bill

were a featherweight, and placed her in the chair. Yet the effort, seemed to tire him, for he staggered slightly and his face flushed a deep scarlet.

"Now," he continued in a thickened voice, "we'll trol you out among the flowers,"

"Oh, Bill!" the girl whispered. "Oh, Ri!"

For a girl that run away from If hunds trembled as he spread the It used to be your Mas," said the home because she couldn't stand farm blanket over her knees, then wrapped "I just took it so's not to life, I must say you're taking tea white kalted shawl about her bother any one helping me up and mighty well! But then ebbe living shoulders. Against all reason and all down stairs. Not that I can't climb with animals and worse'n animals has discretion, she yielded to the tempta

tion to rest her cheek against his hand the sinirs! I'm as spry that way as I made you appreciate

as it touched her shoulder. ever was. And I can get around by house." myself now all hunky-lony. But the window's low and you look out across the folds and see Bill bringing Siddal's cousin or Mattie Blake's nose by jerked his hand away. home the cows, When the wheat's would be out of joint."

Mattie Blake? ripe it's like a sea of gold and mighty prelly. Then when you're able to walk a bit you can come out on the porch without a mite of trouble."

CAN

"Yes. Bill's been right sweet on her since he come out here to live with Antos

Wrought Folks Kinder

of it. Bul they'd make a match could do a lot worse, even if Mattie is. noLions country girl. No funny

fl

Donna thanked him with a kiss about her he'd be satisfed to play

aturl

I really was a lovely room.

There home was little of Amos Siddal's personali-|

"Yes" ty in it, and Mrs. Planter removed with wind,

dressing

that when she took away his pipe hoped the viral thumps.

slippers and shabby

gown not hear them. The old-fashioned hurean won maple

when

tarkem a place of honour in one, the newness

wears

raise a family." "Donna's heart was beating She old woman could

with the housekeeper! with a mirror decorated with hand slipperte to fuss around painted roses, and a "drawn work centre piece.

On the pink-sprigged continual, dusting the dresser. "but comes to marrying and wall puper little golden-haired settling down they want something sheppardesses herded flocks. Pink else in a wife. As I saya to Mattie's satin cushions made-gay-the window a the other day in church, 'You tell seal and the maple rocker, and a Mattie not to worry none about Bill.

doll gangling, gally-stressed ole's jest havin' his fling, and, onect off, he'll come corner of the room. Denna wonder- trotting back!" ed if

belonged to Madeline. Donna's it had

lips were white with an- Then sho concluded that Madeline's ger. You aren't by any chance. re- mother must have fallen for the fad ferring to me as a flipperty-jibbet?” of French dolls.

she demanded. There were white shelves contain- "If the shoc fits, wear it! Any one ing many books. A white wicker with half an eye could see why you're sewing

basket was filled with bits of not hankerin after getting back to linen and coloured silk thread. The your show. And Biljest rag rug was pink and pale blue, che couch to ferget Mattle for at spell viously made at home. Over the and be took in by your prettiness, mantle-piece hung two photographs. but there can't anything come of it. One was a smaller copy of the crayon If you don't know it, Bill does. It's in the dining room. The other show again' religion and law for cousins to ed a fair-haired girl with a sweet, marry. Yes, ma'at—again” religion simpering sort of beauty.

and law

She whisked out of the room will "I never changed anything in Ada's room,"

Mrs. Planter said. Her man the righteous air of one who had ner toward Donna was still hostile, inne a painful duty, no matter what

the cost..

The housekeeper made no attempt to

Donna's list clenched and unclench- hide the resentment she felt over the extra labour the girl's presence would. Tears of humiliation streamed, eutail and because Bill's return had down her checks. She had a crazy impulse to cnil after the old woman, sent her son packing.

"You ought to have

ren "But Bill and I are not cousins! I've a nurse, Mrs. Planter mumbled as she hung very right in the world to love him!" Donna's clothing in the

It was not discretion that stayed Madeline had, with, much make. What more natural than that wardrobe.

mapler tongue but the name of Mattic forethought, shipped Donna's trunk Bill Siddut should have a sweetheart? to her, though before doing so she Certainly be had given an indication had carefully removed the lettering of being in love (with Donna. of Donna's name. "I've got 10 mich trosted her almost as a sister. to cook for now," Mrs. Planter went Mrs. Planter's evil mind had seen on, "and when harvest time comes what did not exist, but Donna had around I won't even have time to no intention of giving her the ap think-let alone fetch and carry for portunity for sneering laughter

Donna laughed. “I

don't

•

IIc

would have demanded the dismisani of own

you,envensi

expect to be an invalid that If she really had been Madeline she Til

be helping you." Donna who have per, but Donna's determined to let nothing ruifle her position was too precarious for her temper, pretended not to hear..

to complain. And who was not at all: She missed the long afternoons sure that Mrs. Pinnter did not suspect spent with Bill. Now that he was some of the truth and was nierely back on the farm he seemed to be biding her time to cause trouble. busy every moment of the day

She was aware that Mrs. Planter When evening arrived Grandfather spied on her, that she was not above Siddal came to Donna's room to say

teaming letters to rend their contents, the prayers, after which Bill read and that she would stoop at nothing aloud from the Bible: Always when curing his small fortune.

Grandfather Siddal, thereby the old man rose to go to his room

Fortunately the brief notes Douni "Madeline 'could have evening Donna hoped Bill received from 37

The other girl would return for a chat with her, been read by any one.

Bill left with him..

Ench

but he

never did. He was always was so determined to carry on the considerate, always kindly, but his masquerade that it was unnecessary for Danna to warn her to be careful

manner toward her

never in any when she wrote the door made Donna

way, hinted at more than cousinly) affection.

Donna would lie awake, staring at

A light tap on

brush away, her tears hastily and force nuillo to her lips. The door opened before she could say, "Comé He grinned bovishly.

"Awake? The

That's surprise for you

The surprise,, 3 wheel chair. "As your physician," "Bil chuckled,

the star-dotted akv. listening to the and Bill's dark hend appeared.

Ane. I'vo got a

myriad of voices that made musical the night air, and wondering if aho could be content without Dill's love. Now that she was fil she could be satisfied to see him occasionally, or fust to hear his voice, but Inter, when I am prescribing a trip to the garden, Health had returned, would the hun in this chair for you." yer for his firms, his kitues, for ali Dunnn's little ery uf Joy was that his love could offer grow too smothered against Bill's shirt bosom strong for her? Could “sho endure as he lifted her gently, as thought she

Bill drew a deep breath and sucien-

(To Be Continued).

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