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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1935.
SERIAL STORY-
DONNA BIG TOP-
BEGIN HERE TODAY -
DONNA GABRIE, MADELINE BID. DAL. who call themselves "The Gabriel Sisters" are trapezo performers with Itenfroe's elre. When Madelton's, strandfather who is bil naka bier to sibh a weekend at his farm ale persundes Donns to go instead. kinna, pretending to Madeline, falls In bore with LL BIDDAL, Medoline's cousin.
CON DAVID, antial trainer, la derated to Donna but ibe; regaris him merels as n friend. Madeline loves Con amlschenies te win Mm.
Ikinna fails from the trapem and la Injured. Madeline wires B to come for her and bega Donna to continue the Impersonation. Nu takon Donna to the farm to recuperate. MR. PLANTER, the bounckeeper, is suspicious of the girl.
CAPTER X
There was a big crowd ut the Lebanon, station to see Donna andi Bill arrive. Not all of them nd mitted that was the reason for their appearance on the depot platform, and Innumerablo excuses were in vented. But the story of the tragedy had made Donna a heroine, and Bill, toward whom many of the local bellek And cast amorous glances, had be come something of a hero.
were
Grandfather Siddal was there, his alghtless eyes roving over the crowd car beside Nub as he sat in the Planter, Young Doctor Lennox and hls assistant, Ben Wheeler, there, too. When the train drew up to the station they sprang upon the platform and entered the-Pullman. The crowd, wide-eyed, watched Donna's descent through a lowered window and sow old man Siddnl embrace his granddaughter,
There were tears in Donna's eyes
as the make-shift ambulance rolled
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by BBULAR
POYNTER
Bill lifted her gently and placed her in the chair.
along the rond to the farm. They the crumbs he gave her without hope were not tears of pain, for she of more? scarcely felt the jolts and jars. She was happy-happier than she had When ever been, and each tear WOR prayer
Her sorest trial was Mrs, Planter the housekeeper saw that a Donna did not grow restless and did that she might be worthy not seem to long for the arena and uf so much kindness and love.
the "big top" she became positively Under every aly remark Agninst her protest she was giv- venomous. en the first floor room that had been the woman innde Donnà could sense Grandfather Siddal's since his blind- the fangs. nesa.
"For a girl that run away from "It used to be your Ma's," said the home because she couldn't stand farm old man.
"I just took it wo's not to life, I must say you're taking this bother any on helping the up and mighty well! But then mehbe living down stairs. Not that I can't climb with animals and worse'n animals has even a farm you appreciate
the stairs! I'm ns spry that way ass," Donna answered gently.
"It's
a good thing you're Hi
were a featherweight, and placed her In the chair. Yet the effort seemed to tire him, for he staggered slightly and his faco flushed a deep scarlet.'
"Now," he continued in n thickened voice, "we'll trot you out among the flowers."
"Oh, Bill" the girl whispered. "Oh, Bill"
His hands trembled as he spread the
her white, knitted shawl about danket over her knees, then wrapped shoulders. Against all reason and all iscretion, she yielded to the tempta- tion to rest her cheek against his hand as it touched her shoulder.
ili drew a deep breath and sudden-
(To Be Continued),
ever was. And I can get around by myself now all hunky-dony, But the window's low and you can look out neross the fields and see Bill bringing Siddal's cousin or Mattie Blake's nosey jerked his hand away. home the cows. When the whent's would be out of ripe it's like a sea of gold and mighty pretty.
Then when you're able to Walk a bit you can come out on the porch without n mite of trouble."
"Mattie Blak
Rin' iwen right sweet on her since he come out here to live with Amos. Folks kimler thought minich of it. Bl they'd make n could den lot worse, even if Mattie is notions Donna thanked him with a kiss, country girl. No funny It really was a lovely room. There about her! She'd be satisfied to stay
and raise a family." was little of Amos Siddal's personali-
Donna's heart was beating She ty in it, and Mrs. Planter removed
wild, irregular thumps. with wild, that when he took away his pipe, hoped the vindictive old woman corld slippery and shabby dressing gown. not heur them. The old-fashioned bureau was manie with a mirror decorated with painted roses, and drawn Work"
centre piece.
wall
On the pink-sprigged when it comes the dresser. "but |
Jet little
golden-hatred
to
Shlded Bucks. Pink else in a wife. As I says to Mattie's
satin
yea
mude Kay
with like to fuss around "Men
the bousekeeper flipperty-jibbets," continued,
marrying and settling down they want something way the window Ma
the other day in church, You tell- and the maple rocker, and Mattle not to, worry none about Bill. large, gangling, gaily-dressed doll
He's just havin' his fling, and, oncet occupied a place of honour la one the newness
olf, he'll come corner of the room. Donna wonder-trotting back!" ed if it had belonged to Madeline. Donna's lips were white with an- Then she concluded that Madeline'sį ger. "You aren't by any chance re- mother must have fallen for the fad ferring to me as a flipperty-jibbet?"
she demanded.
of French dolls.
wears
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 bite of not, hankerin' after getting back to linen and colored silk thread. The your show. And Bill is feat silly rug rug was pink and pale blue, channel to ferret Mattie for a spell, viously made at home. Over the and he took in by your prettiness, mantle-piece hung two photographs, hut 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 cousina to ed a fair-haired girl with a sweet, marry. Yes, ma'am-again' religion alimpering sort of beauty,
A Tw
"I never changed anything in Ado's| She whisked out of the room wit room," Mrs. Planter said. Her man- the righteous air of one who had ner toward Donna was still hostile. done a painful duty, no matter what The housekeeper made no attempt to the cost
Danna's ast clenched and unclench- hida tho resentmont she felt over the extra labour the girl's presence would. Tears of humiliation streamed
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But Bill and I are not cousins! I've "You ought. have
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It was not discretion that stayed maple wardrobe. Madeline had, with much her tong but the name of Mattie forethought, shipped Donna's trunk in Sidant should have a sweetheart?
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Mrs. Planter's evil mind had seen on, "and when harvest time comes what did not exist, but Denna had around I won't even have time to no intention of giving her the op- think let alone fetch and carry for portunity for sneering laughter.
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Donna laughed. "I don't expect to be an invalid that If she really had been Madeline she long.
I'll be helping you."
would have demanded the dismissal of Mrs. Planter sniffed, and Donna the housekeeper, but Donna's own determined to let nothing, ruffle her position was too precarious for her temper, pretended not to hear, to complain. And she was not at all She missed the long afternoons sure that Mrs. Planter did not suspect spent with Bill. Now that, he was some of the truth and wua merely
trouble. back on the farm he seemed to be bling her time, to causo busy every moment of the
ho was aware that Mrs. Planter i When evening Siddal came to steaming letters to read their contents, the prayers, after which Bill read and that he would stoop at nothing nload from the Bible. Always when to marry Grandfather Siddal, thereby. the old man rose to go to his room
the
arrived Grandfath
Bill left with him.
on her, that she was not above
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Fortunately the brief notes Donno
Each evening Donna, hoped Bill received from Madeline could have would return for a chat with her,
been
een read by any one. The other girl
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 Donna to warn her to be careful toward her novor in any when way hinted at more than cousinly
she wrote affection,
manner
and
A light tap on the door made
Donan brush away her tears hastily force a smile to her lips. The door Donna would lie awake, staring at opened before she could say, "Come and Bill's dark head appeared. Awake? The surprise was
thu atur-dotted sky, listening to the
myriad of voices that made musical He grinned bovishly.
the night air, and wondering if she surprise for youna. I've got a
could be content without Bill's love.
a wheel chair.
Now that she was ill she could be An your physician." Bill chuckled satisfied to see him occasionally or I am prescribing a trip to the garden just to hear his voice, but Inter, when health had returned, would the hun. In this chair for you."
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