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DONNA BIG TOP by BEULAH

CHAPTER XXIit

my

8, 1935.

POYNISE

Yes, she had triumphed but it wasness is the result of a guilty con- a hollow victory. Mrs. Planter had science. boen hostile enough before. What would she do now that Donna had openly defled her, had andered her to

carc

Donna, busy with cooking for hungry farm workers, with washing dishes and sweeping and scrubbing

Donna sprang to hor feet, her face livid with anger. "You horrible old woman!" le cried, "You would

making beds, could not work choose a time like this to any such a

enough to farget her fears. Sho She had little time to speculato thing! And you know It's not trudleave the farm' I'll admit that I was in your room. about the future, for before she had tried to tell herself that they were wanted to find the handbill becauso

washed the traces of emotion from exaggerated, that Mrs. Planter had you to use it to back up her checks Bill burst into the room. never really intended to Harm her but enjoyed making bullying Pin threats. expnable gossip. Well, you can

"What's thin about Sirs. go ahradi Tell

husband about

leaving?" he demanded. "Good Lord.

Besides, the woman was gone now the bill. Tell him anything you Honey, we can't let her go now!

constant and the elreus handbill-the only. bit want to, and see how much good it With Grandpop needing does you. Do you think Bill will

the dairy to look after and the of evidence she had possessed-was believe your stories? He knows my meals to cook, you could never do it destroyed. But such reasoning hold the scant comfort for the girl Sho partner WAR married a short time

had realized by this time that she before I was and he hasn't your evil,all alonel What's come over Bonna "She was insolent",

an-paid too much attention to the hand- suspicious mind! He'll know by the woman?" date that Lic handbill rouldn't possibly have anything to do with swered, avoking his eyes. "I'll man- bill. It would have been far better even with the age with the work all right. Send to have treated the matter with calm ma. Why, I wasn't

one of the men over to the Jones place indifference. Yes, Donna's own im- circus then!"

to get Minnie. She and I can do petuousness had made a lind situation Mira. Planter's thin upper lip drew nosirlls of her pinched nose quivered, There ain't any date on the bill," she said. "Far's I know, it may have been printed a year ago-or mebbe you, mean a traine

you and that feller got

back over her yellowed teeth. The everything. And I think we should wor Madeline's letter arrived, ask-1

two,

B

a divorce, but I calculate Bill Siddai wouldn't relish no divorced woman for his wife,"

"There is a datel" Donna insisted, date! "Handbills always have Leave me alone now and go away. Tiket All T it You can do whatever you will get you is to be thrown out of this house, bag and baggage! Bill will believe my word against yours

"Mebbe he will and mobbe be won't," the woman answered, "but just the same there ain't no date on that bill. I reckon I orter know. you don't believe me, take a look at Itune"

#1

There

From a shably handbag she carried on her arm Mrs. Planter extracted the paper. She unfolded it and waved it before Donna's face.

The girl Anw the words, "Saturday afternoonte.

"and nothing else. was no nothing to

to indiente when the public marriage ceremony was to ing face became the countenance of a film of red devil. Suddenly danced before Donna's eyes. All dis- cretlon vanished and, with a strangled

have a nurse for Grandfather. Surely Dr. Frcentan can get sue for us."

"He'd have to send to the city, if

And nurse.

may take sovent days for her to get here. Wiry didn't you wait until things were running a little smoother before you let Mrs. Planter go? 1 hink you're making a mistake, Donna, At a time like this"

Then

int

ne Donna what she intended to do about the farm and the money Amos Siddal would leave to his grand-] daughter after his lenth Dally Don- na lund postponed the unpleasant duty of informing the other girl that the old man was seriously ill and that the doctor had small hopes that he would

recover.

•

"It'll be all right," Danna inter-

The arrival of the letter made Don-: rupted. "Send for Minnie and don't

nn alt down immediately to write a worry, please."

Those were hectic days that follow-long reply. In it ahe told. Madeline. d. Minnie was willing and capable all the facts about the old man's lil- enough in many ways, but the work of ness From that hour she waited, new to expecting at any moment the blow managing a household was Donna and, with a helpless invalid to that would wreck her marriage.

Donna did not know whether it care for, she found herself so over- worked and harrassed that by night would come in the form of a letter Siddal or fall she was too tired even to talk. addressed to Grandfather She had no time to speculate on the Bill, or whether Madeline herself results of her quarrel with Mrs. would arrive at the farm. But since the other girl was concerned about Planter.

her inheritance without even knowing that Amos Siddal was ill, Donna was sure that Madeline would take drastic measures to make certain she did not should leave. It made litte difference how Madeline went about it. Any revelation. Doana ft, would crush

The older woman, without comment, had packed her trunk, telephoned to neighbour to send her son for it, and bad departed. Apparently she had more was heard of her.

take place. The housekeeper's leer- Passed out of Donna's life, for nothing fose whatever' fortune Amos Siddal

like

For a week Grandfather Siddal lay

ock of wood on his bed 4 block эко * There was only the

Rob, she sprang toward the house. yends and his slow, ring of his her own happiness forever,

keeper, trying to snatch the paper from her hand.

Mrs. Pinuter gave a half-insane enckle and put the haul that held the bill behind her. "No, you don't!" she

chortled.

Unmindful of results. Douna caught the wonn's arm and twisted it around, Using all the strength that and given her the power to swing her hody, supporting all her weight by one wrist, she crushed the woman's ash and muscle until tho, paper fell from Mrs. Planter's fingers. Then, like lightning, she bent, snatched it up and tore it to shreds.

"Now," she celed triumphantly, "talk! Say anything you want to

And so she waited. breathing

But no reply came from Madeline. to indicate that he was still alive. Donna did what she could to make Though Donna could not know it, the him comfortable,

following the doctor's let'er that might have changed both nstructions exactly. Each day Dr. irls'

structi

It reached New Orleans promptly Freeman came out to see the old man, fine lives, was never read by Made- and on the fourth day he brought a placid, efficient, middle-aged woman and was delivered to Madeline's dren wearing a white uniform who quietly sing room on the day she encountered The Ned Trafford down by the docks. took charge of the sick man arrival of the nurse lifted a goodly Madeline, arriving hate and hurrying portion of the burdens, from Donna's to don a hasty makeup for the grand

march which

every performRD- slender, shoulders,

fre, say flie eene aut neglected

coat

and

The minute she had the opportunity one it. Subsequent events drove ail Evidently Ned Trafford, after talk- to relax, Donna's problem reared its thoughts of letters from her mind. ugly fangs again. At night, thing to her, had walked out of the her back and legs ached from lang hours spent in the kitchen and in the warehouse, pulled on his

hat hen hatses from trudging

and found some means of convey gardens, she would lie beside Hill, her Madeline emerged from the arena and started through the canopied corridor eyes too heavy to keep open, but her toward the dressing tent, he was

to

say, but get out of this house! Get dairyck and digging in the truck ance to the cireus grounds for, as

out now! Only be careful that you ean prove every statement you make GR help me. Gad-I'll have you sent to prison for libell

mind

in

the

for sleen too active She-grow-ti

ew-thinner. and Bill had the

passage was no way

to avoid him, no Without a retort the house-keeper added warry of watching his bride

reaching the dress- opened the door and left the room. grow hollow-eyed. He worried about other means of Donna stood holding the scraps of her health and tried with clumsy toning room, or she would not have risk- naner in her frembling hands and derness to comfort her, thinking she a second meeting with Trafford. listening to the woman's footsteps was grieving over her grandfather's is back was turned toward her but He she could see that there was belliger down the hall. She hall triumphed, illness (as, indeed, she was).

to mukence in his squared shoulders. And but she knew that from that moment did everything he coult on Mrs. Planter would be her active things easier for her, but even love she knew it meant trouble.

To Be Continued), cannot cure a alck soul when the ill- enemy.

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