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DONNA

CHAPTER XXX

BIG TOP by BEULA

POYNIED

scen a picture show or had any kind opportunity for amusement, he would of amusement. What say we take the have been a movie fan had ho posreus- old bus. and go into town tonight?ed the time. lie found Donna's hand Sumetimes they have pretty good pic and closed his over it, then settled

back, with a sigh of contentment. It tures at the Elite."

wasn't long, however, until he became conscious that she was trembling.

"Cold, Aweetheart?" he whispered,

"No."

"I'd like it," Denns answered. "Do

Bill had a bad hour alone. He had had to fight his jealousy before. Many times, watching Donna working about the kitchen, he had contrasted her present life with her past, and a little

Lile you think Grandfather would mind?" on his shoulder, green devil porched

"He'd be the first to urge us to gu whispering things he strove to put out You know Miss Perkins looks, after on his mind. Often he had marvelled him as if he was a baby, and he'll be that anyone so lovely, so whoicly de-anleep long before we get home. airable, should have given herself to Hurry up with supper, then doll up

Donna, knowing that he was watch- him.

prettiest, and we'll go off on aing her, forced herself to look at the But his jealousy before been turned toward any

She smiled, loving him the more for moving figures on the screen. Every- uttored that had to do with circus Now he knew that his wife the glori-bin nullity to cast aside trouble and ingaho saw there and every word ous creature who spelled the heights to play, small boy fashion..

When the heroine was in. heart.

came from Donna's lips.

ind not

individual!

your spree.

of heaven for him-hud written It was a very good meal, for Donafe was like a knife thrust in her

hnd become proficient

letter to another man, a man she had once been accustomed seding

cook, but only

Striding along, the raw wind wht Miss Perkins had any appetite. Minjured in an accident a smothered cry

colour in to his checks, Bill fought his battle. Fresh air did much to give him a clearer view of the situation. If he refused to believe her explana tion that she had never written the man before and that the letter con- cerned her former partner, Bill would have to disbelieve everything she had said in the past. He would have to acknowledge their whole marriage a

failure.

nie grumbled as she took away plates or fully biscuits, mounds of chicken "Bill, I'm--I'm il!!" she stammered and mashed potatoes and muttered, miserably. "Let's go home."

Wonder wint you want to go to all this trouble for if nobody wants any. thing to eat.”

-.

+

"I Why you were all right when we left the hours. What is it7 Do you think the ride"

After nibbling at a deep-dish cherry

"I don't know, but I can't stay. I ple Donna ran upstairs and drew

she stay!" Half-hysterical, from the closet a shimmering brown can't chiffon velvet. Bill watched her in arose, pushed past him and ran up abject admiration as she slipped the the aisle as though in leaving the darkened auditorium she could leave russet falds over her gleaming copper behind the memories that tortured hair. The beauty of her firm young lier.

And if she had cared for this fellow, why had she married Bill? Looking at the matter sanely, he felt ashamed af himself, and when he returned to us and snowy throat had never

ceased to awe him.

A dampened brush set the waves the house at five o'clock he was con trite and ready to beg forgiveness. in her hair and she was rendy to Thus again Donna lost the opportunity leave. to tell him that Madeline had, mar ried

Con, and that Con was now a widower.

сат, and

D, dismayed and disappointed, | followed her. Outside, in the Donna crouched in one corner sobbed as though her heart were broken.

"Have to get you a fur coat," Dill said as he held her heavy clonk.

"Maddiel Maddie!" cried the be "Winters out here get pretty severe." It was not easy for Bill to apologize.

"I have one in storage must wildered man. "What is it? What Humble pie did not set well with send for it." Then the sudden i wrong ?" him but, once he made up his mind thought that the mink garment

Was

to do anything unpleasant, he went stored in New York was being held through with it.

for Donna Gabriel made her wish she Donnn. fryng chicken in the had

spoken. kitchen, a rather wan smile on her

le added, laughing, "ugly face as she closed her ears lo Minnie's I'm cold I've a good excuse to cuddle gabble. When Bill walked in un-up to you." ceremoniously and said he wanted to speak to her at once she anticipated another scene.

A et Minnie do it."

husy, Bill. Wait until I finish

Donna gave Minnie the fork she and been using to turn the fragrant brown morsels and stepped into the pantry which opened into a half leading to the dining room.'

·

Bill waited until the swinging door closed. Then he caught her in his arms and erushed his mouth over hers, "I'm sorry

rry," he mumbled, "I was a cad. Forgive me 7"

"Oh Bint" Donna sobbed happily. I wish I had showed you "Oh, Bill, the letter! It was horrid of me to tear it up! I should have"

"No, you did the right thing. I was a brute to doubt you. Common sense should have told me there couldn't be anything to it and that you never cared for that fellow. If you'll for

give me 'l never be jealous again.” "Or course I forgive you! And want to tell you what was in the letter--

deserve to know."

of the

the

Then, nw she did not answer, the auspicion that he had succeeded in crushing but could not kill reared its

hund again. "Was it picture?" he asked. "Don't you want to be reminded of the circus ?" "As if you needed an excuse!"

*My fall and everything=" The ride to town was sheer delight Dount managed to say. after the emotional, storm morning. As in the days of their "Yes, it was your fall that brought courtship, Bill drove with one hand you here and changed you from a and kept his other arm around her butterfly into a grub. God. I should Now and then when a cold, silvery have known better than to tie you moon hid behind a bank of clouds or down like this! If just seeing became obscured by the overlapping circus movie can send branches of fir trees he bent and hysterics- kissed her.

"Bill! You don't understand!”.

into

Bill found a spot on a side street to park the car. Then he insisted.

"Oh, yes, I do. I understandi per- upon taking Donna into Grantley's'

you, drug store for a sedu. "We'll do fectly. And I'm not blaming it up brown tonight," he said. "Be Honey. I'm blaming myself." regular yokuls out celebrating."

As she sat before the soda fountain Donia could see the lights of the Elite Picture House across the square. The lights twinkled on and off, but it wasn't until Bill walked up to the box offices and handed over a dollar for two tickets that she realized the evening's attraction was "Polly of the Circus there been another

told

But he did not put his arm around the her during the drive home and kiss he gave her then she bade him good night was coolly-impersonal.

(To Be Continued)

Escape winter · picture and the Servant,

Problem in South Devon

theatre in the town or a. concert or skating rink Donna would have eve her husband she did not care to "I don't want to hear it. I don't see the picture and suggested that they find other entertainment. But OT Circus" Confession at the moment, with it was "Polly-of-the-

*j.—- and Bill WAK grinning Bill's arms holding her close, Bill's 1

his 'shoulder at her, over lips

against her hair, would have been happil

Great isn't it, Macklie? You In the mellow ellmate of South Devon very sweet and soul-cleansing and would have prevented many future ought to enjoy this show. It'll take the English winter loses its terror for

those home from the heartaches, But Bill's attitude, his you back to old times." desire to be generous and chivalrous The theatre was crowded and they Churaton there are houses especially designed to capture every moment's prevented confidences and Donna slip- Estood in line at the back for several shite, and carefully planned to

sunutes, waiting for an ped

inbour, his embrace with the wordsats for them. Donna could not see require the minimum of

usher to find)

unshowed her into the kitchen screen, but she eloscit her eyes They overlook, a

East. At

our four

a beautiful seascape, He

pro- and watched her continue preparing and prayed that nothing she would are completely secluded, and

back the! tected against moss development, yet stipper, feeling a glow of satisfaction see or hear would bring

conveniently near Paignton, Torhay in having mastered an ugly passion tragedy of Madeline's death. and u pride in her beauty and elever She could shut her eyes, in the and various golf courses. We shall darkness, against anything tou puig be pleased to send you free a booklet ness.

"You know, Honey," he said as shenant to endure, but she could not describing Churaton and piled the chicken on a hiue platter close her ears. As she und Bill moved other thoughtfully planned Darting- and stirred cream and flour into the down the aisle her heart was pounding on estates, Paignton, Dittisham, browned butter to make gravy, "now and a wild impulee to flee almost Exeter and Carlyon, Write to: that Grandpop is better we ought to overpowered her.

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