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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 20,

tho

SERIAL STORY-

DONNALE BIG TOP by BEULA

POYNIER

1935

father Siddal and Miss Perkins and must escape her. When Bill said, Bill kept up gay chatter. Donen tried "Mr. Plantor wants to talk to you," her best to join in the conversation her relief was no great she giggled

The Lebanon,

to be

more she thought about it the

CHAPTER XXXIII Daina opened the door of the farm house and faced Peto Ruder. She had nover seen him before and greeted but her thoughts kept returning to the hysterically.

man at the hotel in Lebanon. Why "What in the name of time does him with a bewildered, "Siddal, was he there? Of course the circus she want?" Bill sald, scratching his

*"I got a note for you, Mi and I'm to fetch an answer back." had closed with the cold weather, but head.

The moment she saw the envelope that was performs like Con to such ceiver, and spoke. into the phone.

that

bring a high- to

"Can't pay." Donna took the re-

an ley chill

salaried performer passed over the girl. Sho oponed the door a trifle wider and

It's me; Madeline," the harsh voice asked the

to boy

in. Then, come making sure who had closed the door more dismayed Donna became. Her camo over the wire, softened with an through which she had passed and first reaction, upon receiving the note, attempt nt sweetness. "Boing's it's that there were no witnesses, she tore had been fear of what Bill would say Thanksgiving and we're most the same épün envelope. Her hand shook or do if he knew the man he believed a kin, I thought I'd telephone and

in town. Now wish you a happy day." his rival were o violently that the folded sheet

Con himself beenme

"Thank you," a menace, to the floor.

Donna answered. slipped to

She must telephono Donna stooped quickly and picked

could she wait sanie." up, conscious that the eyes. of the what he wanted. Hom and learn "That's kind of you. I wish you the: day? If only there "I'sposo it's a nice surprise to you it dawned upon boy were filled with curiosity. When until the next

hor that Con had were some excuse to leave the house, to know your friend's in town?"

and

"I don't understand." go to д neighbour's! But the written the message and that he was nearest neighbour lived half a mile "Land amke, don't tell me you don't within five miles of her she dropped away and there was no excuse any-know the feller is in town" to the horsehair aofn and looked blant that Circus fuller that went Bill pushed his chair back and stretch-

Pote.

At last the meal came to an end.

Donna snapped the receiver back into the lions' cage," Pelo volunteered, ed in lazy contentment. Then he and on the hook and leaned against the the nurse took the old man back to wall. Iler nahen checks informed Bil Donna said huskily. Bhe read the curt little note again and his bedroom. Evening prayers were that something was wrong though then tore it up. "There is no answer," said, a chapter from the Bible read fortunately he had not heard anything

and Donna went into the kitchen to the housekeeper had said. she said

help

Bifanie with the dishes. "Byt

"You didn't eat nothing," Minnle telephone-tell him that."

said. "Reckon you spent too much Rather reluctantly, Pela rose. At time fixing, em to enjoy your the door he repeated, "He said I was to grot

answer. You'll be sure to telephone, won't you? If you don't I may not got

my dollar." **1'11 phone." Donna promised. She way Grandpa relished his food! Ma walted until she heard the outer door anys as long as a person can relish to marry Grandfather, she's

their food they got some comfort in forgiven me for staying here and she's siam and then flung the scraps of life. My Grandfather lived tili he so enten up, with spite she wouldn't paper into the fireplace. She watched them slowly crumple into ashes, won- was and to the day of his death stop at anything to ruin our happi- won he had an appetite like a farm hand, ne fat chance she has of doing dering what she was to do. How Ma xays the could she telephone? There was only:

WAY.

victunis,"

"I suppose so."

"Sura did my soul good to see the

What's the matter, honey?" "That won

wonian-she's a devil A regular devil! Wishing me a happy Thanksgiving when

"What did she say?"

"I won't repeat it. I shouldn't be upset, but Bill, she hates me. Who- ther it's true or not that she wanted

"A

"

never

one telephone in the house and was becation on he lived so long 1 that!" Bill laughed. He put an arm

it was in the hallway just of the dining room. Every word she said could be heard by those at the dinner table.

and

1-

came to

to you and tried to convince you that I

"Great Scott, lover, do you think I'd listen to any of Lizzie Planter'a

you are going to spend the around her shoulders and rubbed his afternoon with your family." Donna chin against her head. "It would take interrupted gently, "you'd better work more than an old vinegar bottle like faster and talk less."

Mrs. Planter to cause trouble between "Reckon no. My sakna, it's three wonder. darling." After the differences between her o'clock! Job'll be coming along most

Supposo suppose the self and Bill, the presence of Con any second now." David in Lebanon Was a definite menace to her happiness even though Con were there as a friend, Job was Minnie's "steady." For Donna hud serious doubts of that. twa years they had been "keep- tales? Don't forget I've known her Something had brought the animal ing company" and the probabilities longer than you have and I know trainer to the little town when by all were that they would be keeping her reputation as a gossip. I'm sur- reason he should have been in vau- company for several years more. prised at you, Madeline, if you put deville or in some European circus.

along and change your so little faith in me that you think I'd course she could ignore the

Donna suid. "I'll finish be influenced by what anyone could message. Possibly that was the best," thing to do. She owed nothing to

"It Isn't that I haven't faith in Con and since Madelino's death" did not even feel kindly toward him. Unquestionably he had caused Made Had to risk her life.

At any rate it was impossible to get in touch with him that day.. To morrow, perhaps, when Bill was out of the house

Sho glanced at her reflection in the mirror over the fireplace and saw that her face was pale. She pinched hort

#tun

"I don't like " "That's all right.”

you-

Alone in the kitchen Donna dallied

"Honey, Mrs. Planter predicted a with her work. As though her con- thousand calamities when she knew selence were really guilly, she dreaded we were going to be married. All being alone with Bill. It was dark the rot she could think of against cou- when the last dish had been placed in sins, etc. You know that as well as the cupboard, the last pot poliched I do. If what she said ther had had and hung on its hook behind the any weight with me you'd have some great iron cook stove.

reason now to wonder. But to got

Donna dried her hands and started bothered why, you're trembling! It's towards the living room. Just as the the most ridiculous thing I ever heard pantry door swung to behind her she of. What did the old snake say.

Before she could get there Bill stepped

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smoothed her hair and returned to the dining room.

"What was it?" Bill asked as she front hallway and took the receiver you are jealous and you do

picious without provocation. et Bus-3 her place at the table.

She stood as though graven into! He held her at arm's length and "Some someone inquiring for the stone, absolutely certain that Con studied her pretty, troubled face. -Lawrence-place," Donna-le-For- David was on the wire.

"I advise you got to test me," he said "Yes, this is the Siddal farm," she slowly. With real provocation I tunately Bill was not looking at her and did not see the deep flush that heard Bill say. "Yes, she's here. would be a tough castener, Madeline. accompanied her words.

Who wants her?"

If you were untrue to me I'd probably Agents: Throughout the long meal (which, Donna crushed one hand against kill you and the man, too." had lost its favour for Donna) Grand.Thor mouth to stifle the cry she felt

(To Be Continued) ·

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In an ambitious Hollywood extra, of pictures. Long before the cameras saber him There he meets

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actor this side or that of Libaire and Harry Ellerbee are de to grind, Garmes does his most tio in the role begin

a famous

world's central dividing line, lightful as the honeymoon couple. Important work. No stery planning an

and the role of a femind her twelve-year-old Frankie Thomas, who George Mecker is convincing in a

old Broad blase or set-designing conference is com dancing, forgetting that he had once Piete

present. He

a vicious review about the way with his interpretation of the lens and when he suggests changes part of the blonde menace, will not more dimcult part than is assigned world could stop the Hollywood set visualizes the project in terms of the girl. Glenda Farrel, who plays the same role in the stage success

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Five Pat up, until she discovers that

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Bros. the builders. It didi Warner the 1931 Academy Award

Atlas wrote for

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nted could not reproduce the great Golden more money. Les Carillio is the original play, Express"

lay, Willls Goldbeck photography on

acally uncle of Del Rio, who tricot for the screen, and John Robe Gate Bridge, now

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at opening "Men of the Hour"

gowan, who mado "Little Women, Was the Associate Producer. Karen the Queen's Theatre to-day, although

did

reproduce sections company There's never a dull moment in the Morley enacted the mother role, per- the

Golden Gate Bridge has As a "prop" boy. By 1918 he was a life of a newsreel cameramant If haps the warmest, most vibrant para De

4 suspension full-fledged cameraman. Among his ho isn't clambering aboard a sinking formance of her entire career, and

the

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