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DONNA BIG TOP

CHAPTER XLVI

Donna heard the familiar voice' alment before she saw wh10 Wan apenking, "Well, look who's here! 1

expect to

and dry,

1back to tell him the truth-all of it!

He'll kill you for this!"

She sprang to her feet, but the lurch of the train flung her back into the chair.

by BBULAH

POYNIER

1936.

hat

She jumped up, pushed her Into place, pulled on her coat and snatched up her travelling bag. This must be the place whero she was to another leave U tab and catch back to Lebanon.

He looked back at her and waved. certi. "I'll be at the Sherman House for a few days," he said. "Call me up!" She was in Chicago. She had gone clear through to Chicago and Con Donna dropped her travelling bag and stood staring after him, as this new menace threatened her.

of training now but you'll noon nw the names and that was 'enough, David had beun on the same train.

The car was deserted and that She stared into Con David's blurred, "Walt a minute," Con'sald quickly.

some seemed strange. Perhaps Con had bloodshot eyes. For some rensen "You can't go back-- not for she was not surprised." Nothing time, at least. There's no stop for stepped out on the platform for a Rtart would surprise her now, Con's face 100 miles, and I wouldn't advise you breath of air. Donna ran down the enme closer, receded. His eyes werd to jump off the train. Another fall aisle, afraid the train might like large black conls that burned might not

might take you back man stood in the little vestibule. through her skull. They diminishi-inst one. They in feramute as the before she could get off. A brake- ed into tiny beads of Jet. His mouth in n box. Reason this out, Donnn. He smiled and said, "Getting off was a red gash that grew larger umil didn't tell him you, were my wife, hore?"

"Yes," it swallowed his face,

He jumped to that conclusion him-

thought The great dome overhead, the gates self. Up to that time he Donna's lips were stiff

that he was a deceived husband and beyond and the. red capa looked

heart "You win!" she mumbled.

rited! familiar. Suddenly Donna's wan your lover. That "Kicked you out, did he ?'

Where would you be if you should seemed to stap beating. She saw Con "No, I left before he did."

That's what I thought he'd do, go back? What good could it do walking toward the gate, a porter Tough customer, that husband of you? In the first place, you haven't beside him carrying his luggage. me a chance of convincing him you're youre. But if you'll listen to you'll forget him and go back where really his wife. He saw the you belong. A farm's no place for ficate"

"Dut the date-?" girl like you. Maybe you're out

"Evidently he didn't look at it. He the fact that you came That, and hen I calleth probably he kidding himself that you loved hit not. conscious of irritation.

That didn't care whether he sat there or so much you were willing to com- not

She felt that she should hate mit a crime to marry klin. him, but instead she had no feeling for should set a lot better than believing

that I was your lover."

"You'll give me that certificate," him, one way or another, He had merely singed the climax of the drama Donna said tensely. "

"and I'll prove she herself had written.

to him that you

"Oh, no, demy pont valuable my dear, I won't give It to you! asset at the moment-not only to prove 1 I'm Amos Siddal's heir, but as trump card to make you do what want you to." "And that ?!! "Keep up the masquerade. the form, divorce the farmer, and marry me."

your stride again."

He took her hat from the sent and sat down beside her,

Donna

"Going to Chi. I suppoke 7" "Yes," she agreed.

She

"So'm I. Decided I'd better, go while the going's good, Siddal might et aty after he thinks over what You chose a bad time to leave."

get

Donna sald slowly, laboriously,

"As long as you came to Lebanon to get Grandfather Siddal's money you should have stayed until his will was

W! What do you mean?" "lle's dead.

He died this morning." "I'll be dammed! So you didn't get to make good your threat?"

"My threat?"

स

mean get him to change his in favour of your precious hus band?

"No. He didn't change the will." "ilm! Then what are you run- ning away fort Even if the boy friend in through with you, so far na he knows you're Mudeline Sid- dal and the property is yours, can kick him out, you know."

•

You

She looked at him, not comprehend ing what he was saying.

"Why don't you divorce him, Donna marry you and there'll be no need to spill the truth about the fraud. Aside from the money, I'm strong for you. You know that! I don't want to hurt you. I hated like the devil to threaten you, but it's every fellow for himself, you know. And-what's the mintter T

She was staring at him in blank amazement, He said you told him the truth. It was because of what you said that he was going to leave "If you didn't tell him I'm not Madeline, in heaven's name what did you tell him that could turn him against me so?"

me.

I wan

At least she could telegraph Bill and beg him to let her return.

(To Be Continued).

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She laughed scornfully, "I'd starve before I'd do that. And, if it's the last thing I ever do, I'll provent you from getting what isn't yours."

"I've heard that before. So you're still strong for the husband, even if he did kick you out!"

"I'm so strong for him," she said, "that if he refuses to let me be his wife I'll be his servant. I love him more than anything in the world!"

"You'll get over that. I felt that way about you once but I ved through it."

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Fortunately, there were Rengers within earshot. The ductor passed through the car and Donna beckoned to him to ask what would be the next stop. Ile toll her and moved on. She picked up her travelling bag and moved to another sent. Con laughed, flipped the pages of his magazte and apparently lont

all interest.

•

Donna rested her head against the back of the seat and closed her eyes. She was utterly weary. Her temples throbbed and the same dizziness that had made Con David's face a curious blur with grotesque features Alsted, even though her heart lighter.

per.

BDA

There was still hope. It was na. tural that Bill, believing she was not really his wife, should say he was 12 al. getting out. Bigamy was The man shifted uneasily, told together different thing than the sin him the literal truth and nothing mittet. Maybe Bill could forgive and - ain it were that she had com- Cina,"

"But if you-how could I got the understand that. The truth should If Bill, convince him that Con David Was money you want so badly

nothing to her, and never had been. knowe I'm an impostor"

The motion of the train, the con- "He doesn't know it. I didn't say

and anything about the masquerade.stant chug-chug of the engine What I said was the truth and he the warmth of the car were soothing. different The quivering in her limbs and the chose to interpret it in a

sensation of sinking ceaned. Donna way-that's all!"

Donna caught his arm feverishly. tried to open her eyes to watch the snow-clad fields as they passed them, "What-what did you tell him

"I said that I married Madeline but her lids seemed weighted down. Siddal and showed him the certificate. The reaction, combined with hope, I rather imagine he believes that you fulled her nerves, made her drowsy committed bigamy, my dear, when you and she slept.

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