The Elk Mountain pilot., 1921-09-22
SYNOPSIS.

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CHAPTER L-Lonely and almost friend
less. Tonnibel Devon. living on a canal
boat. child Of q brutal father and a worn
out discouraged mother. wanders into a
Salvation army hall at ithaca, N. Y.
1here she meets young Salvation army
captain. Philip MacCauley.
CHAPTER u-Uriah Devon, Tony's IA
thsr. returns to the boat from a pro-
trActed Spree" and announces he has
arranged for Tony to marry a worthless
companion of his. Reginald Brown. Mrs.
Devon objects. and Urtah beats her. She
intimates there is q secret connected
with Tonnibel.
CHAPTER In.-In clothes that Uriah
has brought Tony finds a baby's picture
with notification Of reward for its
return to Doctor Pendlehaven. She
goes to return the picture.
CHAPTER Iv.-With the Pendlehavens,
family Of wealth, live Mrs Curtis, a
cousin. her son and daughter, Katherine
Curtis and Reginald Brown. Katherine is
deeply In love with Philip MacCauley.
CHAPTER v.-Tonnibel returns the
picture to Doctor John, and learns 1t be-
longs to his brother. DR.. Paul Pendle-
haven. 1t Is a portrait of Doctor Paul's
and her loss has wrecked Doctor Paul's
life. Doctor John goes with Tony to the
canal boat and ministers to Mrs. Devon
while she is unconscious.
CHAPTER vI.-Returning, to conscious
ness. Mrs. Devon is informed by Tony
Of her visitor. She is deeply agitated
makes Tony swear she will never tell CT
Devon's brutality. and disappears
CHAPTER vII.-Tony's personality and
her loneliness appeal to Doctor John and
he arranges to take her into his house as
companion to his invalid brnfhAr
CHAPTER vIII.-Tony's presence In
the house has a good effect on Doctor
Paul. He begins to take new interest
in life. Visiting the canal boat. Tony
finds Reginald Brown there. He attempts
to kiss her. Captain MacCauley appears
and throws the man into the lake. Uriah
Devon orders MacCauley of his boat
CHAPTER IX.-With the girl a captive
Devon insists that she shall marry Brown.
On her persistent refusal he beats her
brutally, throws her into the cabin, un-
moors the boat, and starts to leave
Ithaca. MacCauley follows in his canoe
He takes the girl into the canoe through
the cabin window. The men believe Tony
has committed suicide. MacCauley de-
she returns 1t. The girl returns to the
Pendlehaven home.
CHAPTER Kat dinner in the Pendle-
haven home MacCauley, not knowing Of
her presence in the house, meets Tony.
and his affectionate greeting alarms
Katherine and her mother.
CHAPTER XI.-MacCauley calls at the
Pendlehaven home in his car, ignores
Katherine, and takes Tony for a drive
Katherine is heartbroken.
CHAPTER XII.-Determined to bring
about the death OF Doctor Paul and SO
secure money he believes he would in
herit, Reginald procures a deadly poison
from DR.. Johns laboratory and places 1t
in the sick mans medicine. Tony dis
covers him in the act Devon visits
the Pendlehaven house and with Mrs.
Curtis assistance endeavors to carry of
Tony. Doctor John thwarts the plan
Devon is arrested and Jailed for theft.
CHAPTER XIII = Tonnibel discovers
that Reginald is Mrs. Curtis son, and
denounces him for the attempted murder
of Doctor Paul. She agrees to say MOTH
Ing II he will leave the town at once.
CHAPTER XIv.-Doctor Paul formally
adopts Tonnibel his daughter, and the
Curtis and Katherine
CHAPTER Xv.-Devon serves his SEN
tence and is released from prison. He
and Reginald plot to kidnap Tony and
force her to marry Reginald. Devon
agrees to the deal for five thousand dol
lars. which Mrs Curtis Ia to furnish.
CHAPTER xVI.-Devon informs his
wife he has confessed to Doctor Pendle-
haven that she stole Tonnibel from him
as an act of revenge. and that the PEN
dlehavens in their Joy at the girls recov-
cry have condoned the crime. The two
of them visit the Pendlehaven home.
Devon gets the Ave thousand dollars from
Mrs. Curtis. Left alone in the library
Devon robs a safe of considerable money
and jewelry. Unknown to him Reginald
is in the room in a drunken stupor When
the girl appears Devon, overpowered by
her beauty. acknowledges he is not her
father and makes love to her. He is in
terrupted by Mrs. Devon. Reginald.
awakened by the disturbance learns of
Devon's treachery and shoots him, escap-
ing from the room. Tony believes Mrs.
Devon shot her husband, and hurries her
from the house. To save her she insists
she shot Devon and also robbed the safe
Reginald appearing. the girl declares she
loves him and not MacCauley.