The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1921-02-17

Tony. child" broke forth Docto
John. "don't look so frightened. NJ
ones going to hurt you while you're
with me. Come here, my dear"
His voice was so low, so tender
that Mrs. Curtis ground her teeth In
rage. and Uriah Devon felt his power
ebbing away.
TonnibeI walked swiftly to Doctor
Johns side and slipped her hand into
his.
'Those two said l couldn't even say
good-by to-to-' She bowed her
head against the kindly arm. that sup.
ported her and for a moment was Sc
agitated she could not proceed.
Flush, dear" pleaded Pendlehaven.
"Hushl Do you want to stay here?'
eyes, oh. yes, sir, l do, indeed, sir J"
she cried. 'But-but-"
"Then you'll stay" the doctor told
her in a voice low-pitched and stern.
IF your father thinks"
"I'm goin' to have my girl" gritted
Uriah.
"T1len you have the law at your
hand to use, Mr.. Devon" returned the
doctor, "and you, Sarah, I'll ask you
TO attend to your own affairs after
this"
"But, Cousin John" argued Mrs.
Curtis, "she's the mans own child.
Surely he has a right Toto"
A sound of a bell pealing through
the house cut off her words. Then
came heavy footsteps in the hall. Be
fore anyone could figure on the cause
of this connection, the door burst
open and several uniformed men
came In. When Urlah Devon caught
sight of them, he made a dash for the
window, but two heavy officers were
on him before he was half way across
the room. 1t took but a few minutes
for the officials to explain to Doctor
Pendlehaven that they had been trail
ing Devon for a long time, that he
was wanted for a crime in Syracuse.
When they were leading him out
manacled and deeply enraged, he
turned on Tonnibel.
'Ill get even with you, miss" he
snapped at her, his eyes full of hate,
'and I'll get even with you too, mis-
ter" He threw the last half of his
sentence at Doctor John, whose only
reply was a shrug of his shoulders.
During the struggle between the de-
tectives and Uriah. Mrs. Curtis had
clutched at Pendlehaven's neck, but
he had cast her off without ceremony.
Now the three were alone, Tonnibel,
palpitating and fearful, Mrs. Curtis,
sobbing on the floor, and Doctor John,
looking at her sternly.
Sarah" he said haughtily, 81 saw
the disgraceful way you were pulling
this child's hair when I came in, and
at last, much as / dislike doing 1t, /
must ask you to leave my house"
'Leave?' Mrs. Curtis screamed.
"Where would / go? I haven't a place
in the world but this"
A careless gesture from Doctor
John told Tonnibel that that fact
didn't interest him. She slipped her
hand into his. Lifting eyes that were
troubled and ~dark-circled, she begged:
"Let 'er stay, Cousin John. Mebbe
she didn't know my daddy would have
killed me if he'd got me back to the
Dirty Mary"
Pendlehaven put his arm around
her, and with a ring of %ierceness in
his voice, said:
'There, Sarah, there's pity for you.
IL you stay, it's because Tony Devon
pleads for you, not because I have
any sense of duty toward you. /
hope you feel properly grateful"
The doctor strobe to the door,
opened 1t and motioned for her to be
gone. Then weeping, she clattered
away, her sobs audible even after the
door was closed.
For a few moments Tony Devon
wept silently In John P~endlehaven's
arms.
ooh, It's awful to have daddy taken
away to JAIL" she moaned, but he
won't be good, he just won'ti"
you're much better Off to have
him away. little girl" soothed Pen
dlehaven.