The Adair County news., 1921-01-12
Continued from p.ess

cry time the door opened he was go
ing to be arrested But no such thing
happened, and one afternoon when
Dr. John was gone and his mother
and Katherine were shopping down.
town, he crawled out of bed and made
his way softly from the house.
Uriah Devon had ventured back 10
the Hoghole with his canal boat, SO
when Reginald appeared aboard her
Devon met him with growl.
"Where in HI you been all this
time, Rege?" he demanded In SIMS
ter tone.
Reggie shuddered, as he sank down
on the bench.
.Tm going crazy" he muttered
. 1--WE been awful SICK"
'You mean just drunk, don't youi
Didn't you try DOM what I told you
tor
The boy nodded and shivered again
II sure did, but, but"
'But what?" cried Devon.
ST put the stuff in the medicine all
right, but something happened" Reg
maids voice was low and wavering
as he finished the statement.
"What happened" repeated Devon
hoarsely. Don't sit there like a id
fool and look as if you'd swallowed
a live eel"
81 was going to slip back from the
window sill to the tree" faltered
Reggie, "and Tony's ghost rose up be.
fore me and showed me clean off the
ledge and down to the ground"
Uriah's eyes almost protruded from
his head. Then a slow smile ran
around his Hps.
"Rats!" he calculated huskily
Rats, you fool There amt such
things as ghosts"
eyes, there is, Devon" insisted Reg
gle, In a dreary monotone. Tive seen
onei I've seen Tony, say, and many
a time she's come so close to my
eyes 1 could have touched her If she
could have been touched. The fall
made me sick. I've been in bed ever
since"
"And your cousins still alive, ehr
Uriah's voice had snarl in 1t.
"Still alive" muttered Reggie.
"What you goin' to do about 1t
nowf" demanded Devon. Try 1t
ags1n7"
Brown shook his head.
mo, not yet, Riah," he muttered.
"Not just yet. 1 can't"
you got to get me lot of money
some way" Devon came in with.
'Ive got to get out Of this country
or I'll be hooked to Jail If those SYRIA
cuse folks find me. You'd better be
getting home and back to bed. Best
take a stiff swing, too, to settle your
nerves"
He watched the tall thin boy walk
slowly away In deep meditation. Then
he laughed and went below to the
cabin.
Almost a week after Reggie's futile
attempt to poison his Cousin Paul,
Tony Devon was sitting in her room,
reading, when a servant appeared and
told her some one wanted to see her
downstairs. Her heart bounded with
delight, for she was sure Philip had
come again and had sent for her. She
rushed to the glass, caught glimpse
of her rosy face, pushed back g few
stray curls and went downstairs to
the drawing room.
AS she stepped inside, she came to
sudden terrified halt. Her father
was seated in a large chair and his
eyes, red and swollen, were conferred
upon her. Then he smiled, that wick
ed smile that always widened his
thick lips when he had succeeded in
some evil thing.
"Hello, Tony" he ehuckled. you've
made a fine nest for yourself, huh?"
Tony only stared at him. She felt
suffocated by his sudden appearance.
81 came to talk to you, kid" he
said, the wheedle coming into his
tones that always augured bad for
the person addressed. "Sit down."
Tonnibel sat, not because he told
her to, but because she couldn't stand
on her trembling legs.
'You don't appear to be very tickled
to see your old dad" he threw at
her, frown wrinkling his face. sect
up and come over here" His wicked
eyes seemed to be swallowing her
whole. In fact Devon could not make
himself believe this beautiful creature
was the Tony who, he thought, had
been drowned in the lake. He felt
new sensation within him as his
gaze took in every line Of the lovely
figure.
"Come over here" he said once
more, "and tell me how you got out
of the lake That night. Did you swim
ashore7"
Tonnibel shook her head.
I'm not going to tell you anything, I"
she murmured almost inaudibly.
well, keep it to yourself, then, "
snapped Uriah. "When / get you back
to the Dirty Mary 1 know ways
ywhich'n bring out of you what want
to know. So get your things and
come along home"
TonnibeI felt as If the bottom had
fallen out Of the world. Then boys
smile. and "a boys words, Salvation,
little Tony, is always at hand, for
God is good" seemed to strike both
her vision and hearing.