The daily Alaskan., 1921-03-24
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bN~- "'Hnr poNs HPRlilhlu SHES.s tossed ftfully in bed, tortured by the thought that he would never cease being haunted by Tony Devon's spirit. He dared not get up, for he was GOV cred with bruises from his fall. and added to his misery, he imagined eY- cry time the door opened he was go- Ing to be. arrested. But no such thing happened, and one afternoon wnen Dr. John was gone and his mother and Katherine were shopping down. town, he crawled out of bed and made hls way softly from the house.
 UrIah Devon had ventured back to the HoghOle with his canal boat, 50 when Reginald appeared aboard her Devon met him with a growl.
 "Where in h-l you been all this time. Rege?' he demanded In sinis- ter tone.
 Reggie shuddered, as he sank down on the bench.
 "Tm going crazy" he muttered. i've been awful sick"
 "You mean just drunk, don't youf Didn't you try doin' what told you to-"
 b The boy nodded and shlvered again.
 "I sure did. but, but"
 But what?" cried Devon.
 "I put the stuff m the medicine all right. but something happened" Reg lnald's voice was low and waverlng as he finished the statement.
 "What happened?" repeated Devon hoarSely. Don't sit there Ike d-d fool and look as If you'd swallowed live eel"
 "I was going to slip back from the window sill to the tree" faltered Reggie "ond Tony's ghost rose up be- fore me and showed me clean of the ledge and down to the~g ~groundw
 Urlah's eyes almost protruded from his head. Then a slow smile ran around his lips.
 Rats" he calculated huskily. Rats, you fool! There aln't such things as ghosts"
 "Yes. there is. Devon" insisted Reg gle. in a dreary monotone. I've seen one! I've seen Tony, I say. and many time shes come so close to my eyes l 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 Crlah'S voice had a snarl in 1t.
 Still alive" muttered Reggie.
 What you goin to do about 1t nowI" demanded Devon. Try 1t again?"
 Brown shook his head.
 No, not yet, RIah," he muttered. Not just yet. I can't"
 You got to get me lot of money some way" Devon came in with. Eve got to get out of this country, or I'll be hooked to Jail If those Syra- cuse folks find me. You'd better be getting home and back to bed. Best take 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 q 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 a glimpse of her rosy face. pushed back a few stray curls and went downstairs to the drawing room.
 AS she stepped inside, she came to a sudden terrified halt. Her father was seated in a large chair and his eyes, red and swollen, were centered 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 chuckled. You've made a fine nest for yourself, huh?"
 Tony only stared at him. She felt sufrocatcd by his sndden appearance.
 "I came to talk to you, kid" he said, the wheedle coming into his tones that always augured bad for the person addressed. "SIt down"
 Tonnlbel 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, a frown wrInkling his face. "Get 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 a 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 ashore?"
 Tonnibel shook her head.
 I'm not going to tell you anything"