Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1921-04-06

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The boy nodded and shivered again.
Il sure did. but, but"
"But what?" cried Devon.
81 put the stuff in TIE medicine all
right, but something happened" Reg
maids voice was low and wavering
as he finished the statement.
"What happenedT repeated Devon
hoarselF. Don't sit there like id
fool ana look as if you'd swallowed
a live rel"
81 wis 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 groundl'
Uriah's eyes almost protruded from
his head. Then slow smile ran
around his lips.
Rats" he calculated huskily.
Rats, you fool! There amt such
things as ghosts"
"Yes. there is, Devon" insisted Reg
gle, in dreary monotone. I've seen
onel I've seen Tony. l say, and many
a time she's 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, ehT'
Uriah's voice had a snarl In it.
"Still alive" muttered Reggie.
"What you goln' to do about 1t
now?" demanded Devon. TRY it
agafn?"
Brown shook his head.
mo, not yet. Riah," he muttered.
''Not just yet. l can't"
'You got to get me lot of money
some way" Devon came in with.
ave got TO get out of this country,
or III be hooked to jail If those SYRIA
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 Reggies 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 a glimpse
OF her rosy face. pushed back & 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, We're conferred
upon her. Then he smiled, that wick
ed smile that always widened his
thick lips when be had succeeded in
some evil thing.
"Hello, Tony" he chuckled. you've
made 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 wheedIe coming into his
tones that always augured bad for
the person addressed asst 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 tlckled
TO see your old dad" he threw at
her. frown wrinkling his face. "Get
up and come over here" His wicked
ewes seemed TO be swallowing her
- T., Font novnn oo,,Id NOT ,,.o1-.
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
| ashoref
TonnibeI shook her head.
"rm not going to tell you anything"
she murmured almost inaudibly
"WeH. keep 1t 10 yourself, then, -
snapped Uriah. "When I get you back
to the Dirty Mary I know ways
whIch'H bring out of you what / want
10 Know. 80 GET your inIngS ana
come along home"
Tonnibel felt as if the bottom had
fallen out Of tie world Then a boys
smile. and q boys words. Salvation.
little Tony. Is always at hand, for
God is good" seemed 10 strike both
her vision and hearing.
Tony believed every word Philip
an untrutn II he tried If as he had
said. Salvation was at hand. then she
could be saved at that moment.
I'm busy here. daddy" she man
aged to say. I'm doing some nurs-
ing so can't get away just nowr'
"Youll come just the same" replied
Devon. getting to HIS feet.
+DivIne Love IS everywhere fash
ed through Tony's mind as she too
struggled up. She dared not scream.
and even If she did, there was no one
in the house who would help Ter.
Mrs. Curtis and her daughter would
be delighted 10 have her gone and
DR.. John was out among his patients.
There seemed TO be no escape for her
now. She dared not appeal to the
weak, sick man upstairs.
Thinking Of him made her blurt
out:
did you send that awful Brown
feller here to put poison In Or. PauI's