Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1921-06-17

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Curtis, in coaxing tones
Katherine tossed her head.
you've got a nerve to send me to
her for anything" she shot back. Il
will not
Mrs. Curtis came forward with
trembling footsteps.
"Not for your brothers sake? Oh.
Kathie, dol"
mo, / WON'T" said the girl. $50
just don't ask me. Reggie's not my
son, and haven't any sympathy for
him." With that she made for the
door and was gone.
For over an hour the anguished
mother walked up and down. Then
as if she had at last reached a con-
clusion, she went to the servants
quarters. There she sent the maid to
ask Tonnibel to come out to Doctor
Paul's conservatory for minute.
Tony silently stared at the white
woman when they came face to face.
Mrs. Curtis swallowed her pride, gulp-
ing at the Jumps that rose in her
throat.
"pm sorry about this afternoon,
Miss Devon" she said. II really didn't
understand"
Tonnibel thought in flash that
Mrs. Curtis must have gotten re-
ligion; nothing but a softening of
heart could account for the apology.
Never mind" she choked. ''Tm
awfully sorry about my daddy, but if
he will be bad, then suppose be
must go to JAIL"
This statement renewed the dread
in Mrs. Curtis heart about her son.
"Could you take a message to my
Cousin Paul for me?" she yentured.
what is it?" asked Tonnibel,
thickly.
"My son is ILL.," Mrs. Curtis ex-
planned tearfully, land he must go
away. haven't any money, but if
Paul knew about it he'd help me.
Will you ask him?"
Tony thought a minute.
mot tonight" she replied. ..Mebbe
Doctor John"
mo, he hates my son." the other
cried passionately. "Oh, you mustn't
say anything to him about it."
Tonnibel Devon was awfully
tempted to refuse the naughty woman
who had pulled her around by the
hair only that afternoon. But she re-
membered Philip, remembered his
love for her, and relented.
'COme along back tomorrow morn
ing, and mebbe can get you some,'
she answered, walking away. Then
over her shoulder she flung back, s'Tll
try, anyhow"
With this last statement Mrs. Cur
It's had to be satisfied. Reggie suf-
fered dreadfully the night through,
his mother sitting at his bedside.
Tony Devon also had been awake
most of the night. In the morning
after breakfast, she set about gather
ing courage to approach Doctor Paul.
With Gussie Piglet in her arms, she
sat down beside him, and now the
minute was there to speak, Tony
didn't know how to begin. But to be-
gin meant to begin, Tony had learned,
so she coughed and blurted:
"Your cousin, Mrs. Curtis, is kind
of pretty, amt she?'
"She would be if she didn't cry SO
much" responded Doctor Paul.
This gaze Tony the opening she
wanted.
'.Her boys awful sick, so she says. !"
she broke out, that's why she cries.
If he don't go away, he'll die, mebbe. .
The lovely gray eyes grew darker
as they searched his, and Doctor Paul
leaned over and looked keenly at her.
did Cousin Sarah ask you to come
to me, little girl?" he questioned in a
kindly Tone
Tonnibel nodded.
"She says Doctor John don't like
her boy, and mebbe you'd help her.
said the girl, blushing.
The man considered the red face a
moment.
would it please you to have me
help her and him?" he then queried.
II should think you'd be the last per-
son to ask that. My brother told me
oAAC . always fC1J uhh1AQ " you.
"She don't know any better" re-
piled Tony. "Shes never learned
what lovin' awful hard means, and
mebbe she's so worried over her boy
she's got to be horrid to some one"
Paul Pendlehaven laughed, then he
grew grave. perhaps that's it. Now
do you think you could find my cousin
and bring her here?"
Tonnibel looked at him doubtfully.
"She might make you nervous" she
said dubiously.
st don't think So" replied the doc
tor, smiling. I'm SO much better. We
won't speak of this to John, and
won't get nervous" He made the
last promise because the girls face
was troubled and anxious.
Tonnibel nodded and hurried out.
She knew which room Mrs. Curtis oc-
cupied and sought the other wing of
the house. When she knocked at the
door, woman's voice called low !:
"Come in !"
Tony stepped inside and, turning,
shut the door before she took a sur
vey of the room. When she did, she
almost tainted. Reggie Brown, the
awful man she had known in the
canalboat days, the man who had
dropped the poison into Paul Pendle-
Ravens medicine, was seated very
near Mrs. Curtis, and Katherine was
by the window, wearing very bored
expression.