The daily Alaskan., 1921-03-17
A New Romance oc the Storm Cot1ntrta

the house. Ills mlnu WuS hlleu "i'h many. plans to get bold of the cash he needed. There were two things had to be done. Whoever the girl with Cousin Paul was, she had to go. It was enough that his mother didn't want her in the house. Reggie could abuse his own women folks; he could make them cry all he wanted to, but that any one, and a stranger too, could force his. mother into a spell of hys- terIcs, he wouldn't tolerate.
 Then the other thing to which he had made up his mind almost brought his hair on end when he contemplated It. The world had to be relieved Of Cousin Paul.
 A little drop of something-Reggie rose to his feet and walked nervously up and down the room. Twould be easy enough to get hold of, for Dr. John always had plenty of drugs on hand.
 That afternoon he met Captain Mac Cauley on State street. The sight of Reggie's slim swaggering figure brought Philip to a quick decision. He stopped directly in front of Brown. and. as 1t was the first time they'd met since the memorable moment when Reggie had been flung in the lake, they looked embarrassedly into each others eyes. .
 "So you decided to come home" asked Philip, his voice sharply toned,
 Reggie gathered together his cour- age and curled his lips. Why should he be afraid of Salvation army cap tain even If he were rich?
 "It looks like 1t, doesn't it? he sneered. And It's none of your busl' ness, anyway"
 "Its my business about how yOn treat Tony Devon," Philip began, but Reggie's fresh outburst cut off his words.
 "Nobody'll ever treat her any way after this" he almost grOaned. shes dead, drowned In the lake"
 A mortified expression passed over Philips face. Then he realized that Reginald didn't know of Tony Devon's presence in the Pendehaven home.
 She's better of then than she was the last time you saw her." he said and whirled away.
 Twenty minutes later Philip was talking to John Pendlehavcn.
 "You promised last night could see her today" he pleaded. "I'll promise only to stay few minutes. May l go up?"
 No; I'll call Tony down." was the reply. T don't want Paul disturbed today"
 When the boy and girl stood facing each other, embarrassment kept them silent for some moments. Philip had decided to find out whether Tony knew of Reginald Browns connection with the Pendlehavens, although he was positive in his own mind she did not
 Its a nice day" he blurted out and Tonnibels low 'yes" was her only answer. How pretty she looked, thought Philip, and how much he de- sired to kiss her as be had the other time in the breaking dawn on the shore of Lake Cayuga.
 Tony" he said huskily, don't you don't you-like me at all?'
 Tonnibsl opened her eyes to their fullest extent Why, hadn't she kissed him, oh, ever sc many times? No girl would do that She blushed and studied the tip of her pretty shoe.
 Don't you, Tony, or if you don't, couldn't you?> pleaded the boy.
 "I like you heaps" she brcathed with suppressed emotion. She wanted to throw her arms about him right then, to tell him how she had longed to be with him, all about her promise that she would not leave the house again without some one with her. She was considering this when
 q wanted to ask you-if you've seen that man again?" said Philip. "The one l."
 You slung in the lake?" interrupted Tonnibel, a dlmple peeping out at the corner of her mouth. No, never. l guess old Reggie thinks I'm dead, don't youf"
 T saw him in town today" he told her finally and then almost cursed himself for his brutality. She had gone so white. and was looking about