Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1921-01-27
SYNOPSIS.

Devon objects. and Uriah beats her. She
tntimates there ia a secret connected
with Tonnibel. =,
has brought Tony finds baby's picture
with a notification Of a reward for its
return to Doctor Pendlehaven. She
goes to return the picture.
CHAPTER IV.-With the Pendlehavens,
a family of wealth. live Mrs. Curtis.
cousin. her son and daughter. Katherine
Curtis and Reginald Brown. Katherine is
deeply in love with Philip MacCauley.
CHAPTER V.-Tonnibel returns the
picture to Doctor John. and learns 1t be-
longs to his brother. DR.. Paul Pendle-
haven. 1t is portrait of Doctor Paul's
child, who had been stolen in her infancy.
and her loss has wrecked Doctor Pauls
life. Doctor John goes with Tony to the
canal boat and ministers to Mrs Devon
while she Is unconscious.
CHAPTER VI.-Returning TO conscious.
. ness Mrs. Devon is informed by Tony
OF her -visitor. She is deeply agitated,
makes Tony swear she will never tell Of
Devon's brutality. and disappears
CHAPTER Vl1.-Tony's personality and
her loneliness appeal TO Doctor John and
he arranges to take her into his house as
companion to his invalid brother.
CHAPTER v1Il.-Tony's presence in
the house has good effert on Doctor
Paul. He begins to take new interest
in life. Visiting the canal boat. Tony
finds Reginald Brown there. He attempts
TO kiss her. Captain MacCauley appears
and throws the man into the lake. Uriah
Devon orders MacCauley OF his boat
She tried to think of something to
comfort him.
But sometimes daddies and hus-
bands beat their women folks" she ex-
planned.
"Then your father whipped you?"
quizzcd the doctor.
'That can't TELL" said the girl.
Don't make me. Oh, LOrdy,
I'm all tuckered OUT
1t was of no use to put questions
any more. thought Pendlehaven. He
was persuaded. that her father had
done this dreadful thing.
At eight o'clock. when DR.. John
Pendlehaven softly entered the sick
-
slumber. and Tony Devon. her face
discolored with bruises. fast asleep in
the chair by the bedside.
It was h stubborn Tony that faced
Doctor John that morning. Adroitly he
tried to draw from her the reason for
her extreme paleness. for the dark
marks stretched across her face, and
the meaning of the shudders that sud-
denly attacked her.
II can't TELL" she reiterated in dis
tress his she had to his brother. "Please
don't ask me-"
That her mother was dead, she firm
ty believed. This she did tell the doc.
tor between many sobs and tears.
"I'll never see her ever any MORE -
she told him TREMENDOUSLY. "And II
you'll let me, I'll live here forever and
forever and take care of Doctor Paul.
'Aiy brother can't get along without
you. DEAR" he said. deeply touched. III
you had seen how he grieved last
night, you wouldn't have made that
remark"
II know he. likes me-" said the girl
signing, "and love him. Why. ! love
him
She searched the mans face and
caught his smile. Z.
Better than you do met" he came
In with.
"a 'sYes," said Tonnibel, honestly, .but
you next Then aha thought Of
Philip, Of the hours be had held hel
against his breast. Of the kiss In the
mornings dawn. and she fell into {
bashfnl silence.
When Doctor Pendlehaven told Mrs
Curtis that Tony had returned. hel
face drew down in d sulky frown.
"But we needn't care" Katherin,
said afterward, "she doesn't bother q!
much. For my part can't see how
Cousin Paul stands her."
"John says Paul almost died las
night" took up Mrs. Curtis. II sup
pose she's one Of the things view
got to stand in q house run by an oil
bachelor and grieving widower."
.To say nothing Of a father with ,
daughter lost somewhere in til,
world" supplemented Katherine.
there's no danger Of Caroline's re
turning after all these years." sal,
Mrs. Curtis. "If-if-that girl hadn'
come, Paul wouldn't have lived long
John told me 80 himself. almos
hoped that 81
..Ti,at he'd die?" interrupted Kath
crime, maiiciously. "Well, to be truth
fut have wished It many times
Cousin John would have to think o
somebody else then. Perhaps he,
turn his attention to you, mothe