The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1921-01-26

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1t Took Some Effort on the Mans Part
Not to Shove Her Away.
had ached for sight Of the pretty
child she'd had so many years.
didn't Pendlehaven say nothin'
about sending us up for it?" she asked
timidly.
''Not thing" retorted Uriah. mot
by a id sight. he didn't He was
too glad to know Tony was his, to
make any fuss. Anyhow, she wouldn't
let I'm. Why, my God That little
kid kissed mel"
Edith exclaimed in delight.
1--WE told you more'n once, Uriah,"
she said, leaning against him again,
"Tony'd like you If you'd let FER.
When we goin' to see 'er, Ry?"
"Oh, after WHILE" said he. "After
supper She's awful busy gettin' ready
for a swell blowout. Lord, but she's
prettyl''
"She always was that" answered
Edith, and she fell into O. deep revery.
Unobserved by his wife, Uriah De-
Won made ready to leave the Dirty
Mary for some weeks. So absorbed
was Edith in her thoughts that she
paid no heed to her husbands sly ac-
tons. He knew they would not dare
| to return to the boat with Tony until
| after she had been forced to marry
Reginald Brown. Uriah would glad
ly have abandoned his wife forever,
but in making his plans, had foreseen
that, If they met with much OppOsi-
ton from Tonnibel, the woman, I'M
der his threats, could handle her. At
nine o'clock they started for Ithaca,
Uriah carrying small black bag, and
in his pocket his revolver.
They entered Pendlehaven place
through the service gate, and, when
they passed the garage, the man no.
ticed with satisfaction that Reginald's
| automobile was standing ready for
use. Close to the mansion, he placed
his wife out of sight under rose
bush.
"Tm gOin' in and get Tony, Ede,"
he explained. "'Twas a promise give
the kid, she could see you alone first.
Just sit here til l come back You
don't want to see Pendlehaven, eh?''
Edith shuddered and shrank back.
mo, | don't" she whispered 81
ute. l want her to forgive me before
we go away. We been cussed mean
to that kid, Uriah."
! Devon made grunting assent, left
Edith sitting behind the rose bush
and slipped up the steps of the
| house.
little while before, Reggie Brown.
we'll filed up on brandy, had descend
ed to the library to wait for Devon.
If he hadn't had this thing on, and the
importance of it hadn't weighed on
him all the long day, he'd have gone
to bed, his head ached so, but his de
sire to capture Tony Devon kept the
fumes of alcohol from completely be
fuddTing his brains Inside the library
he stood swaying near the door. tap
ping his pocket from time to time 10
| make sure he was armed. Then he
stumbled across the room. threw him
self on the divan and In another mo
ment had forgotten in drunken
sleep that there was any such person
in the world as Tonnibel Devon.
Meanwhile Mrs. Curtis was walking
the floor upstairs, half mad with anx-
iety, and Katherine, in a state of
nerves, was smoking one cigarette af-
| ter another.
"God! When she's gone" broke
forth the girl, "I'll know what happi-
ness means"
$50 will T." echoed Mrs. Curtis.
tits almost time for. me to go down.
isn't it? hope that man won't dis
appoint u.s."
Don't fear about that" sneered
Katherine. Hes even more anxious
than we are. Sos Reggie, but 1 don't
envy you telling Tony her mothers
alive"
| 81 think you might do It," COM
planned Mrs. Curtis with snif1ie. "All
the anxiety and worry of this thing
has fallen on me-"
.That's because you're so clever,
my sweet" retorted Katherine, sarcas-
tically. '.Oh, go on down and don't
act as If you were afraid of your own
shadow. Say, Rege was drunk as
anything at dinner"
'Disgustingly So" sighed the moth
er as she went out. 81 hope to the
high heavens he'll straighten up some
day."
First Mrs. Curtis stole down to the
library. There she found Uriah De
Won, standing with his hat in his hand,
and. as he saw her. he made grin
ming bow.
where's Roger" he asked eagerly
aUpstairs. think" replied Mrs
Curtis In a low voice. Hes had toe