The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1921-05-05
SYNOPSIS.
ht by the H. K. Fly Company.


Copyright by the H. K Fly Company.
SYNOPSIS.
CHAPTER I-Lonely and almost friend
less, Tonnibel Devon, living on q canal
boat, child Of a brutal father and worn
out, discouraged mother, wanders into q
Salvation army hall at Ithaca. N. Y.
There she meets young Salvation army
captain, Philip MacCauley.
CHAPTER u-Uriah Devon, Tony's IA
ther, returns to the boat from a pro-
tracted "spree," and announces he has
arranged for Tony to marry a worthless
companion Of his, Reginald Brown. Mrs.
Devon objects, and Uriah beats her. She
intimates there is a secret connected
with Tonnibel
CHAPTER II.-In clothes that Uriah
has brought Tony finds a baby's picture
with a notification Of a reward for its
return to a Doctor Pendlehaven She
goes to return the picture
CHAPTER Iv.-With the Pendlehavens,
q family Of wealth, live Mrs. Curtis, a
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 it be-
longs to his brother, DR.. Paul Pendle-
haven. It is a portrait Of Doctor Pauls
child. who had been stolen in her infancy,
and her loss has wrecked Doctor PauPs
life. Doctor John goes with Tony to the
canal boat and ministers to Mrs. Devon
while she is unconscious.
CHAPTER V1.-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 VII.-Tony's personality and
her loneliness appeal to Doctor John and
he arranges to take her into his house as
q companion to his invalid brother.
CHAPTER vIu.-Tony's presence in
the house has a good effect on Doctor
Paul He begins to take a 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 off his boat
Paul Pendlehaven lay wide awake
in his bed, his sunken eyes filled with
darkened sorrow. His brother had
stayed with him, the most of the night
and now sat beside him.
"Will you sleep" asked Doctor
John.
'ru try" was the response. II
could if I knew where she was.'
Doctor John reached over and took
his brothers thin hand.
'The morning may bring her back"
he said soothingly. "And Paul, old
man, if you worry like this, you'll be
back where you were four weeks
ago."
The invalid sighed heavily.
''Tve grown so accustomed to her."
he said in excuse, "and somehow since
you told me of her people, I fear some
thing may have happened to her."
"We'll hope for the BEST" said John
Pendlehaven, rising. "Now If l run
down for wink or two will you lie
quietly while I'm gomez"
EYES," came in breath, and true to
his word, Paul Pendlehaven scarcely
breathed for a long while after his
brother went out, although his heavy
gray eyes stared at the breaking dawn.
If anyone had told him month ago,
he could have longed for any human
being as he now longed for Tony De-
Won, he wouldn't have believed it. he
dreaded the day without her dear
smile bending. over him. Perhaps she
would never. come back. At that
thought he groaned.
If he could only go to sleep. Only
close his eyes
His lids sank slowly down, and he
slept ftfully. Mingled in his dream OF
Tony Devon came sharp sound. That,
like Tony, must be dream, too, that
sound that was out of the ordinary
noises of the day, for although the
sun had called into life the bees and
birds, Ithaca still slumbered.
Lie uO1SS SonC oSoAA, SSAAAS
against his nervous brain and waking
him. Suddenly, with painting breath
and beating pulses, he lifted himself
on his elbow. The screen had fallen
from the window and perhaps ten Sec
onds passed as he stared mutely at 1t.
Then like shot from gun, Tony
Devon sprang through the window IN
to the room. For moment the SICK
man gazed at her with mingled emo
tfons. Something dreadful had hap
pened to her. She was so white, so
wraithlike and changed, yet blotchlng
the pallor of her face were reddish
blue bruises. Then the bare feet took
the distance between them in a bound.
The dimples at the corners of her lips
lived a moment and were gone.
When Paul Pendlehaven dropped
back on the pillow, she spoke.
"Me and Gussie's back" she said
brokenly. ''I climbed up the tree and
got to the roof, fearin' to wake Up
the other folks in the house" She sat
down beside the bed. "Somehow I