Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1921-04-22
CONTINUED from last week.
CHAPTER XVII.
PAYMENT in Full.

dlehaven garden, unapprehenslve. she
had no power to think-no desire to go
anywhere or do anything. She lin
gered about Pendlehaven place until
the morning dawned. During the hours
preceding daylight she studied over
the events of the afternoon and eve
ming. AS her mind cleared, all her
love for Uriah rose up and clamored
to help him. She remembered leaving
him stretched out on the floor as If he
were dead. When the town below be-
gan to show signs of day she walked
back into pendlehaven place and slow
" up to the house
IT was Il servant who uaherrd MIS-.
Devon into the library whore Doctor
John and Doctor Paul still sal strug-
Cling with the mystery that had come
into their usually quiet home. After
yainly trying to force more than mono
syllable replies from TOnnibel, they
had put her to bed, gibbering with
fright
Edith advanced TO the middle of the
room, holding the little bag in her
hand, looking first at Doctor John. who
tried unsuccessfully to recall where he
had seen her, and then at Doctor Paul.
''Where'S my man., my Uriah?' she
asked hOarsely, and then Doctor John
recognized her and rose to his feet.
you got Any husband here with bit
OF lead in i'm" went on Edith, mo-
notonouSly. II want to see i'm; l want
to take i'm back to the boat"
FOR the space of thirty seconds. per-
hapS, no one ventGred a word. Then,
as the woman sWayed, Doctor John
ieaped forward and put her into a
chair. The bag dropped to the floor
beside her. Tears began to flow down
her cheeks and, with her sleeve. she
brushed them away.
where's my man, my Uriah?" she
demanded again. tiercely. Give i'm
back to me, mister, and I'll Where's
the pup that shot imp"
who shot him?" cried Doctor John.
Edith gave him peculiar look.
Reggie, Reggie Brown" she whined.
i saw i'm, and Tony, thinkin' I did
it"
A sharp cry fell from Dr. Paul Pen
dlehaven.
TONY vowed she did it," he gasped.
oh, my poor little girl She didn't
even mention your being here
"Tony's like that" assented Edith.
'fGha Nv,onIdn't y,aoa, on n dofr
Doctor John came to her side with
one long stride.
Are you ready to swear Reginald
Brown shot your Eusband?" he de-
manded.
"Of course l am, mister" nodded
Edith. He was always runnin' after
Tony, and she hated i'm. He was
right over there when, suddenlike, he
banged bullet smack at my man.
That duffer, the dirty pup, amt fit to
clean Uriahs boots. When Tony
pushed me out of this house she says,
we'll, she says, Run, mummy, before
somebody gets YOU and ! was kind a
daZed like and ran away"
Just then Philip flung into the room.
room.
I'm half crazy" he exclaimed and
then stopped, seeing Edith Devon but
he was SO filled with misery that he
gave no further heed to the stranger
and went on hastily, Jack, Paul,
there's something behind that affair
Of Reggies!"
There sure is" said John Pendle-
haven. "Sit down, boy We're just
getting at it. This is Mrs Devon"
and my man." she insisted, strug-
Cling up. "Uriah always was d-n
fool, miXin' up with swells like Reggie
Brown, but l love i'm; and, mister"
she wiped her face and shudderingly,
appealed to Paul Pendlehaven, eff you
give i'm to me- mister"
wen see Tony first" he interrupt
ed. "Wait."
While their cousins were with
Uriah'S wife below, Mrs. Curtis and
Katherine We're talking over the events
of the night
IF Tonyll only stick to what she's
said, Mrs Curtis was repeating,
nothing could be better. She'll prob
ably go to jail. and Reginald will for
get her"
Reyes such fool commented the
girl. Il wonder if She really did say
she loved him. She simply couldn't
care for him when she has Philip, nor
after knowing he tied to kill Cousin
Paul. I'd like to know what's behind
it ALL"
Tony received the call to the
library listlessly Nothing that any
one could say now would make her
lot any easier. Nothing. Nothing!
Philip, her new father, kind Uncle
John, all had vanished in the waters
of bitterness that had overwhelmed
her.
The room seemed full of people