Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1921-03-11
SYNOPSIS.

CHAPTER I.-Lonefy and almost frien1-
less. Tonnibel Devon. living on canal
boat. child Of q brutal father and a worn
out. discouraged mother. wanders into q
Salvation army hall at Ithaca. N. Z.
There she meets young Salvation army
captain. Philip MacCaulev
CHAPTER 11.-uriah Devon. rony's IA
ther. returns to tho boat from q pro-
tracted "spree." and announces he has
arranged for Tony to marry q worthless
companion Of his, Reginald Brown. Mrs.
Devon objects. and Uriah beats her. She
intimates there 10 . secret connected
With TonnibeL
CHAPTER Hin clothes that Uriah
has brought Tony hnds q baby's picture
With q notification Of . reward for it,
return to . Doctor Pendlehaven. She
goes to return the picture.
CHAPTER Iv.-With the Pendlehavens.
Q family Of wealth. live Mrs. Curtis, Q
cousin, her son and daughter, Katherine
Curtis and Reginald Brown. Katherine 10
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 Pendie-
haven. II is q portrait Of Doctor Pauls
.
and her loss has wrecked Doctor Paurs
life. Doctor John goes with Tony to the
canal boat and ministers to Mrs. Devon
while che IL unconscious
CHAPTER WITHDRAWING to conscious
ness Mrs. Devon 10 informed by Tony
Of her visitor. She 10 deeply aSitated.
makes Tony swear she will never tell Of
Dsvon's brutality. and disappears.
CHAPTER VII.-Tony's personality ana
her loneliness appeal to Doctor JohA and
he arranges to take Der into his house -
. companion to his invalid brother.
CHAPTER vIII.-Tony's presence In
the house has . good effect on Doctor
Paul. He begins to take . new interest
n life. Visiting the canal boat, Tony
ands Reginald Brown there. He attempts
and throws the man into the lake. Uriah
Dsvon orders AacCauley on his boat
CHAPTER Ix.-With the girl Q captive
Devon insists that she shall marry Brown.
On her persistent refusal he beats her
brutAiiy. throws her into the cabin. un-
moors the boat. and starts to leave
Ithaca. MAcCauley follows in his canoe.
He takes the eirl into the canoe through
the cabin window. Inc men believe Tony
has committed suicide. AacCauley de-.
clares his love. and Tony Acknowledges
she returns It. Tho girl returns to the
pondlehaven home.
CHAPTER Kat dinner in the Pendle.
haven home MacCauley. not knowing Of
her presence in the house. meets Tony.
ana his anectionate greeting alarms
Katherine and her mother.
CHAPTER xI.-MacCauley calls at the
Pendlehaven home in his car, ignores
Katherine. and takes Tony for . drivA
Katherine 10 heartbroken.
CHAPTER XII.-Determined to bring
about the death Of Doctor Paul and 20
secure money he believes he would in
herit. Reginald procures a deadly poison
from DR.. Johns laboratory and places II
in the sick mans medicine. Tony dis
covers him In the act. Devon visits
the Pendlehaven house and with Mrs.
Curtis assistance endeavors to carry OF
Tony. Doctor John thwarts the plan
Devon IL arrested and Jailed for theft
CHAPTER XIII. - Tonnibel discovers
chat Reginald Is Mrs. Curtis son. and
denounces him for the attempted murder
OF Doctor Paul. She agrees to say moth.
Ing II he will leave the town at once.