The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1921-05-12

Thrust Her Fist
John had given her.
During the morning DR.. John Pen
dlehaven softly entered her room. be
came forward, his hands outstretched,
his face white and very grave.
Darling little girl" he whispered,
with much emotion. "You have saved
my brothers life. The villain, who
ever he was, put the rankest kind OF
poison In it. He must have gotten 1t
from some doctor, for no druggist
would have sold it to him.
"Mebbe he's dead" replied Tony gen.
tly, with an expression Of awe. 1T
was a long tumble he took"
mo; he got away! I've hunted the
place over for him. Would you know
him again if you saw him?"
"Sure," replied Tony, nodding, but
she said no more. To tell him who
the man was would mean to break the
solemn oath she had made on the
A timid knock brought the conversa-
tion to a close. Mrs. Curtis was at
the threshold when Pendlehaven open
ed the door.
1--WE been looking the house over
for YOU. John," she began. "Boy's got
a headache! he said for you not to
bother to come to him, but to give
me something to make him Sleep"
"Is he drunk?' demanded Pendle-
haven.
Mrs. Curtis began to cry.
"John, how unkind!" she snifned
from the haven Of her handkerchief.
"The moment the child complains eV-
erybody accuses him Of drinking. NO.
of course, he isn't drunk"
y
For many days Reginald Curtis
tossed ftfully in bed, tortured by the
thought that he would never cease
being haunted by Tony Devon's spirit.
He dared not get up, for he was cov-
cred with bruises from his fall, and
added to his misery, he imagined eV-
ery time the door opened he was 60
ing to be arrested. But no such thing
happened, and one afternoon when
DR.. John was gone and his mother
and Katherine were shopping down.
town, he .crawled out of bed and made
his way softly from the house.
Uriah Devon had ventured back to
the Hoghole with his canal boat, 80
when Reginald appeared aboard her
Devon met him with a growl.
"Where in HI you been all this
time, Rege?' he demanded in sinfs-
ter tone.
Reggie sh,.ddered, as he sank down
on the bench.
I'm going crazy" he muttered.
"Tve been awful sick"
"You mean just drunk, don't you?
Didn't you try doln' what told you
toT'
The boy nodded and shivered again.
II sure did, but but"
"But What!' CRIED Devon.
"I put the stuff in the medicine all
right, but something happened" Reg
maids voice was low and wavering
as he finished the statement.
"What happened~ repeated Devon
boarsely. Don't sit there like ID
fool and look as If you'd swallowed
a live eel.''
II was going to slip back from the
window sill to the tree" faltered
Reggie, land Tony's ghost rose up be-
fore me and showed me clean off the
ledge and down to the ground!"
Uriah's eyes almost protruded from
his head. Then a slow smile ran
around his lips.
"Rats!" he calculated huskily.
Rats, -ou fool! There amt such
things as ghosts"
"Yes, there is Devon" insisted Reg.
gle, In a dreary monotone. 1've seen
one! I've seen Tony, say, and many
a time she's come so close 70 my
eyes I could have touched her II she
could have been touched. The faH
made me sick. rve been in bed ever
since"
"And your cousins still alive, ens
Uriah's voice had a snarl In 1t.
"Still alive" muttered Reggie.
"What you goin' to do ABOUT II
now?" demanded Devon. Try II
againT
Brown shook his head.
"No, not yet, Riah," be muttereo'
"Not just yet. I can't"
"You got to get me a lot OF money
some way" Devon came In with.
"I've got to get out Of this country
or I'll be hooked to jail If those SYRIA
cuse folks find me. You'd better be
getting home and back to bed. Best
take a stiff swing, too, to settle your
nerves"
He watched the tall thin boy walk
slowly away in deep meditation. Tnen
he laughed and went below to the
cabin.
Almost a week after Reggie's futile
attempt to poison his Cousin Paul.
Tony Devon was sitting in her room.
reading when a servant appeared and