Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1921-02-24

noiselessly and picked up the pellets
one after another and dropped then
silently into the medicine. As quietly
the covers were restored, and the arm
slowly withdrawn. Directly beneath
the window, Tonnibel rose up.
There through the faint light she
was staring into the face Of Reginald
Brown. Instantly she recognized him,
and all the terror of that day when he
and her brutal father had plnced a
menacing shadow over her swept her
nearly of her feet. Reginald had come
not only to harm Paul Pendlehaven,
but to get her?
Stand by, Salvation Of the Lord"
shot across her tortured soul, and then
through the break in the wire netting
she thrust her clenched fist. Reginald
took the blow she gave. him without an
audible sound and fell backward into
the garden below. He was paralyzed
by the blazing eyes and, the memory
that the body Of the ghost-girl was
somewhere beneath the broad surface
OF Lake Cayuga.
Tonnibel heard him land on the soft
grass, and for a few seconds she stood
painting against the window. Then she
withdrew her arm and crouched down
on the floor.
What had her fathers pal put in
DR.. Paul's medicine? Minute by min
ute she became more acutely sure that
no good had been intended. Silently
she took up the glasses and carried
them to her own room. Then she slip
ped out into the hall, ran along the
corridor and raped softly on John
Pendlehaven's apartments. Twice she
repeated her summons in nervous little
rap-taps that penetrated DR.. Johns
sound slumber. When he recognized
her, opened the door and noticed how
white she was, he drew her instantly
to him and shut the door.
Between chattering teeth she began
to tell him the dreadful tale. AS she
went on Rith the story the listeners
face grew much concerned.
Somebody's tried to poison him."
he cried, taking a long breath. my
God. who. could be so damnable as
that? Come, let me get the stuff"
Together. they stole back TO Tomb
bells room and DR.. John carried away
the medicine with him, leaving Tony
with caution not to speak Of the
matter to his brother. Putting ON his
clothes, John went outside and made
a tour of the house. It wasn't difficult
to. find the place where the man had
fallen, but there was no sign Of him
anywhere. !.
Tonn,bel did not sleep at all that
night. But very early in the morning
she arose and slipped into DR.. Paul's
room and put back the medicine Or.
John had given her.
During the morning DR.. John PEN
dlehaven softly entered her room. He
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 1t. He must have gotten It
from some doctor, for no druggist
would have sold 1t to him.
Aebbeshe's dead" replied Tony gem
tiy, with an expression Of awe. ut
was IA long tumble he TOOK
'eso; he got away. I've hunted the
place Oyersfor him. Would you know
( him again II you saw him7''
"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
Christ to her mother.
A timid knock brought the converse
ton to a close. Mrs. Curtis was at
the threshold when Pendlehayen open.
ed the door. S "A
1--WE been looking the house over
for you. john" she began. 'Roy's got
. 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 snifled
from the haven Of her handkerchief.
'.rhe moment the child complains ev.
erybody accuses him Of drinking. No,
Of. course, he isn't drunk"
- = :. o.
For many days Reginald Curtis
tossed fitfully In bed. tortured by the
thought that he would never cease