Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1921-07-08

The nervous women IN the upper
part of the house had not expected
to hear the piercing scream that came
to their ears, and, as it was repeated
more than once with such terrible in
sistence, Mrs. Curtis, followed by
Katherine, fled down tie stairs.
Tony heard them coming, and a
surging love for her mother brought
resolution full-born from the loyal
young heart. She was standing over
the PROSTATE Uriah when Sarah Cur
It's and her daughter rushed madly in.
81 shot my father" gasped Tonnibel,
looking at Mrs. Curtis, he@ fingers
locked tightly over the handle Of the
revolver.
where's your mother?" came from
Mrs. Curtis lips.
Tonnibel didn't answer for min
ute, then she shook her head.
'She hasn't been here!" she swal-
lowed hard and continued "'Twas
my father, and-and l shot him."
Katherine took a long breath Of ex-
element.
Don't you know you'll be arrested,
you wicked girl?" she calculated.
"And executed y interposed Mrs.
Curtis. katherine, call the police"
AS Katherine made for the tele-
phone, a motor car driving up to the
house stayed her action. Her hand
dropped from the receiver when Phil
ip MacCauley came in. For moment
he didn't see Devon. With a quick,
flashing glance, he noticed how pallid
and deathlike his Tony was.
"What have you two been saying to
her?" he demanded in deadenng
tones. IT suspected something like
this, and-and got away as soon as |
could. .. Darling girl, don't look
at me like that
Mrs. Curtis was fully herself now.
1.-THE wicked girl has shot her own
father" she told Captain MacCauley,
making an effort to keep the Salts
faction out of her voice. ''There he
is, dead on the fioor!"
Then Philip saw Devon. In horri-
fed amazeJnc0t and disbelief his gaze
came. back to Tontl;bel.
"Darling," he said, and he went
swiftly tooher. Il don't believe a
word Of it. It's all 6 lie!"
Tony flung out her hand.
Don't touch me, please don't!" she
mumbled. Il told her i did it, and
I-I-I-did."
She backed away from the out
stretched arms.
"But you couldn't have" groaned
the boy. "What happened? Oh, God!
Won't someone tell me what hap
pened?"
Mother has told you quite plainly,
Philip gulped Katherine, noticing
with a thrill that Captain MacCauley
had not covered the few steps Tony
had retreated "She said she killed
her father, and no girl admits such
thing as that unless it's true. Heav-
ems, there's Cousin John and"
cousin Paul." fell from Mrs. Cur
It's, who looked as if she had turned to
stone.
Not another word was uttered by
that silent group of people until after
the two doctors entered the library.
For a moment everything was con-
fusion Doctor Johr forced Mrs. Cur
It's into chair when she tried to fling
herself into his arms With every
one but Tony talking at once, neither
he nor his brother could understand
the meaning of the seemingly dead
man on the floor.
.Will you all keep still, all OF your"
shouted Doctor John, in his bombastic
voice. First, Paul, let's see about
this fellow here"
"Tony shot him, If you want to
know" Mrs. Curtis dared to fling out.
Doctor Paul gave her such an awful
look that she quailed beneath ito
"He's not Dead" he said after
hasty examination of Uriah. and one
dry, fearless sob burst from Tony De
Won.
'You might as well own up the
whole thing now, miss" cried Mrs.
Curtis, after the wounded man had
been carried out by the doctors and
Philip. 'It'll be better for you in the
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