Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1921-03-25

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mummy" Said the Girl, "oh, God
You've Killed Him!"
Soe only gazed at the speaker I'M
seeingly. Tony snatched the gun
from her hand.
"Edie," she groaped. Mummy,
isweet, 60 right away, before any one
comes. You've killed Uriah. Go
away, 60 away. say"
She grasped Mrs. Devon's arm and
hurried her toward the porch door.
"Run," Kissed the girl. "Get back
to the boat quick. Don't ever say q
word to any one" Then Tony spied
the little black bag she'd seen so Of
ten on the Dirty Mary. Picking 1t
up she thrust It into her mothers
hands. "Herel Take this, too. Oh.
mummy; kiss me. kiss mel"
She flung herself upon the woman
frantically, kissed the pallid, impas-
sive face again and again and then
showed Edith out upon the dark porch.
It was while Tony's whole attention
was centered on her beloved that Reg.
inald Brown seized the opportunity
to sneak stealthily from the room.
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, fed down tie stairs.
Tony heard them coming, and q
surging love for her mother brought
q resolution full-born from the loyal
young heart. She was standing over
the PROSTATE Uriah when Sarah Cur
tis and her daughter rushed madly In.
VI shot my father" gasped Tonnibel,
looking at Mrs. Curtis, her fingers
locked tightly over the handle Of the
revolver.
.Where's your mother?' came from
Mrs. Curtis lips.
Tonnibel didn't answer for q min
ute, then she shook her head.
"She hasn't been herev' she swal-
lowed hard and continued: "Twas
my father. and-and I shot him."
Katherine took long breath Of ex-
element.
'Don't you know you'll be arrested,
you wicked girl?" she calculated.
"And executed" interposed Mrs.
Curtis. katherine, call the police"
As Katherine made for the tele-
phone motor car driving up to the
house stayed her &ction. Her hand
dropped from the receiver when Phil
Up 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
herr? he demanded In deadening
toneH II suspected something like
this, and--and got away as soon as l
could. Darling girl, don't look
st me like that"
Mrs. Curtis was fully herself now.
.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 floor!"
Then Philip saw Devon. In horri-
fed amazement and disbelief his gaze
came back to Tonnibel.
Darling" he said, and he went
swiftly to her. II don't believe a
word Of It.. It's all lie!"
Tony flung out her hand.
"Don't touch me, please don'tw she
mumbled. II told her I did 1t, 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 a
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 John forced Mrs. Cur
tbs into chair when she tried to fling