The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1921-06-03
CHAPTER XIV.
A win " Changed.

slncr Tony Devon had catered The
fsndlehayen home. the greater part
" which she had spent 10 school. had
brought about many changes Paul
Pendlehsvea had tsken bis plaer
among THE wsrsas xaTkey%. but THIS
does not say that he I'D not sliGl long
for the child who had gone from his
life eighteen years before.
Mrs. Curtis was no neayer giving
coasia John 10 Katherine az q father
than she ever had been, and Ithaca
had caught no sight II Reginald
Brown since he had fed from Il with
shs nn.iea .ha, he nigh. ts.iinW rriah
Devon behind the prison bars Philip
had carried on his wonderful work.
living In the igyons l-itesa he ~
esisesl fs.m Eay end Spending bis
spare time IN answering them
ttpe nsrsleg Eeay estss - ppgi
pcnalrhafsn. smiling and rbfushlnF'y'
girli1h and be motioBeh her 70 q iit
he stool at his feet.
"DLriiHF" bs l-gaa IN moved
tnne, II .~nf FIR spu h~cuH~e I've
come 10 p"fhar. The most Important
decision ~ my whole life"
fony glainr$i Up AZ hin &dhferfus
iy. He appeared solpmniy sober and
hooked as II he hadn't slept
~ II Affects mr Cousin Phul, II
can't be greater rhsn tnr oue you
made over iwo years ago when Won
took peer l,ue me Iuio your home,
sire asserted
-,lttS hsad ,teii. leyiaSir ns1a boz
surty head ~ though IN hcpt,i.rtlpu
They both lapsea toto bong
silcncc. the girls dreamy ewes pycI
IN space and the mao gazius at her
shining head
'"rrny.n bc e'arula,ei =, length
There was something IN his volce as
BE ':eaneiNesd .hct nane that dis
PEELED her rrvery Instantly ~ .
YES" she trcathed "yes, whs, Is
itr
=" Psrt'fwha~vr rl~~r~si sis throat. "'''
II would never have believed that
anyone could have worrncd her way
into my heart as you have" he told
her How would how would you
like me for your fatherf.'
Tony tried 10 speak hut, seeing he
hsd something else to adj waited rr
pectantiy.
"oncr, M You know" sen, on the
doctor 7 had lltt'e gtrl ot nv own.
but the years have hcen So lons and
~ many sipce she WIS taken away
feet I ~han't have her again In this
world
Tcny's dark head dropped against
his knee In silent sympathy
Gould you think ~ mo ~ rour "a
Their ,lesrr' he Nid after an emotion
al silence
I'm not NJ far that" sighed Tony
"Nn no not that core from PEG
y pie ..Mha. are nat your, Glad, t'oas.ll
Paul Nau knew that Everybody
dors Then I'm not ~ r~ld AZ you
think ! am First 81 all | haven't al.
WAYS told you the truth"
$50 my brother told me-" remarked
bor'or raut Long ago hc took me
into hts cnuhhenc. about the poison IN
my medicine, I've wIfchrd you for
tive WEARS. Tony, and Il seems IL me
that know every secret ~ your soul
Tn SURE ,ou hove me, dear chili I'm
roine Ia adopt ynu legally Tor my
daughter After this I'm your father.
and ! give warning 10 tiny Captain
MAcCnnley that II ne ,rics go take snu
frnm me-. he's going 10 have sume nGh,
on his nands from now ON, I'm no,
t~wsiA PAN, a arg-.--eaff,t 'a'4 y =
"My faIhrr" eu'ped Tony ~,
happiness And II you're my father.
that mak>>~ Cousin John -
-your uncle" laughed voice frnm
the teor $50 raul has toid Won, has
", i,tt,s s'F., WaI Tony. sou
wouldn't have slept wtns one night
n you'd hoard nur argument shout
ycn We Spcn; several hours wrsn-
stlas ahleh Of us shcpld adNpt yAa. /
sad should hesRus. | saw you tirst.
AMI raul-~."
HAS ,he prior rieht Nccause rnu
SAVED NE rrny interrupted raut
-Nov | ihlak the tamil, skA better
know ~ oar .'1anSed arrangements
raul rrn'lvhascn acted ~ stskrs,
man when Mrs curtis aaa Ter lsurh
TER. katherine. bad bee, sa'uuNm'Sl ~
the literary ", teia th,,sa very grave,
w thar ~ hts WIZ Nnw StstNf his
Armher tobn anil Ms cousin. Sarah.
were he NeNcA 'sr'rS = Il Mrs t>'r
20 saitr.t AZ h'm and arrHnN4 ,hr
tscr rif''.s ayoanA h,r coyk
"NNuv aivarS tf%a most g~Arr>
cus. tsut trsr she >jfsvrr'd
"ltr' ayw Nrbt or me a,eter nay.
,ns ro h,~,l 70 thc LAWS rrenark. ~oav
hcrs"So rs evsaS a. have mistress
kathtrter tftr1 Ner ,h'r tr,sa me
ralm ., her ssGS aua Mrs sNar'Es
vraishtees3 up wrys her smhit'ra&
r,ins ~ ~, re4'f,~' after ans Was
II rsn@ MO uas cnlrt ~ pp, Ner n
Der y.b,ful place. IRE smile s-eaA
~reti IN hrr nr< sn1 she sAnk hsrk
~uh . h>'Nr, sch SIC MAJ ~ a.
nit Csastr rspl i,~,A ~ very hsns