The Monroe journal., 1921-04-26


ny Says the ooy asy is to kidaaE
Her Bodily
Ky says ll' ouly Way is 10 kidnap hei
bodily and force her to marry III,
man he promised her TO-" the boy ex
planned What IL you think OF
+ thatf"
/ Paul would Kill him." gaSped Mrs
+ Curtis, her eyes taking on an express
sion OF fear
"lle won't have a chance II Devon
/ works uHt his present scheme" re-,
I piled Reggie. "hut YOU and Kathic
have 10 heip us
Goa ''e terror that overlook her,
1lg, rsi $ SHOOT, her head.
II jyu', want anything to do with
& ale objected, wobbins in tears
Wed lo~e cur hone. Fm aid John
would turn H. out. Tacysy threat
encd "a many a time I"
"Wtll. wien | assure you our he
loved cousins won't know anything
about H. not even after it's over,
won't YOU try to help u.s." qucricd the
young man. Nov, II Il goes through
all right, you catch Cousin John on
the rebound, and Kathied be sure TO
rope in Phil"
what joy that would be-" elacu.
lated Mrs Curtis. "What about it,"
Then Reggie told her, in very low
tones, the plan they had cnncocted.
"You talk II over with Kathie," he
advised lighting cigarette, "and
you'll have 10 see Devon about the
money"
"l'll GET II for him il have to sell
my jewels and Kathic'> too" prom.
ised the woman, her eyes sparkling In
anticipation "l'll 60 aud tell her
right away"
Meanwhile. all unconscious that
Uriah Devon had been released from
prison and was conspiring against
her. TOnnlhel Devon was entering
heart and soul into the Salvation
Army work with Philip Ench eve
ming she went with him tn hcadquar-
ters whore her fresh young voice and
her kindmcSS drew mary poor soul
for comfort and courage
One week after Reginald Curtis
had coulidcd his secret 20 his moth
err and She had tuid Il over again In
whispers 10 katherine. at an hour
whes the pendlcharen brothers were
absent, Urah Devon came quietly TO
the house Reggie met him and took
him Immediately TO Mrs. Curtis room
tlriah paused emharrasScdly before
her, made a curt bow aud twisted his
cap between his fingers.
-Sit down, Ry," invited Reggie
"Now tell my mother how YOU are go
Ing to carry this thing out"
Uriah sat on the edge Of a chair
81 Amt goin' to do anything. or tell
what I'm goin' 20 do, till get the
money" he said crisply. rive got to
have five thousand dollars FIRST"
Five thousand dollars. old lady"
grlnned Reggie, turning to his mother
you'll have 10 cough up. g..
Now. for Gods sake, don't cry Dlgw
"Tll need the whole five thousand
to 60 away, aud to keep 'cr after
get She'd come Strcakin' back
if do,, rope or up
"rll get the money for you tomor-
row" sighed Mrs. Curtis. wlplng her
eyes, "and You mustn't come here
when my cousins are home" She re-
lspscd into sileHce and then added
81 warn you against-against Philip
MacCauley too"
Mrs. Curtis had been all eyes and
ears for even the slightest happening
In the Pendlehaven home, since she
had almost stripped her jewel.box
and Katherlne's to get the money
Tonys father demanded. Now she
had II tucked away, ready TO deliver
It, but as the time went by and she
had no chance TO send for Uriah TO
come for his daughter, she began to
give up hope that the house would
ever be rid of the presence which was
a constant thorn In her flesh. But II
does seem that sooner or later Fate
plays the lucky cards into the hands
of the undeservlng, and so 1t hap
pened in the case of the consplratorS
against Tonnihel Devon. Like all
things Nalled for. the onnerLnnlty