Okolona messenger., 1921-04-14

slowly Withdrawn.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 placed Il
menacing shadow over her swept her
nearly OF her feet Reginald had come
not only TO harm Paul Pendlehayen,
but In 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 clcnched fist. Reginald
took the blow She gave him without an
audible sound ana fell backward into
the garden below He was paralyzed
by the blazing eyes and the memory
| that the body Of the ghost-girI was
somewhere beneath the broad surface
of Lake Cayuga
TOnnibe heard him land on the soft
| grass and for 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
uIe she became more acuteIy 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 half, 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 sIumber When he recognized
her, opened the door and noticed how
white she was. he drew her instantly
to him and shut the door
Between chatterng teeth she began
TO tell him the dreadful tale. AS she
went on Iith the story the listeners
face grew much concerned
Somebody's tried to poison him"
he cried. taking long breath. MY
God, who could he so damnahle as
that? Come, let me get the stuff"
Together they stole back to Tomb
bells room and DIR. 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
tour of the house Ii wasn't difficult
to find the place where the man had
fallen, but there was no sign of him
anywhere.
TOnnrbcl did not sleep al all that
night. But very early in the morning
she arose and slipped into Dr. PauI's
room and put back the medicine DR..
John had given her.
During the morning DR.. John Pen
dlehaven softly entered her room. lie
came forward, his hands outstretched,
his fate 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 it. He must have gotten 1t
from some doctor, for no druggist
would have sold it to him.
"Mebbe he's dead" replied Tony gen.
tly, with an expression of awe eft
was a long tumble he took"
mo; he got away! I've hunted the
place over for him. Would you know
him again If yOu saw him?"
Sure" replied Tony, nodding. but
she said no more. To tell him who
the man was would mean 10 break the
solemn oath she had made on the
Christ to her mother.
A timid knock brought the c0nversa-
ton to close. Mrs. Curtis was at
the threshold when Pendlehaven open
ed the door
"I've been looking the house over
for you. john" she began. Boys got
a headache! He said for you not to
bother to come to him, but to give
NE something to make him Sleep"
as he drunk?" demanded Pendle-
haven.
Mrs. Curtis began to cry.
"John, how unkind!" she snifFIed
from the haven of her handkerchief.
THE moment the child complains ev-
srybOdy accuses him of drinking. No,
If course. he isn't drunk"
For many days Reginald Curtis
ossed firfully in he'd tortured by the
hought that he would never cease
,eing haunted by Tony DevOn'S spirit.
lie dared not get IN, for he was Gov
red with bruises from his fan and
dded to his misery, he imagined ev-
ry time the door opened he was go
ng to he arrested. But no such thing
and one afternoon when
Dr.. John was gone and his mother
nd Katherine were shopping down
own, he Crnwled out of bed and made
lis way softly from the house.
Uriah Devon had ventured back to
he Hoghole with his canal boat, so
rhen Reginald appeared aboard her
)evon met him with growl.
"Where in hi yOu been all this
me. Rege" he demanded In a sinIs-
er tone.
Reggie shuddered, as he sank Gown
n the bench.
"Tm going crazy" he muttered.
I've been Gwful sick"