The Adair County news., 1921-01-05
Iy believed. This she did tell the doc
tor between many sobs and tears.


| tor between many sobs and tears.
'Pl never see her ever any more"
she told him TREMENDOUSLY. "And If
you'll let me, I'll live here forever and
forever and take care of Doctor Paul"
aMy brother can't get along without
you, DEAR" he said, deeply touched. eff
| you had seen how he grieved last
night, you wouldn't have made that
| remark"
81 know he likes me-" said the girl,
signing, land I love him. Why, love
him"
She searched the mans face and
caught his smile.
Better than you do me?" he came
in with.
"Yes," said Tonnibel, honestly, "but
you next" Then she thought Of
Philip, of the hours he had held her
against his breast, of the kiss in the
mornings dawn, and she fell into a
bashful silence.
When Doctor Pendlehaven told Mrs.
Curtis that Tony had returned, her
face drew down in a sulky frown.
"But we needn't care" Katherine
said afterward, "she doesn't bother us
much. For my part can't see how
Cousin Paul stands her."
"John says Paul almost died last
night" took up Mrs. Curtis. 81 sup
pose she's one of the things we've
got to stand in q house run by an old
bachelor and a grieving widower."
ITO say nothing Of father with a
daughter lost somewhere in the
world" supplemented Katherine.
There's no danger of Caroline's re-
turning after all these years." said
Mrs. Curtis. "If-if-that girl hadn't
come, Paul wouldn't have lived long.
John told me so himself. l almost
hoped that"
"That he'd die?" interrupted Kath-
crime, maliciously. swell, to be truth,
full 1 have wished it many times
Cousin John would have to think OF
somebody else then. Perhaps he'd
turn his attention to you, mother
darling"
HE won't while Paul lives" sighed
Mrs. Curtis. 81 don't know just what
to do. I've. thought of every conceiv,
able way to get that girl out of the
house, and John forestalls me every
time"
I'm glad Philip hasn't seen her.
remarked Katherine. "He's just the
religious maudlin kind who would fall
for AIN appealing face like hers" Mrs
Curtis made an impatient gesture, anG
Katherine proceeded, "We can't den!
she is appealing, mamma, even if we
hate her And God knows loathe hel
so could strangle her with these tive
hands," She held up clenched fin
gers, then relaxed them and laughed
bitterly. "Heavens!' What's the us,
of butting our heads against a ston,
wall? Give me cigarette, m!
dear Sarah. Philip. won't be here I'm
til night, and can get rid of the odo
before that"
Meanwhile upstairs Tony Devon wa
fast getting back to her normal self
The blessed assurance she had that sh,
was needed by her sick friend lifte,
her spirits. She grieved inwardIy TO
q her mother, but shuddered when sh
thought of her father. Now all tie
were cut between them. She had n
= doubt but that both Uriah and Reggi
= thought she was dead in the lake
She hoped they did! She'd never Sc
either one of them again.
She was sitting thinking deepl
when Paul Pendlehaven spoke to hel
: Little DEAR" said he, reaching GU
his hand toward her. come over
= minute. l want to talk to you'll"
|, Tonnibel went to him instantly, al
she always did when he called her.
: 'You will promise me something,
r he insisted, as his hot hand claspet
D hers. "Tony, don't go out again lik'
you did yesterday. 1 shan't be able t.
r stand it if you do"
Tonnibel's mind flashed to Philip
e She felt sure he would go to the cor
:. ner of the lake every day to meet her
as he had gone to the canal boat
: Yet as she gazed into the implorini
! eyes of her friend, she had no hear
0 to deny him his wish.
I'm selfish, perhaps" the man wen
: on, "but, Tony dear, If you want t
j go out, there's lots of cars in tn
!, garage, and horses in the stable. Won
n you promise mel"
Tony thrust the memory of Philip
I face from her mind. She put the wis
n to be in his arms again, to feel hi
t warm lips once more on hers benin
5 her. and tremblingly smiled in az
r quiescence.
n ST promise" she said in low voice
but a sob prevented her from sayin
n anything more.