The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1921-01-26
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out, discouraged mother, wanders into q
salvation army hall at Ithaca, N Y.
There she meets a young Salvation army
captain, Philip MacCauley.
CHAPTER IL-Uriah Devon, Tony's ia
ther, returns to the boat from a pro-
uacted spree" and announces he has
arranged for Tony to marry worthless
9empanion OF his, Reginald Brown. Mrs.
Devon objects, and Uriah beats her. She
tptmates there n q secret connected
With Tonnibel
CHAPTER Hin clothes that Ori-h
has brought Tony finds a baby'e picture
with notification Of a reward for its
return to a Doctor Pendlehaven. She
goes to return the picture.
CHAPTER IV.-Wlth the Pendlehavens,
family of wealth, live Mrs. Curtis,
cousin, her son and daughter, Katherine
Curtis and Reginald Brown. Katherine is
deeply in love with Philip MacCauley.
CHAPTER v.-Tonnibel returns the
picture to Doctor John, and learns 1t be-
longs to his brother, DR.. Paul Pendle-
haven. II = portrait Of Doctor Psufs
ehild, who had been stolen in her infancy.
and her loss has wrecked Doctor PaSfs
life. Doctor John goes with Tony to the
canal boat and ministers to Mrs. Devon
while she Is unconscious.
CHAPTER VL-Returning to conscious
ness. Mrs. Devon is Informed by Tony
= OF her visitor. She is deeply agitated,
makes Tony swear she viii never tell of
-Devon's brutality, and disappears.
CHAPTER vII.-Tony's personality and
her loneliness appeal to Doctor John and
he arranges to take her into his house as
q companion to his invalid brother.
CHAPTER VIII.-Tony's presence In
the house has a good effect on Doctor
Paul. He begins to take a new interest
In life. Visiting the canal boat Tony
finds Reginald Brown there. He attempts
to kiss her. Captain MacCauley appears
and throws the man into the lake. Uriah
Devon orders MacCauley of his boat
CHAPTER X.-With the girl a captive
Devon insists that she shall marry Brown.
On her persistent refusal he beats her
brutally, throws her into the cabin, I'M
moors the boat and starts to leave
Ithaca MacCauley follows In his canoe.
He takes the girl into the canoe through
the cabin window. The men believe Tony
has committed suicide. MacCauley de-
clares his love, and Tony acknowledges
she returns It. The girl returns to the
Pendlehaven home.
CHAPTER Kat dinner in the PendIe-
haven home MacCauley, not knowing of
her presence in the house, meets Tony.
and his affectionate greeting alarms
Katherine and her mother.
CHAPTER XI-MacCauley calls at the
Pendlehaven home in his car, ignores
Katherine. and takes Tony for drive
Katherine is heartbroken.
about the death OF Doctor Paul and so
secure money he believes he would in
herit Reginald procures a deadly poison
from DR.. Johns laboratory and places 1t
In the sick mans medicine Tony dis
covers him in the act. Devon visits
the Pendlehaven house and with Mrs
Curtis assistance endeavors to carry off
Tony. Doctor John thwarts the plan.
Devon is arrested and jailed for theft.
CHAPTER XIII. - Tonnibel discovers
that Reginald is Mrs. Curtis son, and
denounces him for the attempted murder
OF Doctor Paul. She agrees to say moth
ing If he will leave the town at once
CHAPTER XIV.-Doctor Paul formally
adopts Tonnibel as his daughter, and the
cup of bitterness is overlooking for Mrs.
Curtis and Katherine.
CHAPTER XV.-Devon serves his SEN
tence and is released from prison. He
and Reginald plot to kidnap Tony and
force her to marry Reginald. Devon
agrees to the deal for five thousand dol
lars, which Mrs. Curtis is to furnish
CHAPTER XVI.-Devon informs his
wife he has confessed to Doctor Pendle-
haven that she stole Tonnibel from him
as an act of revenge, and that the PEN
dlehavens in their Joy at the girls recov-
cry have condoned the crime. The two
of them visit the Pendlehaven home.
Devon gets the five thousand dollars from
Mrs Curtis. Left alone in the library
Devon robs a safe of considerable money
and jewelry. Unknown to him REGINALD
is in the room in drunken stupor When
the girl appears Devon, overpowered by
her beauty. acknowledges he is not her
father and makes love to her. He is In
terrupted by Mrs. Devon. Reginald
awakened by the disturbance, learns OF
Devon's treachery and shoots him, escap-
ing from the room. Tony believes Mrs
Devon shot her husband, and hurries her
from the house To save her. she insists
she shot Devon and also robbed the safe
Reginald appearing. the girl declares she
loves him and not MacCauley
escaped from the house, taking with heI
the money and jewels Uriah had stolen
Fearful of what may happen to her hus.
band, however, she returns and disprove.
Tony's story by exhibiting the revolver
which the girl claims to have used It 4.
fully loaded. Reginald, in his fright, con
victs himself. Mrs. Devon pleads for the
release of her husband, promising sh,
will reveal to Doctor Paul the where
abouts OF his daughter. The Pendleha
vens agree and the woman presents Ton
nibel to her delighted father. The Nv,
thousand dollars Devon had secured from
Mrs. Curtis are found in his pocket ant
he tells the truth concerning the com
piicity of Mrs Curtis and Katherine II
the attempted KIDNAPPING. The Who'll,
Curtis family is driven from the hous,
by the indignant Pendlshavens and Ton,
q restored to the delighted MacCauisy
"Then wen adjourn and talk 4
over" remarked Doctor John. sYot
ask a mighty big thing. Phil. wher
you demand our little girl withou
more Warming"