Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1921-02-10

being haunted by Tony Devon's spirit.
He dared not get up for he was COW
cred with bruises from his fall, and
added to his misery, he imagined ev-
cry time the door opened he was go
ing to be arrested. But no such thing
happened. and one afternoon when
DR.. John was gone and his mother
and Katherine were shopping down.
town, he crawled out Of bed and made
his way softly from the house.
Uriah Devon had ventured back to
the Hoghole with his canal boat, so
when Reginald appeared aboard her
Devon met him with growl.
"Where In HI you been all this
time, Rege?" he demanded in sinis-
ter tone.
Reggie shuddered, as he sank down
on the bench.
"1'm going crazy" he muttered.
"I've been awful SICK"
you mean just drunk, don't you?
Didn't you try doin' what l told you
to?"
The boy nodded and shivered again.
II sure did but, but"
"But what?" cried Devon.
II put the stuff in the medicine all
right, but something happened" Reg
maids voice was low and wavering
as he finished the statement.
"What happened?" repeated Devon
hoarsely. Don't sit there like id
fool and look as If you'd swallowed
live EEL"
II was going to slip back from the
window sill to the tree" faltered
Reggie, "and Tony's ghost rose up be-
fore me and showed me clean off the
ledge and down to the ground!"
Uriah's eyes almost protruded from
his head. Then a slow smile ran
around his lips.
"Rats!" he calculated huski!y.
Rats, you fool! There amt such
things as ghosts"
ayes. there is. Devon" insisted Reg
gle, In dreary monotone. 1--WE seen
one! I've seen Tony, say, and many
time she's come so close to my
eyes could have touched her If she
could have been touched. The fall
made me sick. I'VE been in bed ever
SINCE"
sand your Cousins still alive, ehT'
Uriah's voice had snarl in it.
"Stfll alive" muttered Reggie.
"What you goin' to do about it
now?" demanded Devon. "Try it
again?"
| Brown shook his head.
mo, not yet, Riah," he muttered.
"Not just yet. can't"
"You got to get me lot Of money
some way" Devon came in with.
"Tve got to get out Of this country.
or I'll be hooked to Jail if those Syra-
cuse folks find me. You'd better be
! getting home and back to bed. Best
take stiff swing too, to settle your
nerves."
He watched the tall thin boy walk
slowly away in deep meditation. Then
/; he laughed and went below to the
cabin.
| Almost a week after Reggie's futile
! attempt to poison his Cousin Paul,
Tony Devon was sitting in her room,
reading, when servant appeared and
told her some one wanted to see her
| downstairs. Her heart bounded with
delight, for she was sure Philip had
come again and had sent for her. She
rushed to the glass, caught glimpse
/ Of her rosy face, pushed back s. few
stray curls and went downstairs to
the drawing room.
AS she stepped inside, she came to
sudden terrified halt. Her father
was seated in large chair and his
! eyes, red and swollen, were centered
I upon her. Then he smiled, that wick
ed smile that always widened his
| thick lips when he had succeeded In
1 some evil thing.
"Hello, Tony" he chuckled. "You've
made fine nest for yourself, huh?"
Tony only stared at him. She felt
suffocated by his sudden appearance.
II came to talk to you, KID" he
said, the wheedle coming into his
: tones that always augured bad for
the person addressed. "Sit down."
Tonnibel sat, not because he told
her to. but because she couldn't stand
on her trembling legs.
! you don't appear to be very tickled
! to see your old dad" he threw at
| her. a frown wrinkling his face. Get
up and come over here" His wicked
eyes seemed to be swallowing her
whole. In fact Devon could not make
himself believe this beautiful creature
was the Tony who. he thought, had
been drowned In the lake. He felt
new sensation within him as his
gaze took in every line Of the lovely
| figure.
"Come over here" he said once
more. land tell me how you got out
Of the lake that night. Did you swim
| ashore?"
Tonnibel shook her head.
I'm not going to tell you anything"
! she. murmured almost inaudibly.
swell. keep it to yourself. Them"
snapped Uriah. "When l get you back
to the Dirty Mary know ways
| which'll bring out of YOU what want