Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1921-01-13
SYNOPSIS.


CHAPTER I.-Lonely and almost friend
less. Ionnibel Devon. living on canal
boat, child of brutal father and worn
out. discouraged mother. wanders into a
Salvation army hall at Ithaca. N. Y.
There she meets a young Salvation army
captain. Philip MacCauley.
CHAPTER 1I.-Uriah Devon, Tony's ia
Their, returns to the boat from a pro-
tracted spree" and announces he has
arranged for Tony to marry worthless
companion Of his Reginald Brown. Mrs.
Devon objects. and Uriah beats her. She
antimates there is secret connected
with Tonnibel.
CHAPTER II1.-In clothes that Uriah
mas brought Tony finds a baby's picture
with notification OF a reward for its
return to a Doctor Pendlehaven. She
goes to return the picture.
CHAPTER Iv.-With the Pendlehavens,
a family of wealth. live Mrs. Curtis. a
cousin. her son and daughter, Katherine
Curtis and Reginald Brown. Katherine il
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. 1t is portrait Of Doctor Paul's
child. who had been stolen in her infancy.
and her loss has wrecked Doctor Paurs
life. Doctor John goes with Tony to the
canal boat. and ministers to Mrs. Devon
while she Is unconscious.
CHAPTER v1.-Returning to conscious.
ness. Mrs. Devon is informed by Tony
of her visitor. She Is deeply agitated.
makes Tony swear she will never tell of
''rhis is my brother. Paul Pendle.
haven, my child" said Doctor John.
HE wants to thank you for bringing
back the picture"
"Sit down WHILE" murmured Doc
tor Paul.
She squatted unceremoniously upon
the bed beside the pig.
Our little friend here is in trou-
ble," said Doctor John to his brother,
land wants work. I'll come back after
three" Then he went out
For long time Paul Pendlehaven
looked at Tony. and Tony looked back
at him. Tony was mentally plying
him with all her loving heart. He was
thinking over the conversation he and
his brother had had about this strange
little girl who had brought from q
thief's den the picture of his baby.
How would you like to stay here a
while with me?" he asked ut length.
Gray eyes widened to the fullest ex-
tent of fringed lids.
"Lordy." was all Tonnibel could say,
as she glanced around.
you might wait on me-" explained
the doctor. land keep me company. l
do get lonely sometimes. Would you
like that? know you like flowers"
II love EN-" cried Tonnibel.
Pendlehaven smiled into the shining
eyes. He felt better already.
1--WE such lot of them all over this
wing" he went on. "You might take
care of them for me and-and other
things"
Tony was almost bursting with JOY.
She had within her the greatest gift
of God, supreme gratitude. To work
for him would be bliss indeed. She
didn't want to cry. so to keep from it,
she bit down on her red underlip. He
had. said In positive tones that he
wanted her. 1t did seem good to be
wanted somewhere What she did then
Pendlehaven remembered many long
day. She bent over and kissed his
hand. The warm red lips thrilled him
as vibrant youth always thrills weak
ness.
"Can Gussie stay, too?" she pleaded
presently. 'She'd be without anybody
If she didn't have me-"
EYES," said Pendlehaven, as his
brother opened the door. you can
I make her nice home in my conserva-
tory"
1t took but a moment for the sick
man to explain to Doctor John his ar
. rangements with Tonnibel. and the
girls heart was not the only rejoicing
one among the trio.
When Katherine Curtis came home
late that afternoon she found her