Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1921-06-03

The Shadow of the Sheltering Pines
A New Romance of the Storm Country


withdrew her arm and crouched down
on the floor.
What had her fathers pal put in
DR.. Paul's medicine? Minute by min
ute she became more acutely 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 hall, ran along the
corridor and raped softly on John
Pendlehavens apartments. Twice she
repeated her summons in nervous little
rap-taps that penetrated DIR. Johns
sound slumber. When he recognized
her, opened the door and noticed how
white she was, he drew her instantly
to him and shut the door.
Between chattering teeth she began
to tell him the dreadful tale. AS she
went on With the story the listeners
face grew much concerned
Somebody's tried to poison him"
he cried. taking long breath. my
God, who could be so damnable as
that? Come, let me get the stuff"
Together they stole back to Tomb
bel's room and DR.. 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. 1t wasn't difficult
to find the place where the man had
fallen, but there was no sign of him
anywhere.
Tonnlbel did not sleep at all that
night. But very early in the morning
she arose and slipped into DR.. Paul's
room and put back the medicine DR..
John had given her.
During the morning DR.. John Pen
dlehaven softly entered her room. He
came forward, his hands outstretched,
his face 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 it
from some doctor, for no druggist
would have sold it to him.
"Mebbe he's dead" replied Tony gem
tly, with an expression Of awe. 1T
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 to break the
solemn oath she had made on the
Christ to her mother.
A timid knock brought the eonversa-
ton to a close. Mrs. Curtis was at
the threshold when Pendlehaven open
ed the door.
eve 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
me something to make him sleep"
rs he drunk?'' demanded Pendle-
haven.
Mrs Curtis began to cry.
ssJohn, how unkindw she shifted
from the haven of her handkerchief.
."The moment the child complains ev-
erybody accuses him of drinking. No,
Of course, he isn't drunk"
.
For many days Reginald Curtis
tossed fitfully in bed, tortured by the
thought that he would never cease
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, land 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 a groWl. 3
'sWhere in hi you been all this
time, Rege?" he demanded in a sinis-
ter tone.
Reggie shuddered, as he sank down
on the bench.
"Tm going crazy" he muttered.
"I've been awful sick"
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