The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1921-05-26

he didn't see Devon. With a quick,
! flashing glance, he noticed how pallid
and deathlike his Tony was.
"What have YOU two been saying to
herr" he demanded in deadenlng
tones. Il suspected something like
this. and-and cot away as soon as l
could. Darling girl, don't look
st me like that"
Mrs. Curtis was fully herself now.
"The wicked girl has shot her own
father" she told Captain MacCauley,
making an effort to keep the salts
faction out of her voice. There he
is, dead on the floor"
Then Philip saw Devon. In horri-
fed amazement and disbelief his gaze
came back to Tonnibel.
Darling" he said, and he went
swiftly to her. Il don't believe a
word of it. It's all lie!'
Tony flung out her hand.
Don't touch me, please don'tw she
mumbled II told her I did it, and
I-I-I-did."
She backed away from the out
stretched arms.
"But you couldn't have" groaned
the boy. "What happened? Oh, God
Won't someone tell me what hap
pened?"
Mother has told you quite plainly,
Philip" gulped Katherine, noticing
! with thrill that Captain MacCauley
had not covered the few steps Tony
had retreated. "She said she killed
her father, and no girl admits such
thing as that unless it's true. Heav-
ems, there's Cousin John and"
cousin Paul." fell from Mrs. Cur
tis who looked as if she had turned to
stone.
Not another word was uttered by
that silent group of people until after
the two doctors entered the library.
For moment everything was con-
fusion. Doctor John forced Mrs. Cur
tis into a chair when she tried to fling
herself into his arms. With every
one but Tony talking at once, neither
he nor his brother could understand
the meaning of the seemingly dead
man on the floor.
"Will you all keep still, all Of your"
shouted Doctor John in his bombastic
voice. First, Paul, let's see about
this fellow here"
TONY shot him, if you want to
know" Mrs Curtis dared to fling out
Doctor Paul gave her such an awful
look that she quailed beneath it.
'"He's not dead" he said after a
hasty examination of Uriah, and one
dry, fearless sob burst from Tony De-
Won.
"You might as we'll own up the
whole thing now, miss" cried Mrs
Curtis, after the wounded man had
been carried out by the doctors and
Philip. It'll be better for you in the
end"
Tony didn't reply, nor did she look
at the speaker. Her mind was follow
ing her mother along the boulevard,
yes even down the lonely forest path
to the Dirty Mary. Through her tan
gled thoughts went the question, if
Uriah wasn't her father, who was?
How she dreaded to face Doctor Paul
with his infinite kindness, and the ap-
peal she knew he would make. Never
before had he seemed so dear; never
had Philip MacCauley been SO far
away as at this minute! +,
At length she lifted her head and
rested her troubled eyes on Mrs. Cur
It's.
"Plesso don't tell my father, mean
Doctor Paul, about your saying my
mother was here" she moaned.
Mrs. Curtis considered the request
quickly.
"Perhap that would he BEST" she
answered. 81 really thought she was,
o. l wouldn't have told you so. 1t
might bring trouble to her, and that
would be dreadful for an innocent per-
son."
Doctor Paul went directly to Tony,
when, followed by his brother ano
Philip, he came back into the room.
He tried to draw her to her feet.
I'D rather stay here, please" sne
said, without looking up.
"Who was in the room when the
man was shot?" asked Doctor John,
staring at Mrs. Curtis and her daugh-
ter.
"Just Tonnibel, as far as / can IND
out" Sarah answered. Heaven knows
that Kathie and don't want to De
mixed up in such thing as this. It's
perfectly disgraceful."
"Then go upstairs" shot back DOC
tor John.
Loath not to witness the vanqulsn-
ing Of their enemy, the two women
trailed out reluctantly.
In spite of Tony's resistance, Doc-
tor Paul placed his arm about her.
"Can't you tell your father about IT,
dear?" he pleaded. "How did you nap
pen to have the gun in your hands,
and what did he dO?"