Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1921-02-17
a New Romance Of the Storm Country
SYNOPSIS.

CHAPTER I.-Loneiy and almost friend
less. Tonnbel Devon. living on a canal
boat. child OF a brutal father and worm
out, discouraged mother. wanders into
Salvation army hall at Ithaca. n. Y.
There SHE meets a young Salvation army
captain. Philip MacCauley.
CHAPTER II.-Uriah Devon, Tony's IA
ther. 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
intlmates there Ia q secret connected
with ronnibeL
CHAPTER II1.-1n clothes that Uriah
has brought Tony finds a baby's picture
with notification Of a reward for its
return to Doctor Pendlehaven. She
goes to return the picture.
CHAPTER 1V.-With the Pendlehavens,
a family Of wealth. live Mrs. Curtis, q
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. 1t Is a portrait Of Doctor Paul's
child, who had been stolen in her infancy
and her loss has wrecked Doctor Paul's
life. Doctor John goes with Tony to the
canal boat and ministers to Mrs. Devon
while she Is unconscious.
CHAPTER WITHDRAWING to conscious
ness. Mrs. Devon Is Informed by Tony
of her visitor. She is deeply agitated,
makes Tony swear she will never tell Of
Devon's brutality. and disappears.
CHAPTER Vl1.-Tony's personality and
her loneliness appeal TO Doctor John and
he arranges to take her into his house az
companion to his invalid brother
CHAPTER vIII.-Tony's presence in
the house has good effect on Doctor
Paul. He begins to take 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 Off his boat
CHAPTER Ix.-With the girl a captive
Devon insists that she shall marry Brown
On her persistent refusal he beats her
brutality. throws her into the cabin, un.
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 MacCauiey 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
When he got upstairs, he looked al
himself In the glass. How white anG
thin he had grown! He looked as II
he had died and was trying to come
to life again. He was frightened al
most out Of his wits too. Then Ton
nibel Devon really was In the house. L
hadn't been her ghost that had thrown
him bodily from the window sill aftel
all. Uriah. knowing that, had come
and made demand for his daughter
and had been arrested. Perhaps h,
would be arrested also, and for {
crime worse than stealing. Had thu
girl mentioned the fact of his tryin,
to poison Paul Pendlehaven? If she
hadn't. would she? When Mrs. Cur
tbs came In to ask how he felt, he wa.
crumpled In big chair, shaking al
II he had been attacked with ague.
"My goodness. Reggie. you lool
awful" she said, coming to his side
'ATeli me. child. what's the matter?'
There's matter enough" falteret
the boy. III you don't want me ar
rested like that man today, then give
me some money to get out WITH"
He dropped his head, and for mo
ment she stood staring at him. Their
her mother-heart relaxed, and she
sank beside his chair.
Darling" she crooned. darling
boy. 60 to your Cousin John and tel
him all about it. He will forgive yol
and help you"
The boy bounded up, maddened be
yond endurance.
"Great Cod" he cried, "he'd box
me up for ten years! No, no. you've
got to help me get away from Ithaca
/ must have money!
"Wait," said Mrs. Curtis, and she
hurried from the room.
When she appeared before Doctor
John in his Office, he arose hastily.
whats the matter, SarahT' he
asked.
aJohn," she entreated. forgetting to
raise her handkerchief to wipe away
her tears, 81 must have some money
tonight. A lot Of it
"For Reggie?" doomed forth Pend.
dlehaven.
Eyes, he's sick. and want to send
him away, John. Oh! You can't re-
fuse me this, you simply can't"
-"GOing away doesn't seem to help
your son any, as I see." answered the
doctor. HE might better stay home.
Wait till tell you something. Sarah"
he went on with wave Of his hand
to stop her plea. "You are running
that boy. Three-quarters Of the time
you don't know where he is, and he
drinks like a fish,"
The woman knew what her cousin