The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1921-02-03


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 WIS go
ing TO be arrested. But no such thing
happened, and one afternoon when
DR.. John was gone and his mother
ard Katherine were shopping down
town. he Crawled out of bed and made
his way softly from the house.
Criah Devon had ventured back to
the HOChole with his canal boat, 30
when Reginald appeared aboard her
Devon met him with a 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.
"Im going crazy" he muttered.
"Tve been awful sick"
"YOu mean Just drunk, don't your
Didn't you try dom what l told you
to-"
The boy nodded and shivered again.
81 sure did. but, but"
"But whatY cried Devon.
81 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
! a live eel"
81 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 huskily.
Rats. you fool! There amt such
things as ghOs,s."
ayes. there is. Devon" insisted Rer
gle, In a dreary monotone. tive seen
one! I've seen Tony, l say, and many
a time she's come so close to my
eyes l could have touched her If she
could have been touched. The fall
made me sick. I've been in bed ever
since"
"And your cousins still alive, chr
Uriah's voice had a snarl In 1t.
"Still alive" muttered Reggie.
"What you goin' to do about 1t
now?" demanded Devon. Try II
again?"
Brown shook his head.
mo, not yet, Riah," he muttered.
"Not Just yet. / can't"
"You got to get me a lot Of money
some way" Devon came In with,
1--WE got TO get out Of this country
or I'll be hooked to jail If those SYRIA,
cuse folks find me- You'd better be
getting home and back to bed. Best
take a stiff swing, too, to settle your
nerves"
He watched the tall thin boy walk
slowly away in deep meditation. Their
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 ner room
reading. when servant appeared ant
told her some one wanted to see hel
downstairs. Her heart bounded will
delight, for she was sure Philip hat
come again and had sent for her. SIT
rushed to the glass, caught a glimps'
Of her rosy face, pushed back e few
stray curls and went downstairs t
the drawing room.
As she stepped inside, she came t
sudden terrified halt. Her fathe
was seated in a large chair and hi
eyes, red and swollen, were centere'
upon her. Then he smiled, that wick
ed smile that always widened hi
thick lips when he had succeeded II
some evil thing.
Hello, Tony" he chuckled. "You'v
made q fine nest for yourself, huh?"
Tony only stared at him. She fel
suffocated by his sudden appearance
81 came to talk to you, kid" n
said, the wheedle coming into hi
tones that always augured bad 10
the person addressed. Sit down.
Tonnibel sat, not because he toll
her to, but because she couldn't stan
on her trembling legs.
"You don't appear to be very tickle
to see your old dad" he threw a
her, q frown wrinkling his face. zee
up and come over here" His wicke
eyes seemed to be swallowing he
whole. In fact Devon could not max
himself believe this beautiful creatur
was the Tony who, he thought, hR
been drowned in the lake. He fel
q new sensation within him as hi
gaze took In every line Of the Lowell
figure.
"Come over here" he said ono
3 more, "and tell me how you got OF
I Of the lake that night. Did you swiI
! ashorer
Tonnibel shook her head.
"Tm not going to tell you anything,
she murmured almost inaudibly.
) "well, keep 1t to yourself. then
8 snapped Uriah. "When get you bac
!. to the Dirty Mary I know way
whichT bring out Of you what I wal
: to know. So get your things an
E come along home"
, Tonnibel felt as II the bottom ha
fallen out Of the world. Then boy