The Elk Mountain pilot., 1921-09-08
SYNOPSIS.


CHAPTER L-Lonely and almost friend
less. Tonnibel Devon, living on a canal
boat child Of Q brutal father and a worn
out, discouraged mother, wanders into a
salvation army hall at Ithaca, N. Y.
There she meets q young Salvation army
captain. Philip MacCauiey.
CHAPTER IL-Uriah Devon, Tony's ia
thar, returns to the boat from q pro-
tActed ''spree," and announces he has
arranged for Tony to marry a worthless
companion Of his, Reginald Brown Mrs
Devon objects. and Uriah beats her. She
intmates there is secret connected
with Tonnibel.
CHAPTER III.-In clothes that Uriah
has brought Tony finds a baby's picture
with a notification OF a reward for its
return to a Doctor Pendlehaven. She
goes to return the picture.
CHAPTER Iv.-With the Pendlehavens,
Q family OF wealth, live Mrs. Curtis.
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 Pauls
child who had been stolen In her infancy
and her loss has wrecked Doctor Pauls
life. Doctor John goes with Tony to the
canal boat and ministers to Mrs Devon
while she Is unconscious.
CHAPTER vI.-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
Devon's brutality. and disappears.
CHAPTER VIT-Tonv's rerenp M
her loneliness appeal to Doctor John and
he arranges to take her into his house as
companion to his invalid brother
CHAPTER vIII.-Tony's presence in
the house has a good effect on Doctor
Paul. He begins to take a 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 OF his boat.
CHAPTER Ix.-with the girl a captive
Devon insists that she shall marry Brown.
On her persistent refusal he beats her
brutally, throws her into the cabin, un-
noors 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. MacCauley de-
clares his love, and Tony acknowledges
she returns 1t. The girl returns to the
Pendlehaven home.
CHAPTER Kat dinner in the Pendle-
haven home MacCauley, not knowing of
her presence in the house, meets Tony.
and his afectionate greeting alarms
Katherine and her mother.
CHAPTER XI.-MacCauley calls at the
Pendlehaven home In his car, ignores
Katherine. and takes Tony for a drive.
Katherine Is heartbroken.
CHAPTER Xu.-Determined to bring
about the death Of Doctor Paul and SO
secure money he believes he would in
herit. Reginald procures a deadly poison
from DR.. Johns laboratory and places It
in the sick mans medicine. Tony dis
covers him in the act. Devon visits
the Pendlehaven house and with Mrs.
Curtis assistance endeavors to carry of
Tony. Doctor John thwarts the plan
Devon is arrested and Jailed for theft.
CHAPTER XIII. -Tonnibel discovers
that Reginald is Mrs. Curtis son, and
denounces him for the attempted murder
Of Doctor Paul. She agrees to say moth
ing II he will leave the town at once.
CHAPTER XIV.-Doctor Paul formally
adopts Tonnibel as his daughter. and the
cup of bitterness is overhowing for Mrs.
a. Curtis and Katherine.