Graham guardian., 1921-03-11
ont nj lenpth. II simpiy couldn't"

out at length, Il SIMPLY Couiunt
mot to please me, your father,
TonnibelT demanded Paul. almost
brusquely.
"And me. your new uncleT" laughed
Doctor John. "Why, honey, little girl
he reached out and took TonnIbel's
hand, don't look as If you'd lost your
last friendw
Then Paul Pendlehaven drew Ton
nihcl Devon to his side, and, when he
had clasped the jewels around her
neck, he lifted h5r face and kissed
her.
--"There, little daughterW His voice
choked with emotion, but he con-
quercd his feelings and went on.
"they're very lovely, very precious,
Tony, doubly so because you're wear
ing them"
"Oh," she exulted, "how happy I
ami 1t isn't the pearls,
though they're simply great, but it's
that ! have some real people" She
turned a flushed and radiant face to
each man. Somebody that's my very
own., My mothers dead, and my IA
ther-"
'Is in prison." snapped Mrs. Curtis,
vindictively. "I'm wondering what
he'll say to all this when he comes
home"
ellis opinion won't make any differ
ence to us" Paul Pendlehaven stated
coolly. "He has forfeited every right
to any claim on Tony"
"Hldeous !" exclaimed Mrs. Curtis.
and "Well, l never" dropped from
Katherine.
and" went on Doctor Paul, re-
lentCsSly, for he knew the barbs that
were being thrust into the souls Of his
two cousins. "Im going to change my
will In favor of my new daughter
here
"And | mine In favor of our young
Salvation Army captain who Is going
to marry my new niece" chuckled
Doctor John. 81 guess that's all we
have TO say, Paul"
/ In silence Katherine and Mrs. Cur
It's faded from the room, carrying
with them bitter humiliation and
! nursing outraged feelings.
"Its all your fault, mamma" scold-
| ed Katherine, bursting into tears when
( they we're In the secluslOn Of their own
apartments. you've whined and wept
yourself right out Of Cousin Johns
! life, that's what you've done. God,
how I hated that girl when saw Car.
oline's pearls around her neck!"
"What are you doing now?" thrust
back her mother. Aren't you crying
as If your heart would break! tell
you tears"
"Oh Lordy, tears What good do
they do?" came sharply. Here We
are without n future, without home !
! That interloper will see we go the
moment Paul gets out those papers |
Oh, what shall we do?"
81 wish that man-her father.
mean--was out Of jail" mused Mrs.
Curtis. ~ really believe he could do
something, Katie Perhaps, Reggie"
Katherine wiped her eyes with o
sudden movement.
Mamma, why don't you send for
Reggie?" she questioned. Nov. lis
ten to me. Reggie confided in me
before he left that he really was fond
of that girl, and If Oh, mamma, I've
thought of a wonderful thing. Send
for Reggie, shove the girl under his
nose every minute. Let him cut Philip
out"
"And perhaps have my son marry
that thing" objected the mother curtly
"That thing as you please to cal
Tony Devon, is one Of the pretties'
and richest young women In this coun
ty," Katherine snapped back. "She''
heiress to the Pendlehavens, and en-
gagged to be married to q man whit
owns half the town Thing, eh? Well
think she's little higher up In th'
world at this moment than my half
brother. Reggie, If you want my opin
ion."
That night an urgent message from
the frantic mother travelled by wir'
to Reginald Curtis, summoning hin
!, home.