The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1921-03-17
SYNOPSIS.


CHAPTER Lonely and almost frlesd
less. Tonnibel Devon. living on a cana
boat. child OF a brutal father and a worn
out, discourag ed mother, and into
Salvation army hall at Ithaca, n. Y
There she meets a young Salvation army
captain. Philip MacCauley.
CHAPTER IL-Uriah Devon, Tony's ia.
Their, returns to the boat from a pro
tracted 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
ntimates there is a secret connected
with TonnibeL
CHAPTER HIN clothes that Uriah
has brought Tony finds a baby's picture
with a notification of a reward for its
return to a Doctor P~endlehaven. She
goes to return the picture.
CHAPTER IY.-with the Pendlehavens.
a family OF wealth. live Mrs. Curtis, a
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 ii 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 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 agftated,
makes Tony swear she Will never tell OF
Devon's brutality. and disappears
CHAPTER YII.-Tony's personality and
her loneliness appeal to Doctor John and
he arranges to take her into his house as
a 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 off 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, I'M
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. MacCauley de-
clares his love. and Tony acknowledges
she returns it. 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 affectionate 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 XII.-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 Pe~ndlehaven house and with Mrs.
Curtis assistance endeavors to carry OFF
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 IL he will leave the town at once.
CHAPTER xIV.-Doctor Paul formally
adopts TonnibeI as his daughter, and the
cup of bitterness is overlooking for Mrs.
Curtis and Katherine.
CHAPTER Xv.-Devon serves his SEN
tence and is released from prison. He
and Reginald plot to kidnap Tony and
force her to marry Reginald. Devon
agrees to the deal for five thousand dol
lars. which Mrs Curtis is to furnish.
CHAPTER xvI.-Devon informs his
wife he has confessed to Doctor Pendle-
as an act OF revenge and that the PEN
cry have condoned the crime. The two
Devon gets the five thousand dollars from
Mrs. Curtis. Left alone in the library
Devon robs a safe of considerable money
and jewelry. Unknown to him Reginald
is in the room in a drunken stupor. When
the girl appears Devon. overpowered by
her beauty. acknowledges he is not her :,
father and makes love to her. He is in
~terrupted by Mrs. Devon. Reginald.
awakened by the disturbance, learns Of
Devon's treachery and shoots, him. escap-
ing from the room. Tony believes Mrs
Devon shot her husband. and hurries her
from the house. To save her. she insists
she shot Devon and also robbed the safe
Reginald appearing, the girl declares she
loves him and not MacCauiey.