Graham guardian., 1921-01-14
cHAPT 10.
rNs Master OF the Dirty Mary.

4, Of the lake. anchoring his boat as near
ithaca as he dared. Even 10 his wife
Edith, he had not confided why he had
brought her to town where yawning
prison doors gaped for her every pass.
ing hour.
II won't 60, Riah," Mrs. Devon had
cried when her husband had made the
statement that he intended to visit
Ithaca. "You couldn't get ne near
that place with rope arouad my
neck"
But the very fact that she now sat
on 4 small bench against the boat rail.
gazing moodily at the water. proved
that Uriah Devon had contrived to
have his way,
Occasionally Mrs. Devon lifted her
bead 10 listen and turned her eySs TO
the west where narrow path zig
ragged It's length up the hill TO The
boulevard, Into her tortured soul
had come belief since the night be-
fore that Tony's "Gloriest God"
Swould send her man home.
Suddenly the sound Of, heavy foot
steps IN the forest path brought her
sharply around. Al last he was com
ing, this man she loved, perhaps
y drink. perhaps to beat her; but nev-
!, .erthefeSs he was coming, and that was
NIL she cared about,
:. sUrfah. Devon slowly walked up the
in silence.
"where you beenY" the woman
forced herslf to sny. But instead OF
replying, he demanded:
'where's Tonnihel?"
II dunno" was the answer. "A min.
ute ago she was over there not ten Of
tonr legs jumps from hero. :.
Where you been all this weekf"
L He'd heen on n terrible spree, she
-4Qrc'ded TIE looked as If he had been
drunk for days, That he had some
fhtns tmdsua! uu his mind she knew,
RSc sAe Knew, roo, It was about Ton
Gfsey fhf hadn't he asked for the kid
the nicno,d he'd rptumcd?
IT'S Ialou time we vas doing
thihEs. Eac," hr Sa'd turning grinlIy,
'l've waited rs Ioug Us ! dared. Rege
sntp rau icndicl,gvcm lu,sn,t an inch
iseway hclrc he's IN his coiiin,'"
Mrs, Devon's face grew deathly
!pale.a rs
what do you mean, honeyf" she
faltered.
"We live like rats In a hole" took
an the mnn, after pause, while IL
Tony was made to do her part, we'd
be on easy street That's what ] mean.
We've got TO have money and lots Of
Il. Reggle's willing 10 marry the kid
II you mind your business aftcrward,
Hls ,natfyin' her alnt sayin he'll stick
70 her. But we got to have boolle,
and we can't get II only through her"
HE shan't have err" the woman
ssaid, with hard tones and flashing
eyes "How many times We got to
say II over to your II that's the why
you've come TO Ithaca, you might as
well turn the old scow north and 60
;back again. He's bum," she went
on. "A dude and q fool and every
thing else that's bad, He's thief,
too"
Devon laughed
$50 am I, Ede." said he. $50 re you
for that matter. II Reggie knew that
Tony was Paul Pendlehaven's kid, we
wouldn't get one d---n cent of her
money. He SWITCHES from the Pendle.
havens and his mother because he
don't get cash enough other ways. A
feller's got to have spendln' money"
pretty small pickln's," sneered
Edith Devon. "Stealln' from folks al.
fnoet IN the grave amt my style Reg.
tis's some second-story man. that
.sotfnk duffer is."
You sneaken Pnul's kid" taunted
Devon. "He wouldn't be almost In
his grave now II you'd kept your
hands off'n Tony"
The woman turned on him savagely.
paying no heed to his words.
Get your blasted Reggie 10 steal
enough for US all from the PeDdleha,
vehs," she sitd. "God knows they've
got u and to spare. It's better'n
nhhuln Tony over 10 lm. tie lives AT
Pendlehaven don't hep
"He won't do IT," cut In Devon.
''Reggie oiBt got the nerve to burn his
fingers too deep Paul Pendelhayen'd
send him up for that, If he caught
him. Ny plnn Is to get Tony married
to Rege. and before the lids screwed
down on rendlehaven's face, shove
The sir1 10 between John Pendlehaven
and his precious cousin, Reggies
mother, and then Rege and me gets
Jony's money, seeT
i Ediff shlvered
" henr what you say" she nut.
: tered, "and | 'spOse I'll do II II you
/ promise not 10 let that pup hurt Tony
when he gets her. :. Best let's wall
smother year before talkln marriage
70 her. though"
'Nothin' doin'," rasped the man
'yohy's almost n woman, and she's
estin' her head Off After she's mar
ried--'
you two men1l rag the kid TO deati
or do something worse to her," grit
led the woman. "Well, you won't
= Rather'n have that III tell her sh'
F. amt ours. slql go right bold to Pau
renhlehaven and blurt him the truth
m 10 Il today If you keep naggin' a