The daily Alaskan., 1921-04-07

swiftly to her. "I don't believe a word of 1t. It's all a lie"
 Tony flung out her hand.
 Don't touch me, please don't!" she mumbled.. q told her did it, and I-I-I-d!d."
 She backed away from the out stretched S7->A
 But zOu couldn't :a=Ee,N 5NoaHAd the boy. What happened? Oh, Godl Won't someone tell me what hap pened"
 Mother has told you quite plainly, Philip" gulped Katherine, noticing with a thrill that Captain MacCauley had not covered. the few steps, Tony had retreated. "She said she killed her father. and no girl admits such thing as that unless it's true. Heav- ems. there's Cousin John and"
 Cousin Paul." fell from Mrs. Cur tls, who looked as if she had turned to stone.
 Not another word was uttered by that silent group of people until after the two doctors entered the library.
 For moment everything was con- fusion. Doctor John forced Mrs. Cur tis into a chair when she tried to fling herself into his arms. With every one but Tony talking at once, neither he nor his brother could understand the meaning of the seemingly dead man on the floor.
 "Wll you all keep still, all of yOu?" shouted Doctor John, in his bombastic voice. First, Paul let's see about this fellow here"
 Tony shot him, If you want to knOw," Mrs. Curtis dared to fling out.
 Doctor Paul gave her such an awful look that she quAiled beneath 1t.
 Hes not dead" he said after nasty examination of Uriah and one dry, fearless sob burst from Tony De vOn.
 You might as well own up the whole thing now, miss" cried Mrs. Curtis, after the wounded man had been carried out by the doctors and Philip. It'll be better for you In the end"
 Tony didn't reply, nor did she look at the speaker. Her mind was follow ing her mother along the boulevard, yes, even down the lonely forest path to the Dirty Mary Through her tan -ln1 fhnuubtc want tho punStiNu # Urlah wasn't her father who was? How she dreaded to face Doctor Paul with his infinite kindness, and the ap- peul she knew he would make. Never before had he seemed so dear; never had Philip MacCauley been so far away as at this minute!
 At length she lifted her head and rested her troubled eyes on Mrs. Cur tis
 "PleaSe don't tell my father, mean Doctor Paul, about your saying my mother was here" she moaued.
 Mrs. Curtis considered the request quickly.
 Perhaps that would be best" she answered. q really thought she was, or I wouldn't have told you so. It might bring trouble to her, and that would be dreadful for an innocent per son."
 Doctor Paul went directly to Tony, when, followed by his brother and Philip, he came back into the room. He tried to draw her to her feet.
 I'd rather stay here, please" she said. without looking up.
 "W'ho was in the room when the man was shOt?" asked Doctor John' staring at Mrs. Curtis and her daugh- ter.
 Just Tonnlbel, as far as l can hnd out" Sarah answered. Heaven knows that Kathie and I don't want to be mixed up in such thing as this. It's perfectly diSgraceful."
 "Then go upstairs" shot back Doc tor John.
 Loath not to witness the vanquish- ing of their enemy, the two women trailed out reluctantly.
 In spite of Tony's resistance, Doc tor Paul placed his arm about her.
 Cant you tell your father about 1t, dear?" he pleaded. "How did you hap pen to have the gun In your hands, and what did he do?"
 "I just shot him." sighed Tony, dully. She was too exhausted to say anything more. What was there to explain, after all? The only sure way to save Edith was to insist she, her self, had fired the shot.
 A strange, strangling sound came from Captain MacCauley. Then he blurted out:
 Irony, darling, please don't sit there that way. Tell us about 1t. Do, dear. Oh, don't you know how much we all love yOu?'
 Did she know? An. yes and more! Her own devotion to him was almost forcing the truth from between her chattering teeth. She glanced at him, and then, Edith, pale. beseeching and wan, came between her face and his.
 There isn't anything more to tell, Philip" she choked hopeleSsly. "I sup pose I'll be arrested. If he dies"
 She burst Into broken sobs and