Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1921-01-21

stray curl from her brow But
don't! I'm goin' to stay with my
mother on the Dirty Mary. There
amt no law forcing a girl to marry
man she don't like. And l hate you,
Ses t.wno o"n smoke law?" smiled
Brown. II didn't! But l do know my
little Tony girl that you'll say a very
meek yes when I get through with
YOU"
Tonnibel suddenly shuddered and a
hopeless, helpless feeling went in
waves over her. Oh, to be anywhere
in Gods clear clean world Away
from those cleaning lustful eyes! But
she saw no opportunity to escape
Reginald Brown was blocking the
small space through which she must
fly if she We're to be saved at all. She
knew very we'll if she could hide for
Il little While the two men would drink
until they slept Then she could come
back and help her mother. Plainly
she had heard the woman weeping be-
low in the cabin, and even more plain
~ to her suffering ears came Devon's
blows, and after that-silence
Her heart thumped like q hammer
against her side Behind her lay the
shining lake. And one hasty glance
over her shoulder only added to her
anywhere. She WIS frantic enough to
scream if it would have done her any
good.
Il think I'll kiss you, my little bird"
said Reggie, suddenly, narrowing his
eyes. you're pretty enough for any
one to want to kiss. BY Jove, | never
realized until today just how much |
liked you. If | kissed you, well-per-
haps you'd change your mind about
about things"
Tonnibel slid backward to the boat
rail. When she touched it, she whrIed
about and dove hcadlong into the lake
When Reginald Brown saw the girls
feet disappear under the water, he ut
tered an oath and cried out He hadn't
expected such an action on her part.
He ran to the cabin steps and
screamed to Devon.
.E'She's in the lake, Ry,," he shiyered
as the other man Sprang to the deck.
When TOnnibel felt the water over
her, she swept to the lakes bottom
with one long stroke. Then deftly she
rid herself of her dress skirt and be
gan to swim swiftly under the water
They were tense minutes that the
two men stood waiting, until suddenly
beyond them to the south a curly head
came above the waters edge. Then
they leapt to the shore and raced to-
ward the place she must land. To
the painting girl it was race for life.
Suddenly, like a flashing glimpse
from Heaven, the words, "Stand Still
and See the Salvation of the Lord"
fioated before her eyes like flame of
gold. Philip MacCauley's deep voice
seemed to speak them in her ringing
ears Immediately after. "Goddy," she
grOaned, Salvation of the Lord, oh,
darlin' Salvation
Just then her feet touched the peb-
bles on the bottom of the lake. With
one wild leap she was on the shore
and up the bank, Criah screaming at
her to stop.
She heard the two men crashing
after her That her short, swift leaps
could outdistance them for long if she
tried for the boulevard, she had no
hope. But all about ner We're giant
friends with outstretched arms, offer
paused, then Sprang into She air.
caught the lower branch of a great
pine tree and like Il squirrel Scurried
up it. Almost at the top, Spanned over
by the blue sky, she crawled out to
the end of big limb and chung to it,
Beneath her the men paused and
shouted curses up at her. Tonnibel
cared nothing for curses. She'd heard
them all her life used them, too, when
she felt like it,
Suddenly there came to hcr ears tie
tapping OF Il paddle in the lake. She
flung up her head peeped out and saw
a canoe taking its leisurely way TO-
ward Ithaca. She bent over and looked
down
Daddy" she cried, there's some
one roWin' on the lake. I'm goin to
boiler like HI And when he comes,
I'll tell i'm how you banged Eide, and
if she's croaked you'll both get jailed.
Here's where | hOlIer!"
She sent out a quick birdike trill,
and the man in the canoe held his
paddle suspended in the air as he
studied the forest. This didn't inter-