Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1921-01-14

Ithaca as he dared Even TO his wife.
Edith. he had not confded why he had
brought her to a town where yawning
prison doors gaped for her every pass
ing hour.
81 won't go, Riah." Mrs. Devon had
cried when her husband had made the
statement that he intended to visit
Ithaca. "You couldn't get me near
that place with rope around my
neck"
But the very fact that she now sat
on 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
head to listen and turned her eyes to
the west where a narrow path zig
Jagged its length up the hill to the
boulevard. Into her tortured soul
had come belief since the night be-
fore, that Tony's "GlOriest Cod"
would send her man home.
y
steps in the forest path brought her
sharply around At last he was com
ing, this man she loved perhaps
drunk, perhaps to beat her; but new
ertheless he was coming, and that was
all she cared about.
Uriah Devon slowly walked up the
gangplank in silence.
"Where you been?" the woman
forced herself to say. But instead OF
replying, he demanded:
"Where's TOnnibeI?"
81 Dunno" was the answer "A min
ute ago she was over there not ten OF
your legs jumps from here.
Whore you been all this Wcck?''
He'd been on a terrible spree, she
decided He looked as if lie had been
drunk for days. That he had some
thing unusual on his mind. she knew,
and she knew, too, it WAS about Ton
nibel, for hadn't he asked for the kid
the moment he'd returned?
Its about time we was doing
things. Eide" he said. turning grimly.
I've waited rs long as | dared. Rege
says Paul Pendlehaven haSn't an inch
leeway before he's in his coffin"
Mrs. DevOn's face grew deathly
pale
What do you mean. honey?' she
faltered.
I'VE live like rats in q hole took
up the man, after pause, while if
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
it. Rcggie's willing to marry the Kid
if YOU mind your business afterward.
His marryin' her amt sayin' he'll stick
to her. But we got to have Doodle,
and we can't get it only through her"
'TIe shan't have err The woman
said, with hard tones and flashing
eyes. How many times We got TO
say it over to you? If that's the why
you've come to Ithaca. you might as
we'll turn the old scow north and 60
back again. He's bum" she went
on "a dude and fool and every
thing else that's bad. He's a thief,
too"
Devon laughed.
$50 am |, Eide" said he. $50 re YOU
for that matter If Reggie knew that
Tony was Paul Pendlehaven's kid we
wouldn't get one d---n cent of her
money. He SWITCHES from the Pende-
Ravens and his mother because he
don't get cash enough other ways. A
feller's got to have spendin' money"
pretty small pickin's," sneered
Edith Devon. "Stealin' from folks al
most in the grave amt my style. Reg
gie's some second-story man, that
young duffer is"
You sneaked Paul's kid" tainted
Devon. He wouldn't be almost in
his grave now if you'd kept your
hands Off'n Tony"
The woman turned on him savagely,
paying no heed to his words
Get your blasted Reggie to steal
enough for us all from the PendIeha
vens," she said. God knows they've
got it and to spare. It's better'n
handin' Tony over to Jim. He lives at
Pendlehaven'S, don't he?"
"He won't do it." cut in Devon.
Reggie amt got the nerve to burn his
fingers too deep. Paul Pende1haven'd
send him up for that, if he caught
him. My plan is to get Tony married
to Rege, and before the lids screwed
down on Pendlehavens face, shove
the girl in between John Pendlehaven
and his precious cousin Reggie'S
mother, and then Rege and me gets
IOnV'S money Spp2