Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1921-07-15
CHAPTER xvI-continued.

yes even down the lonely forest path
to the Dirty Mary. Through her tan,
gled thoughts went the question, #
Uriah wasn't her father, who was!
How she dreaded to face Doctor Paul
with his infinite kindness, and the ap-
peal 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
It's.
please don't tell my father mean
Doctor Paul, about your saying my
mother was here" she moaned.
Mrs. Curtis considered the request
quickly.
Perhaps that would be BEST" she
answered. Il really thought she was,
or 1 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
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He tried to draw her to her feet.
I'D rather stay here, please, she
said, without looking up.
"Who was in the room when the
man was shot?" asked Doctor John
staring at Mrs. Curtis and her daugh-
ter.
"Just Tonnibel, as far as ] can find
out" Sarah answered. Heaven knows
that Kathie and / don't want to DC
mixed up in such thing as this. lts
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 It
dear?" he pleaded. "How did you hap
pen to have the gun in your hands
and what did he do?"
ST just shot him." sighed Tony
duly. 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:
"Tony, darling, please don't sit there
that way. Tell us about it. Do, dear
oh, don't you know how much we al
love you?"
Did she know? All, yes and more
Her own devotion to him was almos1
forcing the truth from between hel
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. II sup
pose I'll be arrested If he dies"
She burst into broken sobs and
crouched lower.
"He's not going to die" Paul told
her softly. "He only has slight scalI
wound. SO put that worry out of your
head. Tony, don't you love NE
any more?"
Love him! The agony in his voice
made her fling her arms around him
and she chung to him shivering, en-
treating him to forgive her, not t.
cease loving her, for she'd die if he
did
Child dear" he murmured, run
ming his fingers over her curls, "you're
going to steady yourself now and tel
your father just what happened! Now
btgin!"
He had not finished when his eyes
Caught sight of the safe. He stared
at its open door, and Doctor Johns
gaze followed his. Then the latter
strobe across the room, and for a long
moment peered into the opening.
'Its empty! Everythings gone,' he
muttered, turning slowly, and Philip
exclaimed:
THAT'S why she shot him, Jack. He
was stealing! Tony darling" and the
speaker went down beside the girl
STONY, did you find your father here?
ST didn't see him take anything
Philip" she sobbed bitterly. Her eyes
were looking at him, but their express
sion told him they didn't see him a
all. Another problem was tormentinA
her. Her misery was being added tt
by the minute. So impatient al
Philip to have the matter cleared thai
he spoke harshly to her.
"Tony, you know where those jewels
are" said he. "Tell us instantly y
Then he calculated: "That man has
them upstairs"
He was out of the room in flash
and an awful silence settled over the
three until he was with them again.
HE hasn't got them," he faltered
'I searched every pocket in his
clothes. But 1 found this wad Of
money. There must be thousands ii
it"
He passed the money to Doctor
John.
at wasn't in the safe," said the lat
ter, thoughtfully, slipping it into the
table drawer.
His words struck new terror tt
Tonnibel. Edith had robbed the safe
then, Edith who never stole unless she
was forced to it. The shudders thai
ran over her brought a feeling of re
bellion to Paul Pendlehaven. Philip
groaned and began to speak, but the
docrOr waved him to silence.
"Tony," he said sternly, there's
something beneath all this, something