Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1921-06-24
By GRACE MILLER WHITE

I his elbow. With much ceremony he
opened it and took out an exquisite
pearl necklace.
81 do not need to remind any of
you,' he said, turning his eyes from
his brother to his two white-faced
cousins, "that these belonged to my
| dear wife. I have always considered
them the property of her daughter
too. That is the reason, Katherine,
why I've always refused your request
| to wear them. But now | have a
daughter" He turned smiling eyes
upon Tonnibel. 81 shall allow her to
wear them whenever she wishes, and
! tiff her lost sister isn't found, then
they are hers-hers forever"
A long kissing breath broke from
| Sarah Curtis, and a gasp came from
Katherine.
81 couldn't wear them," Tony got
out at length. 81 simply couldn't
"Not to please me, your father,
| Tonnibel?" demanded Paul, almost
brusquely.
"And me. your new uncle?" laughed
Doctor John. "Why, honey, little girl"
he reached out and took Tonnibels
hand, ''don't look as if you'd lost your
| last friend!"
| Then Paul Pendlehaven drew Ton
nibel Devon to his side, and, when he
had clasped the jewels around her
seek, he lifted her face and kissed
/ her.
"There, little daughter! !" His voice
choked with emotion, but he con-
quered his feelings and went on,
they're very lovely, very precious,
Tony, doubly so because you're wear
| ing them"
"Oh," she exulted, show happy
am! It isn't the pearls,
though they're simply great, but it's
that / have some real people" She
turned a flushed and radiant face to
each man. Somebody that's my very
own. My mothers dead, and my IA
| ther-"
rs in prison." snapped Mrs. Curtis,
vindictively. 'Pm wondering what
he'll say to all this when he. comes
home"
His opinion won't make any differ
ence to u.s." Paul Pendlehaven stated
coolly. "He has forfeited every right
to any claim on Tony"
"Hideous!" exclaimed Mrs. Curtis,
and swell, l never" dropped from
Katherine.
"And," went on Doctor Paul, re
lentlessly, for he knew the barbs that
were being thrust into the souls of his
two cousins. I'm going to change my
will in favor of my new daughter
here"
"And / mine in favor of our young
| Salvation Army captain who is going
to marry my new niece" chuckled
Doctor John. Il guess that's all we
have to say, Paul."
In silence Katherine and Mrs. Cur
it's faded from the room, carrying
with them bitter humiliation and
nursing outraged feelings.
Its all your fault, mamma" scold-
ed Katherine, bursting into tears when
they were in the seclusion of their own
apartments. you've whined and wept
yourself right out Of Cousin Johns
life, that's what you've done. God,
how hated that girl when / saw Car
Cline's pearls around her neck !"
"What are you doing now" thrust
back her mother. Aren't you crying
as if your heart would break? | tell
you tears"
"Oh Lordy, tears! What good do
they do?" came sharply. Here we
are without a future, without home
That interloper will see we go the
moment Paul gets out those papers
Oh, what shall we do?"
| Il wish that manner father, l
mean-was out of JAIL" unused Mrs.
Curtis. 81 really believe he could do
something, Katie. Perhaps, Reggie
Katherine wiped her eyes with a
sudden movement.
Mamma why don't you send for
Reggie?' she questioned. "Now, lis
ten to me. Reggie confded in me
before he left that he really was fond
| of that girl, and if Oh, mamma I've
1 thought of a wonderful thing. Send
for Reggie, shove the girl under his
nose every minute. Let him cut Philip
out
"And perhaps have my son marry
that thing" objected the mother CURLY.
"That thing, as you please to call
Tony Devon, is one of the prettiest
and richest young women in this ccun-
| ty," Katherine snapped back. "She's
beiress to the Pendlehavens, and en-
gagged to be married to man who
owns half the town. Thing, Ell? Well,
l think she's a little higher up in the
world at this moment than my half
brother, Reggie, if you want my opin-
ion.'
That night an urgent message from
the frantic mother travelled by wire
to Reginald Curtis, summoning him
home.
CHAPTER XIV.