Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1921-05-04

The nervous women IN the upper
part of the house had not expected
to hear the piercing scream that came
to their ears. and, as 1t was repeated
more than once with such terrible in
sistonce. Mrs. Curtis, followed by
Katherine. fed down tie stairs.
Tony heard them coming. and a
surging love for her mother brought
a resolution fuIl-born from the loyal
young heart. She was standing over
the PROSTATE Uriah when Sarah Cur
tbs and her daughter rushed madly in.
Il shot my father" gasped Tonnibel,
looking at Mrs. Curtis. her fingers
locked tightly over the handle of the
revolver.
"Where's your mother2' came from
Mrs. Curtis lips.
Tonnibel didn't answer for min
ute. then she shook her head.
"She' hasn't been here!r she swal-
lowed hard and continued: "'Twas
my father. and-and l shot him.
Katherine took long breath of ex-
citement.
Don't you know you'll he arrested,
you wicked girl?" she calculated
And executedp interposed Mrs.
Curtis. katherine. call the police"
AS katherine mSde for the tele-
phone, a motor car driving up to the
house stayed her action. Her hand
dropped from the receiver when Phil
ip MacCauley came in. For a moment
he didn't see Devon. With quick.
flashing glance. he noticed how pallid
and deaIhlike his Tony was.
what have you two been saying to
herr" he demanded in deadening
tones II suspected something like
this, and-and got away as soon as ]
could. Darling girl. don't look
at me like that"
Mrs. Curtis was fully herself now.
'The wicked girl has shot her own
father" she told Captain MacCCuley,
making an effort to keep the salts
faction out of her soice. ''There he
is. dead on the floor Z"
Then Philip saw Devon. In horri-
fed amazenlcct and disbelief his gaze
came back to TonniSSl.
Darling" he said, and he went
swiftly to her. II don't believe a
word of 1t. It's all liel"
Tony flung out her hand.
''3on't touch me, please don'tw she
mumbled. Il told her I did II. and
I-T-I-did."
She backed away from the out
stretched arms.
"But you couldn't have" groaned
the boy. "What happened? Oh, God
Won't someone tell me what hap
penedy
Mother has told you quite plainly.
Philip" gulped Katherine, aoticing
with thrill that Captain MacCauley
had not covered the few steps Tony
had retreated. "She said she killed
her father, and no girl admits such a
thing as that unless it's true. Heay-
ems. there's Cousin John and"
cousin Paul" fell from Mrs. Cur
It's. 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 a moment everything was CON
fusion. Doctor job. forced Mrs. Cur
It's into 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.
''WiIl you all keep still, all OF you p
shouted Doctor John. in his bombastic
voice. First. Paul. lets 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 qGaIled beneath II.
He's not dead" he said after a
hasty examination of Uriah. and one
dry. fearless sob burst from Tony De
Won.
"You might as well own IN 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 tho
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