The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1921-03-03
A New Romance Of tho Storm Countru
SYNOPSIS.

CHAPTER Lonely and almost friend
less, Tonnibel Devon. living on a cana
boat, child OF a brutal father and a worn
out. discouraged mother. wanders Into
Salvation army hall at Ithaca, N. Y
There she meets q young Salvation arm,
captain. Philip MacCauley.
CHAPTER u.-Uriah Devon, Tony's IA.
Their. returns to the boat from q pro.
tracted spree" and announces he has
arranged for Tony to marry a worthless
companion of his. Reginald Brown. Mrs
Devon objects, and Uriah beats her. She
intimates there Is q secret connected
with Tonnlbel.
CHAPTER HIN clothes that Uriah
has brought Tony finds a baby's picture
with a notification OF a reward for Its
return to a Doctor Pendlehayen. She
goes to return the picture.
CHAPTER IV.-Wlth the Pendlehavens,
a family OF wealth. live Mrs. Curtis, a
cousin. her son and daughter, Katherine
Curtis and Reginald Brown. Katherine Is
deeply In love with Philip MacCaulsy.
CHAPTER Y.-Tonnibel returns the
picture to Doctor John, and learns 1t be-
longs to his brother, DR.. Paul Pendle-
haven. 1t is a portrait OF Doctor Paul's
child. who had been stolen In her infancy,
and her loss has wrecked Doctor Paul's
life Doctor John goes with Tony to the
canal boat and ministers to Mrs. Devon
while she is unconscious.
CHAPTER vI.-Returning to conscious
ness. Mrs. Devon is Informed by Tony
OF her visitor. She is deeply agitated,
make Tony swear she will never tell of
Devon's brutality, and disappears.
CHAPTER VII.-Tony's personality and
her loneliness appeal to Doctor John and
he arranges to take her into his house as
a companion to his invalid brother.
CHAPTER vIII.-Tony's presence in
the house has a good effect on Doctor
Paul He begins to take a new interest
in life. Visiting the canal boat, Tony
nnds Reginald Brown there. He attempts
TO kiss her. Captain MacCauley appears
and throws the nan into the lake. Uriah
Devon orders MacCauley of his boat
CHAPTER Ix.-With the girl a captive
Devon insists that she shall marry Brown.
On her persistent refusal he beats her
brutally, throws her into the cabin, I'M
moors the boat. and starts to leave
Ithaca. MacCauley follows in his canoe.
He takes the girl into the canoe through
the cabin window. The men believe Tony
has committed suicide. MacCauley de-
clares his love. and Tony acknowledges
she returns II. The girl returns to the
Pendlehaven home.
CHAPTER Kat dinner in the Pendie-
haven home M~acCauley, not knowing of
her presence in the house. meets Tony.
and his affectionate greeting alarms
Katherine and her mother.
CHAPTER XI.-MacCauley calls at the
Pendlehaven home in his car. Ignores
Katherine. and takes Tony for q drive.
Katherine is heartbroken.
CHAPTER Undetermined to bring
about the death OF Doctor Paul and so
secure money he believes he would in
herit, Reginald procures a deadly poison
from DR.. Johns laboratory and places IL
IN the sick mans medicine. Tony dis
covers him in the act Devon visits
the Pendlehaven house and with Mrs.
Curtis assistance endeavors to carry of
Tony. Doctor John thwarts the plan.
Devon is arrested and Jailed for theft
CHAPTER XIII. -Tonnibel discovers
that Reginald is Mrs. Curtis son. and
d~enounces him for the attempted murder
OF Doctor Paul. She agrees to say MOTH
ing IL ne will leave the town at once.
CHAPTER XIV.-Doctor Paul formally
adopts Tonnibel as his daughter. and the
cup OF bitterness is overlooking for Mrs.
Curtis and Katherine.
CHAPTER XY.-Devon serves his SEN
tence and is released from prison. He
and Reginald plot to kidnap Tony and
force her to marry Reginald. Devon
agrees to the deal for five thousand dol
lars. which Mrs Curtis Ia to furnish.