Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1922-03-10
CHAPTER w.
The PendIehavens.


In all of Tompkins county no family
had more prestige than Pendlehavens'.
John and Paul Pendlehaven had
chosen medicine and surgery as their
vocation when they were in college.
John was bachelor, and Paul a wild
over. At the time this story opens the
latter was an invalid, his infrmity
brought about by the death of his
young wife who had died at the birth
Of their daughter and the disappear
ance of the little girl when she was
but year old. Pendlehaven place
| comprised u whole city block, on which
stood house, almost mansion. In
the family were John, Paul, and Mrs. !
Curtis and her two children, Katherine !
and Reginald. Mrs. Curtis was sec |
ond cousin to the Pendlehaven broth |
ers and had made her home with them
since her children had been left father
less Mrs. Curtis had buried two hus-
bands, Slas Curtis, the father OF
Katherine, and Edmund Brown, the
father of Reginald.
For over year now Paul Pendle-
haven had not left his apartments in
the southern wing Of the house. Many
times he had told his brother, John,
that he only waited with what pa
thence he could for the call to go
away, to follow after his girl-wife, and
perhaps, well, perhaps his child might
now be with her mother.
On the day that Uriah Devon re-
turned from his weeks bout, Doctor
Pendlehaven was seated opposite his
. cousin. Mrs. Curtis, at dinner.
:, SARAH" he began gravely, Il wish
u you'd consent to my taking Reginald
J in hand for a time He will be abso-
lutely ruined If something isn't done
II with him"
The coquettish smile which Mrs.
e Curtis always used in the presence OF
e the eminent doctor left her face, and
her lips drew down at the corners.
y "Whats he done now?" she cried.
~ "He isn't going to college at all.
said the doctor. HE won't pass an!
lie of his examinations if he doesn't go t.
u class and get his hours in. :
=, He paused a moment and then wen
III on, Another thing l dislike to speal
u Of, but must Reginald has no ide'
of mine and thine. I'm very nue.
H. afraid he takes what doesn't belon
lis to him."
ne Mrs. Curtis uttered sQueal.
r. Goodness gracious, you accuse hiI
lce of stealing" she screamed.
=, "I'm afraid he does, Sarah" he al
EI swered gently. Constantly I'm mis-
vii ing money and things 1t will hui
you to know that some one almo'
stripped my wardrobe Of clothes, an
now find there isn't much left II
|W poor Paul Paul is very much oil
IN tressed! l suppose If Reginald d
)IN take them, he thought they were of I
Nm value! ~
"Were they?" queried Mrs. Curt
M) leaning over the table. still We
|rVN angry.
"T "Whether they were or not, Sarah
replied Doctor Pendlehaven. ignoril
his young cousins appeal, "they did
M belong to him. And they were VI
VA liable to Paul in that they held son
w thing he priced highly. 1t hasn't be
" nv habit to interfere between you Il
~ your children, Sarah, but ! do WI
you'd ask the boy If he did take Pau
u clothes. If he's sold them, I'll p
n whatever the amount Isl
h "How perfectly disgusting" snapT
" Mrs, Curtis. "If the child did
w them, thinking they were no go
you'd certainly not want them hs
sly. from secondhand shop
Doctor Pendlehaven rose from
lPeu table.
'ard ASK him about the suits. Sara
her he said. walking toward the d'
'ard "pcrhaps If you tell him Paul
und, give him hundred dollars for IL
but and the contents of their pockets, /
ms look them up
deck Mrs. Curtis rose with dignity,
Gus damp handkerchief clenched In
ven. hand.
here I'm not insult my only son.
her said distinctly.
.nd's With n gesture of despair, DO
lead. pendlehayen went out of the room
Id of For n moment after he'd gone,
oxen the sound of his footsteps had
lost In the corridor the mother st;
the at her daughter.
with "The fact Is" she burst out, at
'oked Cousin John says, haven't much
had 0uence over Reggie, but | don't
: the lIeye he's as bad as people say.
them little town like this person {
them. take step sideways without old y
ssiug, commenting on It, hate Ithaca
r the Just that reason"