Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1922-03-10
CHAPTER III.
The Picture OF a Baby.

ronpibel's heart jumped almost INTO
...o,, then seemed to cease beat
,nr There stood her father growing,
onraped and drunk, and as II she were
aood and no longer able to help her
Mia her mother lay almost within
touching distance. If Uriah carried
0ut mis- plans, then the horrid fellow
.hnro would soon claim her as MS
woman That thought frightened her
so that she stepped back as the new
conner came upon the deck.
WHATS the matter, Ry?" he asked
quite casually, -
"ue's killed mummy" burst forth
~. GIRL "And If both you fellers don't
want 10 get pinched, you'd peter
scoot often this boat
Uriah laughed, and Reggie's high-
nitcbed cackle followed.
Been giving your woman niue
discipline, eh, pal?" he deinahdeu,
turning on Devon. "Well, they an
mood If now and then. But she's the
liyeest breathing corpse ! ever saw
Did you hit FER. Dew
yep" growled the other man, "and
I'm poin TO beat Tony too. The i'm
pudent brat says she wouldn't marry
you If YOU was the last man ilvih.
You watch the brat there, Rege, while
duck Eide in the cabin"
Tonnibe, wide-eyed and suffering
saw her father lift her mother up in
his hrawny arms and carry her down
stairs none toe gently. When he had
disappeared throat sound made her
swing her ewes to the other man. He
was contemplating her with smile
an evil smile, such as she hated IN
mon, His white teeth seemed like
many cleaning knives, sharp, strong
and overhanging. his red lips spread
ing away from them.
He took step toward her and
stopped.
"Why so much fuss about nothing
my little one?" he said. cooling.
Daddy said ! had to marry you,
hrcathed the girl. brushing back 8
stray curl from her brow Put
DON'T I'm goin' to stay with my
ilother on the Dirty Mary. There
Amt no law forcing a girl to marry
man she don't like And | hate you
see? Huh?"
who spoke of n law smiled
Brown Il didn't! But do know. IN.
little Tony-girl, that you'll say n yer.
meek yes when ! get through Will
you"
Tonnibel suddenly shuddered and
hopeless, helpless feeling went i
waves over her. Oh. to be anywher
IN Gods clear. clean world Ava
from those cleaning lustful eyes Bu
she saw no opportunity to escape
Reginald Brown was blocking TN
small space through which she mus
ny " she were to he saved nj all. Sh
knew very well II she could hide IL
httle while the two men would drin
nh'll they slept Then she could con
PACK and help her mother. Plain'
She mad heard the woman weeping b.
row IN the cabin, and even more plat
TO her suffering ears came Devon
p'oWs, and after that-silcncc,
Her heart thumped like n hamm
against her side Behind her lay Il
sh'Hlng lake. And one hasty CLAM
over her shoulder only added 10 h
f'nr. There wns not II Sign OF ho
anywhere. She WINS frantic enough
scream If 1t would have done her III
good
! think I'll kiss you. my little bird
SAID Reggie, suddenly. narrowing I
eyes You're pretty enough for IN
one TO want to kiss ny Jove, nev
realized until today Just how much
l'Fcd you, II kissed YOU, well-p'
maps you'd change your mind about
about things"
Tonnihel slid backward to the be
rail. When she touched 1t, size whir'
about aud dove headlong into the la'
When Reginald Brown saw the sii
feet disappear under the water he
tered IN oath and cried out lie had
expected such IN action on her pn
lie ran To the cabin steps a
screamed to Devon.
she's In the lake. Ry," he shivei
ms the other man sprang to the dec
When Tonnibel felt the water o.
her, she swept to the lakes bolt
with one long stroke. Then deftly
rid herself OF her dress skirt and
gan Ia swim swiftly under the wa
They were tense minutes that