CHAPTER XIII—Continued.
—13—
When he got upstairs, he looked nt
himself In the glass. How white and
thin he had grown! He looked as if
he had died and was trying to come
to life again. He was frightened al­
most out of his wits too. Then Ton-
nibel Devon really was in the house. It
hadn't been her ghost that had thrown
him bodily from the window sill after
all. Uriah, knowing that, had come
and made a demand for his daughter
and had been arrested. Perhaps he
would be arrested also, and for a
crime worse than stealing. Had the
girl mentioned the fact of his trying
to poison Paul Pendlehaven? If she
hadn't, would she? When Mrs. Cur­
tis came in to ask how he felt, he was
crumpled in a big chair, shaking as
If he had been attacked with ague.
“My goodness, Reggie, you look
awful," she said, coming to his side.
“Tell me, child, what's the matter?"
“There's matter enough,” faltered
the boy. “If you don't want me ar­
rested like that man today, then give
me some money to get out with."
He dropped his head, and for a mo­
ment she stood staring at him. Then
her mother-heart relaxed, and she
sank beside his chair.
“Darling," she crooned, “darling
boy, go to your Cousin John and tell
him all about it. He will forgive you
and help you—”
The boy bounded up, maddened be­
yond endurance.
“Great God,” he cried, “he'd box
me up for ten years! No, no, you’ve
got to help me get away from Ithaca.
I must have money I”
“Wait,” said Mrs. Curtis, and she
hurried from the room.
When she appeared before Doctor
John in his office, he arose hastily.
"What’s the matter, Sarah?” he
asked.
“John,” she entreated, forgetting to
raise her handkerchief to wii>e away
her tears, “I must have some money
tonight. A lot of it 1”
“For Reggie?” boomed forth Pend-
dlehaven.
“Yes, he's sick, and I want to send
him away, John. Oh! You can’t re­
fuse me this, you simply can't.”
“Going away doesn't seem to help
your son any, as I see,” answered the
doctor. “He might better stay home.
Wait till I tell you something. Sarah,”
he went on with a wave of his hand
to stop her plea. “You are ruining
that boy. Three-quarters of the time
you don’t know where he is, and he
drinks like a fish.”
The woman knew what her cousin
said was true; but the money she had
to have. Yet she dared not confess
what made it necessary.
“But this time, John,” she wept
brokenly, “he’ll go to a place I send
him. He’s promised he would. John,
you must help me.”
Pendlehaven sat down and took up
the book he had been reading.
“I refuse to hand out any more
money for that boy,” said he. “Let
him stay awhile, Sarah, and see how
that works out. . . . No. no, there's
no use of your begging me, I refuse
absolutely.”
Mrs. Curtis fled away almost dis­
tracted. If she should see her son
taken to prison like Devon had been
that afternoon, It would kill her. And
“My
Goodneses, Reggie,
Awful."
You
Look
how could she face him without a
means to help him escape! It she
could only gain admission to Cousin
Paul! He had always been the more
tender hearted of the two.
For a while she walked up and
down her room, wringing her hands.
She was In a state of terrible anxiety
when Katherine came In.
“He’s got to go," repeated Mrs. Cur­
tis, after she had told the whole story
to her daughter. “He says he’ll be
arrested if lie doesn't and has made
me promise not to tell John. Oh, if I
could only get to Paul.”
“No one but that girl is allowed
near him," flashed back Katherine.
"By John’s orders," supplemented
Mrs. Curtis.
Katherine's lip curled.
“Then why not appeal to her.
mamma? Perhaps she’d reach the
ears of his majesty, the Lord Al­
mighty,” said she.
“Oh, Kuthie, don’t be horrid,”
sobbed her mother. "You know very
well I couldn’t ask him through her.”
'Then what will you do?” demand­
ed the girl. "You say Cousin John
won’t help Rege, and you refuse to
ask the girl to ask Cousin Paul. Then
what will you do?”
“You ask her, Kathie,” said Mrs.
Curtis, In coaxing tones.
Katherine tossed her head.
“You’ve got a nerve to send me to
her for anything," she shot back. “I
will not!”
Mrs. Curtis came forward with
trembling footsteps.
“Not for your brother’s sake? Oh,
Kathie, do!”
“No, I won't,” said the girl. “So
Just don’t ask me. Reggie’k not my
son, and I haven’t any sympathy for
him.” With that she made for the
door and was gone.
,
For over an hour the anguished
mother walked up and down. Then
as if she nad at last reached a con­
clusion, she went to the servants*
quarters. There she sent the ma id to
ask Tonnibel to come out to Doctor
Paul’s conservatory for a minute.
Tony silently stared at the white
woman when they came face to face.
Mrs. Curtis swallowed her pride, gulp­
ing at the lumps that rose in her
throat.
“I’m sorry about this afternoon,
Miss Devon," she said. "I really didn’t
Understand.”
Tonnibel thought In a flash that
Mrs. Curtis must have gotten re­
ligion ; nothing but a softening of
heart could account for the apology.
“Never mind,” she choked. “I'm
awfully sorry about my daddy, but if
he will be bad, then I suppose be
must go to jail.”
This statement renewed the dread
in Mrs. Curtis’ heart about her son.
“Could you take a message to my
Cousin Paul for me?” she ventured.
“What is it?” asked Tonnibel,
thickly.
“My son is ill,” Sirs. Curtis ex­
plained tearfully, “and he must go
away. I haven't any money, but if
Paul knew about it he’d help me.
Will you ask him?”
Tony thought a minute.
“Not tonight!” she replied. "Mebbe
Doctor John—”
“No, he hates my son," the other
cried passionately. “Oh, you mustn’t
say anything to him about it.”
Tonnibel
Devon
was
awfully
tempted to refuse the haughty woman
who had pulled her around by the
hair only that afternoon. But she re­
membered Philip, remembered his
love for her, and relented.
“Come along back tomorrow morn­
ing, and mebbe I can get you some,”
she answered, walking away. Then
over her shoulder she flung back, “I’ll
try, anyhow.”
With this last statement Mrs. Cur­
tis had to be satisfied. Reggie suf­
fered dreadfully the night through,
his mother sitting at his bedside.
Tony Devon also had been awake
most of the night. In the morning
after breakfast, she set about gather­
ing courage to approach Doctor Paul.
With Gussie Piglet in her arms, she
sat down beside him, and now the
minute was there to speak, Tony
didn’t know how to begin. But to be­
gin meant to begin, Tony had learned,
so she coughed and blurted:
“Your cousin, Mrs. Curtis, Is kind
of pretty, ain’t she?”
“She would be if she didn’t cry so
much,” responded Doctor Paul. “•
This gave Tony the opening she
wanted.
“Her boy’s awful sick, so she says,”
she broke out, "that's why she cries.
If be don’t go away, he’ll die, mebbe.”
The lovely gray eyes grew darker
as they searched his, and Doctor Paul
leaned over and looked keenly at her.
“Did Cousin .Sarah ask you to come
to me, little girl?” he questioned in a
kindly tone.
Tonnibel nodded.
“She says Doctor John don’t like
her boy, and mebbe you’d help her,"
said the girl, blushing.
The man considered the red face a
moment.
“Would It please you to have me
help her and him?” he then queried.
“I should think you'd he the last per­
son to ask that. My brother told me
she’s always very unkind to yon.”
"She don’t know any better,” re­
plied Tony. "She's never learned
what lovin’ awful hard means, and
mebbe she's so worried over her boy
she's got to be horrid to some one."
Paul Pendlehaven laughed, then he
grew grave. “Perhaps that’s it. Now
do you think you could find my cousin
and bring her here?”
Tonnibel looked at him doubtfully.
“Rhe might make you nervous,“ she
said dubiously.
“I don t think so," replied the doc­
tor, smiling. “I’m so much better. We
won't speak of this to John, and I
won't get nervous." Ho made the
last promise because the girl’s face
was troubled and anxious.
Tonnibel nodded and hurried out.
She knew which room Mrs Curtis oc­
cupied and sought the other wing of
the house. When she knocked at the
door, a woman's voice called a low:
“Come In
Tony stepped Inside and, turning,
shut the door before she took a sur­
vey of the room. When sho did, she
almost fainted. Reggio Brown, the
awful man she had known in the
canalboat days, the man who had
dropped the poison into Paul Pendle-
haven’s medicine, was seated very
pear Mrs. Curtis, and Katherine was
by the window, wearing a very bored
expression.
An exclamation came from each
one of the three as the girl faced
them, looking as If she were ready to
collapse.
"You didn’t get the money then,
girl," demanded Mrs. Curtis, sharply.
"Reggie dear, I didn’t tell you last
night, but your Cousin John refused .
me when I asked him for help, and 1
had to reach Paul through—”
Tony’s eyes were on Reginald, who
was crouching lower In his chair. Iler
forward, staggering step broke off the
speaker’s explanation.
"You want the money for him?" she
cried, pointing a finger toward the
cringing boy.
Mrs. Curtis nodded.
"Yes, he’s my son,” she answered.
Tony drew a long breath, letting it
hiss out through her teeth.
“If he's your son, ma’am,” she said
falteringly, "then you got a murderer
for a son. He tried—he tried to
poison Doctor Paul."
Mrs. Curtis got up slowly, a cold
rage rising in her pale eyes. Kath­
erine came forward to her mother's
side, but Reginald remained silent.
"You lie,” snarled Mrs. Curtis.
"I don't lie.” cried Tony, hoarsely.
“I don't He, either. Look at him, and
WORKS FOR CHILD
MUST KEEP WELL
MIL FOX’S STORY
il. FOX knew ho was In a tight
place, for ho had seen Mr.
Coon running for it tree ahead
of him, though lie was well aw are that
Mr. Dog was after him and hud not
seen Mr. Coon at nil.
lie was In a light place because he
knew perfectly well that Mr. Coon had
watched the chase from the tree, and
saw him tumbled over by Mr. Dog.
roll down the smooth, steep hill and
land nt the bottom In a muddy pond.
"1 must think up some sort of story
to tell tonight al the Four Paws club,"
said Mr. Fox as he sat by his kitchen
stove drying himself.
“Of course, I should have kept away
from that hill," said Mr. Fox, "but I
M
was thinking of the fun I could have
with Mr. Dog, for it was such a good
morning for a race."
Mr. Fox sighed ns he thought how
his ¡dan had failed, and how he had
run down the smooth hill, and Mr.
Dog, being an exceptionally good run­
ner, had caught up to him, but was
running so fast he could not atop, and
bump he went against Mr. Fox, tum­
bling him over.
.
But Mr. Dog did not tumble; he
Mothers in a Like Situation
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sept on his feet, und went right on
from Mrs. Enrico
running; ha couldn’t stop then, but
when Mr. Fox rolled Into the nimbly
pond Mr. Dog was running toward
him from the other side of the pond.
Of course, Mr. Fox did not wait for
him. Oh, no; lie picked himself up
and off he bounded, ami where Mr.
Dog went he did not know, but he
hoped he hud found Mr. Coon In the
tree.
He was pretty sure he didn't and so
he was trying now ns lie sat by the
fire to think up u story to tell be­
fore Mr. Coon eould tell what lie saw,
and have the laugh on him with nil
the other members of the Four Paws
club.
As soon ns his coat was dry Mr.
Fox started off for the club to be
there ahead of Mr. Coon, for he hud
thought of a story to tell, explaining
Just bow it all happened.
As each member arrived Mr. Fox
would say, "Let me tell you of the
fun I had this morning with Mr. Dog."
He was just telling Mr. Possum !
about It when Mr. Coon came Into the
club, and this is whnt ho heard:
“It whs one of the finest mornings
you ever saw for a chase," begun Ms
Fox. "so I let Mr. Dog catch sight of
me Just ns I was leaving the barn­
yard. He came after me, of course.
“I led him n chase for a while, and
then I wanted to go home so 1 hap­
pened to think of a smooth, steep hill,
and I made for It. When I had Mr.
Dog running good ami fast I Just 1
crouched close to the ground and
over me leaped Mr. Dog going Ht such
a rate of speed he could not stop.
“My, it was funny, and I laughed
so hard I Just rolled over and down
that hill"—
"Why did you roll Into the muddy
pond If you did it nil on purpose?”
Interrupted Mr. Coon.
"Oh, you saw the fun?” asked Mr.
Fox with a very Innocent expression
on bls face, "Wasn’t It the funniest
thing you ever saw or heard of^
“Y-e-s,” replied p Mr. Coon, who
knew It was no use telling it as he saw
it, "but the funniest thing to me Is
the way you tell it."
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(TO BE CONTINUED.»
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he gotta da flu.
I aska one my frien wot know how
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He say
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mebbe Meester Johnnlefeller tlnk was
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da gas and ees no moocha anything
left now weeth keek een. So I tlnk
we oughts have leetle keek for da
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When ees no keek een da wheesky
he no maka you feela good: And
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no feela good, too.
And da price go up too moocha every
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Johnnlefeller betta on who win da
prize fight. But he gotta rfghta Idee
alia right. Eef no maka da gns-so-
lean he no maka so moocha money.
Wot you tlnk?
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HOSPITALITY
TT IS the height of bad manners to
see if he ain't guilty. He did put
poison in Doctor Phil's medicine, and
I pushed him off the window. But I
didn't know he was your son."
By forcing her eyes around, the
mother caught sight of her boy.
"Reggie,” she screamed, "for God's
love, don't look that way. Why don't
you tell the huzzy she lies! Tell her
you'll go to your cousins and let them
know of her accusations. I'll go my­
self 1”
She darted across the room, but
Reginald’s husky voice called her
back.
“Don’t do that,” he walled. “Don't
do it, mater! What she says is true.
I did exactly that thing. I—I tried to
kill Cousin Paul.”
Mrs. Curtis sank down with a
groan, and Katherine uttered a cry.
“I thought you wanted me to, ma­
ter,” went on the boy, wearily. “1
thought you said, If he died, we'd get
money—"
"But, my God, I didn’t want you to
kill him,” moaned Mrs. Curtis.
“I didn’t," said Reggie.
“But you tried,” thrust In Tonnibel.
“And you’ve told my cousins, eh?”
he asked hopelessly.
“No, I didn’t,” denied Tony. “I
'spose mebbe I would have, but I
didn’t know you belonged here. I
knew you used to steal with my
daddy and do all sorts of wicked
things—”
Mrs. Curtis cried out again.
“But I didn't know you’d try to kill
a poor sick man,” Tony went on, "and
then send your ma to get money of
him.”
"You’ll tell him, I know you will,
you terrible girl,” screamed Katherine,
no longer able to restrain herself.
Tonnibel thought quickly. Cousin
Paul Pendlehaven lived In the house
with an enemy who had tried to take
his life. This same enemy had tried
to destroy her, too.
"You said he was going away?” she
questioned Mrs. Curtis presently.
“Didn’t you?”
“If I get money,” put in Reggie,
drearily, “I will.”
“Doctor Paul wants to see you,
ma’am.” said Tonnibel, her dark gray
eyes fixed on the woman, "and If he
goes," she pointed at Reginald, “and
stays a long time, I'll keep mum.
See?"
Completely overlooking Katherine,
Tony ran out of the room. The next
day she didn’t look up when she
heard Doctor John tell Doctor Paul
that Reginald had left Tthaea. When
she peeped at Doctor Paul, he smiled
at her.
1 seemed to fee) it on
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