THE TURNER TRIBUNE
VOL.
VI
Tl'H N K IL
WORLD HAPPENINGS
OF CURRENT WEEK
PACKER RULING IS UPHELD
Huprem* Court Hays Htorkyard llual-
neos Interstate In Character.
Washington, D. C.— Tha packer and
stockyard
regulation
art
of
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T h in *. Wurth Knowing.
Thar« Is no Intention of compl*lely
abandoning Camp Lewis, Hecmtary of
W ar Weeks aaauratl Senator Pollute*
tar Tuesday.
Mary Garden haa announced her re
tlramant aa director general o f the
Chicago Opera company. Bha had bald
the poaltlon for the paat year.
It la utiwlso for lourlata to co to
China, owing to the dlaturbad military
condition) there. Jacob O Hrhurman.
American m inuter at I'ekln. aald
Tureday In a maaaage to Americana
lit Toklo who had aaked hla advice.
I’arltamrnl haa adopted a reaolulton
In favor of ralelng Immediately 2100.
000 for the uae of Captain) Coutlnbo
and Hacadura. the Portuguese avlatora
who recently flew from l.Ubon to the
HI. Paut'a itocka o ff the coaat of
ltraxlL
New York cuatoma o ffic ia l) an
nounced Tueaday that they were work
Ing to auiaah a rich bootlegger ring
which they charged bad moblllted a
fleet of ex-submarine chaaera to meet
creation of Am erica'* "dry navy."
A man eating ehark waa caught by
flahermen a abort dtatanca outalde the
Oolden (lata Tueaday and waa placed
on exhibition In a downtown meat
market.
Marine men aald that the
niaoaaltng abarka rarely «ta il Ukla
auction.
ly through the effort* of tha agricul­
tural
bloc,
waa
held
constitutional
Monday by the supreme court.
Dodarlng the stockyard* “ are nut
a place of rest, or final destination,
but a throat through which the cur­
rent flows and the transaction* which
occur there are only Incident to this
current from the west to the east, and
from one state to another," the court
described the livestock business con­
ducted In the yarda aa Interstate In
character,
t'ongress, In the act, “ treats the va­
rious stockyards of the country aa
great national public utilities to pro
mute the flow of commerce," t'htef
Justice T aft stated In delivering the
opinion of the court, "and assumed
that they conduct a business affected
by n public use of a national character
subject to national regulations. That
It la a business within the power of
regulation by legislative action needs
no discussion."
The law was challenged by certain
commission merchants and dealers In
the Chicago dockyards, who brought
separute soils In au effort to restrain
the secretary of agriculture from en
forcing the law.
The opinion reviewed at length the
frequent court proceedings Involving
transactions at the Chicago stock-
yards against the packers and an­
nounced that "whatever amounts to
more or less constant practice and
threatens to obstruct or unduly to
burden the freedom of Interstate com­
merce Is within the regulatory power
o f congress under the commerce
clause ."
"It Is primarily for congress to con­
sider and decide the fact of the dan­
ger and meet It." he continued. "This
court will certainly not substitute Its
Judgment for that of congress In aurb
a matter unless th* relation of tt .
subject to Interstate commerce and
its effect upon it ara danrly non
estate« (
U. S. RECOGNITION
PUT UP TO RUSSIA
Twenty-tma faiatlUea wad buna re­
ported Tueaday night aa a rwatilt of
auvare atorma In north central Tutaa.
Heventaen death* at Port Worth, one
Washington. D. C.—The American
negro drowned at Waco, and a negro
man and wuman at Palmer, made up government stands unshaken In Its
determination that Russia must put
the Hat.
her own houso In order before she
Seventy thouaand acre* of land near can expect political recognition by the
Cairo, III., la completely covered with tint ted States.
water, which la not expected to recede
Making his first statement of policy
for four week*, according to a aurvey regarding Russian affairs since the
made by Mayor Ithoadea of Cairo subject came to the fore at Uenoa.
Additional auppllra are being aent to Secretary Hughes Monday told a dele­
tho aectton.
gation of women at the state depart­
ment that before any outalde power
The »hooting aupcratar, deacrlbed
could resume full relations with Rus­
by New Jaraeylte* aa "bigger than the
sia she must herself adopt a policy of
moon," which Hunday night ended a
sound Internal reconstruction.
He
brief but lurid pyrotechnic career with
added that the American people were
a plunge Into the Atlantic, atruck
anxious to do all they could, but would
about five mile* aouth of the Toina
not attempt to extend credit where
river coaat guard atatlon, It waa estate
there was no aound basis for I t
llahed.
No particular form of government
More than 3500 peraona are hom e was cited as desirable or undesirable
leaa and at leaat 1600 home* In the by the secretary, nor did he mention
T rin ity
valley
between
Arlington any of the developments which have
Height* and Port Worth. Tex . are In Influenced the fortunes of the soviet
undated, according to advice* received since the Uenoa conference began
at the office of the aouthweatern di­ He did suggest, however, that the
vision of the American Ked Croaa In principle of self-government In Russia
was "somewhat complicated" by the
St. Irfiul*.
effort* of some soviet officials to In­
W illiam I.. Wood, 35 year* old. city
terfere In the domestic affairs of other
editor of the Durango (C olo.) Hornld, nations.
waa ahot and killed Monday by Rod
The delegation to which tho secre­
S. Day, 47, editor of the Durango Demo­
tary addressed his prondtinrcment
c ra t
The shooting took place on
represented the International league
Main street In tho business district.
for peace and freedom and had
Day gave himself up and waa held at
brought to the state department a
tho sheriff's office. N o witnesses to
petition for full political recognition
the ahootlng have been found.
of the soviet regime.
Plans for wiping out the deficit of
the republican national committee,
said to nmount to about 2600,000, were
dlacuased at a meeting between Chair­
man Adams, Treasurer Uphnm and
Charles D lllllea, the latter commlt-
teemnn for New York a ’ chalrmnn
of the finance committee. It was said
that no difficulty was anticipated In
raising funds to cover tho doflclt.
Arbuckle Is Called.
Chicago.— Roscoe Arbuckle, motion
picture comedian, was Invited to ap­
pear before the council Judiciary com­
mittee Monday and defend himself
against a resolution which would bar
hla films from being shown In Chi­
cago.
The resolution wns based on rev­
elations made at Arbuckle's recent
Vice-President
Coolldge,
several
members of the senate and house of trial at which ho was acquitted o f any
representatives and many other per­ connection with tho death o f Virginia
Rappe, film actress.
aona prominent In public business and
social life were among some 600 pa­
New Orleans.— R elief organisations
trons of the New Wlllnrd hotel who
were routed from their beds at an continued work Monday among the
early hour Sunday morning by a fire thousands of homeless In the stricken
which swept the top floor of the ten- flood zones of Igiulstuna and Missis­
story grayatono structure at Pennsyl­ sippi. Particular-efforts wore directed
to tho area In central enstern Louis­
vania avenue and Pourteenth street.
iana. where a lake of more than 1400
nolllng down the ten commandments square miles now stands on fertile
for brevity's sake, tho suggested re­ farm lands and commercial towns ns
vision In the prayer book, If accepted a result of the breaking o f the leveo
by the general convention of tho Kpls- of the Mississippi river near Ferrlday.
copal church at Portland, Or., In Sep­
tember will allow clergymen to em­
Rucharest, Roumnnlu. — Upward of
ploy either the short or long forms. 100 persons were killed Sunday In a
Five of the commandments stand as mlno explosion In the Lupenl district
heretofore, without blue penciling. of Transylvania. Tho bodies o f 50
The Joint commission on the book of victims were completely cnrbnnlxed
common prayer has recommended the while those of the others were blown
cuts.
to pieces.
Astoria.— The spring fishing season
on the Columbia river opened at noon
which waa put through congress large
Brief Resume Most Important
Oli BOON, T H U R S D A Y ,
City of Pekin Is Placed Under
Martial Law.
Monday and the Indication* are that
the amount of floating gear In the
water will be the largest for tha first
week o f any season In many years.
Htayton.— Slayton’s new water sys­
tem la now completely Installed, and
In a short time the streets will be
ready for pavtpf. T b e county rock
cruabsr here started tbla week and
It Is thought likely that the county
President llsu Hhih Chang Points to wtll furnish tbe nAk and bltullthlc
WANT U. S. WARSHIP
Serious Consequence* i f F or­
Redmond.— W ork began this week
eign Interests Are Hurt.
on the foundation of a new cheeae
factory building for H. A. Karlen and
I). C. Keyser of Vancouver, Wash. Tbe
London.— An airplane used by the building Is being erected by F. O.
Atkinson. W ork will be rushed so
Chi LI forces flying from Psottngfu
that (he plant, can operate aa soon as
(o Fengtal, dropped a bomb, but with
possible.
out much damage, near a train carry­
ing a detachment of American ma­
Hood R iver.—T h e orders of north­
rines to Pekin, says a dispatch to the western lumber mills has Increased
Isindun Times from Pekin.
tbe past few months to such an ex­
tent. according to Nelson Kinry. local
I'ekln.— Martial law was declared In lumberman, that dealers here are ex­
Pekin Hunday.
periencing difficulty In filling orders
The armlet of General Chang Tso­ for local builders and In keeping their
ld n and Ueneral Wu Pel-Fu fought stocka supplied.
continuously throughout the day. The
Redmond.— The
bucking
contest
fighting centered around Changtln-
which was staged at tbe fair grounds
tlen. 1! mlioa distant. A government
at Redmond this week was an exhibi­
communique said Chang Tso-LIn was
tion of nerve and horsemanship.
victorious In the fighting at Maehang
T w e lv e horses ridden were bad actors
The American legation has request­
for those attempting to mount them.
ed Washington to send another war­
It Is expected that several more con­
ship to Tientsin.
tests will be held.
Commander Charles T. Hutchins.
American naral attache at the lega­
Redm ond— Tax collections In Des­
tion here, returned from the battle­ chutes county are 10 per cent less
field
The automobile be used flew than last year. H alf of the levy placed
the American flag.
on the s h eriffs books this year is
He reported that firing had not I W T J H Ü and of this 2205.979 34 has
ceased during the last 36 hours. From been collected. O f 2249.596 64 collect­
a hillside overlooking the Hun liver ible last year 2192.544 52 bad been
be witnessed the operaUous of both received on tbe corresponding date.
armies, with Chang Tao-Lln's troops
Salem.— Th e King's Products com­
bolding the village of Cbangslntlen
and the Wu Pel-Fu forces two miles pany. which operates a ’ arge plant
- - ward fighting desperately to ad- In Salem. Saturday made its first pur­
chase of strawberries for the 1922 sea­
• anoe.
Smoke from the cannon enveloped son. The price waa fixed at 5 cents
tha hillside; shells were bursting In s pound. Other buyer*. It was said,
the trenches; camels were to be seen have contracted for several tons of
transporting guns to various points strawberries at prices not la excess
and refugee! were observed running o f 4 Vi cents a pound.
from their homes. A vivid picture of
the seriousness of the struggle waa
obtained.
About 1000 dead or wounded were
observed by Commander Hutchins.
Doth sides appeared to be shelling
wide ares*. The relative position of
the contending force* did not seem to
have chnnged m aterially since the
battle began.
The opinion expressed by Com­
mander Hutchins was that Wu Pel-
Fu's object wss to push forward and
capture Pekin, with a view to con­
trolling affairs from the capital.
Chung Tso-LIn asserted that Wu Pel-
Fu was ambitious to become a Chi­
nese Napoleon.
He declared that
peace would not be possible until Wu
Pel-Fu was captured and banished
like Napoleon. When Wu Pel-Fu was
captured. Chang Tso-LIn said he was
willing to resign and assist In abolish­
ing the Chinese system of military
dictators.
President Hsu Shih Chang, In con­
sequence of the hostilities. Sunday
Issued three proclamations, calling at­
tention to tho serious consequences
to China which might result from the
Jeopardizing of foreign Interests.
The first proclamation aald the Chi­
nese people were terrified, that mer­
chants were suffering losses and the
Industry of the nation was demoral­
ised.
Therefore, It was demanded
that Chang Tso-LIn and Wu Pel-Fu
Immediately withdraw their armies.
Forestsrs Discuss Plan.
Washington, D. C.— Methods of ap­
portioning among the states federal
funds for cooperative protection of
forest lands against fire were dis­
cussed Saturday at a conference be­
tween foresters from 25 states and
officials of the forest service. Tho
federal government now contributes
2400.000 yearly toward the cost of
maintaining state systems of protec­
tion and more than 200,000.000 acres
of forest land Is now receiving some
form of fire protection through the
co-operation of state and federal for­
est officials.
The states represented at the con­
ference Included Oregon. Washington.
Idaho, California, Maine, Massachu­
setts, Minnesota, Montana, Texas and
Wisconsin.
Society
Women
Accused,
Philadelphia, Pa.— Miss Mary Wln-
sor and her sister, Mrs. Rebecca
Kvans, both prominent socially, were
held In bail of 21000 each Saturday on
charges of resisting arrest, breach of
the peace and Inciting to riot. The
charges grew out of their arrest at the
Metropolitan opera house after police
had frustrated their plans to distrib­
ute cards bearing an appeal to Presi­
dent Harding to grant amnesty to pris­
oners convicted of war time offenses.
Salem.— There were four fatalities
In Oregon due to Industrial accidents
during the week ended April 27. ac­
cording to a report prepared by the
state Industrial accident commission
The victims were L. J. Throop. chok-
erman. Healdsburg, Cal.; A. M. Dan-
ton, laborer, New berg; C. F. Scoggins,
logger. Oswego, and R. Morlyaser, hog
feeder, Astoria.
Rend.— Buildings to be started in
Bend within the near future will reach
a total cost of between 250.000 and
275.000, It was estimated Saturday.
Following a 215.000 deal through
which he becomes the owner o f a par­
cel o f 17 Bend lots. John F. Casey
said that he would erect dwellings on
each o f his new properties, the ag­
gregate cost to be In the neighbor­
hood of 230.000.
Tillamook.— A t a m eeting o f the
Tillam ook fair board Saturday, Sep­
tember 12. 13 and 14 were the days
fixed for bolding this year's county
fair. County Agent Pine wns elected
secretary and manager. As proper ac­
commodations have not been provided
on the new county fair grounds the
fair will be held on the old fair
frounds. The annual stock show will
again be made a big feature.
Salem.— Report* were received here
to the effect that a number of grow­
ers of that vicinity recently contract­
ed to sell a large pool of loganberries
to the California Packing company at
3Vi cents a pound. For gooseberries
the growers w ill receive 4 Vi cents a
pound and for raspberries 7 cents. It
also was reported that the California
Packing company Is quoting canned
loganberries at 25 25 a case, while the
Oregon packers had expected to ask
as much as 26 a case for a similar
product.
Salem.— A copy of the so-called com­
pulsory education measure which will
go before the voters at the general
election In November was received
at the office of the secretary of state
here Friday. The measure has been
referred to the attorney-general for
ballot title. The measure, If approv­
ed, w ill not become effective until
September, 1926. The proposal pro­
vides that any parent, guardian or
other person In the state o f Oregon
having control of churge or custody of
a child under the age of 16 years and
o f the age o f 8 years or over at the
commencement of a term o f public
school o f the district In which the
chid resides, who shall fail or neglect
or refuse to send such child to a pub­
lic school for the period of time a
public school shall be held during the
current year o f the district, shall be
guilty o f a misdemeanor and each
day'« failure to send such child to a
public school shall constitute a sep­
arate offense.
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C H APTE R X III— Continued.
"N o one but that girl Is allowed
— 13—
near him.” flashed back Katherine.
When be got upstairs, he looked at
“ By John's orders," supplemented
himself In the glass. How white and Mrs. Curtis.
thin he had grow n! He looked as If
Katherine's Up curled.
be bad died and was trying to come
“ Then why not appeal to her,
to life again. He was frightened al­ mamma? Perhaps she'd reach the
most out o f his wits too. Then Ton- ears o f his majesty, the Lord A l­
nlhel Devon really was In the bouse. It mighty," said she.
hudn't been her ghost that had thrown
“ Oh, Kathle, don't be horrid,"
him bodily from tbe window sill after sobbed her mother. “ You know very
■II. Criab, knowing that, had come well I couldn’t a»k him through her."
and made a demand for his daughter
“ Then what w ill you do?" demand­
and had been arrested. Perhaps be ed the girl. “ You say Cousin John
would be arrested also, and for a won’t help Rege, and you refuse to
crime worse than stealing. Had the ask the girl to ask Cousin Paul. Then
girt mentioned the fact of his trying what will you do?"
to poison Paul Pendlehaven? I f she
"You ask her, Kathle,” said Mrs.
hadn't, would site? When Mr*. Cur­ Curtis. In coaxing tones.
tis came In to ask how he felt, he was
Katherine tossed her head.
crumpled In a big chair, shaking as
“ You've got a iwnre to send me to
If he bad been attacked with ague.
her for anything." she shot back. “ I
"M y goodness, Reggie, you look will n o t!"
awful,” she said, coming to bis side.
Mrs. Curtis came forward with
"T ell me. child, what's the matter?" trembling footsteps.
“There's matter enough." faltered
“ Not for your brother’s sake? Oh,
the boy. “ I f you don't want me ar­ Kathle, d o !"
rested like that man today, then give
“ No, I won’t." said the girt. “ So
me some money to get out with."
Just don't ask me. Reggie’s not my
He dropped his head, and for a mo­ son. and I haven't any sympathy tzr
ment she stood staring at him. Then him." With that she made fo r the
her mother heart relaxed, and she door and was gone.
sank besldo his chair.
For over an hour the anguished
"Darling." she crooned, "darilng mother walked up and down. Then
hoy, go to your Cousin John and tell as If she had at last reached a con­
him all about it. He will forgive you clusion, she went to the servants*
quarters. There she sent the maid to
and help you— ”
The boy bounded up, maddened be­ ask Tonnlbel to come out to Doctor
Paul’s conservatory for a minute.
yond endurance.
Tony silently stared at the white
“Great God," he cried, “ he'd box
me up for ten years! No, no, you've woman when they came face to face.
got to help me get away from Ithaca. Mrs. Curtis swallowed her pride, gulp­
ing at the lumps that rose In her
I must have m oney!"
“ W alt," said Mrs. Curtis, and she throat.
"I'm sorry about this afternoon.
hurried from the room.
When she appeared before Doctor Miss Devon.” she said. “ I really didn't
understand."
John In hi* office, he arose hastily.
Tonnlbel thought In a flash that
“ What's the mutter, Sarah?” he
Mrs. Curtis must have gotten re­
asked.
"John," she entreated, forgetting to ligion ; nothing but a softening of
raise her handkerchief to wli<e away heart could account for the apology.
“ Never mind," she choked.
“ I’ m
her tears. “ I must have some money
awfully sorry about my daddy, but If
tonight A lot o f I t!"
“ For Reggie?" boomed forth Pend- he will be bad. then I suppose be
must go to Jail.”
dlehaven.
This statement renewed the dread
“ Yes, he's sick, and I want to send
him away, John. O h! You can't re­ In Mrs. Curtis' heart about her son.
“ Could you take a message to my
fuse me this, you simply can't."
“ Going away doesn't seem to help Cousin Paul for me?” she ventured.
“ What Is It?" asked Tonnlbel.
your son any, as 1 see," answered the
thickly.
doctor. “ He might better stay home.
“ My son is 111.” Mrs. Curtis ex­
Walt till 1 tell you something. Sarah,”
plained tearfully, “ and he must go
he went on with a wave o f Ills hand
to stop her plea. "You are ruining away. I haven't any money, but If
Paul knew about It he'd help me.
that boy. Three-quarters of the time
W ill you ask him?”
you don't know where he Is, and he
Tony thought a minute.
drinks like a fish."
“ Not tonight!" she replied. "Mebbe
The woman knew whnt her cousin
Doctor John— ”
said was true; but the money she had
“ No, he hates my son." the other
to have. Yet she dared not confess
cried passionately. “Oh. you mustn't
what made It necessary.
say anything to him about It.”
"But this time, John," she wept
Tonnlbel
Devon
was
awfully
brokenly, "he'll go to a place I send
tempted to refuse the haughty woman
him. lie ’s promised he would. John,
who bad pulled her around by the
you must help me."
hair only that afternoon. But she re­
Pendlehaven sat down and took up
membered Philip, remembered his
the book he had been reading.
love for her. and relented.
" I refuse to hand out any more
“ Come along back tomorrow morn­
money for that boy,” said he. “ Let
ing, and mebbe I can get you some,”
him stay awhile. Sarah, and see how
she answered, walking away. Then
that works out. . . . No. no. there's
over her shoulder she flung back, “ Til
no use o f your begging me, I refuse try. anyhow."
absolutely.”
With this last statement Mrs. Cur­
Mrs. Curtis fled away almost dis­ tis had to be satisfied. Reggie suf­
tracted. I f she should see her son fered dreadfully the night through,
taken to prison like Devon had been his mother sitting at his bedside.
that afternoon. It would kill her. And Tony Devon also had been awake
most o f the night. In the morning
after breakfast, she set about gather­
ing courage to approach Doctor Paul.
With Gussle 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 roughed and blurted:
“ Your cousin, Mrs. Curtis, Is kind
o f pretty, ain't she?"
"She would be i f she didn't cry so
much,” responded Doctor Paul.
This gave Tony the opening she
wanted.
"H e r boy’s awful sick, so she says,”
she broke out, "that’s why she cries.
I f he 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.
Tonnlbel nodded.
“ She says Doctor John don’t like
her boy. and mebhe you’d help her,”
"M y Goodness*. Reggie, You Look said the girl, blushing.
The man considered the red face a
Aw ful."
moment.
how could she face him without a
"Would It please you to have me
means to help him escape I I f she help her and him?" he then queried.
could only gnln admission to Cousin “ I should think you'd be the last per­
Paul! He hail always been the more son to ask that. My brother told me
tender hearted of the two.
she's always very unkind to yon."
For a while she walked up and
"She don't know any better,” re­
down her room, wringing her hands plied Tony. “ She's never learned
She was In a state o f terrible anxiety what lovin’ awful hard means, and
when Katherine came In.
mebhe she's so worried over her boy
"H e ’s got to go.” repeated Mrs. Cur­ she's got to be horrid to some one.”
tis, after she had told the whole story
Paul Pendlehaven laughed, then he
tn her daughter. "H e says he'll be grew grave. "Perhaps that's It. Now
arrested If he doesn't and has made do you think you could And my cousin
me promise not to tell John. Oh, If I and bring her here?”
could only get to Paul."
Tonnlbel looked at him doubtfully.
“ She might make you nervous," she
said dubiously.
“ I don t think so," replied tbe doc­
tor, smiling. “ I'm so much better. We
won't speak of this to John, and I
won't get nervous.”
He made the
last promise because the girl’s face
wss troubled and anxious.
Tonnlbel 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 vole* called a low :
“Come In l”
Tony stepped Inside and, turning,
shut the door before she took a sur­
vey o f the room. When she did, she
almost fainted.
Reggie Brown, the
awful man she had known In the
ranalboat days, the man who had
dropped the poison Into Paul Pendle-
haven's medicine, wav tested very
near Mrs. Curtis, and Katherine was
by the window, wearing a very bored
expression.
An exclamation came front each
one o f Ibe three aa 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, bnt your Cousin John refused
me when I asked him fo r help, and I
had to reach Paul through— ”
Tony's eyes were on Reginald, who
was crooclilng lower In his chair. Her
forward, staggering step broke off the
speaker’ * explanation.
“ You want the money fo r 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.
“ I f he's your son. ma'am," she said
falterlngly, “ 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.
”1 don't lie. either. Look at him, and
“ You Want the Money for Him7” She
Cried.
see If he ain't guilty. He did put
poison In Doctor PhD's medicine, and
1 poshed him off the window. But I
didn't know he was your son.”
By forcing her eyes around, the
mother caught sight o f her boy.
"Reggie,” she screamed, “ for God's
love, don't look that way. Why don't
you tell th%huzzy she lies! Tell her
you'll go to your cousins anil let them
know o f her accusations. I ’ll go my­
self r
She darted across the room, but
Reginald's husky voice called her
back.
“ Don’ t do that,” he walled. “ Don’t
do It, m ater! What she says is true.
1 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. " I
thought you said. If he died, we'd get
money— ’’
“ But, my God, I didn't want you to
kill him,” moaned Sirs. Curtis.
“ 1 didn't," said Reggie.
“ But you tried,” thrust In Tonnlbel.
“ And you’ve told my cousins, eh?"
he ssked 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 o f wicked
things— ”
Mrs. Curtis cried out again.
“ But I didn’t know you'd try to kill
a poor sick man," Tony w ent 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.
Tonnlbel thought quickly. Cousin
Paul Pendlehaven lived lu the house
with an enemy who had tried to take
his life. This same enemy had tried
to destroy her, too.
"Yon said he was going away?" she
questioned Mrs. Curtis presently.
“ Didn't you?”
" I f X get money,” put In Reggie,
drearily. " I will.”
“ Doctor Paul wants to see you,
ma'am.” said Tonnlbel, 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.
Seer
Completely overlooking Katherine.
Tony ran out o f the room. The next
day she didn't look np when she
heard Doctor John tell Doctor Paul
that Reginald had left Ithaca. When
she peeped at Doctor Paul, he smiled
at her.
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