THE OMAHA DALLY BEEr SUNDAY, FEnitUAItY 0, 1002.
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(Coprrlghted, U01, by Dodd, Mead Co.)
Synopsis of Frecedlasj Chapters.
Mrs. Isabel Weyland, a widow, la threat
ened with th debtors prison. Her chief
creditor, Mra. Brymer. msfMli a way out
of the dlffloultv, marriage with an impris
oned debtor, who, for a paltry mm, will
assume Mra. Weyland's debta also. He
proves to be a young lawyer, Macnamara,
who, through no fault of his own, has
fallen In dire straits. Mrs. Weylaml, In
pity, pars his small debts, seta him free
and agrees to marry a negro condemned
to die In three daya. She then retires In
poverty to country life, but later falls
heiress to a large fortune snd becomes a
social queen In London. Ilfrs she meets
Macnamara, now a flourishing barrister,
who; pledges himself to her service and Is
snost attentive to her, to the anger of her
brother-in-law. Lord fitratherrfek. Mrs.
weyland takes aa secretary Alice Ful
ton, daughter of - a former oredltor.
6tratherrlck learns of her marriage to the
negro through Miss Fulton's father, a
worthless specimen. He then calls upon
bis sister-in-law and attempts blackmail,
proposing that she pay 500 to him to keep
the former-creditor quiet. The negro re
turns to Iyondon, having escaped both the
fallows and penal servitude In the colonies,
le blackmails Mrs. Weyland, who calls
Macnamara to her aid. Tie turns detec
tive, and. In disguise, frightens Truxo, the
negro. Into the belief that his life Is In
danger. Macnamara secures .a valuable
ally In Doll, Truxo's real .wife, and con
vinces Lord Stratherrlck that Mrs. Wey
land has been maligned by her enemies.
CHAPTER XX.
Flattery and Persuasion.
It will bo remarked how tbla business,
signed by the dressmaker In her. own
king questions aa to bis history, and
that ha would not sell him aa a slavs, a
thing which the captains of such ships are
strongly tempted to do, seeing that a full
grown negro stilt In the prima of man
hood Is worth more than 60 before he la
shipped for Jamaica or the plantations.
There are not wanting. Indeed, divines who
preach aud teach that the negro Is de
scended from an Inferior creature, haying
another Adam and Eve of blaok complex
ion for their ancestors and another garden
of Eden, lq which the forbidden fruit was
probably the watermelon, situated some
where, near the west coast of Africa, and
being cursed with the burden of labor, not
for themselves-sn alleviation granted to
the whits man but for others, ' In per
petual slavery, owing to original alna, the
nature of which has not been recorded.
For this reason the captains are not per
haps to be blamed if they engage In the
trafflo of black labor. However, the man
seeming Indifferent and honest, Oliver con
cluded the bargain with him and engaged
to put on board the black man and his
white wife.
Bo he went back to his friend In Drury
Lane and resumed his disguise as an Irish
craftsman escaping from Dublin In order
to avoid arrest and trial and the probable
consequences. And once more he repaired
to the Whits Dog of Great Hermitage
street.
Mr. Truxo was lying snug, aa he had
There's plenty' ships,' says yon, "bound for
the gold coast.' " -
"I said that, did If Welt, so far It's true.
Tou'vs good memory. Oo on, my lad."'
"Them waa your very words. Come, don't
say you have forgotten when I've been all
the morning at work for you."
"I didn't say so. Oo en" .
"Then .you said, 'Oo tomorrow morning
down to the Tool .'ou said; 'make Inqui
ries,' you said; 'Find a ship fitting out for
the Oold coast, which is my native country
and where I am a prince when I'm at horns.'
A prince,' yer Mtd."
"I did say so; I remember now. It's quits
true. A prince I am, and Ilk? to bo a king
when I get back to my own people. A king,
mind you, with an umbrella."
"There! What -did I tell yeT 'Go.' says
you, 'go and make them Inquiries.' "
"I remember Mao-what's-your-name I
remember. It's safer for ma to go back to
my own country than to be lying snug and
quiet here. I'm sick of lying snug, and
that's the truth."
"If you was not so tig and strong that
fell the world must needs look after you It
Would be safe to stay in this town, which
ought to be big enough for you and the
constables and the nformers all together.
But there it ' Is. Tou can't be forgotten.
There must be hundreds who remember you.
They will meet you In the tavern and In
the street. How can you feel safe from
themT 'What!' they ery, 'there's Adolphus!
bet wouia not kaow-"Whe) etse, t ask' yon,
Mr. Tnixo. would glvs HT"
"Oh. she gave it, did she?"
"Husht Huahl Doll Is downstairs; she's
Jealous."
"She gavs It, did she? Then I'll go and
thank her myself.
Oliver shook hi head mysteriously.
"Don't you try to see her. Don't, think of
It. There's no mors dangerous place for
yeu In all London. She ssyt that her bouse
Is watched. She says that you are to get
on board and to aail away as fast as you
can, out of danger.' Lord! How they would
Ilk to catch Adolphus Truxo ones morel
Be careful, she lays Oh, be careful!"
"Doll Is Jealous. That's a fact. Well,
sir, If I waa free, I'd aoon show you how to
get rid of a Jealous wife. But I'm not free
more's the pity!"
"As you say more's the pity. Now, yon
are to go on board tomorrow evening after
dark. Doll Is to go with you."
"Doll to go with met I don't want Doll.
What am I to do with Doll In Africa?"
"She's your wife, man. Tou can't leave
hef behind."
' Adolphus laughed. ' "She's my wife T Bo
Is a dozen more of 'em. here and there. As
for leaving her behind. I did It before and
I'll do It again."
"Doll must go with you. It Is not safe
to leave her behind, man! The law can
reach as far as the Oold coast, and a Jealous
wife can send out orders for your arrsst out
there as well as at home."
. "If. she must come, then, I suppose, shs
must. Well, there's fever on that coast.
There's comfort In the thought. Oh, yes.
Doll can come, If you think it safer. I'm
tired of Doll; she's ugly. Give me a crea
ture like But Dolt can come. Ob, yes
she can come," he chuckled. "She said the
other day that she would die for me. She
shall die for me if she likes. Better than,
than live with me."
Oliver waa not squeamish, but the sight
of this brute anticipating the death of his
wife by fever was almost too much for htm.
However, he restrained himself.
"Doll would not be happy without yon.
Well, when can yon go abosrd? The cap
tain expects to sail in two days. Tou can
go aboard when you please. The sooner the
better, because the captain will not wait.
As soon as the cargo is laid down and her
papers are ready ha will drop down ths
river." . ..
"I will go' tomorrow. The sooner I get
out of the place where I am nothing mora
than a prisoner the better. I will go on
board tomorrow .evening at nightfall."
"I 'will come to see you off. If I were
only going, too!"
"Come with me. Why not?"
"I'm afraid of ths fever. Ths white men
all die. Besides, no ons knows me here. I
shall get a Job somewhere along the river.
Ths drink Is good here and ths company Is
: . -rfeet life swm
WkStia&&&r llr til Ml mM- : iufr ! I I In I, fj iSES And
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interests as a secret, hols snd corner af
fair, not to bo known by anyone save her
self and ths lady concerned, had become
gradually extended until It was known by
many and might be talked about over ths
whole town. There is. Indeed, no secrecy
possible when two persons know of a
thing, for ons or the other will Invariably
talk about It. Indeed, ths beat way of
letting some event beorae known every
where Is: to eommunlcats It as a profound
secret.' The lady was to secure herself
against arrest or molestation by transferr
ing ber debts to another person.. There Is
but ons way of effecting this desirable ex
change, namely, by .marriage. First, shs
was to marry a prisoner on ths poor side
of ths king's bench prison. Oliver was the
prisoner chosen for ths part, as being pen
niless snd friendless. Ths lady refused
htm. ' Her refusal and ber security were
the foundation of Oliver's subsequent suc
cess. He, therefore, for on was not dis
posed to forget either the ons or the other.
Then followed the business in Newgate.
There 'were concerned in this, which was
to be a matter of such profound, secrecy
that no one was to know anything about It,
ths happy bridegroom, ths parson and his
clerk and the turnkey; the Brst. of them
ought to have been banged, but was re
spected sad had now returned; tho second
had his registers to tell the truth; the
clerk and ths turnkey might be neglected
they would not ears for ths name of ths
bride nor would they remember the cir
cumstance. Ther remained Mra. Brymer
heraelf. 8h had communicated the fact
to ths draper of Ludgate Hill. He, after
three year of bankruptcy and begging, was
fceoome tho tool of two designing persons
who were using him tor their own pur.
poses. It be chose he would spread the
Hews abroad, by means of the most scandal-loving
community In ths whols town,
thai of tbe servants' ball.
As yst ther was no whisper of scandal
against Isabel. In a town full of whispers,
Bods, murmurs, smiles and hints, her name
had remained spotless. It was Oliver's
task to keep It so.
Fortune, sided by his own courage snd
resource. . bad helped him. Hs had found
out that whatever scandal might arise
ther was do foundation for any fear of
molestation. The man chiefly concerned
was not only a fugitive, liable to be ex
ecuted without trial, pot he had also been
married at the time of the ceremony In
Newgate. This would not stop the vole
f scandal, but It would prevent the danger
f further action on the part of ths pre
tended husband. The man could do noth
ing exeept W he were one mor aa oc
cupant of the condemned cell tell ths
Story of his bigamy within ths walls.
Oliver, therefore,' addressed himself
chiefly ts this danger. Ton ave beard
that he had devised a plan for the escape
Of the negro. Hi plan was to place him
n hoard a ship hound for thS west coast
cf Africa, hts oM country. Ha ' thought
that by raising air apprehensions of ar
rest, ewen though no ons waa looking after
him, he would not only indue him to go.
hut also to stay. Hs repaired to the port
and made Inquiries. One of the watermen
took him to'a snip In the pool which was
fitting out for voyage ts the gold eeaat
and was almost ready. He saw ths captats
and after a little negotiation found that
hs would not refuse to take a negro pas-
seep. wUh a whit wtf the ceadi
. tloa that he confined himself entirely to
th fok'el or the hows, eut of sight: that
ho would supply him with runt and rations
for a pries, to hs arranged; that hs would
iaa4 the men ea ths gold coast without
"MR. FULTON BURIED HIS NOSE) IN THS TANKARD.'
promised to do. That Is to say, he was
sitting alone In his bedroom, having for
company a Jug of beer and bis own
thoughts, which were glomy. . He had not
ventured below In the evening, but took
his rum with no one but Doll, whose con
versational powers he despised. He was
by this tlms In a condition of terror which
made him easy to handle; he mistrusted
the company which used the tavern, In the
evening; they were mostly, h knew, men'
of honor, being sailors, who scorn to turn
Informer for the sake of reward! however
great, but there were craftsmen among
them who were not governed by the same
nlc principles; he was greatly disgusted,
moreover, by the rumor of a hue and crv
brought to him by this Irishman whom be
trusted. Now the reward for arresting a
runaway from the .plantations is 20;. ths
thief-taker. It la well known, keeps his
man until hs has qualified for the noble
reward offered for a highwayman, which Is
no loss than 60. with a Tyburn ticket,
the horse and arms of the individual and a
share of the booty. It will be aeen in the
event that Mr. Truxo's apprehensions were
well founded, though the came of the In
former for reasons that you will learn was
never divulged.
"Sir," said Oliver he pronounced ths
word in Irish fashion, 'sorr' but ws pass
over these tricks of speech adopted to al
lay possible suspicion. Besides, they are
beneath the dignity of history. "I have
don ss you desired." ' It will be seen that
for readiness of invention when it suited
his purpose, this lawyer had few equals
and no superiors. "I have don It." he re
peated. '
"What hav you doner"
"I hav don what you told me to do
yesterday" He communicated this in
formation in a whisper, as a thing of the
highest Importance.
"What did I tell you to dor
"Tou might - haye been thought drunk,
though it was early." but I know better.
Nothing makes you drunk. A noble figure
of a man, you are, sure, with a thirst upon
you like the mouth of a time kiln that
nothing satisfies. Nothing can make you
drunk. If it had been in ordinary man
now but It was you and you can't get
drunk, not if youwas to try your best."
"That's neither here nor there. What
did I tll you to do? There's a manv
things to talk about. What dtd I tell you
to dor'
"You said to me, speakln' free but con
fldential you said: "There's no safety for
m her. Anyone of the company may go
out and lay information. I must get clean
away from here out of danger' says you
But, Lord! you remember."
"Suppose i don't remember. Go on as
if I didn't remember. Let me see If yes
can remember." This he said, thinking It
mighty cunning, because for his own part
h remembered Juat nothing at all of any
auch conversation, having, indeed, made
I himself drunk aa David's son by himself In
I the evening.
1 "Sir, I shall try. Tou said so much.
I Then you said, spvaking low, 1 can gat
. what money I want; I shall take ship,' says
' you. .'as Baseesger, not aa a , Uadspan,
J aboard sons ship bound for ths gold coast.
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He's come back! The great Adolphus! Ths
brave Adolphus 1 The gallant Adolphus, that
all the women fell in love with and al the
men envied! We thought be was hanged.
We heard he was gone to the plantations.
We never looked to see him again. Behold
him. as great as ever, and back again! Back
again!' That's the way they'll talk. Bo it
gets about, and the informers hear of it.
and the next thing ou know Is the arrival
of a posse, with a head constable, and oft
you go to Newgate again. And then there's
an end, because you won't get another
respite." J
The reader will not fail to observe ths
srtful way in which Oliver made, us of
the man's vanity, which was enormous, and
of hts fears, which were at this junction
equal to bis vanity. Mr". Truxo got down
the tankard and responded with a mur
muroua and musical "Ah!" prolonged and
appreciative. He was great. He felt it.
As a housekeeper be was second to none
No bolts or bars would keep blm out of a
house if he Intended to get In. He was.
he knew, a fine figure of a man. His color
caused no diminution of his self-conceit;
it neipea people to a dm ire nim. He was
proud of the distinction Of a velvety skin
and a wool y pate. He waa so strong that
he feared 'no man, and at the earns time
he was now in mortal terror of a recap
ture and - another stay very short this
time In that fetid court. He listened.
therefore, swallowing all the flattery and
swelling with pride, even while his heart
sank within blm for terror.
"Greatness," hs said, "is very well In
its way, but I want to escape ths con
stable and his posse."
"Why, you hav yourself invented a way.
Who but you would have thought of auch
a simple way? 'I will go back,' aays you.
to my native country." There's s mind!
There's brains! , There's invention for
you!" ' .
"My enemies have never called me a
fool.".
"How could they? Why, man, they're
too much afraid of you. A-fool? Ho, ho!
Adolphus Truxe a fool!" -
Look you Mr". Mac-what'a-your-name,
fm sick of it I want to be outside again.
Now, hava you carried out them orders of
mine?"
"Mr. Truxo, I have, and faithful. Every
thing ia settled. I've seen ths captain on
board bis own ship. He'll glvs you a
berth and rations, with rum. He will ssll
in a day or two. Everything Is settled,
even to paying ths money"
, "Paying ths money! . Where did you get
the money?"
Oliver hesitated. He thought of declar
ing that Ur. Truxo himself had given him
tb money. Hs would have dons so as
ths safest course, but for the accident that
he did not know what money be bad. He
therefore, with many qualms for associat
ing Isabel with this ruffle of ths basest
kind, answered diplomatically:
"Ur., Truxo," .' he said is accents re
proachful. "Why try to keep ths secret
from me? As if there Is anybody slss who
would glvs you ths money!"
"Do you mean that she she gay It?"
"Who el a would give it?" the man
would be gone ia a day or two Ut him go
'with s sense of obligation if sosalblv Is
good, sines I can't go back to Dublin again
here no one knows why I left Ireland."
Bo, this matter arranged to his satisfac
tion, though at. the price of many Inven
tions let us hope they were forgiven, con
sidering the good Intentions of the' Inventor
Oliver returned' to Durry Lane and ones
mors laid aside hts disguise and resumed
ths habits of a lawyer of the npper bar.
CHAPTER XXL
Be Would Have Revenae.
At 7 In the morning Oliver walked down
Jenny n street, followed by a man at whose
sight many trembled; some hid themselves
in the newly opened shops; some turned
hurriedly down elde streets; some fairly
took to their heel and ran sway. In ths
aelghborhood of St James, where raked
spendthrifts prodigals snd gamesters mostly
have their lodgings, ths man's face waa
familiar, much more so than it would be
in the city. Tbose who saw that face re
membered a certain terrifying tap on tbe
shoulder, mors dreaded than the cannon's
mouth', they recalled the slip of paper, the
exhibition of the king's erown in brass
surmounting ths short rod of office. These
things are suggested by ths sour visage
of ths functionary who followed doss at
Oliver's heels and gavs thoss who observed
it the suspicion that this lawyer hSd been
rapped oo the shoulder, bad seen tbe slip
of paper, the catchpole, and would shortly
be en bis way to a sponging bouse dread
ful porch of the debtors' prison.
"My friend,' said Oliver, when they ar
rived at the Grapes tavern, "you will re
main outslds. Walk up and down. If I
want you I will bring out your man, whom
you will immediately arrest. If I do not
want you I will corns out alone."
The man nodded and jrooeed4 te obey
Instructions. He etatloned himself at ths
door of the tavern and walked backward
and forward, never mors than few feet
from the portals, in ease of an attempt to
escape. The few customers gentlemen of
the worsted epaulette who cams to ths
house as usual for their, morning draft,
turned away at sight of this Cerberus, for
the catchpol respects not any person, 'not
even a footman. Perhaps it was Mr. Plnder
himself, ths landlord, whom hs wanted; no
ons knows what accidents may happen.
even to substantial risen like mine host of
the Crapes. Perhaps It was ons of their
own company who could it be? Perhaps
the sheriff's officer waited for ths observer
himself who can tell what old things may
be revived, what plots may bs Invented?
Bo that the early customer turned and fled
in haste, going elsewhere tor the morning
draft. -
Meantime Oliver proceeded with his busi
ness, which was one' of mercy. He desire!
to remove the man Fulton from a place
where he might do mischief and might b
persuaded to cause scandal. True, he was
drunk nearly tb whole day; drunk and In
capable of articulate speech or collecting
and marshaling his thoughts if he had any
left, but a sot has sometimes lucid mo
ments. Just as en a day of gloom and black
clouds tbe sun will sometimes emerge for
a few momenta; , tbe , danger lay in ths
chance of tbess lucid moments, which oe
cur, as sveryons knows, in these days of
drinking, sven when ths man has become
a mere cask of mixed liquors, and his brain,
to outward seeming, baa been overshadowed
by the vapors of punch and port, rum and
strong ale, small beer and early purl. Oil
ver found his man already dressed, sitting
in the parlor; no one else was there; the
windows were shut, and ths place still
reeked with ths fume of tobaeoo. Bench,
peer and ail the drinks of ths tavern and
of a crowded company. The man sat
crouched together la an elbow chair, a prsy
to ths dejection which always possessed
him In the morning. Hs had called !or his
tankard, but it had not yet been brought.
His bloodshot syes glanced uneasily about
the room, as If he expected to see things.
Hs had already seen rats where he. knew
that no rats could be; perhaps be expected
to see them in the parlor
, Without the summer morning was fresh
and clear; the sunshine wws bright; ths air
was cool. Btran&s that men should prefer
the .stinking parlor of a tavern to the fresh
air of the morning.
Oliver wheeled round bis chair snd sat
down before the man,- "Sir." he said, "I
would have a little discourse with you."
Mr. Fulton raised his head and looked
at him with a little languid curiosity.
"Sir." he said. "Tou are a lawyer. I
love not lawyers. I have had enough of
lawyers. What do you want with me?
Charles Charles," he cried pettishly. "My
sle. Bring me my tankard."
"I am not come with any hostile Intent,
Fulton. Tou were once a bankrupt, I be
lieve." "I was. I was. Mine, sir, was a bank
ruptcy worth remembering. I'm not afraid
of you. As to my debts, the creditors were
content to leave me my liberty."
"So I have heard."
"They took all my worldly goods, sir
the stock of my ship, worth many thou
sands; ths good will of my business, worth
ss much again; my furniture and silver
plate alone worth many hundreds; my val
uable books and pedigrees and furniture;
heirlooms, sir they took all. Their ra
pacity was beyond belief. Let me tell you,
sir, that no bankruptcy In the city ever ex
cited more interest. For weeks there was
nothing talked about cn 'change. ' A nobis
failure! Charles, my tanViurd, my tankard!"
"Sir!" said Oliver, "I kt.ow the history of
your failure. It will be well for you to re
serve these imaginary allegations for the
tavern company. The amount for which
you failed was under 500. Tour stock was
practically worthless. Tou had no sliver
plate, but took your meals off pewter. Tour
books eonslsted of Fox' "Book of Martyrs,"
Molls' geography, a ready reckoner, a book
of eommon prayer and Baker's history. As
for your pictures and furniture, the lees
said the better. Indeed, Mr. Fulton,, your
bankruptcy was remarkable for nothing else
than the fact that few citizens in business,
supposed to be substantial, have ever failed
for so trifling a sum."
Ths tankard was brought. Mr. Fulton
took s long pull and sat upright with a sigh
of relief.
"I suppose you know better then myself,
hs said. "Prsy, sir, have you come here
to set me right on my own privets affairs?"
"Presently presently. After you had
taken tho first steps of bankruptcy, being
forced thereto by your creditor, you be
thought yourself of a certain lady who waa
indebted to you in ths sum of something
like 100, be tbe amount more or less."
"She was. It was this woman who drove
ms into bankruptcy. It waa not 100, but
1,800."
Ta ta ta Mr. Fulton I am a lawyer
and I know the facta. It was less than
100. The debt waa not due tor two months
to come. Tou concealed ths debt from your
creditors; you removed tb entry from your
books. It was a fraudulent act, Mr. Ful
ton, a fraudulent act." Oliver shook . his
forefinger in the other's face. Mr. Fulton
burled his nose sgaln In the tankard. "Tou
resolved on getting this money for yourself
and thereby defrauding your creditors."
Mr, Fulton felt encouraged by ths beer.
"Sir," he said, "I don't know who you are,
but let me tell you, sir, that you He. All
lawyers ars liars. That is all I havs to ssy.
Tou lis."
"Mr. Fifeton,' if you glvs ms tbe lie
you will iiovoke me to take steps which
111 glvs you great pain. Do not be afraid
for ths man beld the tankard before his
faco aa if for protection. I am not going
to pull your nose. My proceedings will be
of a more legal character end much more
lasting in their effects."
"What do you come here for, then?"
"I come to remonstrate with you and
to protect a lady none other than the
lady whom you drove by your pretences
and threats to take certain decisive steps,
otherwise not to be recommended, for her
own safety."
"Why, she defrauded me," the man
shrieked. 'She defrauded me, I eay.
What do you mean by your cock and a
bull? What do you know about UT She
defrauded me."
"Ton have been placed tn this house In
order to keep you quiet. Tou have ob
served ths sileno tor which you were paid.
Tour wages ars your board and lodging.
with aa much drink aa you please to call
for."
"That may be so I shall not deny it,
I have been paid for silence. That shows
how much the lady is afraid of ma. Sir,
I say again, shs defrauded me. As tor my
defrauding my creditors, I would havs yon
te Know tnat i am an noneat man an
honest man, sir."
"Ton hsveteen paid by persons scttng
without the knowledge of this lady. Shs
is not in the least afk-ald of you."
The man laughed. "Not afraid of me!
A fine story, trulyl Well, sir, you may
tell ths lady that unless shs continues te
buy my silence at a much higher figure
than she has yet paid I will make ths
whole town ring with tbe story. Tes the
Story of her marriage and of her fraud!"
"Tou make the town ring? Tou, ' the
champion of lacqueys! Tou, a poor, con
temptible bankrupt snd beggar, raga
muffin? What do you mean by your
threats? Understand, sir, that we defy
you." 1 '
"Oh, you may defy me." He was by this
time restored partially, not quite, to his
ordinary condition of a muddy brain. "Tou
defy me? Why, sir, you don't even know
the tale I shall tell. It is a tale that will
kill the lady's reputation."
"Tee I know It quite well. I also know
what ws shall do when you have told It."
"What will you do, then?"
"We shall turn you Into the street. Tou
to be turned into the street. How will yon
tell them, then, this or sny other story t
Tou havs no money to call for mors
drinks; there is not one among them all ,
who will oblige you with a pot of small
beer. How will you tell them?"
"I will have my revenge. I will have
my revenge," he replied, with a poor show
of doggedness.
"On the other hand, I am empowered to
make you an offer an offer which you do
not deserve. Now, listen, Mr. Fulton. Ths
offer is this: Tou ars to go into ths coun
try, fifteen miles at least from town. If
you consent to this and promise to circu
late no more stories about bills and fraud
ulent doings and and marriages in New
gate, you shall receive the sum ot 15 ahlll-
wlli have no more drink, not to epeak of lngs a week. With 15 shillings you can
food and lodging. Tour wlf will not ad- I pay for a room and a bd. They will cost.
mlt you to her lodging. She has done wtth
you. She is disgusted with you. Tbe lady
herself will not help you. The fine friends '
upon whom you depend will not help you.
Consider, If you can think of anything,
what it la you will bring upon yourself."
"I will have my revenge. I shall drag
her drag her drag ber" he was a little
uncertain what he was going to drag and
hesitated "drag her name down into the
dust. She will never be able to recover-
never."
"Tou will do your worst, if you please.
Then our turn wilt come.- And you will
starve afterward."
I shall have my revenge. And my
friends there's a noble lord think ot that!
a noble lord among them. They will not
see me starve; they will keep me in this
house, where the company is good yes
and tbe drink is good snd plenty of It.
I have never, not even In the days of my
prosperity, enjoyed so much good drink and
so many kinds ot It. My friends 111 look
after me. I am not afraid of you, sir, nor
of any lawyers nor of all the lawyers.'
"I warn you. Mind, I warn you solemnly.
The tale you will tell Is not true. It is
not true that this lady owed you 1,200; it
Is not true that her account, which was
for less than 100, was overdue; it Is not
trus that any action of hers put you into
bankruptcy; it Is not true, finally, that she
married a convict under sentence of death."
"What? Not true? Why, she married a
negro negro, elr a black beaat ot a negro
who is banged "
"She did nothing of tho kind. Well, sir,
are you resolved upon getting your r avenge?
Will you attempt to spread this Invention
this monstrous collection of lies about
among the lackles who frequent the
house ?"
"Sir," he attempted an attitude of dignity,
but bis shoulders lurched and his head
reeled. "81r," he aald with Increased thick
ness of speech. "It has been my boast and
my pride, throughout my Ufa, to forgive
nobody. Revenge is dearer to me than life.
I defy you. Do your worst. I will have
revenge." ' , " ' .
Oliver considered this poor Impotent
boaster with a kind of pity. The man was
so contemptible and so obstinate. His de
cision was to bring htm to a right mind it
possible and to persuade him, rather than
to threaten him, into abaudonlng these wild
threats of revenge. Any man, however
Ignorant and weak and helpless, may do
mischief with a lighted, torch.
Come," he raid, "you talk at random.
Tou propose to tell your friends, the
tackles whatever you please. I do as
sure you, Mr. Fulton, upon my honor, that
your friends, as you call them, havs given
you up; that your maintenance In tble
house has been abandoned. Tou are about
say 2 shillings a week; jour food will cost
you, say etghtpencs a day; there remains
for drink and for clothes the sum ot
shillings a week at least. There, Mr. Ful
ton, is my offer."
. The man drsnk off ths rest of the tank
ard. He was now Incapable of under
standtnp anything properly. He saw things
in a haxe, not clearly.- He bad returned
to his ordinary condition he ' was half
drunk. Words and things had no more
meaning tor him. "Don't waste your
breath," he said, thickly, "talking non
sense. . I will have my revenge. This Is
. i , .... ... i .
the drink is . good -and plentiful 1 have
never before had such a skinful ot good
drink."
"Very good, Mr. Fulton, Ytry good.
Please to step this way with me."
Oliver took the man by the arm.. He was
quite unresisting and rose murmuring sAri
repeating In broken language that he had
always prided hlms;lf on having Ms re
venge., and that revenge was dearer than
life with more bombastic stuff of brsln hs
mused.
Oliver led him to tbs door, whers the
sheriff's officer stood like a sentinel. At n
signal this man stepped forward and tapped
the revengeful bankrupt on the shoulder,
at the earns time producing a slip ot parch- .
ment. -
"In ths nams ot ths law," h said, "yon
fire my prisoner.".
t'.ome gleam ot intelligence crossed the
drunkard's brain. Hs turned pels; he
reeled. "What?" he cried. "Whose pris
oner? ;
"Mine." Oliver replied. "I am the de
taining creditor. The debt Is that for drink
at tbs Grapes. I gave you every chance. ,
Tou will now, tn the King's Bench prison,
reflect at leisure on the consequences of de
siring revenge. Tou may tell any stories
you please on ths poor side. Tou will have
no drink and very little food. I hava nolh. '
lng more to say to you. Officer, take him
away."
(To be Concluded.) "'
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For a moment they wars at a lose for an
answer. Tben one of them spoke. .
"Oh, 1 don't know," shs replied. "Somt
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hsve merely sbown now some girls think
they ought to make love."
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