Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-02-08

or the other will infallibly talk about 1t.
Indeed, the best way of letting some event
become known everywhere is to communi-
cate IL as 4 profound secret. The lady was
to secure herself against arrest or moiesta-
ton by transferring her debts to another
person. There is but one way of effecting
this desirable exchange, namely, by mar
Tl3ge- First she was to marry a prisoner
on the poor side Of the kings bench prison.
Oliver was the prisoner chosen for the
part, as being pennileSs and friendless. The
lady refused him: her refusal and her Sc
Curity were the foundation Of divers sub
sequent success. He therefore, for one
was not disposed 10 forget either the one
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 IL the happy bridegroom. the parson
and his clerk and the turnkey. The first
OF them, who ought to have been hanged
was respected and had now returned; the
second had his registers to tell the truth !;
the clerk and the turnkey might be ne
SlecteG-they would not care for the name
OF the bride, nor would they remember the
circumstances There remained Mrs. Bry
mer herself; she had communicated the
<ac- - the draper Of Ludgate Hill; he. after
three years of bankruptcy and Begging
was to become the tool of two designing
persons. who were using him for their own
purposes. II he chose he would spread the
news abroad by means of the most scandal
loving community in the whole tOWn-tlat
OF the servants hall.
AS yet there was no whisper of scandal
against Isabel. In a town full of Whispers
mods. murmurs. smiles and hints her name
had remained spotless; it was divers task
to Keep il so.
Fortune. aided by his own courage and
resource. had helped him. He had found
out that whatever scandal might arise
there was no foundation for any fear of
,lJlestatiOn. The man chiefly concerned
was nos only fugitive, liable to be ex-
ecUted without trial, but he had also been
married at the time of the ceremony in
Eewgate. This would not stop the voice of
scandal. but it would prevent the danger
Of further action on the part of the pre-
tended husband. The man could do moth
Ing, eNcept-ir he were once more an occu-
pant OF the condemned cell-tell the story
OF his bigamy within the walls.
Oliver. therefore, addressed himself chief
y to this danger. You have heard that he
had devised a plan for the escape of the
negro His plan was to place him on board
a ship bound for the west coast of Africa,
his old country; he thought that by rails
ing his apprehensions of arrest. even
though no one was looking after him he
ToIld not only induce him to CO. but also
10 stay. He repaired to the port and made
inquiries One of the watermen took him
10 ship in the Pool which was fitting
out for voyage to the gold coast and was
almost ready; he saw the captain and af-
Ter a little nego 'iation found that he would
not refuse to take a negro passenger with
q white wife, on the condition that he con-
1ned himself entirely to the fo'k'sIe or the
BOWS, out Of sight; that he would supply
MIN with rum and rations for a price to be
arranged; that he would land the man on
the gold coast without asking questions as
70 ms history, and that he would not sell
MIN as slave, thing which the captains
OF such ships are strongly tempted to do.
seeing that a full-grown negro still in the
prime OF manhood Is worth more than $40
0etore he Is shipped for Jamaica or the