The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-04-09


where he lay sick, and to her the desper-
ate adventurer sent q copy of the paper,
In scaled packet telling her Il It was
not reclaimed before tho prison closed
that same night to open and read 1T
herself
He then went to tho C1ennarl house.
told Mrs. Clennam and F'llntwinch what
he had done and demanded money at 4
once as tho price Of his recianains the
packet before Little Dor1t should learn H
the secret 1t held. X IA
At this B1intwinoh had to confeas what VI
he had done. and Mrs, Clennam knew
that the fatal paper had not been burn
ed after all. ls55 Sss sg.3is is
The wretohed woman, seeing this sharp
end Of all her scheuiisg, was aanost dis b
Straoted She had not walked a step for
twelve years. but now her excitement q:
and frenzy gave her unnatural strength. IN
she rose from her invalid chair ard ran
with al her speed to the prison end 4
found Little Dorrtt. She told her to open
Etne packet at once and to read what y
+ contained, and then kneellng at her feet,
| she begged her to forgive her and to-
como back with her to tell Rdgaud that
she already knew the secret and that
| he might do his worst, t5 Ss
* Little Dorrit was greatly aTectsd e 70
SEQ the stern. gray-hai Tired woman At hefiS
+
l5surnR her that, como what would. AR
| thur should newer learn the truth from
lSher lips This return Of good y for evil n
Iffromg tho one she had most injured
drought the tears to the hard woman
I$eyes God bless you, \" she said q IN NJ
broken voice.
Side BY Side they FASTENED back to the i
| Clennam house, but as they rea ched the &
entrance OF it's dark court there came q u
sudden noise like thund or. For one sin-s
| slant thoy saw the building with the in-sg
5soient Rlguad waiting smoking " In the 4
window; then the walls 4heayed s. sur
|aoutward. opened and fell into pieces. It's
great oil e9 OF fchimneys rocked, broke and 4
lstumbled on the fragments, and only a.
l4huge mass OF timbers and stone wi IN a1s
4 CLOUD Of dust towering over It marked
the spot where It had stood.
Ism The crafty F'lintwinc h had prepared lis
trap for Rigaud, the ackmatl Ter. He
4 $hnd secretly stored IN the cellar for lust
which he now CIV up the build Ing. III
AT the moment OF the exploei Ion i MRS.
| sc1en,lanl's strange strengt left her, and &
| she fell in heap upon the pavement
| She never from that hour was able to-
speak a word or move q finger. She lived
| for three years in a wheel chair. but she \
lslived-and died-like q statue. For two;
days worlcmen dug in the runs before
lathey found the bodygof Rigaud, with his
| shead smashed to atoms beneath q huge
beam. E8 S M sE9 sss II 4 s35F3 AS.
They dug longer than that for the body
| OF FllntWinch, and stopped at last when
they came to the conclusion that he was Il
not there BY that Il time, however. he
| had had time to get together all Of the 4
! firms money he could lay his hands on
| and to decamp. He was never seen
again In England, but travellers claimed
| to have seen him IN Holland where he a
LIVED comfortably under he name Of
"Mynheer Won F'lynteYynge '''----Whic Is ISL
after all, about as near as one soan come
to saying "F7intwinch.' in Dutch. s5sa
No one greved greatly over his loss.
| IT was long before Arthur knew OF these
events, and Little Dorrit was too happy
| In nursing him back to health to thin q
much about It. She was not content
with this. either, but wrote to Mr. ana ~ !:
Mrs. Meng[es, who were abroad. OF the "
sick mans misfortune. and i me io<me y,
went at once in X search OF 5fDoyce and Fl
brought him back to London, where, to-
gether they set the firm OF 'Doycs and Il
Clennam'' on It's feet again, and ar-Ss
ra nged to buy Arthur's liberty. They 81
| did not tell Arthur anything Of this
however, In order that they mi ght sur
prise him. \. NJ I'LL, is9
| d
tried hard to find the fragment OF tho
win, which Rigaud still kept In his iron
| hox. But It was Tattycornm the little 4;
maid with the bad temper, who finally z
found it in a lodging Rigaud had occu-
| MED and brought 1t to Mr., Measles
praying on her knees to DO taken baHn
| into his service. which, OF course. 5ns
was very glad to do
! Arthur while he was slowly groWins
| better had thought much OF his condition
| ,rhough Little Dorrlt had begged him
| again and again to take her money ana 81
use 1t as his own he had refused, tell
ing her as gently as lie could that now
| that she was rich and he a ruined man.
| this could never he. and that as the time
| had long gone by when she and the
Marshulsea had anything N common
they two must soon part.
One day, however, wnen he was wen 81
enough to sit up, Little Dorrit came TO "
his room in the prison and told him she
had received a great fortune and asked
him again II he would not take t.
.Never,'' no told her,
You will not take even half OF ~ s'is s.
asked. 81, S Z
Then she laid her face on his breast
crying; = 3, f.
moor as when lived here IN the Ma
shalsea. / have just found that papa gave
ali we had to Mr.. Alerdle and y Eis swept &
away with the rest, My great Ior'u l1.,
now Is poverty, because II 70 al YOU WI $s5
take. on, my dearest and best, are YOU
Quito sure you will not share my fortune
With me now \ s
Nc, IIe had locked hor In his arms. and his Z
t,urs we're railing ON her cheeks az sha
said ioyfully:
II never was rich bafore or proud, o.
hannv would rather pass my life here II
in prison with you. and work daily foN
nv bread, than to have the saAtsst
fortune mad ever was told and DO the
greatest lady that ever was honorsd.
But Aathur's prison life was TO be short
For Mr., Meaglas and IooYcs nurss upon Il
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