The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-02-26
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Monks made up his mind to prevent q a his
ever learning I'D 5l5 ss
Thcre was only one person who c : w..
have told Oliver, and that one Vas ~ w. =.
|Bumble.s she know because OF 5lo .als
she had II, kept, which had belonged 90 Q
sOliver's8inoth er ana which contained ]th 1
dead &sv o,na Il Is " wedding ring wtthl.iller
name # engraved inside it.9 w hen !. MIS- NJ
|IunDle heard that man named MONKS fil 3
was searching for news Of Oliver yer s,le
Thought capital chance 70 ll'slk : ::
some money. sho went, eleto .. ,.9
7Monkss house ana sold the lock ct / (. ana
2rinr. Is hin. THESE, Monks thought, were
the only proofs In theA world that could ia
ever show Oliver who, he wa 81 and 70
mlk "a III impossible for hin. ever to see
chem he dropped them through g !; trap
door inSh house down into the r4V V'''
where they could never ne 70 lf1ti.sstS9f
J But q Monks did not give up searching CT 8:
FOR Oliver mid at last, on the very day
. t1}n t{7s oliver WAS arrested, he saw him
coming from Tagin's house with 1.-THE
5Artful odger..' .sSf
3s From Ills wonderful nlblnnce to their
dead father Monks guessed q. on co 3that
#Oliyer8Wasat hnlf-bro t her whose very;
name h he hated So he found Fagln and
then and there made him his oiIer OF OF
money to make the boy the hinking$
that thus, whatever happened ,3 no nm
self, would get half Of \ their ather :
fortune. iS i,48 } 33Sil5 s5
a IA gin, OF course had agreed, and now,
IA flnd tho boy was out of his; \ pc e1',
6mnfle the Jew grind his teeth with Ta ge.8.
S5 All these things made IN gin determined
to get possession! of Oliver a gain, and 70
do this he got the help Of two o. liners.
s a. girl named Nancy and her love q
brutal robber NAMED Bill Skies I.heses
, no. fr,f
Brownow's house, and lay In walt to KID
nap him II he 8eyer came o. {t55S
rho chance they waited /. for occurred r. q
before many days Mr.. Brownlow sent
oliver to take, some money to the very
bookstall in front of which the 5Artful
sDodg err had stolen the handkerchief, and
oliver went fwthout dreaming OF any
idanger. g5sS.s # fl ri "A Es 3 s. @
AL OF a sudden a young Swoman y r. b q
cup and apron screa1ned out behind MN
very loudly:ss'tOh, my dear. title brother! II
and threw .l,erAarms tight around him.
s"Oll my gracious, I've found him N she
cried. .'Come home directly, you naughty
boy!@ For shame to treat " rr8 poor mother
SO! 8 sSs8
Oliver struggled. but to no purpose
Nancy Cfor3 1t was Nshe) told the people
that crowded nbout them that It was her
little brother, who had run away: & from
heart, and that she wanted TO take MIN
back. e. rs 5I5 5a
oliver insisted 3tllat@he didn't know her
at all and hadn't any sister, but just
then Bill Skies appeared (as he had
5planned) and said the woman \ was cling
the truth and that Oliver. was a young
rascal and a liar. The people were all
convinced at this, 8and When Skies struck ls!
Oliver and seized him by the collar they
said, Serves him rIght!"5 And SO Oliver
found himself dragged away from Z Mr.
3Brownlow, to the filthy house where lived
jTagin. b
rho willy old Jew was 3overjoyed to SEQ
them. He smiled such a fiendish smile 4
that Oliver screamed for help as loud as
.he could, and at this Fng gin picked up u g
great Jagged club to beat him with
Il Now, Nancy had been very wicked all
her life, but In spite Of this there was q
little good in her I'M She had already foc-E
gun to repent having helped steal the
boy, and now5S his plight touched her
heart. She seized the club and threw
1t into the fire. and SO saved him the beat
Ing for that time. III 81
For many days 8S Oliver was Kept y q
prisoner. lie was free to wander about the
5mouldy. old house, but every cute uoor4
was locked and every wind oW had cl oscd
iron shutters, ana Fall tho light camo
In through small, round holes lat the
top. which made the rooms gloomy and
afull O c shadows III Spiderwebs wcrc over
all the walls, and often tho mice would,
90 scanpering across the floor. 5ss Thero
was only ono window to look out Of, and
that was in aback garret. but IT had
iron bars and looked out only on to the
ghousetops. IN $g
He found only one book to read; this
was n history Of The lives Of great crilnl-s
nuls and was fullsof stories of secret thefts
and murders. For the old jew, having
Tortured his mind by loneliness and gloom
had left tho volume in his way, hoping
At would insuN into his soul tho poison
tl,a. would backen It forever.
Z But divers blood ran cold as he read, 4
and he pushed the book away ~ 5hor re-.
and falling on his knees, prayed that
he might be spared from such deeds and
rescued from that terrible place.
+ lie was stu on his knees when Nancy
came In and told him he must got ready
at once to 20 on a journey with Bill
skies. She had been crying and her face
was Bruised as though she had been
beaten. Oliver saw she was very sorry
for him, ana, indeed, sllo told him she
would help him II she could, but that
there was no use trying to escape now,
because they wore watched all the time,
and If he got away Skies would certainly,
kill her.
Nancy took him to the mouse Wherot
Skies lived. and tho mex mornlf1g ! ". iat-9
ter started out, nal N Oliver go With INN,
5slhcs had loaded pistol in Ills over
coat pocket and lie showed this to OIL
,tr and told him u he spoke 70 ANYBODY
on tho road or tried to get away no
would shoot him with y,
They walked u long way out Of London
once or twice riding In carts Which we're VI
going In their direction. Wheney g, ms
happened Skies kept bis hand In the
pocket where the plstol was 50 that oll a.
yer was afraid to appeal for help Late
at night they came to an old . aaosefles'
mansion In the country, and m tho base,
ment az this, where they had kindled
n IRE, they Joined two other men whom
Oliver had aecn3 more than once IN .l'asills
honscln London, .
!. rho Journey had been cold and long !
Oliver Was very hungry. hui he e9ulln}
scarcely cat the supper tha. wa !, s 81 ,n
with him IN. that lonely spot. But. he
MAS 80 tired no nnnlly went fast asleep