The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-04-30
he had fallen into the trap and had
promised next day to give Tigg his money
for the wonderful Anglo-Bengalee Com.

himself IN MS room. * w men IL was dHrk
he dressed himself In rough suit that
he had prepared for disguise, let himself
out by, a back way and took tho stage
back again to tho village where no had
left T1sg with Pecksniff.
He lay in wait In a wood through which
Tigg passed after his last call on Peck.
sniff and there te killed him with a club.
Then he went swiftly back 70 London IN
the darkness and let himself into his room
again, thinking no one had noticed his
absence. sj IL i3z.
But there had been an eye at tho shut
ter Of the window in tho house oppo-33
site that did not fall to observe Jonas
when no went and when he came. And
this eye belonged to midget the spy.
4.-What Came Of Martins Trip
to America.
vvYy HILE these things were occurring
|&Nv/ much had happened to Martin.
INV and Mark Tapley far away In
America. + ii, y 5} Y Z
The sailing vessel on which they crossed
was crowded and dirty. and in order to
husband their money they had taken pas
sage in the Reerage. For a long time
Martin was very seasiolt, and even when
he grew better he was so ashamed mt
having to travel In the worst and cheap
est part OF the vessel that he would not
go on deck. But Tapley had none OF
this false pride. Io made friends With
all. helped every one he could, and soon
became suoh general favotte hat (as'
he thought sadly he was having much
too good a time for him to DO Jolly with.
any credit. " III: "a
The long voyage Of 50 many weeks
came TO an end at last. and they reached
New York. They found It a strange place
indeed, ana met many strange charac-3
ters in Il. Only one they met pleased
- lazy ~, S,ov 9nN
from him they got much information and
advice There seemed however. to be
little opening for an architect in New
York. and Martin at length decided to
60 West and settle in some newer region.
In the Western town where they left,
was selling lots In a new settlement. on
the Mississippi River. called (" Eden To
buy their train tickets Martin had al
ready sold the diamond ring which Mary
had given him. and he had just enough
left to purchase a tract Of land in = eden =
and to pay their fare there. Martin
looked over the agents splendid plans
OF tho new town. showing wharves..
churches and public buildings. and
thought II a capital town for o young
architect; so they closed the bargain.
without moro ado and took tho next
steamer down tho desolate mississippi.
"A terrible disappointment awaited
them when they found what Eden
really was-a handful OF rotting log
cabins set In a swamp. Tho whnrves3
and public buildings existed only on the
agent s map. with which he had so cruelty
cheated them. There were only few
wan mon alive there-the rest had sue
cumbed to the sickly hot vapor that rose
from the swamp and hung in the air.
At the sight OF what they had como to.
Martin lay down and wept In very de-
1 q +, 10, 1npn ~ F,1-
ness he would have wholly given up
hope.
! Next morning Martin found himself In
the grip OF the deadly fever with which
1.-THE place reeked. and for many days
thereafter he lay helpless and burning.
nursed IKE a child by tho faithful Mark
Tapley. When no had begun to recover
| 1t came the others turn to fall sick and
| Martin took his place at nursing.
! Through all Tapley never complained.
At last he found himself In circumstances
| where to be jolly was really a credit
to anybody. He always insisted that
ne was in great spirits, and when he was
weakest and could not speak he wrote
"jolly" on O. slate for Martin to see.
Watching his sick friend day by day
Martin came to know himself truly and
to see his own selhshness. AS he nursed
Tapley to health again he determined to.
root It out OF his nature and to return
to England a nobler man. Hes began
to think not OF what he had sacrificed
for Mary, but OF what she would have
sacrificed for him. and to wish with
all his heart thatfhe had not parted from
his grandfather In anger. And even be-;
fore Tapley was able to sit up Martin
had determined to return as soon as pos
sible to England.
He laid aside his pride and wrote to
Beyan, who had befrlended them in New
York, to borrow money enough to bring
them both in that city. Once there.
Same ship that had brought them from
England and his wages proved SUFFICIENT
to pay for Martins passage So Martin
started back to the home he had parted
from q year before, poorer than he had
left 1t. but at heart a better and
now. He mingled with others and helped
them, and by the time they landed he
was as popular as o. passenger as Mark
Tapley was as a cook I
Almost the first man they saw on land
ing, curiously enough, was the oily Peck
street. pointed out by the crowds as
'4he great architect" They soon dis
covered that on. that day the corner stone
OF a splendid public building was to be
laid, and that Pecksniffs design for this
structure had taken tho prize. They
went with the crowd to hear Peck
shifts speech. ana looking over a gentle-
man's shoulder at a picture OF the bulld
Ing as 1t was to look, Martin saw that It
was the very grammar school he himself
had designed when he had first como to.
Pecksnift's. and which the old rascal had
stolen, 4 9 az
Martin was angry, OF course, but there
| was no help for It, and besides he had
other things to think Of. Mary Graham ~
be sure, was his first thought, and he;
and Tapley set out at once for the Blue
Dragon e learn !. me latest news, !,
together to see them and Mark Tapley
kissed her SO many times that she was